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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2025’s Best Performing Tech Stocks

By Martin Peers · Dec 31, 2025 2:00pm PST

Oh, to have been an investor in Sandisk in 2025. That company, probably best known to consumers for those little memory cards or USB drives, was one of the best performing tech stocks of 2025—gaining 559% since February, when it was spun out of Western Digital to be a standalone company. By comparison, the best performing of the big tech names,... Oh, to have been an investor in Sandisk in 2025. That company, probably best known to consumers...

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Uber Considers Deal for Parking App SpotHero

By Valida Pau and Cory Weinberg · Dec 31, 2025 7:58am PST · 1 comment

Uber has been in talks to acquire parking app SpotHero, a popular service that allows drivers to reserve parking spaces, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Founded in 2011, SpotHero connects drivers looking to reserve and pay for parking spaces with parking lots, parking garages and valet services. SpotHero raised more than... Uber has been in talks to acquire parking app SpotHero, a popular service that allows drivers to...

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Tesla's Pre-Emptive News

By Martin Peers · Dec 30, 2025 5:00pm PST

Talk about stepping on your own news. Tesla put out an unusual statement on Tuesday, detailing the number of cars that 20 Wall Street analysts expect the electric vehicle maker will deliver annually through 2029. Tesla said it “does not endorse” any of the information, mind you, which raises the question why it bothered to publish the summary.... Talk about stepping on your own news. Tesla put out an unusual statement on Tuesday, detailing...

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The Top AI Themes of 2025 and What We’re Watching For Next Year

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Dec 30, 2025 7:00am PST · 1 comment

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The Top AI Themes of 2025 and What We’re Watching For Next Year

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Dec 30, 2025 7:00am PST · 1 comment

Meta Platform’s announcement on Monday that it has acquired Chinese agent startup Manus represents a big win for Manus’ backers, including Benchmark, ZhenFund and HongShan, who last invested in Manus in an April funding round that valued it at $500 million. Meta is paying more than $2 billion, my colleague Juro Osawa has reported (as have other... Meta Platform’s announcement on Monday that it has acquired Chinese agent startup Manus...

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The Long Game Behind Waymo’s Potential $100 Billion Valuation

By Anita Ramaswamy · Dec 29, 2025 8:59am PST · 10 comments

Can Waymo justify a $100 billion valuation? That’s a question investors will answer as Alphabet’s autonomous ride-hailing company discusses raising funding at a valuation that amounts to 280 times its annualized revenue—many times higher than other ride-hailing companies. Waymo’s rapid expansion in recent months—despite some hiccups... Can Waymo justify a $100 billion valuation? That’s a question investors will answer as Alphabet’s...

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10 Charts That Explain 2025

By Shane Burke and The Information Staff · Dec 29, 2025 6:00am PST · 7 comments

Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence dominated another year in tech. As AI firms like OpenAI and Anthropic raced to release smarter models, the largest tech firms mapped out massive data centers that would guzzle up more energy than tens of millions of American households to power them. “Agent” became the industry’s favorite buzzword for... Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence dominated another year in tech. As AI firms like...

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How Elon Musk’s Promises for Self-Driving, AI and Robots Clashed With Reality

By Theo Wayt · Dec 28, 2025 3:00pm PST · 7 comments

Whether you consider Elon Musk a visionary or a liar, he has a long record of publicly setting aggressive deadlines that his companies don’t meet. Barring any big breakthroughs over the next few days, the 2025 list will include high-profile promises on robotics manufacturing, robotaxis and AI models that fell short. On one hand, that’s... Whether you consider Elon Musk a visionary or a liar, he has a long record of publicly setting...

OpenAI, Meta and Their AI Rivals Ramp Up Turf Wars and Partnerships, in Three Charts

By Amir Efrati · Dec 28, 2025 8:00am PST · 4 comments

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OpenAI, Meta and Their AI Rivals Ramp Up Turf Wars and Partnerships, in Three Charts

By Amir Efrati · Dec 28, 2025 8:00am PST · 4 comments

You can call 2025 the year of the robot, at least for the major AI companies. While companies such as Anthropic, Meta and xAI filled out their AI hardware and software lineups, nearly everyone started to work on technology for humanoid robots. The shift to robots says as much about the current competitive landscape in AI as it does about the... You can call 2025 the year of the robot, at least for the major AI companies. While companies...

