Tech News and Miscellany

[GasBandit]

I'm not surprised about Musk whipping his tiny dick around because someone said no.

But I'm not sure I understand what "NACS" and "CCS" means, or how this upheaval at Tesla affects Ford and GM.

It's about EV chargers. The Tesla charger connector is NACS (North American Charging Standard, hubrisly named), whereas most other non-asian companies have been using CCS (Combined Charging System).

Last year, a massive feather in Tesla's cap was Ford and GM made a deal with them to switch their manufacturing from CCS to NACS and gain access to Teslas's supercharger network, which had previously been Tesla-exclusive, and is the only charging network that is held in decent regard.

WELP LET'S SCUTTLE THAT

 

[ThatNickGuy]

It's about EV chargers. The Tesla charger connector is NACS (North American Charging Standard, hubrisly named), whereas most other non-asian companies have been using CCS (Combined Charging System).

Last year, a massive feather in Tesla's cap was Ford and GM made a deal with them to switch their manufacturing from CCS to NACS and gain access to Teslas's supercharger network, which had previously been Tesla-exclusive, and is the only charging network that is held in decent regard.

WELP LET'S SCUTTLE THAT

Hoo boy. I feel like that might violate some contract Tesla made with the other manufacturers?

 

[GasBandit]

Hoo boy. I feel like that might violate some contract Tesla made with the other manufacturers?

Contracts? Like the thing that tried to make him pay severance? Yeah, you'd think he'd have learned that lesson.

The hilariously pathetic part is how reliable his record is of hiring back people he fired because nobody else could do it.

 

[Ravenpoe]

Contracts? Like the thing that tried to make him pay severance? Yeah, you'd think he'd have learned that lesson.

The hilariously pathetic part is how reliable his record is of hiring back people he fired because nobody else could do it.

The only real value in Tesla is their charging network. The design of their vehicles have all been lapped by real car manufacturers, and I'm sure Elon hates that.

 

[GasBandit]

VC says half of Google staff do 'no real work'

Andreessen Horowitz's David Ulevitch said Google was an "amazing example" of a company with "BS jobs."

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Far]

Working in Tech, it's kinda scary how accurate Silicon Valley was at times.

 

[GasBandit]

Steam suddenly banned in Vietnam

Valve's platform has been inaccessible in Vietnam for a few days now, but it's anyone's guess as to why, or if it'll return.

www.gamedeveloper.com

 

[GasBandit]

Called it

Tesla walks back Supercharger team layoffs, rehires executive

Tesla is walking back some of the layoffs to its Supercharger team, according to a new report, as the electric automaker brought back a key executive in one of the most crucial parts of its business.

www.teslarati.com

 

[GasBandit]

Biden announced new tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese imports, including electric vehicles, semiconductors, steel and aluminum products, and medical products. Notably, levies on imported Chinese electric vehicles will quadruple, from 25% to 100%, while tariffs on solar cells and semiconductors will double from 25% to 50%, and certain medical equipment (including PPE, surgical gloves and respirators) will be subject to a 25% tariff. “American workers can outwork and outcompete anyone as long as the competition is fair,” Biden said. “But for too long, it hasn’t been fair. For years, the Chinese government has poured state money into Chinese companies […] it’s not competition, it’s cheating.” Biden will also keep in place Trump’s $300 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. (Associated Press / NPR / Washington Post / New York Times / ABC News / NBC News / CNN / Bloomberg)

-implying we haven't been pouring state money into American companies. Just.. you know... financial institutions.