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Tesla is a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles, energy storage solutions, and solar products. Founded in 2003, the company's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. Elon Musk is Tesla's CEO. The company has several divisions, including Automotive, Energy Generation and Storage, and Solar. Tesla's competitors include traditional automakers like Ford and General Motors, as well as other electric vehicle companies like Rivian and Lucid Motors.

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An OpenAI Founder Discusses Anthropic Merger Talks, Internal Beefs in Deposition

By Rocket Drew · Oct 31, 2025 6:47pm PDT · 2 comments

Anthropic initially expressed “excitement” about a possible merger with OpenAI two years ago, after OpenAI’s board fired CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever told attorneys in a deposition made public this week. Such a deal would have potentially placed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the helm of OpenAI. He... Anthropic initially expressed “excitement” about a possible merger with OpenAI two years ago,...

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Benchmark’s AI Pressure Test: High Prices, Smaller Stakes—and a Poached Star

By Natasha Mascarenhas · Oct 31, 2025 9:49am PDT · 2 comments

Last year, Benchmark, the storied venture capital firm, embarked on a lavish courtship of Brendan Foody, founder and CEO of Mercor, a startup that fills a lucrative niche in AI by hiring workers to train AI programs. First, General Partner Victor Lazarte chatted with Foody over Zoom. Then Peter Fenton, the firm’s longest-tenured active GP, took... Last year, Benchmark, the storied venture capital firm, embarked on a lavish courtship of Brendan...

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The Electric: In a $350 Million Strategic Shift, Trump Backs an Iron-Based Battery Startup

By Steve LeVine · Oct 30, 2025 4:30am PDT

In a surprise challenge to China’s chokehold on the most popular type of lithium-ion batteries, the Trump administration and Japan said they will invest about $350 million in a small U.S. startup that’s developing the main component in such batteries. In a surprise challenge to China’s chokehold on the most popular type of lithium-ion batteries,...

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Tesla’s Scaled Back Robotaxi Timeline Still Faces Obstacles

By Theo Wayt · Oct 30, 2025 6:00am PDT

Elon Musk has already dampened expectations for when Tesla will widely roll out its robotaxi service, which the CEO says is critical to the automaker’s future. But it’s questionable whether Tesla will even be able to hit the lowball expansion figures Musk disclosed to Tesla shareholders last week. Tesla has yet to complete all the paperwork... Elon Musk has already dampened expectations for when Tesla will widely roll out its robotaxi...

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The Electric: GM CEO Takes Some Swipes at Tesla and Chinese Cars

By Steve LeVine · Oct 23, 2025 4:30am PDT

General Motors CEO Mary Barra presided over a big show of tech prowess on Wednesday, promising a pioneering autonomous electric Cadillac that will fully navigate highways while the driver zones out, and a battery that will beat the Chinese. General Motors CEO Mary Barra presided over a big show of tech prowess on Wednesday, promising a...

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As Elon Musk Preps Tesla’s Optimus for Prime Time, Big Hurdles Remain

By Theo Wayt · Oct 7, 2025 6:00am PDT · 4 comments

When Elon Musk takes the stage at Tesla’s annual meeting next month, one of the centerpieces of his plan to impress shareholders will be a dancing troupe of Optimus bots, the humanoid machines that he says will eventually eclipse Tesla’s electric vehicle business, which is suffering from flagging sales growth. Behind the scenes, however, the... When Elon Musk takes the stage at Tesla’s annual meeting next month, one of the centerpieces of...