Is Israhell muscling in on Elon Musk?

[yankeedoodle]

Heretofore, Elon Musk - PayPal(x.com), SpaceX, Tesla - has gotten the type of "Isn't he amazing?!" coverage that all tech tycoons get. 

But, in recent months, he has been receiving a lot of very bad press over his Tesla Model 3 car:  https://duckduckgo.com/?q=tesla+model+3+many+problems&t=lm&ia=news

There is even the suggestion that Tesla might go bankrupt:  https://duckduckgo.com/?q=tesla+bankrupt&t=lm&ia=news

Now, some jew, named Joshua Topolsky, has attacked Musk in such a was as to elicit a response that...surprise!...makes Elon Musk subject to the charge that he is...yes...wait for it..."anti-semitic."   
https://www.rt.com/business/428007-musk-media-anti-semitism-row/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome
http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/27/media/elon-musk-press-journalists-attacks-pravda/index.html

Surely, that's the death knell for Elon Musk and Tesla, isn't it? 

But, here's another surprise - well, not a surprise, really - for you:  it seems that there's some company in Israhell that thinks they can dominate the electric car battery market. 
https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/05/11/this-israeli-startup-has-a-battery-that-can-charge-an-electric-car-in-5-minutes/

Dare we suspect that, to eliminate the major competition for an Israhelli company, some jew has set a trap in which that competitor - Elon Musk - can be accused of "anti-semitism?"

NO!  NEVER!   

'Who do you think owns the press?' Elon Musk tweet attracts barrage of anti-Semitic comments
https://www.rt.com/business/428007-musk-media-anti-semitism-row/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

Elon Musk is being accused of anti-Semitism by some social media users after the Tesla chief's Twitter response to a journalist amid a growing conflict with the media.

The founder of an online publication The Online, Joshua Topolsky, asked Musk: "Do you think it's in the interest of powerful people to A: support a free press that exposes their lies, or B: tear it down so their lies are easier to tell?"

Musk responded: "Who do you think *owns* the press? Hello."

The entrepreneur was non-specific and opted not to answer dozens of follow up questions left by enraged Twitter users. On Sunday, NBC News reporter Ben Collins, who was present at the onset of the brawl, tweeted that Musk's comment attracted lots of anti-Semitic responses, calling on the Tesla boss to condemn them.

Last week, Musk declared war on the media, pledging to launch a website that would allow people to rate the credibility of journalists, editors and publications. The businessman planned to call the new pet project "Pravda" - the Russian word for "truth."

Later, Musk tweeted that he had failed to buy the domain to register a website of the same name. While commenting on that fact, the entrepreneur confused Ukraine and Russia and got a barrage of angry replies saying "Ukraine is not Russia!" in his timeline.

Musk's growing frustration with the media comes amid recent reports about braking problems of Tesla's Model 3 sedan. Moreover, in April Bloomberg reported that Tesla was losing $6,500 a minute and it could fail before the end of the year. There has also been a proposal to unseat him and remove his relative from Tesla's board.



Elon Musk has more to say about the media
http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/27/media/elon-musk-press-journalists-attacks-pravda/index.html

Elon Musk has ratcheted up his criticism of the media.
In a Twitter exchange on Saturday Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, described newsrooms as "bleak." He accused NBC News reporter Ben Collins of "living in a bubble of self-righteous sanctimony" when Collins asked Musk if he'd ever spent time in a newsroom.

Joshua Topolsky, a veteran tech editor and founder of The Outline, an online publication, asked Musk: "Do you think it's in the interest of powerful people to A: support a free press that exposes their lies, or B: tear it down so their lies are easier to tell?" Topolsky wrote. "Now ask yourself why the polls would look bad."

Musk responded cryptically: "Who do you think *owns* the press? Hello."

He did not elaborate. A number of follow up questions were left unanswered.

On Sunday, Collins noted in a tweet that the comment had attracted a barrage of anti-Semitic responses. He called on Musk to condemn them.


Joshua Topolsky
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@joshuatopolsky
26 May
Replying to @elonmusk and 4 others
You're very smart so I want you to think about this for a second. Do you think it's in the interest of powerful people to A: support a free press that exposes their lies, or B: tear it down so their lies are easier to tell? Now ask yourself why the polls would look bad.

Musk, whose business endeavors frequently receive positive coverage, raised eyebrows last week when he took to Twitter to criticize the press, accusing journalists of being motivated by advertising dollars and saying he wanted to launch a site called Pravda to rate the credibility of journalists, editors and publications.

