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Elon Musk fired 6,000 employees two weeks ago. Now the US faces the massive entry of invasive species

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Elon Musk had several weeks ago that his efficiency department (Doge) has an advantage over the rest: they work 120 hours a week. Incredible that their words are, the facts seem to be proved, because the strenuous working days have led more than an alarming calculation error between mass dismissals and dismantling key programs. Latest: release To so many people that the country’s health controls have weakened. Administrative errors. It Wired counted in a report where he took stock since the creation of the Doge office. In just a few weeks, their actions had included the publication of classified information by accidentthe desperate dismissal and recontraction of Nuclear Safety Expertsor the erroneous inflation of governmental “savings” In 7,992 million dollars. For the medium, the failures They reflect a combination of technological arrogance and absolute ignorance of the government’s functioning, with potentially catastrophic consequences. Risks in food safety. Doge has implemented an unprecedented purge within several government agencies, but few dismissals reflect the climate of chaos such as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) such an excessive scissors that has triggered a Crisis in Food Safety and trade, leaving the country vulnerable to invasive species and the increase in food. The reason? With the elimination of 6,000 jobs in Februarythe USDA lost a significant part of its highly trained personnel, including inspectors, biologists and coaches of detector dogs that protected American agriculture of pest and zoonotic diseases. In fact, Derek Copeland, former National Dog Detection Training Center coach, warned that the reduction Personnel affects the ability to detect threats such as the giant African snail or the Asian beetle of long horns, which could have devastating consequences for local crops and ecosystems. Blow to inspection and biosafety. There are more. The protection and quarantine units have been of the most affectedwith the loss of hundreds of inspectors, which has significantly reduced controls on agricultural imports. According to experts, this lack of personnel has converted inspections into A chaotic and disorganized processespecially in key ports such as Los Angeles and Miami, who have seen 35% reductions in their quarantine staff and up to 60% in their smuggling detection team. This, in turn, has generated delays in merchandise processing, which could translate into a price increase in supermarkets and a massive waste of foods that are spoiled while waiting to be inspected. Impact on economy and commerce. The damage is not limited to agricultural security. Mike Lahar, regulatory affairs manager at the Deringer customs broken National Security. It’s not A trivial theme. A single error in the detection of a plague I could tithe whole cropswhich would affect not only farmers but the entire food supply chain. In addition, the accumulation of containers without inspection is affecting other industrial sectors, as shipments are being stranded, reducing the availability of essential goods and raising costs for consumers and companies. Legal uncertainty. Trump’s government has defended cuts as An efficiency measurebut the repercussions have generated alarm. Republican senators, like Joni Ernst, previously They supported the program Of pest detection with dogs, but they have avoided ruling on the dismissals. Two federal judges have ordered reinstallation Of dismissed employees, but the White House has described these decisions as “absurd and unconstitutional,” leaving thousands of workers in uncertainty. Meanwhile, the USDA has announced a 45 -day break in the dismissals, but without guarantees of rectation for those affected. Collapse in agri -food security. If the crisis persists, experts warn about a possible scenario similar to that of pandemic, with a shortage of certain products and a Food inflation driven by lack of control in the ports. In this regard, Joe Hudicka, veteran of the supply chain industry, anticipates that large cities and supermarkets can better absorb the impact, but rural communities and small businesses will be the most affected. For his part, Kit Johnson, director of Commercial Compliance at John S. James, warns that the reduction of inspections could lead to An agricultural catastrophe If invasive species manage to establish themselves without being detected. Undecatization? Wired counted that experts slide two hypotheses to try to explain the disaster caused by Doge. The first is that the initiative never intended to make the government more efficient, but simply dismantle agencies to pave the path to privatization and obtain access to sensitive government data. Under this logic, the elimination of regulations and administrative chaos would favor the intervention of private companies in key sectors such as defense, agriculture and security. The second hypothesis is that Musk and his team really believe in their mission, but they completely lack the skills to execute it, replicating that arrogance that is presupposed to Silicon Valley by assuming that the ability to build software translates into competition to handle the government apparatus. In other words: Musk can be a genius in certain areas, but his performance as a “de facto CEO” of the government is increasingly close to a failure. Consequences. Thus, the destruction caused by Doge not only affects government efficiency, but can have economic and geopolitical implications In the long term. The purge of thousands of employees has triggered unemployment and generated instability in key sectors, which could have recessive effects on the economy. The decision to dismantle critical areas such as those of the USDA have weakened key plots such as Food security and agricultural protection of the nation at a time when the supply chain already faces challenges such as The aviar flu and the Commercial disputes with China. Meanwhile, as ports begin to feel the effects of the lack of inspections, concern grows between farmers, merchants and consumers. If the situation is not reversed, the country could face an unprecedented agricultural crisis. Image | Gage Skidmore, US Department In Xataka | In his eagerness to attack the public sector, Elon Musk has crossed a line: distorting the story of Hitler and Stalin In Xataka | Elon Musk has revealed the formula of his team’s success. The problem is that they barely have time to sleep and … Read more

