Category: Musk, Elon

Tesla Could Start Making Cars in Mexico Next Year, Governor Says

The governor of Nuevo León said a Tesla official had told him that the company’s plant there would be among its biggest and go up in record time.
As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology

Tech innovations are again racing ahead of Washington’s ability to regulate them, lawmakers and A.I. experts said.
Tesla to Unveil New ‘Master Plan’ in Bid to Regain Momentum

Elon Musk is expected to announce plans for a new factory in Mexico and an array of other measures to win back investors’ favor.
Salesforce Faces Mounting Investor Pressure As Profits Sag

The software giant faces mounting pressure from activist investors and pushback from employees unhappy about a wave of firings and the scaling back of office perks.
‘Sometimes Things Break’: Twitter Outages Are on the Rise

Elon Musk’s repeated job cuts are stoking new fears that there aren’t enough people to triage Twitter’s problems.
How Biden Is Seeking to Reshape Business via the CHIPS Act

Big strings are attached to funding for chip makers, meant to bolster Democratic priorities including child care for workers and discouragement of stock buybacks.
Elon Musk Accuses Media of Bias for Dropping ‘Dilbert’

The Tesla and Twitter chief called the media racist as newspapers stopped running “Dilbert” after the comic strip’s creator, Scott Adams, described Black people as a “hate group.”
How the Lab Leak Theory Could Strain U.S.-China Relations

The U.S. Energy Department’s report identifying the Wuhan Institute of Virology as the likely source of the coronavirus has already generated pushback in Beijing.
In Latest Round of Job Cuts, Twitter Is Said to Lay Off at Least 200 Employees

The social media platform now has a work force of less than 2,000, down from 7,500 when Elon Musk took it over in October.
Judge Hears Final Arguments in Suit Over Musk’s Tesla Pay

Shareholders’ lawyers challenged the board’s contention that Elon Musk’s record-setting compensation was deserved and an effective tool of motivation.
Tesla Fired Buffalo Workers Seeking to Organize, Union Says

Workers backing a push for better wages and working conditions were among those illegally laid off, members told the National Labor Relations Board.
Tesla Will Open Some Chargers to All Electric Vehicles

An agreement with the White House to allow electric cars made by other automakers is part of a broad drive to improve charging and increase sales of battery-powered vehicles.