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Artificial Intelligence

Robot Makers Wrestle With How to Safely Pull the Plug on Humanoids

By Rocket Drew · Dec 22, 2025 10:21am PST

Tech titans from Elon Musk to SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son have envisioned humanoid robots working next to people in factories, schools and homes. Realizing that future will require humanoid makers to assure their human customers that the robots won’t harm them. To help ease those concerns, robotics companies are working on a set of standards that... Tech titans from Elon Musk to SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son have envisioned humanoid robots working...

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The Electric: Ford’s Leap Into Powering AI Data Centers Reflects an Industry Adrift

By Steve LeVine · Dec 22, 2025 4:30am PST

In Ford’s third-quarter earnings call in October, Ford CEO Jim Farley was typically optimistic about the company’s prospects for selling electric vehicles, predicting that a planned midsize electric pickup, to be released in 2027, would wow customers. In Ford’s third-quarter earnings call in October, Ford CEO Jim Farley was typically optimistic...

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Tech's Big Winners of 2025: Google, Musk and ByteDance

By Martin Peers · Dec 21, 2025 3:00pm PST

We’re heading into the holidays, when a look back at 2025 seems natural (and a good way to make up for the relative lack of news!). Let’s start with Google’s amazing turnaround in 2025. Not only did it emerge mostly unscathed from the antitrust litigation regarding search, it made a giant leap forward in the AI market. Conspiracy theorists will... We’re heading into the holidays, when a look back at 2025 seems natural (and a good way to make...

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Problem

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Dec 18, 2025 7:00am PST

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Problem

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Dec 18, 2025 7:00am PST

OpenAI has a problem and, unfortunately for it, that problem is also how it makes most of its money: ChatGPT.In this story that Sri, Amir and I published this morning, we revealed that over the past year OpenAI staffers had noticed that improvements to the company’s models weren’t necessarily lifting ChatGPT usage. Their quandary is that... OpenAI has a problem and, unfortunately for it, that problem is also how it makes most of its...

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OpenAI's Funding Advantage Over Rivals Grows

By Martin Peers · Dec 17, 2025 5:00pm PST

Talk about an endorsement! For all the talk about OpenAI falling behind Google, the ChatGPT maker doesn’t seem to be having any problems attracting big backers. Last week it was Disney, putting in $1 billion, and soon it’s likely to be Amazon, judging from The Information’s scoop on Tuesday night that Amazon was in talks to invest more than $10... Talk about an endorsement! For all the talk about OpenAI falling behind Google, the ChatGPT maker...

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Why Turing Is Buying Up Failed Startups’ Codebases

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Dec 17, 2025 7:00am PST

Last night The Information broke the news that Amazon was in talks to invest at least $10 billion in OpenAI at a valuation of more than $500 billion. As part of the deal under discussion, OpenAI would agree to use Amazon’s Trainium chips, we reported. It's the latest in a string of deals OpenAI has done to raise the money it needs to pay for its... Last night The Information broke the news that Amazon was in talks to invest at least $10 billion...

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Banks Pitching Mega IPOs Like SpaceX Seek to Limit Mass Selling

By Cory Weinberg and Valida Pau · Dec 17, 2025 6:00am PST · 1 comment

Wall Street is gearing up for three potentially record-setting initial public offerings over the next 18 months. The talk among bankers is not about what SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI will do on their big days but about what happens after that, when the companies’ existing shareholders try to unload their multibillion-dollar stakes. Each of the... Wall Street is gearing up for three potentially record-setting initial public offerings over the...

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Waymo Discusses Raising Billions at More Than $100 Billion Valuation

By Katie Roof · Dec 16, 2025 2:29pm PST · 7 comments

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Waymo Discusses Raising Billions at More Than $100 Billion Valuation

By Katie Roof · Dec 16, 2025 2:29pm PST · 7 comments

Waymo is in early talks with potential investors to raise more money at a valuation of at least $100 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. The size of the round will at least be several billions of dollars, possibly even more than $10 billion, one of the people said. The exact valuation has not been set and the funding... Waymo is in early talks with potential investors to raise more money at a valuation of at least...

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Why Alien Hunters Want Jensen Huang to Fund Their AI Telescope

By Rocket Drew · Dec 16, 2025 7:00am PST

While alien hunting is often associated with tinfoil hats and flying saucers, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute has established itself as a leading scientific organization since it was founded 41 years ago. As it scans the cosmos for alien life, it has published research in peer-reviewed astronomy journals and collaborated... While alien hunting is often associated with tinfoil hats and flying saucers, the Search for...