KOMPUTER JADUL-, Could this be the most concrete sign yet that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political maneuvering has backfired on his business?

On Tuesday (March 11) outside the White House, President Donald Trump stood next to the tech billionaire and a red Tesla Model S. Trump announced that he would buy the electric car for his entire staff to use, with full payment.

Trump’s unexpected support for the electric vehicle (EV) giant comes after months of criticism of Musk’s involvement in US and foreign politics, including support for far-right parties in Europe, after billions of dollars were wiped off Tesla’s stock.

The fact that Musk sought public support through the US president has drawn protests, consumer boycotts and even sabotage attacks on Tesla, its charging stations and a production plant has worried his investors.Trump has condemned the attacks on Tesla as “domestic terrorism”.

Have Tesla’s sales plummeted because of Musk’s political involvement?

Tesla’s sales slump is adding to the pressure. In Germany, where Musk used his social media platform X to support the far-right AfD party in last month’s parliamentary elections, Tesla sales fell 76% year-on-year. Overall EV sales in Germany, meanwhile, rose by almost a third in the same period.

A similar trend is emerging in France, where Tesla sales fell 45% in the first two months of the year. In Australia, Tesla sales have fallen by more than a third in the four months since Trump was re-elected.

In the largest US electric vehicle market, California, Tesla sales fell for the fifth straight quarter, according to the California New Car Dealers Association CNCDA. Tesla sales in the state are also down 11.6% in 2024.

Consumers appear to be shunning Musk’s electric cars, amid allegations of Musk’s political involvement and his close ties to Trump. Many Tesla owners are putting stickers on their cars in protest of Musk’s turnaround, with slogans such as: “Vintage Tesla – Pre-Madness Edition” or “I bought this car before Elon lost his mind.”

"Musk thinks he can say whatever he wants without consequences for Tesla," Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein told the Associated Press last week. "Tesla used to be in a great position. Now, Tesla has a lot of competition".

A recent survey by Strategic Vision asked Americans to name their favorite vehicles. While many Americans chose EVs over conventional models, not a single one chose Tesla.

Daniel A. Crane, a law professor at the University of Michigan and author of a book about Tesla, noted that the automaker is "very much associated with its environmental concerns," and that Tesla drivers "tend to lean to the left politically".

"In the last two years, Musk has burned bridges with those groups. Plus, with so many other EVs on the market (like Rivian and Lucid, and other major automakers), people who want an EV for environmental reasons don't have to buy a Tesla", Crane told DW.

Crane added that while Musk may think Tesla can target Trump supporters on the right, "MAGA people tend to be the most skeptical of EVs".

The end of the “Teflon Elon” moniker?

The intense competition between electric vehicle manufacturers has triggered a major decline in Tesla shares. In the past three months, Musk’s Tesla shares have fallen by almost half.

Musk’s net worth has also fallen by $144 billion (around Rp2.36 trillion) in the same period amid growing skepticism about Tesla’s determination to deliver autonomous cars based on artificial intelligence.

The company’s valuation peaked at more than $1.5 trillion (around Rp24.5 quadrillion) after last year’s US presidential election, but on Monday (10/3) earlier this week, Tesla shares plunged 15% due to a market sell-off triggered by fears of a US recession.

Musk gave $250 million (around Rp4.1 trillion) in funding to Trump’s campaign and has since become Trump’s top adviser on cutting government spending through the DOGE Department of Government Efficiency.

Musk’s involvement has fueled daily reports of public sector budget cuts, which have been welcomed by many U.S. voters but criticized by activists, academics and lawmakers for lacking adequate oversight.

Controversy over Musk’s role in DOGE

Recently, “Tesla Takedown” protests have emerged at Tesla dealerships across the U.S. to protest Musk’s role in DOGE, which has so far canceled $60 billion worth of contracts that fund humanitarian programs around the world.

Americans are witnessing “an extraordinary concentration of power in someone who doesn’t have a high-level security clearance and hasn’t gone through the Senate confirmation process”, Don Moynihan, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy, told Reuters last month.

Moynihan called Musk’s access to sensitive government data without adequate oversight “alarming” and “unprecedented”.

Meanwhile, Musk’s other businesses are still thriving. There’s SpaceX, Musk’s first private spaceflight company. In addition, there is Neuralink, which is developing an interface implanted in the brain. Then, there is xAI which created the AI ​​chatbot Grok, and the social media platform X. The infrastructure and tunnel construction company The Boring Company is also owned by Musk. He also has an ambition to colonize the planet Mars.

