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...
The Office Depot branding here is impeccable electrek.co/2025/12/30/t...
Tesla Cybercabs spotted testing, unsurprisingly with steering wheels
A new sighting of Tesla Cybercab prototypes in Austin, Texas, is fueling the ongoing debate about the vehicle’s design. While...
electrek.co
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Office Depot branding here is impeccable electrek.co/2025/12/30/t...
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Phew. @rani.bsky.social and I had quite a busy year covering tech for @sherwood.news! We took a look back at this crazy year through some of our favorite data visualizations we and the rest of the team published. sherwood.news/markets/look...
December 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Phew. @rani.bsky.social and I had quite a busy year covering tech for @sherwood.news! We took a look back at this crazy year through some of our favorite data visualizations we and the rest of the team published. sherwood.news/markets/look...
2025! It was a year! In charts! sherwood.news/markets/look...
Looking back at 2025 in charts
It’s been a long, eventful year....
sherwood.news
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
2025! It was a year! In charts! sherwood.news/markets/look...
Grindr is the new LinkedIn www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tough Job Market Has People Using Dating Apps to Get Interviews
Some job seekers are becoming creative and turning to Hinge, Grindr and other apps to make employment connections.
www.bloomberg.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Grindr is the new LinkedIn www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Tesla’s rollout of driverless Robotaxis is going....
December 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
How Tesla’s rollout of driverless Robotaxis is going....
Cybertruck having a moment
December 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Cybertruck having a moment
Is it because they have drivers? Musk says Tesla Robotaxis were unaffected by SF power outage
December 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Is it because they have drivers? Musk says Tesla Robotaxis were unaffected by SF power outage
Just watches dozens of equidistant lights move across the sky in single file. Thought the aliens were finally stepping in but sadly it was just newly launched Starlink satellites
December 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just watches dozens of equidistant lights move across the sky in single file. Thought the aliens were finally stepping in but sadly it was just newly launched Starlink satellites
Damn: For Netflix and Disney Plus “over 100% of the US net additions in 2025 were through ad-supported tiers, while ad-free subscribers declined,” according to Morgan Stanley
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Netflix and Disney+ probably only added ad-tier subscribers this year, says Morgan Stanley
As streaming prices climb, ad-free subscribers are becoming a rarity....
sherwood.news
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Damn: For Netflix and Disney Plus “over 100% of the US net additions in 2025 were through ad-supported tiers, while ad-free subscribers declined,” according to Morgan Stanley
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Fun watching the tech companies trying to market AI as a good thing. Big “clean coal” vibes ai.meta.com/ai-for-good/
AI for Good
We empower partners with AI that serves everyone.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Fun watching the tech companies trying to market AI as a good thing. Big “clean coal” vibes ai.meta.com/ai-for-good/
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I don't think it's a stretch to say this is a big gamble and a risky moment for Rivian.
Suddenly and massively expanding the geographic area that its hands-free tech can be used with limitations like these open up all sorts of paths for misuse (intentional or not).
Suddenly and massively expanding the geographic area that its hands-free tech can be used with limitations like these open up all sorts of paths for misuse (intentional or not).
Very Tesla coded: it Rivian’s “Universal Hands-Free” software “will not stop or slow down for traffic lights or stop signs” or make turns techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/r...
Rivian rolls out new 'Universal Hands-Free' driving feature | TechCrunch
The driver assistance software is available on Rivian's for Gen 2 R1 cars and works on 3.5 million miles of North American roads. But it doesn't slow or stop for traffic lights or stop signs.
techcrunch.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I don't think it's a stretch to say this is a big gamble and a risky moment for Rivian.
Suddenly and massively expanding the geographic area that its hands-free tech can be used with limitations like these open up all sorts of paths for misuse (intentional or not).
Suddenly and massively expanding the geographic area that its hands-free tech can be used with limitations like these open up all sorts of paths for misuse (intentional or not).
Very Tesla coded: it Rivian’s “Universal Hands-Free” software “will not stop or slow down for traffic lights or stop signs” or make turns techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/r...
Rivian rolls out new 'Universal Hands-Free' driving feature | TechCrunch
The driver assistance software is available on Rivian's for Gen 2 R1 cars and works on 3.5 million miles of North American roads. But it doesn't slow or stop for traffic lights or stop signs.
techcrunch.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Very Tesla coded: it Rivian’s “Universal Hands-Free” software “will not stop or slow down for traffic lights or stop signs” or make turns techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/r...
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"Grok, will the Jaws of Life fit in the bed of my Cybertruck?"
