Column: Teflon Elon wins again
Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to have a knack for escaping the consequences of his actions. The latest case: Defeating the ‘funding secured' against him......»»
Column: Tesla Model Y and BYD Seagull provide template for lower EV costs
Ford is right to ask for suppliers' help to rein in costs. But what is Ford doing in product development and manufacturing to cut costs?.....»»
Netflix wins the bidding war for Diddy Do It, 50 Cent’s docuseries about his disgraced nemesis
Netflix wins the bidding war for Diddy Do It, 50 Cent’s docuseries about his disgraced nemesis.....»»
Column: More must be done to elevate women in auto industry
Lisa Drake thanks Automotive News for Leading Women conference, but ‘we are nowhere near [where] we should be.'.....»»
Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant
Noland Arbaugh is the first to get Elon Musk’s brain device. The 30-year-old speaks to WIRED about what it’s like to use a computer with his mind—and gain a new sense of independence......»»
On self-driving, Waymo is playing chess while Tesla plays checkers
We'll know Tesla is serious about robotaxis when it starts hiring remote operators. Enlarge / A Waymo autonomous taxi in San Francisco. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Tesla fans—and CEO Elon Mus.....»»
Tesla shareholder group opposes Musk’s $46B pay, slams board “dysfunction”
Letter urges shareholders to reject CEO pay plan and boot two board members. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Duncan Hull / Getty) A Tesla shareholder group yesterday urged other shareholders to vote against Elon Musk's.....»»
Surviving reentry is the key goal for SpaceX’s fourth Starship test flight
Elon Musk says SpaceX aims to launch the fourth Starship test flight in about two weeks. Enlarge / SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship rocket undergoes a fueling test Monday. (credit: SpaceX) After three test flights, Sp.....»»
Elon Musk reportedly abruptly fired entire Tesla Supercharger team for this reason
A new report sheds light on what exactly happened when Elon Musk fired 500 Supercharger employees earlier this month. In a brutal year for tech layoffs, Tesla may have set the record for worst reason to lay people off.At least, that's the impli.....»»
Threads is testing new multi-column feature that will make it so much better
Threads is getting a multi-column view, similar to TweetDeck, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced. Threads is nice and all, but wouldn't it be cool if we could, you know, organize the posts in some meaningful way?Worry not, a better way to tread.....»»
Elon Musk"s Twitter now officially has a new URL
Twitter now redirects to X.com, in an official change since the app's name change. Twitter became X months ago, but now Twitter.com is also officially X.com. The URL change cements Elon Musk's rebranding of the social media app since his takeov.....»»
Twitter URLs redirect to x.com as Musk gets closer to killing the Twitter name
X.com stops redirecting to Twitter.com over a year after company name change. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Kirill Kudryavtsev) Twitter.com links are now redirecting to the x.com domain as Elon Musk gets closer to wipi.....»»
Watch SpaceX stack Starship rocket ahead of fourth test flight
SpaceX chief Elon Musk shared a video on Thursday showing the mighty Starship rocket being stacked on the launchpad ahead of its fourth test flight......»»
Tesla must face claims it misled buyers about Autopilot and self-driving
Tesla Inc. must face a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled consumers about its cars’ self-driving capabilities, a fresh setback for the electric-car maker just as Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has staked the company’s future.....»»
The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff
The day before Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, charging chief Rebecca Tinucci went to meet with Musk about the network’s future.The meeting could not have gone worse......»»
Column: Toyota spent a bunch to build batteries. It could have spent more to make its own electricity
Toyota is spending $13.9 billion to build EV batteries in rural N.C. It should have spent more to add on-site solar, wind generation from the get-go......»»
AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says
Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | AaronP/Bauer-Griffin) The US government has provided more detail on how a former AT&T executive allegedly bri.....»»
Elon Musk reveals when he expects Starship megarocket to fly again
SpaceX boss Elon Musk has shared a timeframe for when he believes its powerful Starship rocket will embark on its fourth test flight......»»
Elon Musk’s X dodges Australian order to remove church stabbing video
Elon Musk accused Australia of trying to have "jurisdiction over all of Earth." Enlarge (credit: Apu Gomes / Stringer | Getty Images News) An Australian federal court sided with Elon Musk on Monday, rejecting an Australi.....»»
Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them
Last week the CEO said Tesla will spend $500 million expanding the charger network. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Two weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk enacted widespread layoffs throughout the company, includin.....»»
The secret to mimicking natural faults? Plexiglass and Teflon
When a fault ruptures in nature, some sections of the fault slip suddenly and seismically, weakening as velocity increases. Other regions creep slowly and strengthen with increasing velocity. The relative locations of these sections affect the size a.....»»