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Feds launch investigation into Tesla’s Cybercab deployment
The United States’ top automotive safety regulator has opened an investigation into Tesla’s decision to launch its new…
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Tesla is asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets
Tesla published a form on Thursday for businesses interested in buying Cybercab fleets or providing infrastructure for its…
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Trump bought SpaceX shares two weeks after blockbuster IPO
President Donald Trump bought as much as $50,000 worth of SpaceX shares on June 23, according to a…
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SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition
AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX, according to an announcement on the Cursor…
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TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber’s AV empire
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the…
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Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
In her upcoming book “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,” Jill Lepore warns that tech companies…
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Tesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8B to start building ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas
Tesla and SpaceX said Thursday that “Terafab,” the advanced chip factory they are jointly developing, will be built…
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Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product
Nikita Bier has stepped down as head of product at X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, after a…
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Elon Musk spends half his time talking robots and AI on Tesla earnings calls
Elon Musk wants you to believe Tesla is no longer a car company, even if it’s still shaped…
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Elon Musk repeatedly one-upped his execs on SpaceX’s first earnings call
Elon Musk spent SpaceX’s first earnings call making some out-of-this-world claims about the company’s business and future prospects,…