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Tesla Delivers Record Vehicles in Q1

A Tesla sales and service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California, US June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
A Tesla sales and service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California, US June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla Delivers Record Vehicles in Q1

A Tesla sales and service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California, US June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
A Tesla sales and service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California, US June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Tesla Inc on Saturday reported record electric vehicle deliveries for the first quarter, driven by a ramp up in production at its Shanghai factory.

Tesla delivered 310,048 vehicles in the quarter, while Wall Street had expected deliveries of 308,836 cars, according to Refinitiv data.

Tesla said it sold a total of 295,324 Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport utility vehicles.

It delivered 14,724 Model S luxury sedans and Model X premium SUVs, up from 11,750 in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Analysts expected Tesla to deliver 15,066 Model S and Model X cars and 280,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.

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Albania Bans TikTok for a Year after Killing of Teenager

A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP)
A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP)
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Albania Bans TikTok for a Year after Killing of Teenager

A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP)
A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP)

Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the influence of social media on children.

The ban, part of a broader plan to make schools safer, will come into effect early next year, Prime Minister Edi Rama said after meeting with parents' groups and teachers from across the country.

"For one year, we'll be completely shutting it down for everyone. There will be no TikTok in Albania," Rama said.

TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside normal business hours.

Several European countries including France, Germany and Belgium have enforced restrictions on social media use for children. In one of the world's toughest regulations targeting Big Tech, Australia approved in November a complete social media ban for children under 16.

Rama has blamed social media, and TikTok in particular, for fueling violence among youth in and outside school.

His government's decision comes after a 14-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death in November by a fellow pupil. Local media had reported that the incident followed arguments between the two boys on social media. Videos had also emerged on TikTok of minors supporting the killing.

"The problem today is not our children, the problem today is us, the problem today is our society, the problem today is TikTok and all the others that are taking our children hostage," Rama said.