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Tesla fires female engineer who made claims of ‘pervasive harassment’
Lawyer for the ex-Tesla engineer says her termination amounts to ‘retaliation’<p>Tesla fired the female engineer who earlier this year publicly made claims about “unwanted and pervasive harassment” at the electric carmaker, according to <i>The Guardian</i>. Tesla says it was justified in firing the engineer, …
GenderHuawei Watch 2 review: a fitness focus that falls flat
Huawei’s latest smartwatch is a departure from the fashion-forward original<p>The original Huawei Watch was one of my surprise favorites. It didn’t have an overabundance of features, but it ran Android Wear nicely and it looked good doing it. With the new $299.99 Huawei Watch 2, the company pivoted …
Wearable TechRare footage of Tesla Model 3 prototypes driving in public
Tesla's Model 3 has been spotted in the wild.<p>The sedan, which Tesla is priming to reveal before production starts in July, could make the company — and fully electric cars in general — much more palatable to the mass market with a $35,000 starting price and more modest specs. Right now, cars like …
AutosElon Musk promises smoother new autopilot for Tesla cars
It's the middle of the night on a Sunday in the U.S., and of course Elon Musk is on Twitter.<p>This time, the Tesla CEO shared a couple of details regarding the seemingly never-ending rollout of the second version of Autopilot. According to Musk, new software will be deployed to Tesla cars "next …
AutosTesla extends free Supercharger use to all existing owners
When Tesla put an end to free lifetime Supercharger access for new customers, it left more than a few people crestfallen -- one of the nicer perks of ownership just went out the window. However, Tesla has had a (partial) change of heart. As of now, any existing owner has free Supercharger use, even …
AutosTesla: UBS Thinks A Well Equipped Model 3 Can Break Even
UBS tears down a Chevy Bolt for insight into EV costs, estimates Model 3 cost.<p>UBS makes some optimistic assumptions.<p>UBS consumer survey reveals that …
AutosHere’s how likely your startup is to get acquired at any stage
Let’s say you randomly selected 1,000 seed-stage startups based in the United States. How many of those would go on to raise a Series A? Of companies that go on to raise a Series A, how many would go on to raise a Series B? You could keep this process going until only a few companies remain.<p>But …
Venture CapitalHandy and Managed by Q want to make the gig economy a force for good
Handy CEO Oisin Hanrahan, and Managed by Q CEO Dan Teran joined TechCrunch Disrupt in New York on Tuesday to discuss the evolution and shortcomings of the so-called “gig economy.”<p>Both startups help customers book quality cleaning and maintenance services, on-demand or at a convenient time. And both …
StartupsStartup Step-By-Step: Down
A year ago, after closing my first startup, I attended one of those conferences that you’re supposed to attend. There were a lot of old friends there, folks who I hadn’t seen in a while, and there was the usual collection of panels and panelists, Power Points and Pellegrino. As I stood in a …
StartupsRunning an online marketplace? Here are nine must-read books to step up your game
<b>Not every marketplace is the same, so make sure the book is a good fit for the startup you are running</b> With the wealth of technology available, it is …
Tesla Solar Roof tile orders open today, Elon Musk says
The Tesla CEO has revealed you can now order the automaker's solar energy tiles.<p>If you can't afford a Tesla in your garage, you could still put Tesla on your roof. Orders open today for Tesla's Solar Roof, the company's founder and CEO Elon Musk has announced.<p>The tiles will collect energy from the …
AutosStartups, you must raise this much to join the 1%
Today, we are finding out how much money a startup needs to raise to be counted among the best-capitalized new companies in its home state.<p>Why bother with this? Because for states not on the coasts, the exercise gives local entrepreneurs and outside observers a benchmark for evaluating where a …
Venture CapitalTesla collects videos from cars to improve its self-driving tech
If Tesla is going to fulfill its ambitions of making practical self-driving cars, it's going to need a lot of real-world data to teach its cars what to look for -- and that includes your own car. Tesla has pushed an Autopilot update that, in addition to bringing newer vehicles up to snuff (more on …
TeslaElon Musk thinks automated manufacturing will help make Tesla worth as much as Apple
Tesla CEO Elon Musk thinks he can make his company as valuable as Apple — by “going at the machine that makes the machine.”<p>MarketWatch reports that three Tesla manufacturing facilities across the U.S. will soon start trying out the company’s advanced robotics machinery and software to crank out the …
Elon MuskFossil's Latest Watch Gets Even Smarter With Android Wear 2.0
I’m a simple guy. Old fashioned, I suppose, in that I like things that just work. Printed magazines. Manual levers that move car seats forward and back. And intentional walks that involve four thrown pitches instead of a gesture to first base. You get the gist.<p>But I also love newer technology …
SmartwatchesTesla, Inc.'s Model 3 Reservations Are Climbing Every Week
