Rani Molla
@rani.bsky.social
Senior correspondent @sherwood.news. Tech and charts. https://sherwood.news/author/rani-molla/
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Rani Molla
@rani.bsky.social
· 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...
Rokay Elon: “Waymo never really had a chance against Tesla” sherwood.news/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk tells Google executive that “Waymo never really had a chance against Tesla”
Musk apparently is speaking to us from the future....
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December 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Rokay Elon: “Waymo never really had a chance against Tesla” sherwood.news/tech/elon-mu...
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If anyone knows what Salesforce’s Marc Benioff is talking about here re: Walmart lemme know sherwood.news/tech/the-bes...
The best quotes from Salesforce’s earnings call
CEO Marc Benioff doesn’t disappoint....
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December 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If anyone knows what Salesforce’s Marc Benioff is talking about here re: Walmart lemme know sherwood.news/tech/the-bes...
At least they didn’t name the company after it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for chan...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
At least they didn’t name the company after it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Remember when Netflix said its goal was “to become HBO faster than HBO can become us"? Now it's trying to buy HBO sherwood.news/business/net...
Netflix reportedly made a mostly cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery over the weekend
The WBD bidding war is heating up — what will the winner get?...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Remember when Netflix said its goal was “to become HBO faster than HBO can become us"? Now it's trying to buy HBO sherwood.news/business/net...
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this is a thing we're going to ignore for a century but when we finally get around to it, we'll find the massive expansion of our grid would have had far better applications than endless data centers -- namely, electrification of all industry
Tetra Pak just launched a heat-pump-based pasteurization system that can cut energy use by up to 77%.
Electrification + heat recovery = massive efficiency gains. This is the kind of behind-the-scenes innovation that quietly transforms entire sectors.
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Electrification + heat recovery = massive efficiency gains. This is the kind of behind-the-scenes innovation that quietly transforms entire sectors.
www.foodtechbiz.com/business-upd...
Tetra Pak launches integrated heat pump system to electrify pasteurization and cut energy use by up to 77%
Tetra Pak announces the expansion of its Factory Sustainable Solutions portfolio with its new Tetra Pak Integrated Heat Pump system for pasteurizers, designed t
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December 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
this is a thing we're going to ignore for a century but when we finally get around to it, we'll find the massive expansion of our grid would have had far better applications than endless data centers -- namely, electrification of all industry
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lure people in with compatibility, and then pull the rug. pretty common playbook unfortunately!
this is my most hated thing about apple tv. netflix wanting to be bad too now I guess www.androidauthority.com/netflix-cast...
Netflix quietly killed casting from phones to newer Chromecasts and Google TV Streamer
Netflix no longer supports casting shows from a mobile device to most TVs and streaming devices, regardless of the plan you're on.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
lure people in with compatibility, and then pull the rug. pretty common playbook unfortunately!
this is my most hated thing about apple tv. netflix wanting to be bad too now I guess www.androidauthority.com/netflix-cast...
Netflix quietly killed casting from phones to newer Chromecasts and Google TV Streamer
Netflix no longer supports casting shows from a mobile device to most TVs and streaming devices, regardless of the plan you're on.
www.androidauthority.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
this is my most hated thing about apple tv. netflix wanting to be bad too now I guess www.androidauthority.com/netflix-cast...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle www.404media.co/americas-pol...
Want to take a Tesla Robotaxi in Austin or San Francisco? You might have to wait. sherwood.news/tech/tesla-r...
Tesla Robotaxi demand outpacing supply in Austin and San Francisco
The service finally became available to the public this week....
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November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Want to take a Tesla Robotaxi in Austin or San Francisco? You might have to wait. sherwood.news/tech/tesla-r...
Grok's chatbot on X says Elon Musk is superior at almost anything, including drinking urine; Musk says Grok was “manipulated by adversarial prompting” www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Grok’s Elon Musk worship is getting weird
Elon Musk is as smart as da Vinci, fitter than LeBron James, and really good at drinking piss.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Grok's chatbot on X says Elon Musk is superior at almost anything, including drinking urine; Musk says Grok was “manipulated by adversarial prompting” www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Who’s got the wheel in the robotaxi race? I have a massive data visualization comparing Tesla’s Robotaxi and Google’s Waymo. sherwood.news/tech/its-tes...
