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Exclusive: TuSimple needs to win markets, customers as it stabilizes

30 March 2023

TUCSON, Ariz. — Cheng Lu mostly watched from the sidelines for seven months as autonomous trucking startup TuSimple nearly imploded from the pressure of internal politics and external investigations. Upon returning as CEO in November after being ousted in an awkward succession, Lu quickly assessed the state of affairs and moved to stabilize the company.

So how is that going?

In his first public interview since being rehired to the top management post, Lu told FreightWaves that TuSimple is making...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/exclusive-tusimple-needs-to-win-over-markets-customers-as-it-regains-stability

Current TuSimple employees discuss their work after mass layoffs

29 March 2023

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TUCSON, Ariz. — TuSimple leaders asked Charles Minear for his take on which of his electrical...

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Daily Infographic: Planned Amazon layoffs could hamper e-commerce, logistics

23 November 2022

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Mass firing blindsides former UFI employees, truck drivers

22 November 2022

Former employees of United Furniture Industries, operating under the Lane Furniture brand name, say they were blindsided overnight after receiving either an email or text message instructing them not to report to work Tuesday because their jobs were being immediately terminated “due to unforeseen business circumstances.”

“At the instruction of the board of directors of United Furniture Industries Inc. and all subsidiaries, we regret to inform you that due to unforeseen business circumstances,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mass-firing-blindsides-former-ufi-employees-truck-drivers

Musk Fired An Engineer Who Argued With Him On Twitter

15 November 2022

A recent news article published in the NBC news states that Elon Musk appears to fire software engineer who argued with him on Twitter.

Twitter’s software engineers fired

Elon Musk appears to have fired one of Twitter’s software engineers Monday after the pair argued publicly over what Musk said was the company’s subpar experience for Android users.

And it looks like he did it in a tweet.

Eric Frohnhoefer, whose LinkedIn account says he worked at Twitter for more than eight years, apparently did...

https://mfame.guru/musk-fired-an-engineer-who-argued-with-him-on-twitter/