musk

Elon Musk is synonymous with Tesla. Is that good or bad for shareholders?

4:44pm February 09, 2024

by Camila Domonoske

"Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk," one analyst wrote in a recent note. Musk's reign has catapulted the car company to enormous success. But it also carries serious risks, a judge recently concluded.

Elon Musk speaking to journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg at a conference in 2016. Musk's lawyers recently tried to argue in court that comments he made at that event could have been altered.

People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused

4:12pm May 08, 2023

by Shannon Bond

The unleashing of powerful, generative AI on the public is raising concerns that as the technology becomes more prevalent, it will become easier to claim that anything is fake.

How $6 billion from Elon Musk could feed millions on the brink of famine

8:11pm November 11, 2021

by Joanne Lu

Elon Musk reportedly made $36 billion in a single day. What if he gave a sixth of that to the World Food Programme? We ask researchers how much of a change $6 billion could bring.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk strikes a pose at a December 2020 awards ceremony in Germany. This weekend, he hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live.

Arts

Elon Musk Takes An Awkward Turn As 'Saturday Night Live' Host

5:01pm May 09, 2021

by Eric Deggans

The Tesla CEO got to cement his image as a celebrity with pop culture cachet, appearing with the SNL cast in silly sketches that promoted his pet projects and dressing up as a video game character.

The exterior of the new Tesla flagship facility in San Francisco. Tesla attributes its recent profitability in part to the opening of new stores.

National

Tesla Surprise: It's A Profit

9:54pm October 26, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

The company posted a profit of nearly $22 million for the third quarter, the first quarterly profit since 2013. Tesla attributes the good results in part to new stores.