Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors, SpaceX

Elon Musk is an engineer, designer, and entrepreneur. He co-founded PayPal, is CEO and founder of electric car company Tesla Motors, chairman of solar energy company SolarCity, and CEO and founder of rocket company SpaceX.

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Tesla invests $1.5 billion in bitcoin, sending the price soaring to new heights

Bitcoin reached another record high price on Monday following news that electric-vehicle maker Tesla invested in the cryptocurrency.

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Elon Musk funds largest XPRIZE ever: $100 million for carbon removal

The goal? To save humanity from the disastrous climate change that is already underway.

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World’s first all-civilian space mission will be helmed by a tech CEO trained by SpaceX

Jared Isaacman, of Shift4Payments, will command a commercial space flight with “astronauts” trained by SpaceX.

Tech

What Starlink beta testers really think about Elon Musk’s satellite internet

For people otherwise stuck with sluggish performance from earlier satellite technologies or DSL, Starlink looks like a promising way to get up to speed.

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Tesla is in the news again today. No, not because of GameStop.

Tesla had revenues of $10.74 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, beating Wall Street estimates. However, it missed on earnings.

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Elon Musk passes Bill Gates to be the 2nd-richest person on Earth

We finally found someone who isn’t having a hard time in 2020: Elon Musk. The Tesla and SpaceX cofounder is now the second-richest person in the world.

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These are the interview questions candidates hate the most

In a recent survey, people ranked these questions as the worst to answer during an interview.

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Tesla tequila is already out of stock and now people are selling their empty bottles

Elon Musk fans had a chance to score some ‘Teslaquilla,’ but they had to act fast.

Tech

Did Elon Musk steal Tesla? Here’s why the CEO is rebutting long-time allegations on Twitter

Musk’s tweets attacking Tesla cofounder Martin Eberhard are the latest in a decades-long feud for credit over who founded Tesla.

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Did you think Tesla lost its ability to surprise? Think again

Tesla has reportedly nixed its PR operation. We reached out to ask about it and . . . crickets.

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Verified Elon Musk impersonator hitches a ride on Trump’s viral COVID-19 tweet for bitcoin scam

Hackers appear to have once again hijacked high-profile Twitter accounts to promote bitcoin scams, this time responding to Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis.

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Tesla stock falls ahead of ‘Battery Day’ and the annual shareholder meeting

Battery technology is key to the future of electric vehicles, but CEO Elon Musk has tempered expectations about an announcement today.

Tech

Tesla is on a roll. Are million-mile batteries and self-driving cars next?

With the company’s first “Battery Day” tomorrow, the Teslasphere is debating the company’s true worth, next-generation battery technology, and claims for fully autonomous cars.

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Leave Bill Gates alone: He’s stressed out enough—and so are these 10 business leaders

Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and other major CEOS show in their tweets who’s the most anxious.

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Tesla roars, bears scatter: What to know about the stock and why it keeps going up

Electric carmaker Tesla Inc. is now the ninth-highest valued company listed on the U.S. market.

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Who said it? Ethan Hawke’s ‘Tesla’ or Tesla-worshipping Elon Musk?

A new arthouse biopic reveals so much about the figure who inspired Elon Musk’s car company, one might have difficulty telling the two inventors apart.

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Tesla joining the S&P 500? Here’s how it could happen and why it matters

Tesla could make it onto the S&P 500, if Elon Musk’s company reports profitability today when it releases its second-quarter earnings.

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Tesla stock is now worth more than five times what it was a year ago

Elon Musk’s electric car company reported better-than-expected vehicle deliveries for the second quarter of 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

News

How to watch SpaceX launch NASA astronauts into orbit on Saturday (if the weather cooperates)

SpaceX is aiming to make history with its long-awaited Demo-2 mission, which will transport NASA astronauts to the ISS.

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Report: Texas-size rivalry for Tesla’s Cybertruck factory heats up

It’s something like a blue-collar version of Amazon’s HQ2 hunt.

Impact

New Yorkers can now subscribe to their very own e-bike

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People are more likely to trust—and buy—purpose-driven brands

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This new tree corps will hire people to plant trees in low-income neighborhoods

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BTS label Big Hit Entertainment and UMG are teaming up to find the next boy-band sensation

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Biden stimulus update: Now that impeachment is over, where’s my check?

