The early bird: Tesla wants to invest in artificial intelligence, sales are declining for the brand. Springsteen's new song Streets of Minneapolis criticizes Donald Trump.
In addition to increasing competition, the drop in interest in Tesla cars is attributable to customers who have reservations about Musk's political activities. The company plans to increase investments in artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump's ongoing immigration operation in the city of Minneapolis inspired Bruce Springsteen to create a new song, which he composed and presented to the public for the first time yesterday.
Tesla's profit fell nearly by half last year, the company is investing in xAI
The profit of American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla decreased by 46 percent to 3.8 billion dollars last year, which is approximately 77 billion Czech crowns. Revenues fell by three percent to 94.8 billion dollars. This was announced by the company, led by billionaire Elon Musk. The company plans to invest roughly two billion dollars in the field of xAI, which deals with artificial intelligence (AI).
Tesla announced already at the beginning of January that its global sales fell to 1.64 million vehicles from 1.79 million the previous year. The American company was thus replaced at the top of the world market for electric cars by the Chinese competitor BYD, wrote the website Ceskenoviny.cz.
Bruce Springsteen sings against Trump in Streets of Minneapolis
Rocker Bruce Springsteen dedicated his new song to the residents of Minneapolis. In it, he criticized the ongoing immigration operations of President Donald Trump in the city. The lyrics of the song Streets of Minneapolis, which was released on Wednesday, describe how the "city in flames fought with fire and ice under the boots of the occupant". That's how Springsteen calls the "private army of King Trump". Springsteen stated in his statement that he wrote and recorded the song over the weekend and released it in response to the second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, the AP agency reported.
The Chamber of Deputies elects former Presidential Spokesperson Ovčáček to the ČTK Board
The Chamber of Deputies elected former presidential spokesperson and journalist Jiří Ovčáček to the Board of the Czech News Agency (ČTK) today. He was proposed by the ANO club. In the secret ballot, he received 94 votes out of 177, at least 89 were needed. In the seven-member ČTK Board, two seats were vacant, the deputies did not elect anyone for the second one today. Therefore, the Pirate candidate René Levínský and the SPD candidate Romana Žatecká will proceed to the second round, reported Ceskenoviny.cz.
Love of luxury brought down former South Korean first lady
Kim Keon Hee, wife of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for bribery. This happened in one of the three criminal proceedings she faces. The court found Kim guilty of receiving bribes from the controversial religious sect Unification Church in the form of a Chanel bag and a Graff diamond necklace, reported CNN.
Artificial intelligence was sending tourists to non-existent hot springs
A blog generated by artificial intelligence on the website of the Australian travel agency Tasmania Tours confused clients after it emerged that the serene hot springs in northern Tasmania in the town of Weldborough, which it recommended, actually do not exist. The owner of a local hotel in Weldborough meanwhile said that she was confused when tourists began to ask her about the hot springs in September, reported CNN. As it turned out, artificial intelligence was to blame. The owner of the travel agency admitted that the online hatred that this mistake caused, and damage to the good reputation of the travel agency, are supposedly "absolutely devastating."
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, CNN, AP
