Biden, McCarthy make progress on debt ceiling deal but sides still far apart
WASHINGTON ? President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared to make ever-so-slight progress toward a debt-ceiling deal in an Oval Office meeting Tuesday even as the speaker said the two sides remain far apart. “It is possible to get a deal by the end of the week,” McCarthy told reporters following an afternoon […]
Tesla co-founder JB Straubel officially joins the board of directors
Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel is officially joining the company’s board of directors following a shareholder vote. JB Straubel was a co-founder at Tesla and the company’s longtime chief technology officer until he left in 2019 to launch Redwood Materials, which is helping create a North American battery supply chain. After Elon Musk, Straubel […]
Here’s how North America’s first utility-scale solar recycling plant is ramping up for the clean energy boom
We Recycle Solar is deploying new machinery and technology to quadruple its processing capacity to 522 million pounds per year by 2028. We Recycle Solar, which is permitted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to handle hazardous secondary materials that come from solar panels, removes, decommissions, recycles, and processes the panels for reuse. Founded […]
Tesla Roadster production delayed again to 2024, four years late
Tesla is planning to finish the design and engineering of the next-generation Tesla Roadster by the end of this year and “hopefully” put the vehicle into production next year, according to CEO Elon Musk at Tesla’s shareholder meeting today. The next-generation Roadster was originally announced by surprise in 2017 at the Tesla Semi Unveiling event. […]
Tesla is going to try advertising says Elon Musk who ‘hates’ it
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company is going to “try advertising” after years of resisting the idea and even saying that he “hates advertising.” For years, Musk has famously said that he despises advertising. He said that Tesla doesn’t pay or provide discounts for celebrities to drive its cars and that the automaker […]
IRS whistleblower alleges removal of ‘entire investigation team’ from Hunter Biden probe
IRS whistleblower tells Congress his investigative team was removed from Hunter Biden probe. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel has told Congress there would be no retaliation against whistleblowers. WASHINGTON – A whistleblower at the Internal Revenue Service, which is investigating Hunter Biden for potential tax violations, told lawmakers Monday his entire team was removed from the […]
Howard Stern blasted for past comments toward female guests: ‘The creepiest man on earth’
Shock jock Howard Stern is receiving criticism for his on-air commentary toward female guests on his radio show over the years. Stern has drawn the ire of social media with a compilation of resurfaced interview clips that feature Stern’s conversations with numerous female celebrities, including Lisa Marie Presley, Mariah Carey, Courtney Love, Sofía Vergara and Anna […]
Tesla teases its next car with new image, says it’s already being built
Tesla has teased its next electric car with a new image of the silhouette, and Elon Musk says it is already being built. Today, Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting. While CEO Elon Musk said that the meeting was not the right place to make a new product announcement, he still decided to tease Tesla’s […]
Girl abducted in Illinois in 2017 found safe in North Carolina after ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ episode
An Illinois girl who went missing six years ago has been found safe in North Carolina, according to a Facebook post from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Kayla Unbehaun was 9 years old when police said her mother, Heather, abducted her in July 2017 from South Elgin, Illinois, about 45 miles northwest […]