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Tesla will build Cybertruck factory in Austin, Texas

The Verge

Tesla was recently granted tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks from both the county in Texas where the factory will be built and from a local school district. The company was also considering Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Musk said Tesla would “strongly consider” it for future projects. I wish Elon Musk and Tesla all the best.

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Austin approves tax breaks for Tesla in bid for Cybertruck factory

The Verge

Austin is one of the two leading candidates for the factory, which is where Tesla will build the Cybertruck, along with Tulsa, Oklahoma. We have to make a decision early because these things take a long time and there’s a lot that we have to put in place. We have to vote today.”. “We We have to vote today,” one resident said. “We

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The most innovative companies in agriculture for 2025

Fast Company Tech

And organic-farming pioneer the Rodale Institute has trained educational prowess on promoting regenerative farming in places where it can make a significant impactlike Ventura County, California, where in the past year it partnered with Patagonia to transition farmers to more sustainable methods.

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Tesla turns a profit for the fourth quarter in a row — a first for the company

The Verge

The company is on track to receive several tax incentive packages from local authorities in Austin, Texas, though it has been in talks with Tulsa, Oklahoma. CEO Elon Musk fought a very public battle with local officials over the stay-at-home order that was put in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Tesla faces criticism of Elon Musk in bid to bring Cybertruck factory to Texas

The Verge

As Tesla made its first public pitch to bring its Cybertruck factory to Austin, Texas on Tuesday, the company faced concerns from citizens about its treatment of workers, the proposal’s impact on the local housing crisis, the need to give the automaker tax breaks, and most of all, CEO Elon Musk. Greg Abbott.

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Kodiak Robotics pilots autonomous trucking between California, Texas and Florida

TechCrunch

“We want to continue to demonstrate the capabilities of our system in places where we didn’t train it. Earlier this year, Kodiak also partnered with global supply chain and logistics provider Ceva Logistics to deliver freight autonomously between Dallas, Austin and Oklahoma City.

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PSA: You can apparently still lose jobs and get arrested for an overdue VHS rental

The Verge

As utterly ridiculous as that sounds, it’s apparently the true story of Texas woman Caron McBride, who had a warrant out for her arrest in Oklahoma for felony embezzlement — all because a movie store thought she rented a copy of Sabrina and the Teenage Witch in 1999 and never bothered to bring it back.

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