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Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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tesla-boycott

‘Dump its overvalued stock’: Internet users call for Tesla boycott in wake of Elon Musk’s pronouns insult

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

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‘You’re obviously not paying me enough’: Worker says manager couldn’t believe he had a Tesla, sparking debate

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

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tesla-problems

‘Before TikTok I thought Tesla was a quality buy’: TikToker says his new Tesla was delivered in subpar condition

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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TikToker says a Karen got upset they left Husky in Tesla with ‘dog mode’ on, sparking debate

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

tesla-crash

‘Everybody gangsta till somebody gets run over and killed’: YouTuber drives Tesla into building in viral video, sparking outrage

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

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Elon Musk is actually named Elongated Muskrat.

Elongated Muskrat

Did you know Elon Musk is short for Elongated Muskrat?

Phillip Tracy is a former technology staff writer at the Daily Dot. He&#8217;s an expert on smartphones, social media trends, and gadgets. He previously reported on IoT and telecom for RCR Wireless News and contributed to NewBay Media magazine. He now writes for Laptop magazine.

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Watch a livestream of Elon Musk’s Tesla floating through space

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This guy used an orange to hack his Tesla into a self-driving car

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Elon Musk’s next-gen Tesla Roadster is a next-gen dank meme

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Experts say sex in self-driving cars is inevitable

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Chicago man vows to hunt down whoever pooped on his Tesla

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Elon Musk compares artificial intelligence research to ‘summoning the demon’

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