As usual, analysts continued to ask <b>Tesla</b> (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk about customer reservations for the company's upcoming Model 3 during Tesla's first-quarter earnings call this week. And, as Musk has done every time since the company disclosed it had 373,000 deposit-backed reservations a month …
Elon Musk reveals more details about the Model Y crossover
Tesla is building a new vehicle platform for its upcoming crossover vehicle. Instead of repurposing the underpinnings of the Model 3 or Model S, Tesla is building something completely new for the Model Y. This comes from Elon Musk speaking on the company’s investor call. Building a new platform …
Tesla executives launch a mysterious startup for ‘materials recycling’
‘Unlock the value of your materials’<p>Two Tesla executives just filed documents with the federal government announcing their intention to launch a new stealth company that’s focused on... well, we’re not exactly sure yet.<p>Last night, CB Insights spotted a new SEC filing for a company called Redwood …
AutosSmartwatches need to distinguish themselves with software as well as hardware
If I had to give companies looking to enter the smartwatch space in 2017 one piece of advice, it would be, simply: don’t. Failing point one, due to investor pressure or the spirit of a long dead financial partner’s ghost visiting you in the night, seriously consider building your own operating …
Apple, Tesla want changes to California's self-driving car tests
Califonia's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will soon review the new set of proposed regulations that could change how testing works in the state. If the proposals are approved, we might see some truly unmanned autonomous vehicles with no steering wheels cruising California's streets. Apple, …
Elon Musk gives us a glimpse of Tesla's electric semi truck
Elon Musk made a few revelations about some his newer projects this week, including the electric semi-truck Tesla has been working on since 2016. The automaker promised to unveil the big rig this September, but the Tesla-slash-SpaceX chief has given us a shadowy first look during his TED talk on …
Under Armour Sport Wireless Heart Rate review: A different kind of fitness wearable
Measuring your heart through your ear, but is it worth the high price tag?<p>Most fitness trackers want to keep one eye on your heart rate – and why …
Revolar, the personal safety button, can get you out of tight spots
A new hardware/app device called Revolar aims to make it safe to walk the streets. This tiny button will notify your friends and family if you’re scared and the authorities if you’re in trouble — and will even simulate a phone call if you need to get out of a sticky situation.<p>It works with iOS and …
Tesla is recalling 53,000 cars over faulty parking brakes
Tesla might have a huge problem on its hands as the company has issued a voluntary global recall for 53,000 Model S and Model X vehicles to repair a malfunction in the parking brakes.<p>While the automaker claims the issue seems to affect merely two percent of the 53,000 units, the company has opted …
AutosTesla Settles Lawsuit Against Former Head Of Autopilot
The electric car maker had sued Sterling Anderson for poaching Tesla employees for his new company.<p>Tesla settled a lawsuit against its former head of Autopilot, Sterling Anderson, on Wednesday, after alleging he breached his contract by poaching engineers for his new self-driving startup and …
New in Wearable Health Tech: A Wrist Sensor That Works Up a Sweat
Researchers who are trying to find a way to make wearable health technology real say they've taken a big step with a device that generates enough sweat to be useful.<p>They've built a prototype that generates a few drops of perspiration — enough to measure blood sugar and to monitor other bodily …
Stanford UniversityTesla's cheapest Model S just got cheaper
‘Cheap’ relative to what Teslas generally cost, anyway<p>Tesla is dropping the base price for most of its Model S and Model X vehicles ahead of the entry-level Model 3’s unveil later this July. The base 75 and 75D versions have seen price reductions of $5,000 and $3,000 for Model S and X, …
A new on-demand battle is speeding toward the US, and VCs are seeing dollar signs
While Uber’s woes take center stage in the U.S., a different on-demand battle that’s been playing out in China is coming to the states.<p>The battle isn’t over car sharing. It’s not over bus sharing, either, though that, too, is a growing focus for investors and automotive companies that are desperate …
SpaceX to hold second Hyperloop competition in August
SpaceX has announced another chance for student teams from around the world to race their Hyperloop pod prototypes, with the second pod competition set to take place August 25th-27th in Hawthorne, California.<p>The first round of the competition started with an open field pitching design specs and …
Elon MuskAlphabet’s health division made a better smartwatch than Google could
But you can’t buy it<p>Alphabet’s life sciences spinoff, Verily, has developed a health-tracking watch that will be used in observational and longitudinal health studies, the company said in a blog post today.<p>Appropriately named the Study Watch, the watch has a simple, sleek look and has “multiple …