This week on the TechCrunch Podcast, TC climate writer Harri Weber comes on to talk about Tesla’s underperforming solar roofing business and new TC reporter, Kyle Wiggins, does a deep dive into Butler Hospitality’s recent layoffs and how they are a cautionary tale for other food and hospitality tech businesses. And of course, Darrell gives you a rundown of biggest stories in tech this week
Articles from the episode:
- Sure, Tesla, a solar trailer
- Tesla reportedly nowhere near goal of installing 1,000 solar roofs a week
- Butler shows hundreds of employees the door after raising $50M for room service delivery
Other news from the week:
- Microsoft lays off a portion of its workforce as part of a ‘realignment’
- Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to seal the deal
- Twitter v. Elon brings us a meme-driven lawsuit for the books
- Uber facing lawsuit from dozens of women over sexual assaults by drivers
- YouTube ends Lofi Girl’s two-year-long music stream over bogus DMCA warning