Elon Musk described Tesla as $ 25,000 as an “absurd idea.” Now he needs it to compete in China

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The electric car market is squeezed. And the brand that has made the most popularize technology faces an uncertain future. The risk of Tesla staying behind begins to be evident without a 25,000 euros car in its range. It was the opportunity to open market but something has had to happen within the company so that we do not see a product that promised to be groundbreaking when everything was in its favor. A promise that is no longer clear if it is a promise. We are five years listening to the car of the $ 25,000 of Tesla. The first time the company put a price and date to the concept was in the Battery Day of 2020. Then the company said we should see the project materialized in 2023. Like so many other promises of the company, this did not happen. And it’s not just that it didn’t happen. Last year, taking advantage of the presentation of its short -term robotaxis project, Elon Musk himself came to qualify that $ 25,000 car as “Absurd idea”. More necessary than ever. The company’s performance has lived in a roller coaster in recent months. Donald Trump’s election as the new president of the United States fired optimism among investors Given Musk’s approach to the new executive. Since the start of the year, performance has been deflated to place in pre-elections. In that growth and subsequent puncture there is a lot of Cult stock but also of bad results. 2024 was, after many years, the first year in which Tesla did not grow And the first months of 2025 are being really bad. As hope, the renewal of a Tesla Model and which should be felt in registration records as of this March. But, in addition, Tesla is seeing how the rivals squeeze. The last to join has been Mazda with its first big electric carlarger than the Tesla Model 3 But rivaling in price. It is not the only case, useful electric cars For day to day and long trips for 30,000 euros They also begin to emerge. And all before the arrival of Toyota. China, a symptom. Of the concerns within the company, its plans in China tell us a lot. The country was first to receive the renewal of Tesla Model Y. In the most competitive market for the electric car, the renewal was essential. Byd’s response has been ambitious shortly after: give away your driving aid systems. The movement is a missile to Tesla that until a few months ago He had not achieved permits to continue improving his functions of driving aid in the country. Of course, it is an argument of sale in front of a more expensive car and that lacks smaller options. That is, it does not have a proposal where they are Great sales of the Chinese market. In Tesla’s bosom they must be more than aware of the problem and, in fact, in Reuters They ensure that the company prepares a cut version of Tesla Model and current. It should be at least 20% less expensive to produce. Later he would arrive in the United States and Europe, according to the sources of the news agency. Something broke. But what happened for Tesla to “abandon” the car of the 25,000 euros? It is difficult to believe that the company has taken a radical turn in its proposal simply by Elon Musk’s designs. In fact, there was already investors who questioned the change strategy when the project was announced Tesla Cybercab. In recent years, Tesla said she had solid bases to think she could reduce production by 50% of their cars. The idea was to make the electric car a kind of small puzzle. But the greater the Gigacasting That so many benefits has given the company, it is more complicated to create the first mother piece. A problem that had been entrenched, according to Reuters. And to this we must add that Tesla does not get the expected economic performance in its 4680 batteries. They were the great promise to lower the electric car and approach the desired $ 25,000 but The results are not being expected. In fact, a group of researchers have evaluated these batteries by confronting them with those of ByD and ensure that Those of the Chinese manufacturer are much cheaper to produce. A thread of hope. As we say, it seems difficult to think that the company has completely abandoned a project that needs irremediably to aspire to be the manufacturer of Dozens of millions of cars which (assures) aspires to be. The appearance of a Tesla Model and trimmed for China is one of those symptoms. But, in addition, rumors have consistency because at the end of 2024 The Wall Street Journal He also claimed that the company is determined to launch a smaller SUV than Model and, although it would not reach the long -awaited border. Therefore, it seems not so much that Tesla does not want to launch an electric car of $ 25,000. Everything indicates that it cannot. The productive processes that sought to save a very high percentage of the costs seem to be struck but the intention to continue offering new more affordable models does seem to be present within the company. Photo | Tesla In Xataka | Musk’s political ambition has turned Tesla into an ideological lightning rod. And the whole company is paying

