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Elon Musk's record $56 bn Tesla pay deal again rejected by US judge

Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. J McCormick decided to stick with her original finding in January that the company's board was too much under the influence of Musk in 2018

JPMorgan agrees to drop lawsuit against Tesla over stock warrants

The move to drop the lawsuit was announced in a one-page court filing by both companies in a Manhattan court

Elon Musk cutting $2 trn in US spend is negative for markets: Chris Wood

There is growing evidence of liquidity tightening in the US, Wood said, which raises a near-term risk to equities

What a Trump victory means for tech world: Boost for crypto, Musk

Another Trump presidency will be good for crypto and Elon Musk, but every big tech company may not benefit

Game, set, match: Musk after updates show Trump leads presidential race

Tesla CEO had even expressed his willingness to serve after Trump hinted that he would consider Elon Musk for a cabinet role or advisory post if he wins

Musk declares financial emergency: What's fueling $36 trillion debt crisis?

During a recent rally, Elon Musk raised concerns about the soaring $36 trillion national debt and its potential impact on the economy, labelling it a 'financial emergency' in the US

Elon Musk claims critics of Donald Trump pose real threat to democracy

Tech mogul Elon Musk, speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald Trump, played down the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and exhorted supporters to cast votes early in the presidential swing state while describing mail ballots as a recipe for fraud." The freewheeling session inside a ballroom at a hotel in downtown Lancaster touched on a dizzying range of topics, from space exploration and the Tesla cybertruck to immigration and the efficacy of psychiatric drugs. The town hall was part of Musk's efforts through his super PAC to help boost Trump in swing states ahead of the November 5 presidential election against Democrat Kamala Harris. Musk, whom Trump has vowed to give a role in his administration if he wins next month, spent nearly two hours taking questions from town hall participants. While most were laudatory and covered a variety of topics, one was particularly pointed: A man wanted to know what Musk would say to concerns from voters

Tesla aims for paid robotaxis next year but regulatory hurdles remain

On Wednesday, however, Tesla won back some investor confidence by forecasting a jump in vehicle sales next year. In California, in particular, the company will face an uphill climb in securing

Tesla projects 20-30% sales growth, shares surge 12% in after hours

"No EV company is even profitable," Musk told analysts on a conference call on Wednesday. "And to the best of my knowledge, there was no EV division of any company, of any existing auto company

Tesla is EV company again, back to car biz after failed robotaxi event

Tesla beat the consensus earnings estimate for the first time in five quarters, albeit an estimate that has roughly halved over the past year

How Tesla's robots delivered drinks and smiles, but were 'not machines'

After Elon Musk launched the humanoid robot, Optimus, an attendee at the California event Robert Scoble pointed out that the robots were operated remotely by humans

Musk's robotaxi misses the mark with Wall Street: Here's what went wrong

Robotaxi is a fully autonomous two-seater with no steering wheel or pedals; Elon Musk hails it as Tesla's most significant launch since the Model 3

Snubbed by Tesla, Mexican govt pledges to create affordable electric car

Snubbed by Tesla, Mexico's new president pledged Friday to create a Mexican-made small, affordable electric car to compete with vehicles imported from China. President Claudia Sheinbaum said Teslas were too onerous, or expensive, for the Mexican market anyway. Tesla's cheapest car, the Model 3, costs about USD 30,000. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in July the company had paused plans for a plant in Mexico, citing Donald Trump's remarks about possible auto tariffs. Sheinbaum said her government will try to bring together Mexican companies and researchers to produce a compact, cheap electric car. The idea is to use Mexican companies and Mexican researchers' ingenuity, to bring them together to assemble this electric car, Sheinbaum said. The idea is to create production chains so that this entire electric car is made in our country. She cited electric vehicles from China and India some of which are already flooding into Mexico as examples. Small electric motorbikes from China have flood

Elon Musk reveals robotaxi: Will Tesla face the same challenges as China?

Elon Musk's Tesla robotaxi aims to revolutionise autonomous transport, but its Chinese competitors face mounting challenges in profitability and regulation

Mark Zuckerberg replaces Jeff Bezos as second richest person in the world

Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook (now rebranded as Meta) in 2004. Meta also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, two highly successful communication platforms

Tesla's China sales records best month in Aug, marks 37% jump from July

While an encouraging improvement, its performance lags major Chinese rivals by a wide margin

Musk shows support for California bill requiring safety tests on AI models

California state lawmakers attempted to introduce 65 bills touching on AI this legislative season

Elon Musk's Grok could be a risky experiment in AI content moderation

Grok's images, powered by a small startup called Black Forest Labs, were deliberately unfiltered, but even Grok appears to have reined in some forms of content.

US elections: Will keep Musk in cabinet if elected as president, says Trump

Trump said that Musk can consult with the country and produce ideas, especially on AI

May end EV tax credit, open to naming Elon Musk as adviser: Donald Trump

Trump also said on Monday he would take steps to discourage exports of vehicles produced by the Detroit Three automakers and others from Mexico for US consumers by imposing new tariffs