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Tesla continues its financial struggles even after Elon Musk’s White House exit
Tesla’s financial position is getting worse as the fallout continues from CEO Elon Musk’s politics.The electric automaker reported Wednesday that both revenue and profits fell in the second quarter of the year compared with a year ago. It’s the second straight negative earnings report from the company, which has suffered damage to its brand and become a lightning rod for street demonstrations.While Tesla is still the No. 1 seller of electric vehicles in the United States by a wide margin, the earnings report shows a deteriorating situation with no obvious quick fix for Musk, the world’s wealthiest person.On a conference call with analysts, Musk laid out aggressive plans to try to expand Tesla’s nascent robotaxi service beyond its limited service area in Austin, Texas. He said he wants to make self-driving Tesla taxis available to...
NASA MSR review continues despite committee leadership change
NASA Space Technology WASHINGTON — NASA says it still expects to make a recommendation on a new architecture for the Mars Sample Return (MSR) program by the end of the year despite a change in leadership of a key review committee.At a Nov. 6 meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), Jeff Gramling, MSR program director at NASA Headquarters, said a committee called the MSR Strategy Review Team, or MSR-SR, is scheduled to provide a recommendation on a “go-forward architecture” for MSR in December. That recommendation will go to Nicola Fox, NASA associate administrator for science, and then to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson for final approval.That was the same timeline that Gramling provided at an Oct. 21 meeting of a National Academies committee. That took place days after NASA announced the formation of...
NASA Michoud Continues Work on Evolved Stage of SLS Rocket for Future Artemis Missions
NASA Space Technology Manufacturing equipment that will be used to build components for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for future Artemis missions is being installed at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana.The novel tooling will be used to produce the SLS rocket’s advanced exploration upper stage, or EUS, in the factory’s new manufacturing area. The EUS will serve as the upper, or in-space, stage for all Block 1B and Block 2 SLS flights in both crew and cargo configurations.In tandem, NASA and Boeing, the SLS lead contractor for the core stage and exploration upper stage, are producing structural test articles and flight hardware structures for the upper stage at Michoud and the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Early manufacturing is already underway at Michoud while preparations for an...
Presto Continues Expanding Its Loyalty Ecosystem with PLUSMiles
Top Stories Tamfitronics KUALA LUMPUR, July 1, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - PrestoMalaysia's First and Largest Loyalty E-commerce Aggregator, is thrilled to announce a new partnership with PLUSMilesMalaysia’s largest rewards programme for expressway travellers by PLUS Malaysia Berhad (“PLUS”). This collaboration aims to provide extensive redemption rewards for PLUSMiles users, enhancing their travel and redemption options.Group CEO of Presto, Mr Cheong Chia ChouPLUSMiles serves a significant user base, with total PLUS expressway travellers reaching 1.8 million during non-festive periods and soaring to 2.2 million during festive seasons. Currently, PLUSMiles boasts a membership of 3.1 million loyal users.Through this partnership, Presto will provide PLUSMiles with a comprehensive product rewards redemption catalogue within the PLUS App. This new catalogue offers an extensive array of products and e-vouchers for users to select from, significantly enhancing the redemption options...