Unlike Tesla, these companies are not listed on the stock exchange but can still be traded by investors on the secondary market. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (12/03), although Tesla's valuation has fallen, the combined value of Musk's four private companies has actually increased 45% since the election, according to analysis from the Caplight trading platform. xAI's share price has even increased 110% since November 5, 2024.

Will Musk step down from Tesla???

Last month, Brad Lander, the New York City Comptroller, who manages an employee pension fund with Tesla stock ownership worth $ 1.25 billion (around Rp. 20.5 trillion), said Musk should step down as Tesla CEO but remain on the board of directors. According to him, this move would return Tesla to "the basic model of shareholder governance in the US".

Although Musk has publicly said his involvement with DOGE will likely last another year, one of the most bullish investors, Dan Ives, now thinks Musk should abandon his commitment to the Trump administration.

"The time for Musk and DOGE is over ... he needs to refocus as CEO of Tesla", Ives told DW. "Balance is key, and that's what Musk needs to do to stop the Tesla stock from plummeting".

A poll by US investment bank Morgan Stanley found that 85 percent of investors believe Musk's move into politics will have a "negative" or "very negative" impact on Tesla's business.

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KOMPUTER JADUL-, German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) is open to producing weapons and military equipment, CEO Oliver Blume has said.

Blume made the remarks in response to the European Union's recent announcement of plans to spend up to $870 billion on its defense sector.

Speaking to German state broadcaster NDR on Tuesday, Blume said the carmaker was examining the needs of the defense industry closely.

All options are on the table, he said, including converting some plants from civilian to military production. "We are basically open to such topics," Blume claimed.

The idea has been backed by Germany's largest arms manufacturer, Rheinmetall. Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger said on Wednesday that VW's Osnabrueck facility would be suitable for conversion.

Volkswagen previously produced military vehicles for the Wehrmacht, Nazi Germany’s armed forces, during World War II, including the Kübelwagen light transport vehicle and the Schwimmwagen four-wheel-drive amphibious vehicle.

A Volkswagen factory was involved in making components for the V-1 flying bomb, an early type of cruise missile used to devastating effect by the Nazis.

The auto giant is struggling now, with sales and profits plunging last year, forcing VW to announce its first-ever mass factory closures and layoffs in Germany.

Meanwhile, the European Union is stepping up its militarization efforts after US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized European NATO members for failing to meet the bloc’s defense spending commitments.

In response, Brussels has announced a major militarization initiative proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Dubbed ReArm Europe, the plan could divert $870 billion to the defense sector over the next four years.

While the announcement sent shares in Europe's largest arms manufacturer soaring, the plan was rejected by Dutch lawmakers, citing fiscal concerns.

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KOMPUTER JADUL-, The world gold price has continued to record a very rapid increase in recent months. After soaring throughout 2024, the gold price continued to increase throughout 2025. The busyness of central banks in buying up all gold throughout January, pushed up the world gold price.

In today's trading, Wednesday (12/3/2025) at 17.12 WIB, the world gold price weakened slightly by 0.02% to US$ 2,915.35 per troy ounce. In trading on Tuesday, the gold price closed up 0.92% while throughout this year the gold price has flown 11.1%.

The increase in the gold price is also inseparable from the gold buying action carried out by some central banks in several countries. Although there are still several central banks that sell gold, the selling actions of several central banks are not much more than the gold buying actions by central banks.

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan became the central bank with the largest addition of gold of 8.1 tons. In second place is the central bank of China with a gold purchase of 5 tons. And the other third largest order is filled by the Central Bank of Kazakhstan with 3.8 tons.

For China, this is their third consecutive month of purchases. In three months, the Central Bank of China or PBoC bought 20.3 tons of gold. China had stopped buying gold for six months, namely May-October 2024.

China is again buying gold amidst the weakening economy and tensions in trade relations with the United States. This tension is expected to worsen the Chinese economy due to falling export demand.

China bought gold in November and December 2024 and January 2025. For the record, Donald Trump was re-elected as President of the United States (US) on November 5, 2024.

Since he was elected, he has immediately sounded the drums of a trade war with China.

Gold is a safe haven asset that is sought after during geopolitical and economic tensions, including trade wars.

Poland is also one of the most active countries in buying gold, in January 2025 the country's central bank again bought 3.1 tons. Meanwhile, India is in fifth place with an additional 2.8 tons of gold.

In terms of sales, in the January 2025 period there were three central banks that sold gold, with Russia being the central bank with the largest sales of 3.1 tons.

Next, there is Jordan which sold 3 tons of gold and the central bank of Kyrgyzstan which dumped 1.9 tons of its gold.

Furthermore, in terms of gold reserves, the central bank of the United States (US) still holds the first position as the country with the largest gold reserves in the world, reaching 8,133.5 tons.

