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Tesla reverses sales slump, sees modest growth in Q3

Deliveries were up, but not enough to meet analysts’ estimates.

This morning, Tesla posted its sales and production numbers for the third quarter of 2024. While not spectacular when compared to Q3 2023, the numbers do show modest growth, unlike the rather disappointing Q2 2024. However, the production and sales numbers were still below many analysts' estimates.

Tesla built 469,796 vehicles across the months of July, August, and September, a 9 percent increase on Q3 2023. Of those, 443,668 were Models 3 and Y, a 6 percent growth from last year. Thanks to the Cybertruck, the previously moribund "other" category that also includes the slow-selling and outdated Models S and X has grown 91 percent compared to Q3 2023.

Tesla sold fewer cars than it built in Q3, though. Total sales for the quarter amounted to 462,890—6 percent up compared to Q3 2023. That's better than some analyst estimates, but UBS and Barclays were both estimating 470,000 cars sold during the three months.

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Helene takes ultrapure quartz mines offline, threatens tech supply chains

Spruce Pine, NC contains largest known deposit of high-purity quartz.

Millions of people across the US South have gone without power or have been forced to evacuate following days of extreme downpours brought on by Hurricane Helene. North Carolina has borne the brunt of the devastation, with the state accounting for a third of all recorded fatalities to date. And as relief operations get underway, the eyes of the world are on a small town of about 2,000 in the western part of the state.

Spruce Pine sits about an hour northeast of Asheville, Mitchell County, and is home to the world’s biggest known source of ultrapure quartz—often referred to as high-purity quartz, or HPQ. This material is used for manufacturing crucibles, on which global semiconductor production relies, as well as to make components within semiconductors themselves.

Semiconductors are the fundamental building blocks of modern IT. Transistors, a type of semiconductor device, are the small electronic switches that perform computation functions in every tech gadget, from smartphones to electric scooters, data centers, and military aircraft. They make possible the processors that power most of the world’s smart gadgets.

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Sicherheitspaket: BKA-Urteil stärkt Kritiker der Gesichtserkennung

Nach dem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zur Datenspeicherung des BKA sehen sich die Kritiker der geplanten Gesichtserkennung bestätigt. Von Friedhelm Greis (Gesichtserkennung, KI)

Nach dem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zur Datenspeicherung des BKA sehen sich die Kritiker der geplanten Gesichtserkennung bestätigt. Von Friedhelm Greis (Gesichtserkennung, KI)