Elon Musk has revealed the formula of his team’s success. The problem is that they barely have time to sleep and eat

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Facing The experiments and tests around the world that seek to establish a four -day workdaythe richest man on the planet proposes a hardly justifiable leap against. Elon Musk recently revealed which is the “formula of success” of the efficiency office it manages in the United States government. The keys: work So many hours that sleep deprivation threatens the health of the workers themselves. The culture of the extreme. He did it a few weeks ago through Your X account. Elon Musk revealed then that he and his department of government efficiety (Doge) work work nothing less than 120 hours per weeka figure that triples the standard day 40 hours. Musk argued that this titanic effort is what allows them to overcome their “bureaucratic opponents,” who operate with conventional schedules. What does science say to all this? Divide the day. Making the accounts more or less standard, and since a week has 168 hours, working 120 hours is to leave alone 48 hours for any other activityincluding in the eating equation, bathing, moving to work/return home and, of course, sleeping. In the best case, if an employee allocated those 48 hours only to sleep, he would get a maximum of 6.8 hours per night, well below The 8 recommended hours by health experts. However, it is still a utopia considering the time of displacement and any other of the basic needs, so it is likely that real rest is much lower. Science. In Fortune They collected several studies that warn about the serious consequences of working in excess. Mayo Clinic points out that sleep less than 7 hours At night it can contribute to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke and depression. WHO data already indicated in 2016 that 745,000 people died by cardiovascular diseases associated with working days of 55 hours or more. Microsueños. Since the 1950s, scientists Like William Dement They have documented The effects of sleep In the brain, identifying the IMPORTANCE OF REM DREAM and discovering the phenomenon of The so -called “microsueños”episodes of momentary unconsciousness that can cause fatal errors at work. More recently, studies have shown that lack of sleep reduces activity in The prefrontal cortex (responsible for decision making) and in The hippocampus (key in memory). The impact is not just neurological. The study of the World Health Organization indicated that working more than 55 hours per week increases by 35% the risk of stroke and in 17% the risk of heart disease. In terms of productivity, an investigation from Stanford University concluded that it falls dramatically After 50 hours a weekand that working 70 hours per week generates almost The same production as 56 hourswhich suggests decreasing yields beyond a certain point. Musk’s obsession. The truth is that it was already known that Musk was a recognized WORLKAHOLIC. In A 2022 interview With investor Ron Baron, he confessed to having lived three years within his factories in Tesla and Spacex, sleeping in sofastents on the roofs and even under his desk, surrounded by metallic dust and the most uncomfortable conditions. No doubt, his labor philosophy of “more hours is equal to more efficiency” has been widely criticizedsince scientific evidence suggests that imposing extreme days does not guarantee better results and, instead, It affects health and the well -being of workers. Govern without sleep. They counted in a VOX medium report that the extreme work rhythm in Doge has already generated serious mistakes In public administration. From multimillionaire mathematical failures to the accidental dissemination of classified information, fatigue seems to be affecting the capacity of the Musk team to make key decisions. The recent dismissal and Hurrying reaction of essential personnel in areas such as nuclear safety and Avian flu response It is a sign that the policy of exhaustion could be having real and dangerous consequences. Plus: Trump administration is implementing Mass dismissals in the IRS In full tax season, which could generate an administrative collapse. In short, these types of measures, promoted by an apparently exhausted team, arouse concerns about the efficacy and stability of the government Under this new hyperproductivity model. The failures of “hacking” the dream. Paradoxically, Musk and other technological leaders have recognized that The dream cannot be replaced. Companies like Eight Sleepthat sold rest capsules From no less than 4,600 dollars to Musk and his team, they reinforce the idea that, although the culture of extreme work remains promoted, they are also looking for more efficient ways to achieve that eight -hour standard. Even figures such as Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos have defended the Importance of rest In productivity. On the other sidewalk, while Musk insists on that exhausting routine, he himself has admitted that his ancient habits caused “brain pain”, in fact, his Erratic behavior in networks Social raises doubts about whether you are really improving your rest. Sleep more, no less. Despite the alleged glamor that some try to grant sleep deprivation, scientific evidence is overwhelming: The rest is indispensable For the optimal functioning of brain and body. Instead of glorifying days of 120 hours per week, the real challenge should be to find ways to maximize productivity without compromising health. One thing seems clearly clear: at the end of the day, not even the brightest and most innovative minds can escape human biology. Musk either. 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Elon Musk shared a message that apologized to Stalin, Hitler and Mao. Then closed an office that nobody had heard

