Algorithms · April 2015Gaffe level: Typo
Trading Algorithms Bought Tesla's April Fool's Joke
Elon Musk's April Fool's joke about a Tesla Watch sent text-mining trading bots into a frenzy, triggering one of Tesla's biggest one-minute trading bursts ever. The algorithms never checked a calendar.
Source: VentureBeat
85,000 California Home Batteries Team Up for a Record 745 MW Grid Save
During an October heat wave, more than 85,000 Tesla Powerwalls plus Sunrun home batteries discharged together for a record 745 MW virtual power plant event, bigger than most gas peaker plants in the state. Homeowners got paid for helping the grid through the evening peak.
Source: Electrek