Tesla’s Elon Musk discards CrowdStrike after global IT outage

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 21, 2024 Elon Musk has stated that he has halted the use of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Musk’s comment came amidst the fallout of CrowdStrike’s botched software update that caused a global IT outage on Friday.  Musk’s comment was a response to Silicon Valley angel investor Jason Calacanis, who noted …

Tesla Giga Berlin quickly resolves IT problems from worldwide Windows outage

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 21, 2024 Tesla Giga Berlin was affected by a widespread IT outage that affected multiple industries worldwide on Friday. Despite this, the electric vehicle maker’s Model Y factory was able to bounce back quickly within the day.  As noted in a Politico EU report, global enterprises experienced an outage …

Tesla owners with Enhanced Autopilot can get $1,000 off when upgrading

By Zachary Visconti Posted on July 20, 2024 For a limited time, Tesla owners with Enhanced Autopilot are being offered a special $1,000 discount on new vehicle purchases when they upgrade to Full Self-Driving (FSD), as detailed in emails to owners this week. Tesla emailed owners with Enhanced Autopilot about the deal this week, as …