Alexa, what’s the definition of “brand loyalty”? www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Tesla Drivers Are Buying Escape Tools and Cars to Avoid Getting Trapped Inside
After numerous cases of consumers being unable to enter or exit Teslas due to door malfunctions, some are taking safety into their own hands.
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Grok, will the Jaws of Life fit in the bed of my Cybertruck?"
Alexa, what’s the definition of “brand loyalty”? www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Tesla Drivers Are Buying Escape Tools and Cars to Avoid Getting Trapped Inside
After numerous cases of consumers being unable to enter or exit Teslas due to door malfunctions, some are taking safety into their own hands.
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Alexa, what’s the definition of “brand loyalty”? www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Guess you can’t trademark a triangle
December 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Guess you can’t trademark a triangle
Tesla has closed at an all-time high. It did this for the holidays last year, too. sherwood.news/tech/tesla-c...
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Tesla has closed at an all-time high. It did this for the holidays last year, too. sherwood.news/tech/tesla-c...
I am 100 years old but is this a thing people will actually do? Watch Reels on a TV? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Instagram Debuts Dedicated Television App for Amazon Fire TV
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram unveiled its first dedicated TV app, which lets users watch the short-form video feature Reels on a larger screen.
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I am 100 years old but is this a thing people will actually do? Watch Reels on a TV? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is fun: Tesla’s market share is going up even as its sales are going down, in part because major automakers are dropping out of EV production sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
December 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This is fun: Tesla’s market share is going up even as its sales are going down, in part because major automakers are dropping out of EV production sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
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the most recent data shows Waymo's self-driving cars perform significantly *better* than human drivers.
the most recent data shows Tesla Robotaxis perform significantly *worse* than human drivers, even with a safety monitor in the front seat. sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
the most recent data shows Tesla Robotaxis perform significantly *worse* than human drivers, even with a safety monitor in the front seat. sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
Tesla’s 29 Austin Robotaxis have crashed 8 times since June, as data suggests they perform much worse than human drivers
That’s a lot of crashes for such a small fleet....
sherwood.news
December 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
the most recent data shows Waymo's self-driving cars perform significantly *better* than human drivers.
the most recent data shows Tesla Robotaxis perform significantly *worse* than human drivers, even with a safety monitor in the front seat. sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
the most recent data shows Tesla Robotaxis perform significantly *worse* than human drivers, even with a safety monitor in the front seat. sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
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The trend does not appear to be your friend sherwood.news/markets/us-u...
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The trend does not appear to be your friend sherwood.news/markets/us-u...
Tesla’s 30 Robotaxis in Austin have been in 8 crashes since June. electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
Tesla reports another Robotaxi crash, even with supervisor as it moves to remove them
Tesla has reported yet another crash involving its Robotaxi fleet in Austin to the NHTSA. The new data keeps the...
electrek.co
December 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Tesla’s 30 Robotaxis in Austin have been in 8 crashes since June. electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
Recession indicator and sign of cultural decline
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Recession indicator and sign of cultural decline
there’s such a cognitive disconnect between these words and this font from Tesla
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
there’s such a cognitive disconnect between these words and this font from Tesla
👀 “Sherwood found that Meta’s tax breaks on just the sales tax of GPUs would come out to more than $3.3B — enough to build 33 new high schools, pay the salaries of all the state’s public school teachers for more than a year, or pay for more than seven years of the Louisiana State Police budget”
Check out this gargantuan and beautiful data piece about gargantuan and not beautiful data centers by @jonkeegan.com sherwood.news/tech/hyperion/
The power play behind Hyperion, Mark Zuckerberg’s colossal data center being built in rural Louisiana
$10 billion of investment. Code names to disguise projects and companies. Mixed opinions. Skyrocketing property values. And enough tax breaks...
sherwood.news
December 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
👀 “Sherwood found that Meta’s tax breaks on just the sales tax of GPUs would come out to more than $3.3B — enough to build 33 new high schools, pay the salaries of all the state’s public school teachers for more than a year, or pay for more than seven years of the Louisiana State Police budget”
In case you missed: I’ve been dutifully collecting the insane stuff tech CEOs have said this year for you. Happy holidays! sherwood.news/tech/the-mos...
The most outlandish tech CEO quotes from 2025
Tech CEOs have been nuttier than ever....
sherwood.news
December 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In case you missed: I’ve been dutifully collecting the insane stuff tech CEOs have said this year for you. Happy holidays! sherwood.news/tech/the-mos...