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Tesla to cut 14,000 jobs as Elon Musk bids to make it ‘lean, innovative and hungry'
The Guardian· 2024-04-15 12:00
Tesla is reportedly laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, equivalent to at least 14,000 roles.The electric carmaker’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said he had made “the difficult decision to reduce our headcount by more than 10% globally”, in a memo reported by the online publication Elektrek. Tesla employs 140,473 people, according to its annual report.Musk wrote that Tesla had grown rapidly in recent years and that as a result there had been “duplication of roles and job functions in certain ar ...
Investigation launched after Boeing engine cover falls off during takeoff
The Guardian· 2024-04-07 22:45
波音公司飞机安全问题 - 波音公司的一架飞机在起飞时发动机外罩脱落并撞击了机翼襟翼[1] - 西南航空3695航班安全返回丹佛国际机场,无人员受伤[2] 联邦航空管理局调查 - 联邦航空管理局对波音737 Max 9飞机的质量控制问题进行调查[5]
Facebook and Instagram to label digitally altered content ‘made with AI'
The Guardian· 2024-04-05 20:43
Meta公司AI内容政策变更 - Meta宣布将对数字媒体进行重大政策变更,包括AI生成的内容[1] - Meta将在5月开始在Facebook和Instagram上应用“Made with AI”标签[2] - Meta还将对数字修改媒体应用更突出的“高风险”标签[3] - 公司将从删除有限的帖子转变为保留内容并提供关于内容制作方式的信息[4] - Meta先前宣布了一项方案,用于检测使用其他公司生成AI工具制作的图像[5] - 标签方法将适用于发布在Facebook、Instagram和Threads上的内容[6] AI技术对选举的影响 - 这些变化发生在美国总统大选前几个月,科技研究人员警告称,AI技术可能改变选举[7] Meta公司监督委员会观点 - Meta的监督委员会称公司现有的关于篡改媒体的规则“不连贯”[8] - 委员会表示政策也应适用于非AI内容,以及仅有音频的内容和展示人们从未说过或做过的事情的视频[9]
Ford to delay rollout of new electric pickup and SUV as EV sales slow
The Guardian· 2024-04-04 15:42
With US electric vehicle sales starting to slow, Ford Motor Co says it will delay rolling out new electric pickup trucks and a new large electric SUV as it adds gas-electric hybrids to its model lineup.The Dearborn, Michigan, company said on Thursday that a much ballyhooed new electric pickup to be built at a new factory in Tennessee will be delayed by a year until 2026.The big electric SUV, with three rows of seats, will be delayed by two years until 2027 at the company’s factory in Oakville, Ontario, near ...
Tesla quarterly car deliveries fall for the first time in nearly four years
The Guardian· 2024-04-02 15:41
特斯拉交付量 - 特斯拉2023年第一季度交付约386,810辆车,较上一季度下降20.2%[2] - 特斯拉交付量较去年同期下降8.5%,上次出现销售下滑是在2020年第二季度[3] - 特斯拉在第一季度交付了369,783辆Model 3和Model Y,以及约17,000辆其他车型,包括Model S轿车、Cybertruck和Model X豪华SUV[6] 产能和工厂情况 - 特斯拉称交付量下降部分原因是为了提高加州弗里蒙特工厂的产能,以及柏林工厂因红海冲突和三月初纵火袭击而造成的停工[4] 市场竞争 - 特斯拉在中国市场面临来自本土厂商包括市场领导者比亚迪的激烈竞争,新进入者小米也加入竞争[5] 销售预期 - 特斯拉在一月份警告今年销售增长“明显较低”,因为公司专注于下一代电动车的生产[7]
Google to destroy billions of private browsing records to settle lawsuit
The Guardian· 2024-04-01 20:54
Google agreed to destroy billions of records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately in its Chrome browser’s incognito mode.Users alleged that Google’s analytics, cookies and apps let the Alphabet unit improperly track people who set Google’s Chrome browser to “incognito” mode and other browsers to “private” browsing mode.They said this turned Google into an “unaccountable trove of information” by letting it learn about their frien ...
Airbnb host increased price by 39% after booking
The Guardian· 2024-03-28 07:00
My daughter used my credit card to book a five-month stay using Airbnb after taking up an internship in Toronto. After the host accepted the booking, she got an email saying the price for the overall stay had increased by £4,000 – a further 39%.Panicked, and unable to afford the extra sum, she cancelled. Airbnb has taken a £1,962 fee, plus a further £682 for cleaning and taxes. As my daughter cancelled immediately, it is extremely unlikely that a booking was lost.Airbnb is endlessly quoting T&Cs and says it ...
Cash, cards, Venmo
The Guardian· 2024-03-24 11:00
付款方式变化 - 付款方式的变化已经改变了支付方式[1] 小商家现金支付 - 一些小商家要么坚持让顾客使用现金,要么全面拒绝现金支付[2] 拒绝现金支付 - 拒绝顾客首选的支付方式是对顾客的侮辱,也对商家有害[5]
‘Huge breakthrough' in Starbucks union talks – which other US firms will follow?
The Guardian· 2024-03-22 11:00
星巴克与工会达成协议 - 星巴克与工会达成协议,将重新开始面对面谈判,旨在达成“基础框架协议”[2] - 星巴克工会表示,将有超过400家工会化星巴克门店的谈判代表参与谈判[3] - 星巴克工会的成功谈判可能会对其他公司的工人产生启发作用[7] - 星巴克工会的发言人表示对与星巴克合作的新路径感到乐观[8] 星巴克与亚马逊的影响 - 星巴克的协议可能会对亚马逊工人产生积极影响[10] - 亚马逊可能需要面临来自各个领域的极大压力才会改变其反工会立场[11] - 星巴克与工会达成协议可能会影响REI公司,但对亚马逊的影响可能较小[12] 工会组织者的看法 - 一些工会组织者认为,星巴克的发展引发了对其他公司持续反对工会的质疑[13]
US accuses Apple of monopolizing smartphone market in sweeping lawsuit
The Guardian· 2024-03-21 14:58
反垄断诉讼 - 美国政府对苹果提起反垄断诉讼,指控其限制软件和硬件访问,涉及核心产品和做法[1] - 美国司法部对苹果提起的诉讼是针对全球市值最高的上市公司之一,也是针对大型科技公司的一系列反垄断诉讼之一[3] - 苹果控制着大部分智能手机市场份额,超过三星成为行业顶尖手机制造商,强调产品之间的兼容性[5] - 苹果与消息应用Beeper的争议引起监管机构关注,Beeper试图让非iPhone用户发送和接收iMessages,但遭到苹果阻止[6] - Beeper的CEO表示无法与全球最大公司进行“猫鼠游戏”,暗示苹果的市场影响力[7] - Beeper和Tile的高管与调查人员会面,Tile多次呼吁监管机构和立法者调查潜在的反垄断行为[8] - 美国司法部自2019年起调查苹果是否违反反垄断法,这一努力导致了多起备受关注的反垄断案件[10] - 欧洲监管机构计划对苹果处以5亿欧元的罚款,因其违反反竞争法,这起调查始于Spotify对苹果施加对其他音乐流媒体提供商不利的限制[11]