Meanwhile, China is in seventh place with 2,284.5 tons of gold reserves. India is in ninth place with total reserves of 879 tons. And Indonesia is still in 45th place with total gold reserves of 78.6 tons.

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KOMPUTER JADUL-, Tech giants have had to swallow a very bitter pill. The Nasdaq posted its biggest drop since 2022 earlier this week.

The world's seven most valuable tech giants lost more than $750 billion in market value. Concerns about tariff wars in the tech sector have driven a massive stock decline.

Apple led the sharpest decline, causing the company's value to fall by around $174 billion.

Nvidia also lost nearly $140 billion in market value, with shares closing down 5%. The AI ​​chip giant has lost nearly a third of its market value in the two months since hitting a record high in January 2025.

Tesla posted its highest percentage drop in a day at 15%. This decline was worse than the company's worst day in 2020.

Tesla has lost more than half of its market value after hitting a record high in late December 2024, quoted from CNBC International, Tuesday (11/3/2025).

Tesla lost US$130 billion (Rp2,100 trillion) in market value on Monday (10/3) local time. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Alphabet lost US$98 billion (Rp1,600 trillion) and US$95 billion (Rp1,500 trillion) respectively. Amazon lost US$50 billion (Rp820 billion) and US$70 billion (Rp1.1 trillion).

All investors are flocking to sell shares in the technology sector. The impact of the tariff war disaster is increasingly being felt. This is because many technology companies rely on foreign components and manufacturing.

If forced to move manufacturing to the US, the selling price of technology products is likely to soar. This has raised concerns that the US will face a recession under President Donald Trump.

Semiconductor manufacturers such as Nvidia have also felt a significant impact. Last week, Trump announced an additional $100 billion investment from Taiwanese giant TSMC to build manufacturing in the U.S. to avoid tariffs. Trump called TSMC the world's most powerful chip giant for its willingness to boost local production.

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KOMPUTER JADUL-, Crypto, Solana (SOL) has experienced a very drastic decline in the past month, dropping more than 35 percent to US$ 127.63, its lowest level in the past few months. This fall has sparked concerns in the crypto market, especially due to the weakening technical indicators and reduced activity on the Solana network.

Now, all investors are wondering whether SOL can still rise, or will it fall even deeper?

AI Prediction for Solana Price at the End of March

Reporting from a finbold.com news, several artificial intelligence (AI) models tried to project the price movement of Solana until March 31, 2025. Based on technical analysis and market trends, AI estimates the average price of SOL at US$ 133.83, up 7.59 from the current level.

The most optimistic prediction comes from Claude 3.5 Sonnet, who estimates that SOL could rise 13.76 percent to reach US$ 141.50 by the end of the month.

Meanwhile, the Gemini 1.5 Flash 002 and GPT-4.o models provide more conservative estimates, with a price target of US$130 or an increase of 4.51 percent. This shows that despite the potential for upside, market sentiment is still cautious, likely due to the lack of strong catalysts to drive a major rally,

Solana Fundamentals Decline

Despite predictions for a price recovery, the fundamentals of the Solana network have actually declined. Solana's weekly revenue plunged by 93 percent, dropping from US$55 million in January to just US$4 million last week.

In addition, Solana's decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem has also been affected. The total value locked (TVL) in Solana DeFi fell nearly 50 percent from US$12 billion in January 2025 to US$6.4 billion as of March 11, according to data from DeFiLlama.

This decline indicates that fewer users and investors are participating in the Solana network, which could be a negative signal for the price in the long term. Derivatives Market Gives Hope

On the other hand, data from the derivatives market provides a glimmer of optimism. SOL trading volume increased 8.49 percent to US$ 12.95 billion, indicating increased market activity. In addition, open interest (futures contracts) rose 3.36 percent to 3.74 billion.

Speculation on SOL also increased, as seen from open interest increasing 3.49 percent to US$ 8.62 percent. In addition, the long/short ratio on Binance and OKEx exceeded 3.7, indicating more traders are betting on a price increase.

Interestingly, short position liquidations were greater than long position liquidations in various time periods. This indicates the possibility of a Short Squeeze, where a sudden price increase can force more traders to close their short positions, which in turn could push the price up even further.

If this positive momentum continues, it is possible that SOL could target a price range of $350 to $400 in the medium term, as it did during the 2021 surge.

However, to reach that level, Solana needs to improve its fundamentals. Increased network activity, DeFi growth, and the influx of new investors will be the deciding factors as to whether SOL can truly recover or just experience a short-term surge before falling again.

