Tesla

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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SES AI CEO Qichao Hu has pivoted from batterymaking to scientific discovery with a database he calls Molecular Universe. Photo: Courtesy SES AI.

The Electric: The U.S. Is Good at Finding New Molecules. But Can it Turn Them Into Products?

By Steve LeVine · Mar 16, 2026 4:30am PDT

In manufacturing, some factories use so few humans that operators can turn out the lights and save money on electricity. In the pharmaceutical industry, too, AI has discovered new drugs with almost no human involvement after the prompt. In manufacturing, some factories use so few humans that operators can turn out the lights and...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images.

What to Expect From GTC: Nvidia’s Groq Chip

By Qianer Liu and Anissa Gardizy · Mar 15, 2026 3:00pm PDT

It’s party time in San Jose, Calif.! Nvidia on Monday kicks off its annual GTC developer conference in the city, the biggest event on the chip giant’s calendar—which, given the number of public events featuring its CEO, Jensen Huang, is saying something. Huang is scheduled to deliver his keynote tomorrow morning, and it is sure to be a... It’s party time in San Jose, Calif.! Nvidia on Monday kicks off its annual GTC developer...

Illustraiton: Clark Miller (Photo: Getty Images)

Patrick Collison’s Palace Intrigue Complaint

By Abram Brown · Mar 14, 2026 7:00am PDT · 2 comments

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Kings League, a fast-growing, internet-savvy soccer startup, takes a lean approach to pro sports• Tech Culture: Can protein-obsessed techies help save Sweetgreen? • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “Real Vikings,” “Kutchinsky’s Egg” and “Sirat”Patrick Collison, one... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Kings League, a fast-growing,...

Elon Musk at Space X in Brownsville, Texas. Photo by Marvin Joseph/ Getty Images.

SpaceX Discusses Dividing Up Bank Roles in Echo of Alibaba’s Lineup

By Valida Pau · Mar 13, 2026 10:06am PDT · 1 comment

Elon Musk at Space X in Brownsville, Texas. Photo by Marvin Joseph/ Getty Images.

SpaceX Discusses Dividing Up Bank Roles in Echo of Alibaba’s Lineup

By Valida Pau · Mar 13, 2026 10:06am PDT · 1 comment

When companies typically go public, they appoint one or two investment banks to oversee everything—from valuing the company to lining up investors. That’s not how Elon Musk plans to handle the upcoming SpaceX giant’s initial public offering. The rocket and AI firm has discussed dividing up roles among a larger group of investment banks,... When companies typically go public, they appoint one or two investment banks to oversee...

A man wears a lobster hat that represents OpenClaw at Baidu's headquarters in Beijing. Photo by Adek Berry/ Getty Images)

Nvidia, Startups Race to Make OpenClaw Safer to Use

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Mar 12, 2026 7:00am PDT

Enthusiasm for OpenClaw, the popular open-source software for powering personal AI agents using personal computers, has been tempered by a number of embarrassing security snafus, such as when OpenClaw started mass-deleting emails from Meta alignment director Summer Yue’s inbox.In China, where developers are arguably even more enthusiastic about... Enthusiasm for OpenClaw, the popular open-source software for powering personal AI agents using...

Beta Technologies' Alia CCX300. Photo: Courtesy Beta

The Electric: Trump Administration Favors Conventional Electric Planes Over Jetson-Age Aircraft

By Steve LeVine · Mar 12, 2026 4:30am PDT

For years, the subject of electric flying taxis conjured up images of sci-fi helicopters that looked like insects, took off and landed vertically, and flew almost silently above traffic-choked city streets. For years, the subject of electric flying taxis conjured up images of sci-fi helicopters that...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images.

Nvidia Sprays the Cash; FCC Chair’s SpaceX Defense

By Martin Peers · Mar 11, 2026 5:00pm PDT

If you’re in need of a billion or two in cash, why not hit up Jensen Huang? The Nvidia CEO has plenty of money to spare, particularly if you’re in business with him in some way. Nvidia’s announcement on Wednesday that it was putting $2 billion into Nebius, a European AI data center developer, was the fourth investment in a business partner... If you’re in need of a billion or two in cash, why not hit up Jensen Huang? The Nvidia CEO has...

Airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7. Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.

Iran, IPOs and the Stockmarket

By Martin Peers · Mar 9, 2026 5:00pm PDT

Airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7. Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.