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Elon Musk’s role in Donald Trump’s administration, at least the public nature, is to face To the cuts and expenses within the US government. In the last 48 hours there have been two circumstances that reflect The climate of a certain chaos that is breathed at the passage of the richest man on the planet. It all started when he shared a controversial message in X. Excuse Hitler. Last Friday morning, Musk shared in X a publication that claimed that Stalin, Hitler and Mao They were not directly responsible Of the millions of deaths that occurred under their regimes, but the guilt fell to public sector workers. Obviously, the post was received with an immediate reaction and generalized criticisms, being seen as a trivialization of genocides and an anti -Semitic narrative. Given the growing pressure, Musk eliminated the publication, but the damage already seemed done: historians, human rights organizations and thousands of users They condemned him for giving visibility to historical distortion. Political ties and affinity. The truth is that it was not the first time that Musk faced accusations for sharing or supporting controversial content on his network. Also, for example, supported an anti -Semitic postwhich led to a massive leakage of advertisers of the platform. In another case he generated controversy by suggesting that it was “strange” that no one would have tried Killer the former president Biden Oa Kamala Harris, shortly after the trump murder attempt in the elections. In addition, Musk has openly shown sympathy for Right and extreme right leaders worldwide. He has praised and backed figures such as Javier Milei (Argentina), Jair Bolsonaro (Brazil) and Narendra Modi (India), all leaders in countries where he has commercial interests. Recently, he even offered A platform to the ultra -rightist Alternative for Germany (AFD), organizing A Town Hall Online With your chancellor candidate. Unions and organizations in arms. No doubt, the apology message was perceived as an attack on public sector workers in the United States aligning with Musk’s rhetoric against the federal government. In recent months, he has accused public employees of hiding fraud and waste resources, encouraging that give up their positions. The Public Employee Union (AFSCME) strongly rejected the publicationarguing that public servants such as nurses, firefighters, teachers and librarians cannot be compared to genocides. In turn, the Anti -Diffamation League (ADL) described Musk’s action as “Disturbing and irresponsible”since it contributes to minimizing historical crimes and encouraging dangerous narratives. Musk defended himself alleging that his critics were the true allies of Nazism and suggested that there was a conspiracy against him. A strange dismissal. Shortly after, it was made public The last “cut” that has taken the firm of Musk. It all started last February 3When Musk published in X a message stating that 18F, an unknown office of the US government dedicated to technological services, it had “eliminated.” His tweet was an answer to A publication by Alex Lorussoa right -wing activist and producer of conservative influencer Benny Johnson, who falsely said that 18F was a group of extreme left in charge of making bureaucrats prepare the tax statements of citizens. What seemed like a harmless comment on social networks unleashed confusion and alarm within 18F, as we said, an unknown agency that works on technological projects to improve government efficiency and, paradoxically, to reduce costs. The employees did not know if the office had really been dissolved, what would happen to their ongoing projects and/or how to respond to other agencies that depended on their work. The definitive closure. As The Guardian told This weekend, already in March, weeks after Musk’s controversial tweet, 18F employees received an email at 1:00 am notifying them that they would be fired and that the office would close. The order came from the high levels of government and the administration of general services (GSA), the agency that supervised 18F. The official motive given by the government was that employee’s time costs They were too high and that hiring external consultants would be cheaper. However, 18F ex -women and GSA current employees pointed out that this explanation was false, since the office saved money by avoiding unnecessary contracts with private companies. Obvious, many suspect that the closure was A political decision promoted by Musk and its anti -government ideology. Disinformation. As in the case of the publication of the Defense to dictators18F is Another example of what seems like a recurring pattern in the way Musk handles X. Since he acquired the platform, he has used his influence to amplify messages from the radical right and attack government institutions. His tweet on 18F was an example of how misinformation in social networks can translate into real and harmful actions within the government. Lorusso, activist whose tweet Musk amplified, was A nearby collaborator of his political campaign and has worked as Consultant paid for your Super Pac. His post over 18F was denied by X itself, which clarified that the agency did not prepare taxes, but had developed a free platform in the shadow for citizens to They will present their statements without paying third parties. Hence, the disappearance of 18F seems to fit with the objective of Musk to dismantle state structures in favor of private solutions, even when the data shows that the agency saved money to taxpayersas he pointed out The Guardian. In addition, the danger of misinformation in media figures networks, where one day the story is modified by spreading dangerous narratives, and others end up closing offices with all their workers. Image | Heinrich Hoffmann, Ministrium of communication In Xataka | In his efforts to cut and fire workers in the US, Elon Musk has gone one step further: Italy In Xataka | Murphy’s law conspires against Elon Musk: if something has been able to happen to their companies this week, it has happened

