Tesla’s solar roofs have stayed mostly in the dark, and other TC news
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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 the 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
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