Iran, IPOs and the Stockmarket

By Martin Peers · Mar 9, 2026 5:00pm PDT

It’s a good thing SpaceX is thinking of June for its upcoming IPO. There has to be a decent chance the current Iran war has ended by then, restoring some stability to the market. Then again, these hostilities could easily spread. Not only is the IPO market not necessarily safe, but there’s a cloud of uncertainty now hanging over the economy and... It’s a good thing SpaceX is thinking of June for its upcoming IPO. There has to be a decent...

BYD founder Wang Chuanfu introduces ultra fast "flash charging" of electric vehicles last week in Shenzhen, China. Photo: VCG/Getty

The Electric: Its Sales Sliding, BYD Fights Back With a New Battery

By Steve LeVine · Mar 9, 2026 4:30am PDT

Last year, China’s BYD zoomed past Tesla to become the world’s leading seller of electric vehicles. Now both companies are in a serious slump: BYD’s year-on-year sales have dropped for six straight months, and Tesla has suffered two years of annual sales declines. Now other nimble EV players, mostly Chinese, are fighting for the global sales... Last year, China’s BYD zoomed past Tesla to become the world’s leading seller of electric...

Firebird Metals plans to mine Western Australia's Oakover deposit. Photo: Courtesy Firebird.

The Electric: This Startup Says Winning in Critical Minerals Means Learning From the Chinese

By Steve LeVine · Mar 2, 2026 4:30am PST

Ford and General Motors are banking on a new manganese-based battery to leapfrog China in the EV battery race. The catch is that they won’t break China’s stranglehold on the global supply of the material that goes into the battery—high-purity manganese. Ford and General Motors are banking on a new manganese-based battery to leapfrog China in the EV...

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77% of Chatbot Users Don’t Trust AI With Ads

By Shane Burke · Feb 27, 2026 9:08am PST

OpenAI’s rollout of advertising in ChatGPT earlier this month has ratcheted up debate over whether AI chatbots can show ads without alienating users. And for most of The Information’s readers, ads in chatbots are a nonstarter. In our latest subscriber survey, 77% of chatbot users said they would not trust an AI service with ads to give them... OpenAI’s rollout of advertising in ChatGPT earlier this month has ratcheted up debate over...

Form Energy's Weirton, W.Va. facility. Photo: Courtesy Form

Exclusive From The Electric: A $1 Billion Payday From Google For Battery Startup Form Energy

By Steve LeVine · Feb 26, 2026 4:30am PST

Form Energy's Weirton, W.Va. facility. Photo: Courtesy Form

Exclusive From The Electric: A $1 Billion Payday From Google For Battery Startup Form Energy

By Steve LeVine · Feb 26, 2026 4:30am PST

Since it launched nine years ago, next-generation battery developer Form Energy has faced a single skeptical question: Do businesses really need a battery that lasts 100 hours or longer? Since it launched nine years ago, next-generation battery developer Form Energy has faced a...

At AM Batteries' factory in Billerica, Mass. Photo: Courtesy AM Batteries

Exclusive From The Electric: This Battery Executive's Advantage is That He Has Sold a Startup to Elon Musk

By Steve LeVine · Feb 23, 2026 4:30am PST

In early 2019, Tesla paid $218 million to acquire a small San Diego battery startup that it believed could transform the economics of carmaking. Last month, Elon Musk’s gamble appeared to pay off when Tesla announced it was using the startup’s money-saving technology in an updated battery that powers the Cybertruck. In early 2019, Tesla paid $218 million to acquire a small San Diego battery startup that it...

Ford's first stab at electric pickups, the Lightning, was a flop. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty

The Electric: Ford Doubles Down On Beating the Chinese in EVs

By Steve LeVine · Feb 19, 2026 4:30am PST · 1 comment

For months, Ford has backpedaled furiously from a massive gamble it made on electric vehicles, writing down $19.5 billion in costs and killing newly designed EVs it had paraded as proof of its tech cred. For months, Ford has backpedaled furiously from a massive gamble it made on electric vehicles,...

What AI Means for Software Builders—and Software Business Models

By The Information Staff · Feb 18, 2026 11:11am PST

The impact of AI on software is showing up both on the engineering side and in the economics of the industry. Tools that automate coding are altering productivity assumptions, while AI-driven workflows are challenging how providers price and package their products. We asked Deep Research to analyze how these changes are affecting incumbents,... The impact of AI on software is showing up both on the engineering side and in the economics of...