In his efforts to cut and fire workers in the US, Elon Musk has gone one step further: Italy

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In February an unprecedented event occurred in the United States. The government efficiency department (Doge) led by Elon Musk in the Trump administration, the same person in charge of carry out those “cuts” that he has staged with the chainsier that Milei gave him, fired 350 officials of the energy department. He had gone his hand so much that he had to rectify to recover specialists in the assembly of nuclear eyelets. The chainsaw Musk has just transferred borders, but he has met Italy. The controversy in Aviano. It is public and notorious. Elon Musk, known today for his aggressive management and reduction of cost management, has just generated A new international controversy After imposing its productivity control system at the American Avian Air Base, in northern Italy. An email Aimed at Italian employees The base required that they report five weekly achievements, under threat of dismissal if they did not. This type of measure, already implemented in the United States, has collided fully with the Italian labor system, which guarantees strong protections and rights to its workers. The incident has caused an immediate reaction of the unions, the Italian government and public opinion, triggering a confrontation between the business model of Musk and the labor laws of the European nation. Musk mail and surprise. The message in question was sent to Aviano Base Employees that work in areas such as restoration, maintenance and logistics, essential services for the functioning of US military facilities in Italy. Although the order was supposed to be aimed at Washington employees, the mail Italian workers were forwardedwhich generated confusion and alarm. As we said, in Italy the right to work It is constitutionally protected And contracts offer some job stability, so Musk’s demand has been seen as an unacceptable interference. I told New York Times Roberto del Savio, union representative of the employees of the base, his immediate rejection of the directive: “We are in Italy. Here are precise rules, and thank God for it. ” Not just that. The rejection was not limited only to the workers of Aviano. In total, around 4,000 Italian civil employees They work in US bases in the country, serving 15,000 American soldiers and guaranteeing the operation of facilities that operate as small American peoples on European soil. @alberico_dip Anch was not vero io gli risponderei così ♬ Original Suone – 😂 Alberico di Pasquale 😂 The Italian labor system. The European country, as we said, has one of the most protected labor systems in Europe. Of course, with his “Peros”, but the laws They guarantee job stabilityunionization and rights that are difficult to modify, especially in the public sector. Unlike the United States, where companies can fire employees with relative ease, in Italy the dismissals are more complicated and require solid legal justifications. In this regard, Pierpaolo Bombardieri explainedgeneral secretary of the UIL union, which Musk’s mail is “unacceptable and aberrant.” In fact and given the outrage generated, the unions sent letters to the Italian government and the United States embassy demanding clarifications about whether these types of measures could affect Italian workers of the US bases in the country. What do the bases say. Current norms establish that Italian civilian employees are only obliged to respond to instructions if they come directly from the United States government, not if they are tested emails. However, it is not clear if the Department of Defense plans to extend these productivity control practices to local workers. Reactions in Italy. The episode has not only generated indignation in the unions, but also became A mockery theme In the nation. The rigidity of the Italian labor system is seen by some as a guarantee of stability, but by others as an obstacle to modernization. For example, right -wing journalist and commentator Nicola Porro wrote on his blog: “Italy would also need Musk’s ax.” In social networks, a video of the content creator was popularized Alberico di Pasqualewho simulated how an Italian worker would respond to Musk’s mail. Of course, The video went viral Quickly, humorously reflecting many Italians about their work culture and the clash with the vision of extreme productivity of Musk. Musk, Trump and uncertainty. Beyond the punctual controversy in Aviano, the incident occurs in a context of uncertainty about the commitment of the United States with its military bases in Europe. Trump has insisted that European countries They must assume greater costs In his own defense, which has generated speculation about possible cuts in military bases such as Aviano. In fact, in parallel to the controversy, the US government froze credit cards Used by Italian employees of Aviano to buy equipment and stopped new hiring. Decisions that have increased concern among workers, who fear that the pressure to reduce costs will end up affecting their jobs. Hence, the words of Emilio Fargnoli, union representative, seem to be the voice of the majority: “Musk can do what he wants in the United States. If there are happy with that, perfect. But here, no. “ Image | Nathan Hughes, Gage Skidmore In Xataka | Elon Musk fired hundreds of employees and now he has to hire them again: they were experts in nuclear weapons In Xataka | 131 Microsoft Excel templates to organize everything

