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Tesla (TSLA) launches major shift in retail strategy: cheaper locations, remote working, and more

July 28, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) is currently implementing a major shift in its retail strategy, according to sources familiar with the matter. The automaker will move away from showrooms in fancy malls, and instead it will focus on cheaper locations, remote managing of test drive fleet, and delivery centers. Tesla’s confusing retail strategies Since Tesla doesn’t use the franchise dealer model and instead owns…
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Kodak faces backlash for removing Instagram post from photographer who called China's Xinjiang region an 'Orwellian dystopia'

July 28, 2021
Eastman Kodak has come under fire recently after Instagram users noticed the company had removed a post from its profile that featured photographs depicting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) of the People’s Republic of China: an area where the current Chinese administration is accused of numerous human rights violations against the Turkic ethnic group. Kodak, whose Instagram…
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Bluetooth-enabled tracking startup Wiliot raises $200M

July 28, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Wiliot, a startup creating a low-cost, self-powered chip that attaches to products to sense physical and environment data, has raised $200 million. The company’s latest tranche, a series C, was led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, and brings the company’s total raised to date to $270 million. Wiliot says that the new…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 27, 2021

July 28, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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