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

Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.