supporting Elon Musk’s version

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After nine months orbiting the land due to the Boeing Starliner spacecraft problemsAmerican astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are ready to return home in a ship operated by Spacex. It was at the end of August when NASA decided that both would remain at the International Space Station until the next rotation of crew members in early 2025, but that everything goes as planned has not prevented its return from being fogged by political controversies. The context. Wilmore and Williams were thrown into space in June 2024 as part of a test mission to standardize the Starliner ship, which Boeing and NASA They hoped to start using For regular astronaut transport to ISS, as Spacex does since 2020. The mission was going to last only 10 days, but the helium leaks and the failures in the propulsion of the Starliner forced to prolong the stay of the astronauts until NASA decided May the ship go empty and its crew will stay in the ISS waiting for the return of the Spacex CREW-9 mission. After nine months of experiments in microgravity and space walks to perform maintenance tasks, Wilmore and Williams have a return date: March 19; A few days after the crew members of the CREW-10 mission, whose launch It is scheduled for March 12get to the station. The controversy. The decision that NASA made at the time seemed purely technical: prioritizing the safety of its astronauts forcing Boeing to exorbit the Starliner without its occupants to, then, launch the CREW-9 mission with two empty seats for the return of the “stranded” astronauts in the ISS. However, there is another version of the facts. Elon Musk has been in charge of spreading That it was not a technical decision, but a political decision, taken by the government of Joe Biden before Donald Trump was invested president of the United States. Musk offered to send an additional Crew Dragon ship to bring astronauts as soon as possible, but the White House refused, according to the businessman. “For political reasons.” The controversy, fueled by the accusations of Musk and Trump himself in different interviews, intensified with a crossing of hostile statements between Musk and the European astronaut Andreas Mogensen, who publicly accused Musk of lying, which caused A particularly aggressive reaction of the founder of Spacex. He said: “You are a complete mental retardation.” The script rotation. Although Elon Musk’s statements were refuted by NASA, Butch Wilmore and his family have put another possibility on the table: that Musk is right. In a recent press conference from the ISS, The astronaut gave credibility to the Musk version stating that the businessman had been “absolutely factual.” Although he also clarified not to know the exact details of the decision process. He added more firewood his daughter Daryn in a Video uploaded to a social network in which he declared to be very frustrated with the situation: “There is a lot of politics, there are many things that I have no freedom to say and that I do not know fully. But there have been problems. There has been negligence. And that is why this has continued to delay. There has been one problem after another.” What does NASA say. NASA’s senior officials, such as Ken Bowersox and Steve Stich, reiterated that the extended stay of astronauts was motivated only for technical and operational reasonsrelated to the security and logistics of the International Space Station. Spacex offered alternatives to the official plan in 2024, admitted the officials, but were rejected not by political motivations, but by budgetary and technical considerations that prioritized the operational continuity of the ISS, they sentenced. As an end point, the NASA has published a summary Of all that Wilmore and Williams have done these nine months with their colleagues from the CREW-9 mission: more than 900 hours dedicated to key scientific research on biomanuffing, space agriculture, advanced exercise systems and studies on microorganisms in microgravity. Images | POT In Xataka | Jared Isaacman still does not direct NASA, but it is already seen as the last nail in the coffin of a space giant: Boeing

Between Elon Musk controversies and very low sales, Tesla’s actions only find one: the sinking

