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Re:Nikola’s founder steps down from board as company faces f... by giarc on Monday September 21, 2020 @12:20PM (#24545210)
There are a ton of companies doing this "Toms shoes" model (buy one, give one) and it doesn't need to be complex. "For every bottle of water you purchase, we fund the clean up of 1000 bottles". Why bring lasers into it?
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Re:Nikola’s founder steps down from board as company faces f... by ChuckMcM on Monday September 21, 2020 @12:31PM (#24545352)
Because they couldn't figure out how to credibly add "Machine learning" or "AI" and lasers was the next buzzword on the "What's hot" list?
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Re:Nikola’s founder steps down from board as company faces f... by microtherion on Monday September 21, 2020 @02:28PM (#24546766)
And the EPA would not approve mounting lasers on sharks' heads.
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