Pravda, the Russian word for "truth," is also the name of a newspaper linked to the Communist Party in the Soviet Union.

Many on Twitter praised Musk's idea and joined him in criticizing the news media.

Others said the idea needed refinement.

Siva Vaidhyanathan, a media studies professor at the University of Virginia, told CNN such a service might might make sense if it employed a careful methodology and was overseen by an independent journalism foundation.

"It's not a crackpot idea," he said. "The question is why should Elon Musk be the one running it and how trustworthy would it be if he ran it."

The ruminations come after coverage of Tesla (TSLA) for missing Model 3 production goals, losing top executives and clashing with the government over an Autopilot crash investigation.

Musk also pushed back against Reveal, a nonprofit news organization that published an investigative report about safety conditions and injury reporting methods at Tesla factories.

Musk claims the reports are "misleading."

Musk has also occasionally indicated he isn't attempting to discredit all media outlets.

"[P]lease stop assuming I'm against all journalists," he said in one tweet. "This is not true. Something needs to be done to improve public trust in media."

He also made a donation on Wednesday to PolitiFact, a fact-checking site owned by Poynter, a non-profit school for journalists.

Earlier in the day, Alan Boyle, an editor at GeekWire, wrote to Musk in a tweet.

It's great that @elonmusk is interested in supporting reality checks amid the #fakenews crisis, but crowdsourcing may not be the best way to do it. Supporting orgs like @snopes and @PolitiFact would be a better way to go: https://t.co/6D8IoM2WaH

— Alan Boyle (@b0yle) May 23, 2018
"It's great that @elonmusk is interested in supporting reality checks amid the #fakenews crisis, but crowdsourcing may not be the best way to do it. Supporting orgs like @snopes and @PolitiFact would be a better way to go," Boyle said.



This Israeli startup has a battery that can charge an electric car in 5 minutes
https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/05/11/this-israeli-startup-has-a-battery-that-can-charge-an-electric-car-in-5-minutes/

Israel's StoreDot has done a lot of interesting stuff with battery technology, but what it's demonstrating today at CUBE Tech Fair in Berlin is for the history books.

The company is launching its new FlashBattery technology, which promises to allow you to charge an electric car in just five minutes.

The battery ditches the traditional Lithium Ion makeup in favor of one of its own design, which arranges layers of nano materials and proprietary organic compounds to support ultra-fast charges.

While current battery managers are focused on better mileage, Storedot's FlashBattery emphasizes speed of charge above everything else.

This is something few other manufacturers are focusing on. Tesla's SuperCharger stations, for example, take at least 75 minutes to go from zero-to-full.

In a statement, Dr. Doron Myersdorf, Co-Founder and CEO of StoreDot, said "Fast Charging is the critical missing link needed to make electric vehicles ubiquitous."

"The currently available battery technology dictates long charging times which makes the EV form of transportation inadequate for the public at large. We're exploring options with a few strategic partners in the auto space to help us boost the production process in Asia and reach mass production as soon as possible."

StoreDot also promises that FlashBattery is safer than the current family of batteries used in electric cars, as they aren't flammable and have a higher temperature of combustion.

If true, this is great news. In 2013, Tesla was rocked by news of several of its Model S cars catching fire, causing its share price to tumble, and forcing CEO Elon Musk to pen a contrite open letter to the public.

StoreDot, which has raised $66 million over four rounds, has already looked into using its technology in smartphones. That particular application was demonstrated at last year's Mobile World Congress.

The company expects its batteries to hit the market within the next three years. So, don't be too shocked if your next eco-friendly motor packs one.

[yankeedoodle]

Very intelligent and informative 42-minute talk about Musk and Tesla and the electric future at this link:
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018673706/hamish-mckenzie-the-tesla-revolution

Hamish McKenzie - The Tesla Revolution
New Zealander Hamish McKenzie, former writer for Tesla Motors, has just written a book about what he calls "the most revolutionary car company since Ford", and explains its ambitious plans to bring an end to the era of petrol-powered transportation. His book, Insane Mode: How Elon Musk's Tesla Sparked an Electric Revolution to End the Age of Oil also delves into Musk himself and his fractious relationship with critics and the markets. McKenzie has worked as a reporter for the tech blog PandoDaily, and as a freelance journalist covering digital technology and start-ups. His work has appeared in a range of international publications, including Reuters, The Guardian, the South China Morning Post, and CNN.com, among others. Originally from Alexandra, he now lives in San Francisco.