Volkswagen Scrambles To Catch Up To Teslas Focus On Software

There’s no question that even a legacy car manufacturer like Volkswagen has a lot of catching up to do if it hopes to model Tesla’s hyperfocus on software. As one small solution, the German automaker is now offering a programming school to help train and hire software professionals in anticipation of a software-based automobile future.Volkswagen’s Faculty 73 programming school offers training for people interested in learning software and someday working for the auto giant, as detailed in a report last month from DW.Rene Körner, one such . . . [More]

Volkswagen Scrambles To Catch Up To Teslas Focus On Software

There’s no question that even a legacy car manufacturer like Volkswagen has a lot of catching up to do if it hopes to model Tesla’s hyperfocus on software. As one small solution, the German automaker is now offering a programming school to help train and hire software professionals in anticipation of a software-based automobile future.Volkswagen’s Faculty 73 programming school offers training for people interested in learning software and someday working for the auto giant, as detailed in a report last month from DW.Rene Körner, one such . . . [More]

Elon Musk Formed X Holdings as Part of Bid to Acquire Twitter

Elon Musk created a trio of holding companies dubbed X Holdings as part of his bid to acquire Twitter. This gives him the potential to bring all of his businesses under one parent company, as he mentioned earlier.According to the April 20, 2022 filing, new companies were created in Delaware, each with a variant of the name X Holdings. In particular, we are talking about X Holdings II which is listed in the document as Purchaser and X Holdings I which is named Parent.Reference is made to a possible third-party tender offer by X Holdings . . . [More]

Elon Musk Formed X Holdings as Part of Bid to Acquire Twitter

Elon Musk created a trio of holding companies dubbed X Holdings as part of his bid to acquire Twitter. This gives him the potential to bring all of his businesses under one parent company, as he mentioned earlier.According to the April 20, 2022 filing, new companies were created in Delaware, each with a variant of the name X Holdings. In particular, we are talking about X Holdings II which is listed in the document as Purchaser and X Holdings I which is named Parent.Reference is made to a possible third-party tender offer by X Holdings . . . [More]

Tesla Almost Doubled The Rate Of Supercharger Deployment In Q1 2022

Tesla continues its global expansion of the Supercharging network, achieving strong growth of new installations compared to the previous year.During the first quarter of 2022, the company installed 248 new stations and 2159 new individual connectors, which translates to an average ratio of connectors per station of 8.7.Compared to Q1 2021, the rate of new installations accelerated significantly, but compared to the previous three quarters, the volume is about the same (which isn't bad, considering the global supply chain issues).Quarterly resul . . . [More]

Tesla Almost Doubled The Rate Of Supercharger Deployment In Q1 2022

Tesla continues its global expansion of the Supercharging network, achieving strong growth of new installations compared to the previous year.During the first quarter of 2022, the company installed 248 new stations and 2159 new individual connectors, which translates to an average ratio of connectors per station of 8.7.Compared to Q1 2021, the rate of new installations accelerated significantly, but compared to the previous three quarters, the volume is about the same (which isn't bad, considering the global supply chain issues).Quarterly resul . . . [More]

Retra celebrated its 80 years of activity

Retra, the UK electrical retailing trade association, celebrated its 80 years of activity during the latest Retra Conference. The event saw the presence of a lot of guest speakers, including Amdea CEO, Paul Hide, Bsh CEO, Gunjan Srivastava, Chris Brook-Carter, CEO of the Retail Trust, and Martyn Allen, technical director of Electrical Safety First (ESF).The “Challenge of Change” was the main theme of the conference, and involved some important hot topics such as retailing in the ‘new normal’, sustainability, direct selling and the futur . . . [More]

Retra celebrated its 80 years of activity

Retra, the UK electrical retailing trade association, celebrated its 80 years of activity during the latest Retra Conference. The event saw the presence of a lot of guest speakers, including Amdea CEO, Paul Hide, Bsh CEO, Gunjan Srivastava, Chris Brook-Carter, CEO of the Retail Trust, and Martyn Allen, technical director of Electrical Safety First (ESF).The “Challenge of Change” was the main theme of the conference, and involved some important hot topics such as retailing in the ‘new normal’, sustainability, direct selling and the futur . . . [More]

Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 Is Out

Hey, WordPress friends! We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 is out and ready for testing. Since the first beta release, 209 tickets have been fixed. The contributors shared a detailed guide if you want to help test out the new features. Beyond that, Gutenberg [...] Read More... The post Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 Is Out appeared first on Learn WordPress with WPLift. Re Posted From: Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 Is OutWPLift Blog . . . [More]

Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 Is Out

Hey, WordPress friends! We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 is out and ready for testing. Since the first beta release, 209 tickets have been fixed. The contributors shared a detailed guide if you want to help test out the new features. Beyond that, Gutenberg [...] Read More... The post Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 Is Out appeared first on Learn WordPress with WPLift. Re Posted From: Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 Is OutWPLift Blog . . . [More]

