Google's MentalPlex: The April Fool's Day prank has been something of a tradition at Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, and this can be traced back to 2000 when the company inaugurated its annual efforts by claiming to unveil Google's MentalPlex, a tool that married search engine technology with mental telepathy. You've got to expect that once in a while.' But as Groucho Marx reminded the 'Animal Crackers' audience: 'Well, all the jokes can't be good. With the Model W, the creator of the Boring Company clearly lived up to his operation's name.

Yeah, this prank was truly Grade Zzzzzzz. 'This is in no way a competitive response to what some other company is doing,' the phony announcement facetiously insisted. (NASDAQ: AAPL), which was just getting into the wearable technology field. Musk was clearly trying to have fun at the expense of Apple Inc. 'What's more, it is infinitely adjustable, able to tell the time no matter where you are on Earth.' 'This incredible new device from Tesla doesn't just tell the time, it also tells the date,' the faux press statement insisted. This wasn't an electric vehicle, but a wristwatch that looks like a miniature version of Big Ben. The one time when Musk's wicked sense of humor failed to show up was his April 1, 2015, introduction of the Tesla Model W. And don't get us started on his rap song honoring a dead gorilla. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the rare company that came up with boldly creative pranks, ranging from the alleged parking ticket avoidance mode on the Model S to the wildly bizarre claim that the company was declaring 'Chapter 14 and a half' bankruptcy and Musk drank himself into oblivion with a Tesla-branded tequila. No one ever accused Elon Musk of being a bore, and his Tesla Inc. Tesla Model W: Volkswagen's effort to gain traction in the electric vehicle market involves taking aim at a corporate leader who is not shy about having fun in the media's spotlight.

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'Turns out people are as passionate about our heritage as they are about our electric future. 'What began as an April Fool's effort got the whole world buzzing,' Volkswagen said on Twitter. While the company's April Fool's joke was somewhat premature – the fake story was dropped while the calendar was still in March – some people took it seriously and the company's stock soared by up to 12.5% on March 30.įor its part, the automaker issued a sorry-not-sorry statement acknowledging its hoax. Volkswagen (OTC: VWAGY) started the week with news it was changing its name to Voltswagen in order to better brand itself as an electric vehicle leader, noting this was done as 'a public declaration of the company's future-forward investment in e-mobility.'

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