Rani Molla
@rani.bsky.social
Senior correspondent @sherwood.news. Tech and charts. https://sherwood.news/author/rani-molla/
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Rani Molla
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· Dec 9
The revenge of the company town: Elon Musk, the new Baron of Bastrop
The billionaire is using the sheer force of his will and wealth to reshape an area in the Lone Star State — whether the locals like it or not....
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I hung out in Elon Musk’s company town. Its playground is always broken. The school is accepting just a fraction of the students it was supposed to because they didn’t build a big enough well. And you can buy any canned beverage imaginable but can’t recycle them. sherwood.news/power/the-re...
Tesla and Meta are betting a lot of money on a future that does not yet exist — but there’s one key difference and it has to do with the present. sherwood.news/tech/meta-an...
Meta and Tesla are funding the future with their core businesses — but only one of them is still growing
The two tech giants, on back-to-back earnings calls, made it sound like they’re selling the same AI-powered future. But the picture of the underlying...
sherwood.news
January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Tesla and Meta are betting a lot of money on a future that does not yet exist — but there’s one key difference and it has to do with the present. sherwood.news/tech/meta-an...
Why Tesla is getting rid of the Model S and X in one table:
(US EV sales data from Cox Automotive)
(US EV sales data from Cox Automotive)
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Why Tesla is getting rid of the Model S and X in one table:
(US EV sales data from Cox Automotive)
(US EV sales data from Cox Automotive)
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Question: When will FSD be fully unsupervised?
Elon Musk: It is fully unsupervised.
Question: When will FSD be fully unsupervised?
Elon Musk: It is fully unsupervised.
January 28, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Question: When will FSD be fully unsupervised?
Elon Musk: It is fully unsupervised.
Question: When will FSD be fully unsupervised?
Elon Musk: It is fully unsupervised.
No more SEXY! Musk says Tesla winding down Model S and X programs next quarter, converting to Optimus factories
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 PM
No more SEXY! Musk says Tesla winding down Model S and X programs next quarter, converting to Optimus factories
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a useful article from an NYT war correspondent analyzing the gear of the kitted out persecutors of Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u... 🎁
The Height of Close-Combat Weaponry Is on This Woman’s Doorstep
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM
a useful article from an NYT war correspondent analyzing the gear of the kitted out persecutors of Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u... 🎁
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SCOOP: SFPD is investigating a January 17 crash involving a Zoox Robotaxi that hit the opened door of a parked car.
Also new in here: a Zoox employee was riding in the robotaxi during the crash. (They were unharmed.)
techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/s...
Also new in here: a Zoox employee was riding in the robotaxi during the crash. (They were unharmed.)
techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/s...
Exclusive: San Francisco Police Department investigating Zoox collision with a parked car | TechCrunch
The investigation is looking into a January 17 crash where a Zoox robotaxi hit the driver's side door of a parked car, which Zoox said was "suddenly opened."
techcrunch.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
SCOOP: SFPD is investigating a January 17 crash involving a Zoox Robotaxi that hit the opened door of a parked car.
Also new in here: a Zoox employee was riding in the robotaxi during the crash. (They were unharmed.)
techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/s...
Also new in here: a Zoox employee was riding in the robotaxi during the crash. (They were unharmed.)
techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/s...
I’m not sure he’s seen the news
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I’m not sure he’s seen the news
Meta trying to convince investors that AI spending is worth it and consumers that AI data centers are cool www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
Meta Campaigns to Change Opinions on Data Centers
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Meta trying to convince investors that AI spending is worth it and consumers that AI data centers are cool www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
Billionaires — they’re just like us!
“Elon Musk has proposed timing SpaceX’s initial public offering to coincide with a rare planetary alignment and his birthday" www.ft.com/content/0ee3...
“Elon Musk has proposed timing SpaceX’s initial public offering to coincide with a rare planetary alignment and his birthday" www.ft.com/content/0ee3...
SpaceX weighs June IPO timed to planetary alignment and Elon Musk’s birthday
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing
www.ft.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Billionaires — they’re just like us!
