Category: Musk, Elon

It Was a Bad Year for Stocks, and a Worse Year for Tesla

Investors blame Elon Musk and wonder how much more the stock will fall.
31 Hours Inside SpaceX Mission Control

A reporter got an inside look at SpaceX’s attempt to launch and land three rockets in less than two days in October, part of the company’s bid to make spaceflight appear almost routine.
The Numbers in the News

DealBook looks at the data points behind some of the biggest stories of the past year, and the themes that will endure in 2023.
As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It

Doctors are exasperated by the persistence of false and misleading claims about the virus.
The Week in Business: Who Comes After Elon Musk?

Mr. Musk said that he would resign as Twitter’s chief executive once he found a successor “foolish enough to take the job.” YouTube reaches deal for the rights to stream N.F.L.’s Sunday Ticket games. And Mark Zuckerberg appears in court in an antitrust hearing.
She Worked for Twitter. Then She Tweeted at Elon Musk.

Sasha Solomon, a software engineer, joined others in the media business who lost their jobs this year after publicly taking on their employers.
Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Epic’ Legal Battle

The disgraced crypto entrpreneur was freed on $250 million bond, but is due back in court in early January on federal fraud charges.
Musk Lifted Bans for Thousands on Twitter. Here’s What They’re Tweeting.

Many reinstated users are tweeting about topics that got them barred in the first place: Covid-19 skepticism, election denialism and QAnon.
Some Twitter Users Hope for Its Downfall Under Elon Musk

For some of Twitter’s most prolific users, the platform was often a “hellsite.” Now they contemplate a life without it.
Elon Musk’s Distraction Is Just One of Tesla’s Problems

The maker of electric cars faces sharp competition, plummeting shares and production woes while its chief executive is preoccupied with Twitter.
Would Elon Musk Actually Step Down as Twitter’s C.E.O.?

The Twitter owner has said he will resign as chief executive, but it’s far from certain whether he would actually step down as the boss.
Elon Musk Says He Will Resign as Twitter CEO When He Finds Successor

Mr. Musk, who asked his Twitter followers on Sunday if he should step down as head of the service, will remain the company’s owner.