The BMW 7 Series the designed to be the pinnacle of everything that BMW does. It’s fondly referred to by BMW as “the best car in the world” and that’s how it was introduced to us. The BMW 7 Series was born in 1977 and has skipped through generations with increasing sophistication. It remains a…
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Laura Normand / The Verge Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO, responded to the mass layoffs under Elon Musk’s ownership by saying he owns “the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation” and that he grew the company “too quickly.” On Friday, Musk laid off about half of Twitter’s workforce, affecting employees across…
Enlarge / The launch of the new i7 and 7 Series was a two-day affair, and we couldn’t drive only the electric version. BMW provided a flight from LA to DC plus three nights in a hotel so we could drive the i7 and 760i. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. PALM SPRINGS, Calif.—”You…
Enlarge / BMW is now confident enough in its EV powertrains that it’s made a fully electric 7 Series alongside the gasoline-powered versions. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) BMW provided three nights in a hotel and a flight from LA back to DC so we could drive the i7 and 760i. Ars does not accept paid editorial…
Jack Dorsey says he can “understand” if current and former Twitter employees blame him for the state of the company under Elon Musk. The co-founder and former CEO of Twitter took to the platform on Saturday to say he was to blame for the situation. “Folks at Twitter past and present are strong and resilient….
Twitter will soon include a feature allowing users to append long-form text to their tweets, company owner and CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday. Musk didn’t say when the functionality would arrive, but promised it would end the “absurdity of notepad screenshots.” He added that the company also plans to work on additional tools for…
Current and former Twitter employees began a class action lawsuit on Thursday concerning the current wave of high-profile layoffs at Twitter. The suit claims that the embattled social media company is in violation of labor laws, particularly federal and state versions of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The filing also notes that…
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Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images The Hyperloop prototype tube was removed from its location outside of SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif, reports say. The above-ground test tunnel was installed in 2016, but sat idle for years, according to the LA Times. Hawthorne Council member Angie Reyes English reportedly asked the city to request the tube…