“Elon Musk has proposed timing SpaceX’s initial public offering to coincide with a rare planetary alignment and his birthday" www.ft.com/content/0ee3...
“Elon Musk has proposed timing SpaceX’s initial public offering to coincide with a rare planetary alignment and his birthday" www.ft.com/content/0ee3...
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Republican presidents be like “you can’t have guns”
Trump: You can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. It's a very unfortunate thing.
January 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Republican presidents be like “you can’t have guns”
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
rude that all the tech companies decided to post earnings on the same day again
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
rude that all the tech companies decided to post earnings on the same day again
New data! Tesla’s Robotaxi is way cheaper than Uber, Lyft, or Waymo — but you’ll have to wait a lot longer for one sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
New data! Tesla’s Robotaxi is way cheaper than Uber, Lyft, or Waymo — but you’ll have to wait a lot longer for one sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
New data! Tesla’s Robotaxi is way cheaper than Uber, Lyft, or Waymo — but you’ll have to wait a lot longer for one sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
Tesla’s Robotaxi is way cheaper than Uber, Lyft, or Waymo — but you’ll have to wait a lot longer for one
New data from ride-share comparison app Obi shows how much cheaper and less available Tesla’s autonomous ride-share service is....
sherwood.news
January 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
New data! Tesla’s Robotaxi is way cheaper than Uber, Lyft, or Waymo — but you’ll have to wait a lot longer for one sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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It’s always funny when palantir employees discover that they work at palantir
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
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"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
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Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:51 PM
It’s always funny when palantir employees discover that they work at palantir
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“.. According to a sworn affidavit from a doctor who says they treated Pretti at the scene, Pretti had at least three bullet wounds in his back, an additional wound on his upper chest, and another possible wound on his neck.”
abcnews.go.com/Politics/min...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“.. According to a sworn affidavit from a doctor who says they treated Pretti at the scene, Pretti had at least three bullet wounds in his back, an additional wound on his upper chest, and another possible wound on his neck.”
abcnews.go.com/Politics/min...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/min...
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Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party.
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party.
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
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Bookmark that Vice President and future presidential candidate JD Vance retweeted a post that said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Bookmark that Vice President and future presidential candidate JD Vance retweeted a post that said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents.”
About those driverless Teslas…they moved the driver to a trailing car. Outstanding. electrek.co/2026/01/22/t...
Tesla didn't remove the Robotaxi 'safety monitor' – it just moved them to a trailing car
Earlier today, Elon Musk announced on X that Tesla had “just started Tesla Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety...
electrek.co
January 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM
About those driverless Teslas…they moved the driver to a trailing car. Outstanding. electrek.co/2026/01/22/t...
Musk says Tesla Robotaxis are operating without safety monitors but it looks like that’s isolated to maybe 2 or 3 cars sherwood.news/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxis are operating without drivers, sending stock higher
Big, if true....
sherwood.news
January 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Musk says Tesla Robotaxis are operating without safety monitors but it looks like that’s isolated to maybe 2 or 3 cars sherwood.news/tech/elon-mu...
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ICE complains about 'doxing' any time one of their officers is identified. Meanwhile at least 1,000 of them are apparently putting ICE right there in their LinkedIn profiles. from
@regret.bsky.social
@regret.bsky.social
ICE Agents Are ‘Doxing’ Themselves
The alleged risks of being publicly identified have not stopped DHS and ICE employees from creating profiles on LinkedIn, even as Kristi Noem threatens to treat revealing agents' identities as a crim...
www.wired.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
ICE complains about 'doxing' any time one of their officers is identified. Meanwhile at least 1,000 of them are apparently putting ICE right there in their LinkedIn profiles. from
@regret.bsky.social
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Trump's "Board of Peace": Belarus, Morocco, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Armenia, Egypt, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Albania, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Indonesia.
The US’s new sphere of influence.
The US’s new sphere of influence.
January 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Trump's "Board of Peace": Belarus, Morocco, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Armenia, Egypt, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Albania, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Indonesia.
The US’s new sphere of influence.
The US’s new sphere of influence.
Musk at Davos talking about reversing aging: "there is some benefit to death"
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Musk at Davos talking about reversing aging: "there is some benefit to death"