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Fox News narrative on the Texas blackouts proves cable pundits have learned nothing

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Insecure’s Issa Rae: ‘There are still so many stipulations about what Black stories I am allowed to tell’

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The designer behind one of the iPad’s biggest apps is calling for an end to minimalism

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Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla Motors

Stories about Elon Musk

Tesla invests $1.5 billion in bitcoin, sending the price soaring to new heights

Bitcoin reached another record high price on Monday following news that electric-vehicle maker Tesla invested in the cryptocurrency.

Elon Musk funds largest XPRIZE ever: $100 million for carbon removal

The goal? To save humanity from the disastrous climate change that is already underway.

World’s first all-civilian space mission will be helmed by a tech CEO trained by SpaceX

Jared Isaacman, of Shift4Payments, will command a commercial space flight with “astronauts” trained by SpaceX.

What Starlink beta testers really think about Elon Musk’s satellite internet

For people otherwise stuck with sluggish performance from earlier satellite technologies or DSL, Starlink looks like a promising way to get up to speed.

Tesla is in the news again today. No, not because of GameStop.

Tesla had revenues of $10.74 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, beating Wall Street estimates. However, it missed on earnings.

Elon Musk passes Bill Gates to be the 2nd-richest person on Earth

We finally found someone who isn’t having a hard time in 2020: Elon Musk. The Tesla and SpaceX cofounder is now the second-richest person in the world.

These are the interview questions candidates hate the most

In a recent survey, people ranked these questions as the worst to answer during an interview.

Tesla tequila is already out of stock and now people are selling their empty bottles

Elon Musk fans had a chance to score some ‘Teslaquilla,’ but they had to act fast.

Did Elon Musk steal Tesla? Here’s why the CEO is rebutting long-time allegations on Twitter

Musk’s tweets attacking Tesla cofounder Martin Eberhard are the latest in a decades-long feud for credit over who founded Tesla.

Did you think Tesla lost its ability to surprise? Think again

Tesla has reportedly nixed its PR operation. We reached out to ask about it and . . . crickets.

Verified Elon Musk impersonator hitches a ride on Trump’s viral COVID-19 tweet for bitcoin scam

Hackers appear to have once again hijacked high-profile Twitter accounts to promote bitcoin scams, this time responding to Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis.

Tesla stock falls ahead of ‘Battery Day’ and the annual shareholder meeting

Battery technology is key to the future of electric vehicles, but CEO Elon Musk has tempered expectations about an announcement today.

Tesla is on a roll. Are million-mile batteries and self-driving cars next?

With the company’s first “Battery Day” tomorrow, the Teslasphere is debating the company’s true worth, next-generation battery technology, and claims for fully autonomous cars.

Leave Bill Gates alone: He’s stressed out enough—and so are these 10 business leaders

Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and other major CEOS show in their tweets who’s the most anxious.

Tesla roars, bears scatter: What to know about the stock and why it keeps going up

Electric carmaker Tesla Inc. is now the ninth-highest valued company listed on the U.S. market.

Who said it? Ethan Hawke’s ‘Tesla’ or Tesla-worshipping Elon Musk?

A new arthouse biopic reveals so much about the figure who inspired Elon Musk’s car company, one might have difficulty telling the two inventors apart.

Tesla joining the S&P 500? Here’s how it could happen and why it matters

Tesla could make it onto the S&P 500, if Elon Musk’s company reports profitability today when it releases its second-quarter earnings.

Tesla stock is now worth more than five times what it was a year ago

Elon Musk’s electric car company reported better-than-expected vehicle deliveries for the second quarter of 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

How to watch SpaceX launch NASA astronauts into orbit on Saturday (if the weather cooperates)

SpaceX is aiming to make history with its long-awaited Demo-2 mission, which will transport NASA astronauts to the ISS.

Report: Texas-size rivalry for Tesla’s Cybertruck factory heats up

It’s something like a blue-collar version of Amazon’s HQ2 hunt.

Impact

New Yorkers can now subscribe to their very own e-bike

People are more likely to trust—and buy—purpose-driven brands

This new tree corps will hire people to plant trees in low-income neighborhoods

News

BTS label Big Hit Entertainment and UMG are teaming up to find the next boy-band sensation

Biden stimulus update: Now that impeachment is over, where’s my check?

Fox News narrative on the Texas blackouts proves cable pundits have learned nothing

Co.Design

Insecure’s Issa Rae: ‘There are still so many stipulations about what Black stories I am allowed to tell’

The designer behind one of the iPad’s biggest apps is calling for an end to minimalism

More than 75% of real estate executives are white men. Here’s how to diversify

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