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Tesla stock dips as Elon Musk agrees to sell 10% of his personal TSLA shares

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The securities were from performance awards that he was granted in 2012 and 2018. Tesla shares have soared 73% this year, and as of November 5, the company has reached a valuation of $1.2 The post Tesla stock dips as Elon Musk agrees to sell 10% of his personal TSLA shares appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Tesla solar roof at Giga Texas to be world’s largest when complete

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Tesla has been gradually deploying a massive set of solar panels on the roof of its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, set to be the world’s largest upon completion, according to one person from the company. When it’s complete, Grant says, the system will be the world’s largest solar rooftop installation, with roughly 30 megawatts of power.

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A123 Systems 8K filing says substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern; status of grants and incentives

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In addition, the company recorded an inventory charge of approximately US$15.2 The Company is actively engaged in discussions with strategic partners for substantial investments in the Company. In addition, the Company is evaluating various options to raise cash in the capital markets. Earlier post.). million and $0.8

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Tesla’s biggest investor: it’s a family business masquerading as a public company

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The Indonesian-born Chinese American businessman is better known for founding SHI International Corp, a large private IT company that made him a billionaire. KoGuan is the third largest individual shareholder in the company, but you could argue that he is the biggest Tesla investor as he invested more than anyone in the company: $3.5

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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

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The society recently launched several programs to engage them, including career fairs, travel grants, and networking opportunities with researchers. Job fairs and travel grants Several new initiatives have been rolled out at the society’s flagship conferences. The grant can help students who are not presenters to attend conferences.

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Michigan State University introduces electric autonomous bus through collaboration with state, Karsan and ADASTEC

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Data that MSU plans to collect and analyze from the bus includes V2I (vehicle to infrastructure) communication technologies as well as experiential learning from persons with disabilities to inform future design considerations. The bus represents one of the largest electric autonomous transit vehicles to be deployed on US roadways to date.

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Twitter retires legacy blue checkmarks, though Musk opts to pay for select users’ $8 fee

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Elon Musk, however, has clarified on Twitter that he is personally paying for the blue checkmarks of a few people. You will always be my captain — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 20, 2023 Musk’s later posts shed light on the situation, with the CEO clarifying that he has opted to pay for the verification of a few users personally.

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