This week in Business Twitter: Elon Musk’s deleted tweets, Volkswagen’s April Fool’s flop, and Coinbase going public Elon Musk was forced to delete some controversial tweets. Meanwhile, Volkswagen got into controversy of its own when it jumped the gun on its April Fool’s Day name change to “Voltswagen.” Ivan De Luce 4.2.21 8:00 PM People
Volkswagen is doubling down on EV tech in battery-expert hiring spree Volkswagen's billion-dollar investment into battery development shows that the company is fully plunging into the electric car industry. But as proven by alternative data, it's already done a few things to gear up for this massive shift. James Mattone 5.17.19 2:27 PM Markets
A Smart Car Swan Song: the data trail it leaves behind in North America The Smart car will no longer be sold in the U.S. and Canada after this year. As we see on Carmax and Carvana, it will be remembered as the cheapest used vehicle one can buy. James Mattone 5.1.19 2:10 PM Tech
A brief history of why Martin Shkreli got banned from Twitter The following is an excerpt from SMIRK, a memoir of journalist Christie Smythe's unusual relationship with "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli. It should be viewed as opinion. You can read more at www.smirk-book.com. Christie Smythe 11.23.22 12:25 AM Outcasts
Taking inventory of Volkswagen's electric-vehicle charging infrastructure as it embarks on EV project Nine months after Volkswagen launched Electrify America, the company made steps to put a VW electric vehicle on American roads. James Mattone 1.17.19 8:18 PM Tech