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Elon Musk Sells Tesla Shares Worth $6.9 Billion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk admits he could need the funds if he loses legal showdown with Twitter and is forced to purchase the platform
Debris From SpaceX Dragon Capsule Lands On Australian Farm
Chunks of space debris found on Australia mountain top farmland identified as remains of a four ton SpaceX Dragon capsule
Rivian Confirms It Will Cut 6 Percent Of Staff
Axe is to fall on 600 jobs at the electric truck maker Rivian, as it restructures to “optimise costs” in worsening economy
UK Blocks China Licensing Sensor Tech From Manchester University
Chinese firm blocked from licensing British vision technology developed by Manchester University, under national security grounds
Amazon Begins Deliveries With Rivian Electric Vans
Customers in US will start to see Amazon deliver thier packages using its custom electric delivery vehicles from startup Rivian
China’s Baidu Unveils Autonomous Taxi With No Steering Wheel
New vehicle from Chinese search engine giant Baidu will ship with level 4 autonomous capabilities and a detachable steering wheel
Tesla Sells 75 Percent Of Bitcoin Holdings
Bitcoin price slides after Elon Musk says cryptocurrency sale was to maximise Tesla's cash position after a shaky second quarter
Tesla Ordered To Refund Customer Over Autopilot Problems
Court in Germany orders Tesla to refund a customer thousands of dollars over problems with Autopilot driver's assistance system
Taiwan Alleges Chinese Apple Supplier Stole Secrets
Prosecutors in New Taipei allege Chinese firm stole commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poached its workforce
Tesla Autopilot Head Resigns After Five Years
Big loss for Autopilot development? Tesla AI and Autopilot leader Andrej Karpathy confirms he has parted ways with the EV maker
Rivian To Brief Staff About Restructuring, Potential Layoffs
More bad news for jobs? Staff at Rivian are to be briefed this week about restructuring and potential layoffs at the electric truck maker
SpaceX Starship Booster Rocket Bursts In Flames
Explosion at SpaceX facility in Texas, after booster rocket for Starship spacecraft bursts into flames during test firing
Meta Creates New Virtual Reality Login System
U-turn for Meta's Facebook? New system for users logging into Meta's virtual reality headsets will be deployed from next month
Elon Musk Fathered Twins With Neuralink Executive
World's richest man, Elon Musk, fathered twins last November, bringing the reported number of his children to nine in total
Tesla Cuts 200 Autopilot Jobs, Closes San Mateo Office – Report
More restructuring at Tesla with hundreds of bob losses and California office closure, where staff had worked on its driver assistance systems
Amazon Reveals Alexa Option To Mimic Any Person’s Voice
Bereavement aid for those in mourning? Amazon's Alexa voice assistant could be programmed to sound like a deceased loved one
Tesla Factories In Texas, Germany Losing Billions Of Dollars, Says Elon Musk
Car factories for Tesla in Austin, Texas and Germany are “gigantic money furnaces right now” and losing billions, says Elon Musk
SpaceX Fires At Least Five Staff For Letter Criticising Elon Musk – Report
Open letter from SpaceX staff saying Musk’s recent actions were a “distraction and embarrassment”, results in firings for those involved
EU Parliament Approves Ban On Combustion Cars By 2035
Move to electric vehicles continues, after European lawmakers vote to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035
US Agency Deepens Tesla Autopilot Investigation
Federal agency upgrades investigation into Tesla's Autopilot, in what is being touted as the first step before issuing a recall
Tesla Proceeds With China Hiring Event, Despite Musk Job Warning
Last week Elon Musk warned he wanted to axe 10,000 Tesla jobs, but the EV maker is still hiring in China and hosting jobs event
MoD Acquires Government’s First Quantum Computer – Report
The Ministry of Defence acquires the UK government's first ever quantum computer and will work Orca Computing
GM’s Cruise Granted San Francisco Permit For Self-Driving Taxis
Final permit granted to GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit, so it can offer its robotaxi service to paying customers in San Francisco
Musk ‘Super Bad’ Feeling About Economy, Wants To Axe 10,000 Tesla Staff
Gloomy outlook. Elon Musk says he wants to axe 10 percent of jobs at Tesla, as he has a 'super bad' feeling about the global economy
Elon Musk Return To Office Demand Opposed By German Union
Blunt order by Elon Musk for Tesla staff to return to the office or resign their jobs, faces pushback from trade union in Germany
Elon Musk Tells Tesla Staff To Return To Work Or Resign
'Come back to the office or resign' Elon Musk tells Tesla staff, as the world's richest man rejects remote working as a viable option going forward
Tesla Researchers Tout 100 Year Battery Design
Tesla's advanced battery researchers releases paper of new nickel-based battery that could last 100 years without needing to be replaced
Samsung To Create 80,000 New Jobs, Plans $356 Billion Investment
South Korean electronics giant Samsung says it will create 80,000 jobs, and will sink a $356 billion investment into the firm
Boeing Starliner Launches Successfully, On Route To International Space Station
Boeing's crewless space taxi, CST-100 Starliner, one step closer to NASA certification, as it enters orbit carrying supplies for International Space Station