'Stupid' and 'insane': Billionaires vent over tax plan
Musk, who recently blew past Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world No. 1 in wealth thanks to Tesla's soaring share price, would be liable for perhaps a $50 billion tax hit under the Democratic proposal.
How Tesla–Hertz deal may help make electric cars mainstream
Hertz is set to buy 100,000 cars from Tesla in an effort to electrify its rental fleet.
Elon Musk's wealth grows 11.4% to nearly $256B after Hertz Tesla order
After Hertz’s Tesla order, Elon Musk is now worth more than Google co-founder Larry Page and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg combined, according to Forbes.
Tesla moving headquarters to Austin, Texas
Elon Musk announced the move during the 2021 Annual Shareholders meeting Thursday afternoon at the new Tesla Gigafactory in Del Valle.
Tesla reaches milestone with first $1B quarterly profit
The financial milestone announced Monday extended a two-year run of prosperity that has erased questions about Tesla’s long-term viability raised during its early years of losses and production problems.
Branson, Bezos, Musk give space ETFs liftoff
Billionaires dabbling in space travel could lead to more ripple effects in space stocks—and space ETFs.
California DMV places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review
California’s DMV is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving. The probe comes amid several high-profile crashes nationwide — including a fatal wreck in California — involving Autopilot in recent weeks.
You won't be able to buy a Tesla with Bitcoin
Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment. That's according to a tweet Wednesday from CEO Elon Musk, who cited environmental concerns surrounding the cryptocurrency.
Man arrested for riding in back of driverless Tesla on autopilot gets out of jail
Sharma remained unflinching in his attitude about sitting in the backseat while his Tesla drives itself on autopilot.
Tesla invests $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, plans to accept as payment
The electric automaker said in an SEC filing Monday that it bought $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and will soon accept the digital currency as payment for cars.
Tesla reverses course, agrees to recall 135,000 vehicles over failing touchscreens
Tesla has agreed to recall nearly 135,000 vehicles in the U.S., following a months-long investigation into a problem related to vehicle touchscreen displays, which regulators warned could increase the risk of collision.
Elon Musk becomes richest person in the world, surpassing Jeff Bezos
Move over, Jeff Bezos. There's officially a new richest person on the planet: Elon Musk.
SpaceX Starship crash-lands during highest test flight
SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6 1/2-minute test flight ended in an explosive fireball at touchdown.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk critical of California, leaves the state and moves to Texas
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has left California and is now a resident of Texas.
Egyptian officials refute claim by Elon Musk that ‘Aliens built the pyramids obv’
Egypt’s minister of international cooperation invited Elon Musk to visit the site of the ancient pyramids to see for himself that aliens did not, in fact, build them.
How the Twitter Bitcoin hack happened and what means for the 2020 election
While the hack appeared to be financially motivated, it raised questions about Twitter's ability to secure its service against election interference and misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
Hackers appear to target Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Kanye West, others in bitcoin scam
Messages appearing on their accounts showed statements about bitcoin and promised to “double” payments sent to a bitcoin wallet address.
Tom Cruise, Elon Musk’s SpaceX working with NASA on feature film to be shot in outer space, report says
The 57-year-old movie icon is reportedly working with NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX to develop a film shot in outer space, according to Deadline.
NTSB: Driver in fatal Tesla crash was playing video game
The March 2018 crash involving a Tesla Model X SUV killed Apple engineer Walter Huang when it swerved and slammed into a concrete barrier dividing freeway and exit lanes.
Deadly Tesla crashes raise questions about Autopilot
Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company’s Autopilot driving system just months before CEO Elon Musk has planned to put fully self-driving cars on the streets.