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We are just two months from 2025 and Tesla is living an extremely complicated moment. In 2024 he did not get his sales to grow, an anomaly for the company. And 2025 does not advance well. At the moment, we have the performance of two months but the data is extremely bad in all markets. And his actions are being resented. More than $ 100. Did you have 10 shares of Tesla exactly one month ago? We have bad news. In the last four weeks its value has gone from just over $ 3,700 to about $ 2,700. Yes, for each of them, The value of the action has fallen $ 100. It is a fall that some analysts justify referring to Cult stock. That is, an action that costs more for what it promises to be worth in the future than for what it really is worth. These are actions that are based on future promises or financing rounds that promise to be the fundamental pillar to carry out groundbreaking products. In the case of Tesla, the action of the car company has always understood as a good example of this type of case. For years, the company has only given losses And it has been sustained by the support of some investors that They have blindly believed in Elon Musk. After much sustaining they have proven that the company could become profitable. A vicious circle. In October 2024, Tesla’s action exceeded a little dollars. Today it costs a little less than 270 dollars but we have an excessive growth that came to place the value of the action on the border of the $ 480. It happened in mid -December 2024 as a result of the promise of a robotaxi that will be in operation (if fulfilled) before 2027. However, the balloon has been undoing in the last two and a half months to the point that the action has lost 20% of its value in the last month. The diverse fall may be due to the aforementioned market correction but sales are not accompanying. How much is correction and how much of bad results in the fall of the actions? It is difficult to know. The truth is that, indeed, we have both data at the same time, so photography for the company is really bad. Sales in China. Tesla did not come so few cars in China since August 2022. The data is collected Reuters And they have contributed them China passenger cars association. They indicate that Tesla has delivered in February 30,688, 49% less than in the same month of February 2025. The figure is really low since January was not good and, despite everything, he delivered 63,238 electric vehicles. The figure is even more dramatic if we take into account that Byd (who also sells plug -in hybrids) placed 318,233 units in the market, growing more than 161% compared to the same month last year. Sales in Europe. After China, the largest electric car market is Europe. And the company’s performance in what we have been from the year is also being bad. As you can compare in the upper graph only in Germany, France and the United Kingdom, the company has managed to exceed 1,000 units sold last February when last year did it in all registered markets. At this point of the year, Tesla had sold 46,243 cars in the European market (adding United Kingdom and the Nordic countries) in 2024. We still do not have consolidated data of the entire market but the data in the main markets are the following between February 2024 and 2025: Germany: -76% France: -26% Norway: -48% Denmark: -53% Portugal: -52% Sweden: -42% Only Spain remains in the annual difference in numbers similar to those of the previous year (although the month of January was catastrophic) and the United Kingdom is the only country in which Tesla grows in February although it also lost ground in January of this year. Sales in the United States. In the United States, tracking sales is more complicated since the company does not offer specific data by regions. In Europe and in China, country data can be traced by country but in the United States the delivery of the data progresses. The last ones we have refer to the end of 2024. When it ended last year, the registrations in California (the main market of the country) of Tesla had been reduced, at least 8% in the last quarter of the year and 12% in the global of the year. According to the calculations collected by Cleantechnicain California, 50,000 units of the company were stopped between the sum of Tesla Model 3 and Model Y. Click on the image to go to the original Reddit thread The rivals squeeze. To show the data collected in Germany. The German country is the main European market for the electric car and the lack of purchase aids should be a commercial advantage for Tesla, if we follow the logic that Elon Musk himself must be applying in the United States. However, taking as a reference the data last year and those that we have of 2025, most companies have grown up in Electric market share In the country. The only ones who lose are Porsche, Mercedes, Audi … and Tesla. But the fall of the latter is huge since it has gone from representing more than 20% of sales to be below 5% market share. In China the news is, again, very bad since Byd is squeezing to the point of give away your driving aid functions to continue adding values ​​added to the purchase. A strategy with which, in addition, Tesla hoped to earn (a lot) money. Will it turn around? Logic says yes. It is very likely that these sales are influenced by the arrival of the renewed Tesla Model and. In Shanghai, the factory had to stop to adapt the lines of assembly, which has had to damage sales … Read more

Elon Musk has promised an autonomous car service in June. Time passes and only has a car like those of a lifetime

