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Tesla has been slashing prices globally since January, including as many six times in the US until as recently as Tuesday

Tesla hikes US prices just days after sixth price cut

Tesla raised the US prices for its Model S and X premium electric vehicles, according to its website, although they are still 20% lower than the start of the year after a slew of price cuts to drum up demand.

Business • 21 Apr 23

Tesla said its net profit fell by nearly a quarter to $2.51 billion from a year earlier

Musk says Tesla will put sales growth ahead of profit

Tesla boss Elon Musk has doubled down on the price war he started at the end of last year, saying the electric vehicle (EV) maker would prioritise sales growth ahead of profit in a weak economy.

Business • 20 Apr 23

The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes soon after blast-off

SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, has exploded during the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

World • 20 Apr 23

Twitter had been hit by a massive decline in advertising since Elon Musk's acquisition in late October

Twitter's advertising business facing slow recovery

Twitter-owner Elon Musk has said advertisers are returning to the social media platform, but statements from several companies and data from research firms suggest a bounce-back is not happening so fast.

Business • 14 Apr 23

Elon Musk said he has no one in mind to succeed him as Twitter chief executive

Twitter roughly breaking even, has 1,500 staff - Musk

Twitter's chief executive said today the social media company is "roughly breaking even," as most of its advertisers have returned and its aggressive cost-cutting efforts have started bearing fruit after massive layoffs.

Business • 12 Apr 23

The letter was issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute and signed by over 1,000 people including Elon Musk

Experts urge pause on training powerful AI systems

Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched model GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity.

Business • 29 Mar 23

Elon Musk's 'Master Plan 3' for Tesla was short on details about timelines or any new products

'Master Plan' for Tesla fails to charge up investors

Tesla shares fell on Wall Street today, after chief executive Elon Musk and team's four-hour presentation failed to impress investors waiting for an affordable electric vehicle and a plan with a concrete timeline.

Business • 02 Mar 23

Twitter has a headcount of about 2,300 active employees, according to its boss Elon Musk last month

Twitter lays off 200 more workers - report

Twitter has laid off at least 200 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, the New York Times reported late last night, in its latest round of job cuts since Elon Musk took over the micro-blogging site last October.

Business • 27 Feb 23

Tesla has cut prices in recent months to boost sales, which were pressured by a weak economy and growing competition

Musk may outline plans for cheaper Tesla car this week

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has for years teased the world with his dream of an affordable electric car. This week, fans hope, he will explain what he has in mind - and perhaps how he can afford to build it.

Business • 27 Feb 23

Elon Musk donated about 11.6 million shares between August and December last year

Musk donated around $1.95bn in Tesla shares last year

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk donated shares worth $1.95 billion in the world's most valuable automaker to charity last year, a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows.

Business • 15 Feb 23

It cut the price of the rear-wheel drive Model 3 sedan, its cheapest model, by $500 to $42,990, the website showed.

Tesla changes US prices for fourth time in two months

Tesla has changed prices for one version of each of its Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover, the fourth price adjustment by the electric vehicle maker since the start of the year.

Business • 14 Feb 23

Elon Musk's Master Plans lay out a path for Tesla to hit specific targets that he sets for the world's most valuable car maker

Musk to unveil Tesla's 'Master Plan 3' at investor day

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk will reveal the third part of the electric vehicle (EV) maker's "Master Plan" when the company holds its first investor day on March 1.

Business • 08 Feb 23

Elon Musk spent nearly nine hours on the witness stand in the trial

Musk found not liable in trial over 2018 tweet

A US jury has found Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his company were not liable for misleading investors when Mr Musk tweeted in 2018 that he had "funding secured" to take the electric car company private.

US • 04 Feb 23

Twitter has also seen advertisers flee amid worries about Elon Musk's approach to content moderation rules

Twitter makes 1st interest payment on Musk buyout debt

Twitter has made its first interest payment under Elon Musk after the billionaire took the social media company private last year using about $12.5 billion of debt, Bloomberg News has reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Business • 31 Jan 23

Since Elon Musk took over Twitter last October, corporate advertisers have fled

Over 500 advertisers have paused spending on Twitter

More than 500 of Twitter's advertisers have paused spending on the micro blogging site since Elon Musk's takeover last year, The Information reported today, citing a person familiar with its ad business.

Business • 18 Jan 23

Tesla delivered 405,278 vehicles in the fourth quarter ended December 31

Tesla deliveries miss estimates due to demand concerns

Tesla said quarterly deliveries fell short of market estimates, held back by ongoing logistical issues and growing demand concerns that rounded off a tumultuous 2022 for the Elon Musk-led firm.

Business • 03 Jan 23

Most of the outage reports came from users stating they faced technical issues accessing the social network via web browser

Twitter back online after global outage hits thousands

Twitter suffered a major outage yesterday, leaving tens of thousands of users globally unable to access the popular social media platform or use its key features for several hours before services appeared to come back online.

Business • 29 Dec 22

Elon Musk disclosed another $3.6 billion in sales of Tesla shares last week

Musk says he will not sell more Tesla stock for 2 years

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has said he will "probably" not sell any more Tesla stock for about two years.

Business • 23 Dec 22

The long saga of Elon Musk's takever of Twitter

Timeline - Musk's Twitter takeover saga

Billionaire Elon Musk said he will step down as chief executive of Twitter once he finds a replacement, but will still run some key divisions of the social media platform.

Business • 21 Dec 22

Elon Musk now has a 13.4% stake in Tesla, down from about 17% a year ago

Musk cashes out another $3.6 billion in Tesla stock

Tesla boss Elon Musk has disclosed another $3.6 billion in stock sales, taking his total near $40 billion this year and frustrating investors as the company's shares wallow at two-year lows.

Business • 15 Dec 22

About half of Twitter's workforce - around 3,700 employees - have been laid off since Elon Musk took charge of the company

Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety Council

Twitter has disbanded its Trust and Safety Council, a volunteer group formed in 2016 to advise the social media platform on site decisions, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.

Business • 13 Dec 22

Mr Musk has had held the top spot on the Forbes list for world's richest since September 2021

Musk briefly loses world's richest man title - Forbes

Twitter owner and Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk has retaken his title of the world's richest person after briefly losing it today, according to Forbes.

World • 07 Dec 22

Elon Musk wants to develop a chip that would allow the brain to control complex electronic devices and eventually allow people with paralysis to regain motor function

Elon Musk says brain chip trials to begin within months

Elon Musk has said he expects a wireless brain chip developed by his company Neuralink to begin human clinical trials in six months, after the company missed earlier timelines set by him.

World • 01 Dec 22

Elon Musk said the battle over free speech is 'a battle for the future of civilization'

Twitter owner Musk signals new 'war' against Apple

Twitter owner Elon Musk has opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store, saying the iPhone maker has threatened to oust his recently acquired social media platform.

World • 29 Nov 22

Tesla investors have been increasingly concerned about the time that Elon Musk is devoting to turning around Twitter

Elon Musk says he will find a new leader for Twitter

Elon Musk said he expected to reduce his time at Twitter and eventually find a new leader to run the social media company, adding that he hoped to complete an organisational restructuring this week.

Business • 17 Nov 22