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Documentation photo: Xiaomi Mijia Air Conditioner Pro Eco 5-Star 1 PK Inverter

KOMPUTER JADUL-, Xiaomi Indonesia's industrial products have officially announced that they will launch the Mijia Air Conditioner Pro Eco product measuring 1 PK (Paardekracht). The first room cooling product from Xiaomi marketed in Indonesia carries very fast cooling technology, which claims to be able to adjust the room temperature as desired in just 30 seconds.

"With the 5-Star 1PK Inverter certification, bring extra comfort to your room", wrote Xiaomi Indonesia on their official Instagram, Monday, March 10, 2025.

Xiaomi plans to launch this product on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The public can also watch the launch event live via the Xiaomi Indonesia YouTube channel.

This AC product was previously launched in Malaysia on March 2. It was revealed from there that Xiaomi also provides a 1.5 PK variant. The price is 1,699 ringgit or around IDR 6.2 million for the 1 PK and 1,899 ringgit or around IDR 7.0 million for the 2 PK.

Mijia Air Conditioner Pro Eco also claims to prioritize power efficiency, accompanied by Mijia AI energy saving mode to expand power savings. The design of the AC air vent cover is micro-sized. This AC can also be controlled via mobile phone via the Xiaomi Home App.

For cooling capability in 30 seconds, Xiaomi Indonesia explained, "The indoor unit temperature drops below 24.5 degrees Celsius in 30 seconds in Cool Mode and Fan Speed ​​7, with an outdoor ambient temperature of 35 degrees Celsius and an indoor temperature of 27 degrees Celsius."

When the AC is operated, this device is claimed to be very minimal noise. AC operation is also designed to be stable with a feature to regulate electrical power fluctuations when the power is unstable to protect component damage and reduce maintenance costs.

KOMPUTER JADUL-,Chinese Mobile Phone Vendor, Meizu, has recently launched three of its newest smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 event in Barcelona, ​​Spain. The three phones are the Meizu Note 22, Meizu Mblu 22, and Meizu Mblu 22 Pro. All three devices run the Android 15 operating system with Meizu's own Flyme interface.

Although using the same operating system, the specifications of the three features are quite different and target different market segments. The Meizu Note 22, for example, is positioned as an entry-level smartphone, while the Mblu 22 and Mblu 22 Pro are likely to target the middle to upper segments, although the detailed specifications have not been fully revealed.

Table of Contents

• Meizu Note 22 Specifications: Entry-Level Smartphone with 108MP Camera
• Meizu Mblu 22 Specifications: Variants with Two RAM and Storage Options
• Meizu Mblu 22 Pro Specifications: Meizu's Flagship Smartphone?

Meizu Note 22 Specifications: Entry-Level Smartphone with 108MP Camera

Meizu Note 22 comes with:

a 6.8-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 1080 pixels. This device is powered by the MediaTek Helio G99 (6nm) chipset, an octa-core processor with a maximum clock speed of 2.2 GHz. This combination is combined with 8GB of RAM and a choice of 128GB or 256GB of internal storage.

One of the attractions that is emphasized by the Meizu Note 22 is its main camera which has a very high resolution, namely 108MP. The front camera (selfie) is also fairly capable with a resolution capacity of 32MP. However, the specifications of the two additional cameras on the back have not been fully disclosed in detail by the Meizu factory.

A 5000 mAh battery with support for 40 Watt fast charging is the mainstay of the Meizu Note 22 in terms of durability. Complete connectivity features, including 4G, NFC, and Infrared (IR) Blaster, complete the smartphone's feature package. The phone is available in three color options: Blue, Purple, and White Gold.

Meizu Mblu 22 Specifications: Variants with Two RAM and Storage Options

All information about the Meizu Mblu 22 is still very limited. What is known is that this smartphone comes in two variants, the difference being the RAM capacity and internal storage. The first variant has 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, while the second variant offers 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

Other detailed specifications, such as screen type, processor, camera, and battery, have not been officially announced by Meizu. More information will likely be revealed in the near future or through the official Meizu website.

Meizu Mblu 22 Pro Specifications: Meizu's Flagship Smartphone?

The Meizu Mblu 22 Pro is the most mysterious smartphone of the three. Until now, there has been no official information regarding its complete specifications. Most likely, Meizu will release the detailed specifications of the Mblu 22 Pro separately in the near future.

Given the “Pro” name, it can be assumed that the Meizu Mblu 22 Pro will have higher specifications compared to the Meizu Note 22 and Meizu Mblu 22. We can expect improvements in various aspects, such as a more powerful processor, a higher-resolution camera, and other additional features.

In conclusion, the launch of these three Meizu smartphones marks a significant step for the company. By offering a variety of choices in various price segments, Meizu seems to want to compete aggressively again in the global smartphone market. Let's just wait and see how these three smartphones perform in the market.