It’s Tesla vs. Google in the fight for self-driving supremacy. Trillions are at stake.
Two of the biggest companies on the planet are finally slamming the accelerator as they try to capture a potentially humongous market. But will...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Who’s got the wheel in the robotaxi race? I have a massive data visualization comparing Tesla’s Robotaxi and Google’s Waymo. sherwood.news/tech/its-tes...
Google opened at an all-time high sherwood.news/tech/google-...
Google opened at an all-time high
Positive reception of Gemini 3 combined with stellar Nvidia earnings that have helped investors shake off fears of an AI bubble have pushed the...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Google opened at an all-time high sherwood.news/tech/google-...
This tracks: Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This tracks: Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Waymo’s map is filling up sherwood.news/tech/waymo-t...
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Waymo’s map is filling up sherwood.news/tech/waymo-t...
Much like the regular Cybertruck, this cost 5X a typical vehicle shop.tesla.com/product/cybe...
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Much like the regular Cybertruck, this cost 5X a typical vehicle shop.tesla.com/product/cybe...
Alt headline: Judge finds Meta no longer socially relevant
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Alt headline: Judge finds Meta no longer socially relevant
When’s Meta gonna start judging itself on its AI-driven impact? www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-empl...
Meta is about to start grading workers on their AI skills
Meta employee performance will be assessed by AI-driven impact starting in 2026, as the company prioritizes AI adoption across its workforce.
www.businessinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
When’s Meta gonna start judging itself on its AI-driven impact? www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-empl...
The most popular iPhone Pro color is orange. Why do you think thats is? sherwood.news/tech/orange-...
Orange Apple iPhones are the new black
The latest iPhone Pro doesn’t come in black, the preferred iPhone color, so people are picking... Cosmic Orange....
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November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The most popular iPhone Pro color is orange. Why do you think thats is? sherwood.news/tech/orange-...
Just absolutely beautiful and illuminating visuals from @jonkeegan.com sherwood.news/tech/big-tec...
Big Tech’s most important infrastructure is at the bottom of the sea
While data centers on land are getting all the attention, Big Tech’s vast network of undersea fiber-optic cables carry 99% of all international...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Just absolutely beautiful and illuminating visuals from @jonkeegan.com sherwood.news/tech/big-tec...
“The path from pledging to pay the boss far more money than the company has made in profits to date in order to keep him interested, to just putting money into his interests, is a short one.” @liamdenning.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Tesla’s SPAC-tacular Vote Is All-In on Musk
Tesla Inc.’s shareholders have taken an important step toward resolving one of the great mysteries of our time: What is Tesla? It is touted as, variously, an electric vehicle maker, a battery powerhou...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“The path from pledging to pay the boss far more money than the company has made in profits to date in order to keep him interested, to just putting money into his interests, is a short one.” @liamdenning.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Hey Google, what’s the wrong way to not be disappointed by tech diversity reports? www.wired.com/story/google...
Google, Microsoft, and Meta Have Stopped Publishing Workforce Diversity Data
Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.
www.wired.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Hey Google, what’s the wrong way to not be disappointed by tech diversity reports? www.wired.com/story/google...
Get ready to text and drive while the Optimus robot cures poverty: The wildest stuff Elon Musk said at Tesla’s shareholder meeting
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The wildest stuff Elon Musk said at Tesla’s shareholder meeting
Get ready to text and drive while the Optimus robot cures poverty....
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November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Get ready to text and drive while the Optimus robot cures poverty: The wildest stuff Elon Musk said at Tesla’s shareholder meeting
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OpenAI’s upcoming device walks talks and quacks like a smartphone but isn’t a smartphone sherwood.news/tech/openaai... by @rani.bsky.social
OpenAI says its AI device will be “multimodal” but doesn’t give many more details
Here’s what we know about the Jony Ive and OpenAI device so far....
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November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
OpenAI’s upcoming device walks talks and quacks like a smartphone but isn’t a smartphone sherwood.news/tech/openaai... by @rani.bsky.social
