xAI, Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders

techcrunch.com xAI, Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders xAI, Elon Musk’s 10-month-old competitor to the AI…

Meet the 'professional namer' who directed Accenture’s $100 million name change: 'It’s the best job in the world'

fortune.com William Shakespeare famously dismissed the importance of names. But a more modern wordsmith has built a three-decade long career on just that—names. Anthony Shore, 56, is a…

Thermonator, a Flamethrower Robot Dog, Is Now For Sale

entrepreneur.com Thermonator builds on existing technology — with a fiery twist. What could go wrong? Out of the mist, a four-legged robot comes crawling — and it's got a flamethrower…

Tesla found a way to get out of environmental regulations at its Texas gigafactory

aol.com None Tesla's gigafactory outside Austin won't have to follow the city's environmental regulations. • None The EV company was granted an exemption thanks to a new state law.…

Elon Musk gave a vague answer when asked if he plans to step back at Tesla in the next 3 years

aol.com None Elon Musk gave a vague answer when asked if he plans to reduce his role at Tesla in the coming years. • None Musk was speaking during a call on Tesla's first-quarter…

Post Cybertruck, Musk Moves On to Next Ridiculous Thing

msnbc.com The Tesla Cybertruck is, for all its sharp angles, a Rorschach test. I saw one in the wild for the first-time last week, the gray behemoth slowly pulling through an…

Tesla faces a unique challenge--a growing number of investors who no longer believe in Elon Musk

teslarati.com Tesla’s (TSLA:NASDAQ) Proxy Statement 2024 revealed that the company is asking shareholders to approve two big proposals at the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders in…

Elon Musk wanted Tesla to slash its headcount by 20% because its quarterly vehicle deliveries fell by that much, Bloomberg source says

aol.com None Elon Musk wanted Tesla to reduce its workforce by one-fifth, Bloomberg reported. • None Musk wanted the layoffs to match the drop in quarterly vehicle deliveries. •…

At least 5 companies under Elon Musk’s control billed each other around $9 million in expenses

aol.com Tesla this week offered a slew of new information to investors ahead of its June annual shareholder meeting, including a rundown of various expenses that Elon Musk's…

Tesla discloses it spent $200,000 advertising on X

aol.com Here’s one advertiser that social media platform X doesn’t have to worry about losing because it’s turned off by Elon Musk’s comments: Tesla. The car company that famously…

Before Tesla Layoffs, Musk Cranked Up Pressure Amid Sales Slump

theinformation.com When Elon Musk arrived at Tesla’s Austin, Texas, factory last week to tour an expansion project on the south side of the 10-million-square-foot facility, he was furious. The…

Tesla has spent $200,000 advertising on Elon Musk’s X so far

techcrunch.com Tesla has spent around $200,000 advertising through February on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, after the CEO caved to shareholder pressure last year and said his…

Regulators briefly shut down the Las Vegas monorail last year after workers at Elon Musk’s Boring Co. accidentally dug too close to a supporting column…

fortune.com Workers at the Elon Musk–owned tunneling startup the Boring Company accidentally exposed the foundations of two pillars supporting Las Vegas’s elevated monorail train last…

Musk's Boring Company screwed up a Las Vegas dig, causing a public transit system to shut down temporarily: report

aol.com None Elon Musk's the Boring Company is in the process of expanding its tunnel system under Las Vegas. • None Fortune reported the company mistakenly exposed the base of…

Workers at Elon Musk’s Boring Co. accidentally dug too close to a supporting column of the Las Vegas monorail last year, forcing officials to briefly halt…

aol.com Workers at the Elon Musk–owned tunneling startup the Boring Company accidentally exposed the foundations of two pillars supporting Las Vegas's elevated monorail train last…