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Tesla shares tank on back of dismal results

Trade analysts have rated Tesla’s stock a “hold” with a median price target of $212.50

Elon Musk - xAI - Grok

Elon Musk’s xAI valued at $24bn after funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital

Musk had denied a report earlier this year that said xAI was seeking funding

Tesla

Tesla starts laying off employees at Nevada plant

US labour law requires companies with 100 or more employees to notify authorities ahead of mass layoffs

Elon Musk tesla robotaxi

Tesla’s bet on robotaxis is a long way from paying off: Insight

Some Tesla investors and analysts said valuing a robotaxi business for Tesla is much more difficult than a low-cost car

Elon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for ‘abandoning mission’

The lawsuit said Altman and OpenAI’s co-founder Greg Brockman originally approached Musk to make an open source, non-profit company

NEURALINK

Chips in human brains now a reality: Elon Musk confirms first Neuralink implant

The US Food and Drug Administration had given the company clearance last year to conduct its first trial to test its implant on humans

Elon Musk - xAI - Grok

Elon Musk forsakes Twitter’s free-for-all framework, launches subscription plans for X

The basic tier is priced at $3 per month but is not ad-free

SpaceX rocket

SpaceX signs deal with European Space Agency to launch key satellites

The agreement calls for the satellites to be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from the US

Omar Al Olama-TIME-AI

UAE minister Omar Al Olama in Time’s list of 100 most influential people in AI

Omar Al Olama joins the likes of X-owner Elon Musk and Chat GPT creator Sam Altman

Elon Musk - xAI - Grok

Elon Musk says X will offer video and audio calls

The announcement came after the platform updated its privacy policy to include the collection of biometric data

Schumer

Musk, Zuckerberg set to attend Schumer’s forum on Future of AI

The gathering is intended as the first of Schumer’s AI Insight Forums, and part of his strategy to give Congress more influence over the future of AI

Musk and Zuckerberg cage fight

Zuckerberg says ‘time to move on’ from Musk cage fight challenge

The face-off between Musk and Zuckerberg intensified after the initial success of Meta’s Threads social media platform

Tesla

Tesla names Indian-origin executive Vaibhav Taneja as CFO

He succeeds Zachary Kirkhorn, who stepped down from the post after working for the electric vehicle maker for 13 years

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Elon Musk unveils new company xAI, seeks to build ChatGPT alternative

Musk and Jared Birchall, who operates Musk’s family office, incorporated a business called X.AI in March

TweetDeck

Twitter to make TweetDeck available only to paid, verified users

Several features have been placed behind a paywall in recent months, most notably Twitter’s iconic blue verified checkmarks

Twitter

Twitter temporarily caps number of tweets users can see each day

Elon Musk has made a series of changes to Twitter since buying the social media company in 2022

Musk and Zuckerberg cage fight

Clash of the tech titans: Elon Musk challenges Mark Zuckerberg to ‘cage match’

The tech bosses have agreed to a ‘cage match’ after an exchange on their respective social media platforms

Model S

Tesla increases price of Model S, X in US after shares slump

The latest starting prices of both models are $87,490 and $97,490, respectively

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Elon Musk wants to build own ChatGPT AI

The Tesla chief and owner of Twitter confirmed he intends to get involved in the AI race sparked by OpenAI’s intelligent chatbot

Battery

Tesla to build new battery factory, says Elon Musk

The company will manufacture its Megapack large-scale energy-storage unit in the new facility

Twitter equity grants

Twitter offers new equity grants to employees

The company plans to offer a liquidity event in about a year when workers will be able to cash out some of their equity

California

Tesla to build engineering headquarters in California

The company is occupying the former headquarters of Hewlett Packard, Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk said Wednesday

Tesla

Tesla says new Texas factory is making 3,000 SUVs a week

Tesla shared the new production figure in a tweet on Thursday

Balenciaga is latest Twitter quitter amid exodus under Musk

Balenciaga is latest Twitter quitter amid exodus under Musk

Other companies have paused advertising on the platform, including General Motors, Volkswagen, Pfizer and General Mills

Musk’s Twitter staff shift focus from midterms to brand fakes

“Over the next few days, the absolute top priority is finding and suspending any verified bots/trolls/spam,” Musk wrote in an email to staff

Musk commences Twitter job cuts as advertisers hit pause

Musk commences Twitter job cuts as advertisers hit pause

Billionaire Elon Musk plans to eliminate half of Twitter’s workforce, making good on plans to slash costs at the social media platform

Saudi’s KHC, Prince Alwaleed’s private office are Twitter’s second largest investor after Elon Musk

Elon Musk has also said that Twitter’s verification process is ‘being revamped right now’

Musk completes $44bn Twitter deal

Shareholders will be paid $54.20 per share, and Twitter will now operate as a private company

Crypto

Bitcoin breakout stalls with daily trading volume also tumbling

Cryptocurrencies, like other riskier investments, have been suffering in a tighter-monetary-policy environment

Twitter

Twitter tells staff there aren’t plans for companywide layoffs

Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett warned workers to expect “tons of public rumours and speculation” as the closing of the deal nears