Tag: Startup

Delivery is important. It matters for e-commerce, the space economy, pizza night, and especially drug development. That’s what makes a recent announcement from Sarepta Therapeutics  (SRPT)  worth a closer look by investors. As one of the leading genetic medicine companies on the planet, Sarepta Therapeutics is on the forefront of many nerdy advances. It was…

Tesla  (TSLA) , the electric vehicle manufacturer, appears to have a hard time retaining its lawyers. The automaker has had several lawyers resign for various reasons since its general counsel quit in 2019. However in the latest case, reported by Bloomberg Law, the company is  denying the story.  According to Bloomberg Law, David Searle, who was…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Readers are propelling The Satanic Verses and other books by Salman Rushdie to the top of bestseller lists decades after they were published, in the wake of a stabbing attack Friday that ignited renewed interest in his work. Salman Rushdie was attacked on Friday. Getty Images Key Facts…

Is he serious or is it just a big joke?  Whatever the answer, the message is likely to cause an earthquake in the soccer world at a time when the national championships have just restarted in Europe.  Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, just mentioned Manchester United, one of the most famous football…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin President Joe Biden (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Getty Images President Joe Biden will cancel $3.9 billion of student loans. Here’s what you need to know — and what it means for your student loans. Student Loans The Biden administration announced today that it will discharge all remaining…

Elon Musk does not hide it: He will wield his media influence and financial power in the midterm elections in November and the race for the White House leading to November 2024. Tesla’s charismatic and whimsical chief executive has more than 103.3 million Twitter followers, giving him a massive platform and megaphone to sway public…

Serial entrepreneur Bill Smith launched Landing in 2019. The furnished apartment rental firm expects $200 million in revenue this year by catering to the work-from-anywhere generation. Bill Smith steers his midnight silver Tesla X through the streets of downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and pulls into a low-rise apartment complex. “This used to be a brothel 100…

Elon Musk is walking on eggshells in China.  The billionaire chief executive of Tesla  (TSLA)  defines himself as one of the most ardent defenders of free speech. He’d said that protecting free speech was one reason he bid $44 billion for microblogging website Twitter  (TWTR) .  (He has withdrawn the proposal, but the platform is…

George Soros seems to have picked his winners in the race for electric vehicles.  In any case, the emblematic investor is placing his pawns while car manufacturers are fighting with thunderous announcements to occupy this market considered to be the future of the automobile in the medium term at least.  Soros, who had so far…

The quarters follow each other and look alike for Rivian  (RIVN) : Does the young electric vehicle manufacturer have a future?  This crucial question is often asked of any new vehicle manufacturer when they want to move up a gear. In the case of Rivian, of which many experts recognize its innovations, the question remains…