Moonrise Kingdom / Wes Anderson Color Grading | Premiere Pro Tutorial

Learn how to colour-match your footage to Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom! The post Moonrise Kingdom / Wes Anderson Color Grading | Premiere Pro Tutorial appeared first on You Want Pizzazz. . . . [More]

Moonrise Kingdom / Wes Anderson Color Grading | Premiere Pro Tutorial

Learn how to colour-match your footage to Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom! The post Moonrise Kingdom / Wes Anderson Color Grading | Premiere Pro Tutorial appeared first on You Want Pizzazz. . . . [More]

Tesla Confirms New Robotaxi Without Steering Wheel And Pedals For 2024

During the Q1 2022 earnings call, Elon Musk shared some details about Tesla’s new robotaxi vehicle. The new vehicle won’t have a steering wheel or pedals as it will fully utilize Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) software.We’re also working on a new vehicle that I alluded to at the Giga Texas opening, which is a dedicated robotaxi that’s highly optimized for autonomy, meaning it would not have a steering wheel or pedals, Musk said during the latest earnings call.And there are a number of innovations around it that I think are quite e . . . [More]

Tesla Confirms New Robotaxi Without Steering Wheel And Pedals For 2024

During the Q1 2022 earnings call, Elon Musk shared some details about Tesla’s new robotaxi vehicle. The new vehicle won’t have a steering wheel or pedals as it will fully utilize Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) software.We’re also working on a new vehicle that I alluded to at the Giga Texas opening, which is a dedicated robotaxi that’s highly optimized for autonomy, meaning it would not have a steering wheel or pedals, Musk said during the latest earnings call.And there are a number of innovations around it that I think are quite e . . . [More]

Tesla aims to produce 1.5 million cars in 2022

Tesla aims to produce 1.5 million cars in 2022 with the help of its Gigafactories in Shanghai, Berlin, and Texas. The Fremont Factory, Tesla’s original headquarters in California, will contribute to production numbers, too, as always.During his opening remarks at the Q1 2022 earnings call, Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn noted that the company still believes it will achieve a 50% or more growth rate by the of the year. Elon Musk supported Kirkhorn’s estimates.So, as Zach said, we remain confident of a 50% growth in vehicle production in 2022 ve . . . [More]

Tesla aims to produce 1.5 million cars in 2022

Tesla aims to produce 1.5 million cars in 2022 with the help of its Gigafactories in Shanghai, Berlin, and Texas. The Fremont Factory, Tesla’s original headquarters in California, will contribute to production numbers, too, as always.During his opening remarks at the Q1 2022 earnings call, Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn noted that the company still believes it will achieve a 50% or more growth rate by the of the year. Elon Musk supported Kirkhorn’s estimates.So, as Zach said, we remain confident of a 50% growth in vehicle production in 2022 ve . . . [More]

Tesla Shows That Orders Spiked After The Super Bowl

Tesla confirmed that it saw an obvious spike in new orders after the Super Bowl.Tesla doesn't advertise. It's struggling to fill the orders it already has, so working hard to get more would just mean people would have to wait even longer. Musk made it clear that while raising prices may work to slow demand, Tesla is actually doing it because it's projecting the cost of materials for the cars closer to the time of their delivery, which could be over a year away.It's telling to think that just a few years ago, it seemed most legacy automakers wer . . . [More]

Tesla Shows That Orders Spiked After The Super Bowl

Tesla confirmed that it saw an obvious spike in new orders after the Super Bowl.Tesla doesn't advertise. It's struggling to fill the orders it already has, so working hard to get more would just mean people would have to wait even longer. Musk made it clear that while raising prices may work to slow demand, Tesla is actually doing it because it's projecting the cost of materials for the cars closer to the time of their delivery, which could be over a year away.It's telling to think that just a few years ago, it seemed most legacy automakers wer . . . [More]

1952: UFO Emits Weird White Material Onto Small French Town

The year is 1952, the place, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, southwestern France. Many people saw a cigar-shaped UFO accompanied by 30 disc-shaped objects. These smaller UFOs dropped a white siliceous cotton which covered tree branches and roofs.On October 17th, 1952 in the early afternoon, the weather was particularly fine in Oloron, according to one of the many witnesses, high school superintendent Jean-Yves Prigent, there appeared a cottony cloud of strange shape. Above it, a narrow cylinder, apparently inclined at a 45-degree angle, was slowly moving . . . [More]

1952: UFO Emits Weird White Material Onto Small French Town

The year is 1952, the place, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, southwestern France. Many people saw a cigar-shaped UFO accompanied by 30 disc-shaped objects. These smaller UFOs dropped a white siliceous cotton which covered tree branches and roofs.On October 17th, 1952 in the early afternoon, the weather was particularly fine in Oloron, according to one of the many witnesses, high school superintendent Jean-Yves Prigent, there appeared a cottony cloud of strange shape. Above it, a narrow cylinder, apparently inclined at a 45-degree angle, was slowly moving . . . [More]