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“Before 2027, let me say so.” With these words, Elon Musk launched its last order: United States will enjoy a Tesla Robotaxis service operated by cars without steering wheel or pedals in less than two years. That was the great promise of the company’s CEO last October 2024 when Tesla presented her cybercab. The project cannot be more ambitious. At the moment, the only ones who had strengthened as operators were Waymo and Cruise And his work is known for operating in Some neighborhoods of San Francisco with traditional vehicles adapted to a driver without driver. Cruise, in addition, has decided to give folder To this race for the autonomous car after burning billions of dollars. The background They would shake anyone and, above all, they doubt that Tesla is able to move forward such an ambitious project in such a short time space. Despite this, Elon Musk already advanced in January that yes, that This summer We would see evidence of his Tesla Cybercab in Austin (Texas). With a steering wheel or flying, it is something that will only say time. The logical step For now, what we know is that Tesla has requested permission Transportation Charter Party to the California Public Services Commission (CPUC). This step is essential to be able to be able to be able to a fleet of vehicles that are used as a taxi service. They explain in Bloomberg That, until now, there was no record of this step although Musk had assured that he hoped to be able to put this business at the service of customers at the end of the year. That is, the first steps would take place in the Texan city of Austin and, later, in the state of California. The first step, yes, is to show that cars are safe and reliable for themselves. And, for that, they need a driver who verifies the possible problems or errors in which the system may fall. Waymo and Cruise cost them years operate in California and the latter left after star in various accidents. To reach this stadium, Tesla would have to request another permission in which its intention to work without drivers after the steering wheel is specifically collected. However, this permission has not been facilitated in California, according to internal sources to the economic newspaper and Reuters. It must also be taken into account that the process to be able to Operate in San Francisco It is slow. First you need to overcome the approval of the regulators performing tests with driver, then it could operate without them but as long as I did not charge for the service. The last step is to be able to charge for the paths. We will have to see how far the strip and loosen with the state of California (governed by the Democrats). It is a region that was willing to keep the purchase subsidies of electric cars despite The government aspires to end them. California’s answer has not only been resistance in this regard, he also wants Take Tesla of them claiming that they sell too many cars. In Texas, however, things seem to be simpler. They explain in Bloomberg That completely autonomous cars do not need special permits to circulate so that the bureaucratic steps to be given are minors. In addition, it would be necessary to wait if the figure that Elon Musk has in the Government, since the state of Texas is controlled by the Republicans but the city of Austin is governed by the Democrats. At the moment, all we have are images of the Tesla Cybercab performing tests with a steering wheel on the dashboard. It is essential for the electric car company to continue taking steps towards a future where you can make profitability to the service. A profitability that, in Musk’s words, should burn its first stage in June of this year when you should be offering “trips with self -employed cars for money”, in words used to a call with investors and published by Reuters. However, the time period given by Elon Musk is so narrow that he opens the door to doubt and think that we could be before the nth promise not fulfilled in a timely manner. Much more if we consider that the company itself is pending to receive the approval in California To be able to operate your Full self driving (Your most advanced driving aid system) without supervision, something that already Mercedes In very specific traffic circumstances. Photo | Gage Skidmore and Tesla In Xataka | Tesla unlocks in Europe one of its most advanced functions. And incidentally confirm that we will have the least autonomous tesla of all

Elon Musk put an emoji in X and 7,000 million vanished

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The Mexican millionaire Carlos Slim Helú is the main shareholder of the América Móvil communications company. The telecommunications operator was looking for Improve mobile coverage of his network in those areas of Latin America that did not reach his current infrastructure, so he thought about building a strategic alliance with Elon Musk Starlink for its satellite connection service. All negotiation between America Mobile and Starlink was on wheelsuntil Elon Musk hinted from his X account that Carlos Slim had links with organized crime and drug trafficking. The message about Slim cost 7,000 million to Musk. Friends are not insult. Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helú has decided to end his negotiation with Starlink, in which he planned to invest a whopping 7,000 million dollars. This decision was made after Elon Musk gave pábulo from his profile of X to publications that linked the Mexican millionaire with the drug trafficking and organized crime business. Elon Musk republishedgiving veracity to the content about Carlos Slim, the message of a user in which it was stated: “It is known that (Carlos Slim) has important links with drug cartels in Mexico. You cannot be a billionaire in Mexico without being part of the network that is controlled and protected.” After these links, Carlos Slim immediately broke the negotiations with Starlink. Musk loses 7,000 million, Slim invests 22,000 million. Instead of continuing depending on Starlink technology, America Mobile has chosen not to depend on US technology has chosen to invest in its own telecommunications infrastructure. With the change, the Slim operator has already announced that it will triple the initial figure planned for the alliance with Starlink, investing about 22,000 million dollars, in the next three years. “It is better to put our towers, plant and optical fiber that links them,” said Slim after breaking the negotiations with Musk. According to The published by ExpansionDaniel Hajj, CEO of America Mobile, confirmed in the presentation of results of the fourth quarter of 2024 that the company was not in negotiations with Starlink. “We are still reviewing if that service makes sense to us. But, for now, we have no ongoing negotiation with satellite companies,” said Hajj. Geopolitical strategy. He political change in the US and the constants tariff threats Trump to Mexico made the Mexican millionaire rethink the convenience of allying with an American company for a matter as delicate as the network infrastructure of its operator, no matter how much the president Claudia Sheinbaum promotes it. As they point from the Mexico Daily Postit is very likely that this investment will now go to companies from China and Europe. The rumors pointed to one of the candidates to improve that network infrastructure would be the division of Telefónica in Argentina, Although America Mobile has not confirmed negotiations between both companies. “We are always open (…) to the synergies that make sense to us, so we are open to review that, but we have not talked to them and we have nothing at this time,” clarifiedHajj. In Xataka | 36 hours a week, three days, 12 hours a day: Carlos Slim’s extravagant proposal to reduce the day Image | Dvids (Justin Pacheco), Flickr (Presidency of the Mexican Republic)

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