This week on the TechCrunch Podcast, TC climate writer Harri Weber comes on to talk about Tesla’s underperforming solar roofing business and new TC reporter, Kyle Wiggins, does a deep dive into Butler Hospitality’s recent layoffs and how they are a cautionary tale for other food and hospitality tech businesses. And of course, Darrell gives you a rundown of biggest stories in tech this week
Articles from the episode:
Sure, Tesla, a solar trailer
Tesla reportedly nowhere near goal of installing 1,000 solar roofs a week
Butler shows hundreds of employees the door after raising $50M for room service delivery
Other news from the week:
Microsoft lays off a portion of its workforce as part of a ‘realignment’
Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to seal the deal
Twitter v. Elon brings us a meme-driven lawsuit for the books
Uber facing lawsuit from dozens of women over sexual assaults by drivers
YouTube ends Lofi Girl’s two-year-long music stream over bogus DMCA warning