The tech layoff contagion is hitting automakers — but it's not like what's happening at Google, Meta, and Microsoft

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Layoffs are hitting the auto industry.

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Ford's new tech will let electric cars show off with smoky, four-wheel burnouts

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A patent diagram showing a Ford electric SUV doing a burnout.

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Ford's satirical Women's Day ad touts a 'car for men' with no blinkers, windshield wipers, or heaters

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Much of the modern automobile was built by women. Ford's latest ad campaign proves it.

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Elon Musk's dream of producing 20 million Teslas per year hangs on whether or not it can pull off a major shift in battery tech

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If Tesla wants to build a cheaper, more affordable EV, it's going to need to invest in better battery technology.

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Tesla stock 'gets boring' as the market drills into the EV's company metrics and treats it more like a traditional automaker, investment research firm says

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk steps out of a Tesla Model X in 2015.

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Salesforce: A New Dawn. CEO Marc Benioff is pivoting the cloud company from family to profitability.

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Drama is mounting, reader. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I'm not just talking about the Selena/Hailey 'mean girls' saga — I'm fascinated by the Salesforce spectacle.

Ford wants to allow your car to lock you out — and even drive itself to an impound lot or scrapyard — if you miss payments

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Ford filed for a patent for a system that would allow a car to cause "discomfort" to a driver late on payments, even by going as far as to lock the owner out and repossess itself.

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Ford Tries to Patent a Dystopian Future Where Self-Driving Cars Repo Themselves

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Car companies often talk about autonomous vehicles as an avenue towards increased freedom—enabling more people to access roadways and giving drivers back their time and attention. But at least one auto giant is considering alternate (and darker) uses of still-elusive self-driving technology.

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Tesla lost its edge — and Elon Musk has no one but himself to blame

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Tesla spent the past two decades defying expectations and disrupting the automotive industry, but now it's starting to fall behind the rest of the auto industry.

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Tesla cofounder's advice to EV startups: Don't try to be Tesla

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Martin Eberhard says EV startups need to stop trying to be like Tesla and find their own market.
Martin Eberhard has some simple advice for EV companies: Don't try to beat Tesla by competing head-on with similar cars.

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