We Don’t Have to Let AI Win Just as companies and employees evolved with tech advances in the past, we can do that again with AI, but employers need to focus on preparing their workforces to keep up. Kiplinger · Jun 4, 2023
White House plan to combat antisemitism needs to take on centuries of hatred, discrimination and even lynching in America As reported antisemitic incidents in the U.S. in 2022 soared to an all-time high, the White House began developing plans to combat this hate, proclaiming in an official statement, “antisemitism has no place in America.” The Conversation · May 23, 2023
Detroit enclave city built on auto industry struggles under $20M water debt A small enclave of Detroit is considering municipal bankruptcy to help rid itself of a decades-old water debt that has grown to about $20 million and threatens to swamp the already financially struggling city The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
Musk's Tesla Price Cuts A Page From Henry Ford's Playbook: Ford CEO Ford CEO Jim Farley doesn't think Musk's strategy is a winning one in the long run, suggesting that Tesla should focus on refreshing its fleet instead. InsideEVs · Apr 28, 2023
The Museum of Amazonian Science offers global hope and sustainability An environmentalist’s ambitious project includes the Museum of Amazonian Science in Brazil and fulfils his vision of powering up the local bioeconomy and saving humanity Wallpaper · Apr 26, 2023
Musk Bets the House of Tesla on Low Prices and Razor-Thin Margins The man who upended the auto industry is now offering steep discounts for his electric vehicles. Is this more disruption, or desperation? Businessweek · Apr 25, 2023
Inclusivity vital to businesses' lasting survival When car maker Henry Ford said these famous words "A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business" many years ago, he meant companies have a larger role in society beyond making profit. Fast forward to the 21st century and we are living in times where businesses that… Bangkok Post · Apr 23, 2023
Formula 1 in the skies: could flying cars soon be a reality? Alauda Aeronautics hopes the world’s first flying car race will make futuristic vehicles an everyday reality. Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2023
‘What is this thing?’: EV utes are winning converts in the bush Ute aficionados tend to be sceptical about EV utes until they actually drive of the clean, green, no-emission vehicles The New Daily · Mar 25, 2023
The American Jewish Community Targeted For Hate Crimes As Antisemitism Rises In Hate Crimes A recent series of violent attacks against the American Jewish community shows the rise in hate crimes in the United States. Zenger · Feb 28, 2023
Auto review: Racing across the desert in the ferocious Ford Bronco DR JOHNSON VALLEY, California — I swung my body over the door sill, strapped myself into the molded seat with a five-point safety belt and gripped the steering wheel with Nomex gloves. Exploding forward, I watched for the dashboard Christmas lights to blink red before upshifting, the engine’s controlled violence shaking… Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023
How years of tricky talks sealed Ford’s deal with a Chinese battery maker For executives on both sides of the Pacific, Ford Motor Co.’s controversial deal to build a $3.5 billion electric-vehicle battery plant in Michigan using Chinese technology was the finale of a high-wire act that began two years ago. Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023
Anti-communist crusaders target Big Biz The “communism” Republicans are fighting against is modern capitalism Salon · Feb 17, 2023
Car giant Ford slashing 3,800 jobs as part of major overhaul The jobs will go across European plants including 1,300 in the UK Wales Online · Feb 14, 2023
Bangkok Post · Feb 12, 2023 What's wrong with ChatGPT's rollout? Microsoft is reportedly delighted with OpenAI's ChatGPT, a natural-language artificial-intelligence programme capable of generating text that reads as if a human wrote it. Taking advantage of easy access to finance over the past decade, companies and venture-capital funds invested billions in an AI arms race, resulting in a technology that…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023 Ford to rejoin Formula One from 2026 season in Red Bull partnership US manufacturer, which left sport in 2004, to power Oracle Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri teams
InsideEVs · Jan 20, 2023 Report: Tesla "Uses Its Profits As A Weapon" The recent electric car price reduction applied by Tesla around the world continues to be a hot topic, as it might significantly affect other manufacturers.
The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023 Dead billionaires whose foundations are thriving today can thank Henry VIII and Elizabeth I More than 230 of the world’s wealthiest people, including Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, have promised to give at least half of their fortunes to charity within their lifetimes or in their wills by signing the Giving Pledge. Some of the most affluent, including Jeff Bezos – who…
Zenger · Jan 9, 2023 ‘God, We Were Lucky’: Ford CEO Shares Family Tidbit About Chris Farley And ‘Tommy Boy’ Some knew that Jim Farley was the cousin of the late movie star Chris Farley and former professional hockey player Tripp Tracy.
Axios · Jan 5, 2023 Automakers are pouring millions into "flying taxis" Carmakers have emerged as key partners for aviation startups working on electric "air taxis."
Reason · Dec 21, 2022 Martin Morse Wooster's Front Row Seat RIP to a prolific and colorful Reason contributor and author.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022 Elon Musk is a Jekyll and Hyde character. And as head of Twitter, Hyde is winning On the one hand, he’s a creative genius. On the other, he’s destroying a key debating chamber
Bangkok Post · Nov 6, 2022 Reflecting on a century of Fascism When Fascist Blackshirts marched through the streets of Rome at the end of October 1922, their leader, Benito Mussolini, had just been installed as prime minister.
Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022 Parmy Olson: Kanye buys his own little piece of free speech It used to be that newspapers were the must-have baubles for wealthy ideologues. Now, social media platforms are becoming the trophy asset of choice for powerful individuals who want to push an anything-goes view on free speech, especially if they’re been burned by the rules on more established sites. Kanye…
Sports Illustrated · Oct 14, 2022 His Bat Is Prose. His Swing Feels Like Home. From Atlanta to L.A., the sweet-swinging lefty heals and enchants and connects us to the past.