• Tesla registrations pummeled by California’s coronavirus lockdown

    Tesla registrations pummeled by California’s coronavirus lockdown

    Read More: Elon Musk offers to make ventilators for Chinese virus patients Tesla shares jump on Goldman Sachs ‘buy’ rating Tesla layoffs leave janitors, bus drivers struggling to make rent: report Elon Musk plans to move Tesla to Texas or Nevada over coronavirus gripes in CA
  • Elon Musk, Grimes change baby’s name to X AE A-XII to comply with law

    Elon Musk, Grimes change baby’s name to X AE A-XII to comply with law

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his partner Grimes were recently forced to alter the spelling of their newborn son’s name to comply with California law, as seen on the baby’s birth certificate obtained by TMZ. The power couple had originally planned to name the newborn “X Æ A-12 Musk,” but were forced to change it …
  • Elon Musk tweets that it’s ‘time to break up Amazon’

    Elon Musk tweets that it’s ‘time to break up Amazon’

    Elon Musk’s hiatus from Twitter didn’t last long. Just three days after announcing that he was “off Twitter for a while,” Musk was back on the platform saying that it’s “time to break up Amazon.” The Tesla CEO’s outburst came in response to a Thursday tweet from former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson, who …
  • 10 times that Elon Musk proved Tesla doesn't need advertising

    10 times that Elon Musk proved Tesla doesn't need advertising

    Tesla, famously or infamously, doesn’t really spend an money on advertising. Contrast that with the traditional auto industry, which, for decades, has been among the biggest and most reliable ad spenders on the planet. In the “Mad Men” era, it was possible to devote an entire career to the Buick account and retire happily. Tesla …
  • Elon Musk earns performance-based Tesla payout worth $775M

    Elon Musk earns performance-based Tesla payout worth $775M

    Elon Musk is officially in the money. The Tesla CEO on Thursday became eligible to cash in on a controversial payday which could see him pocket more than $700 million. The electric automaker said in a filing that its board had certified the operational milestone needed to unlock the first award in Musk’s eye-popping $50 …
  • Grimes plans to legally sell her soul — to the tune of $10 million

    Grimes plans to legally sell her soul — to the tune of $10 million

    What’s the price of a soul? About $10 million, according to Grimes. Ahead of her upcoming online art exhibition — titled “Selling Out” — opening in Los Angeles on May 28, the avant-garde artist has announced that the title piece in the collection will be a legal document that entitles the purchaser to a percentage …
  • SpaceX isn’t making Elon Musk any richer — yet

    SpaceX isn’t making Elon Musk any richer — yet

    The only thing harder than sending men into space may be making money off it. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch its Crew Dragon capsule into orbit later this week — marking the first time that the US has sent Americans into space in almost a decade. But the billionaire head of SpaceX and electric-auto maker …
  • NASA chief ‘all in’ for Tom Cruise to film on International Space Station

    NASA chief ‘all in’ for Tom Cruise to film on International Space Station

    The International Space Station could become the set of Tom Cruise’s next high-flying flick. Later today, the SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, carrying two NASA astronauts to the ISS. The historic mission will be the first time a commercial spacecraft brings humans into orbit. The “Mission: Impossible” star …
  • Tesla knocks $5,000 off Model X price as coronavirus hurts demand

    Tesla knocks $5,000 off Model X price as coronavirus hurts demand

    Just call it the coronavirus discount. Tesla this week cut the prices of its vehicles in North America as auto demand has taken a hit thanks to pandemic-related lockdowns across the region. The Model X SUV, which was previously selling for $84,990, on Wednesday had its price reduced to $79,990. Tesla’s cheapest car, the Model …
  • SpaceX to launch NASA’s first commercial mission with astronauts today

    SpaceX to launch NASA’s first commercial mission with astronauts today

    SpaceX is set to launch astronauts into space for the first time Wednesday in a historic mission for both NASA and Elon Musk’s rocket company. The planned flight from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station will mark the first time that a commercial spacecraft has carried humans into orbit. It will also …