Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO known for his out-of-the-box ideas, has announced a vision for the future that spells the death of driving as we know it. On the company’s third-quarter earnings call Wednesday, Musk said the current business model of human-driven cars is coming to an end and will be replaced by self-driving electric … Read more
Good morning Quartz readers! HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Boeing machinists are still on strike. Workers voted down another contract offer met their demands. McDonald’s is facing its first lawsuit from the Quarter Pounder E. coli outbreak People are getting much more excited about buying houses. Sales of new homes in the US took … Read more
Upper line Tesla posted a stronger third-quarter profit than Wall Street expected on Wednesday, as Elon Musk’s electric car maker reported its first year-over-year bottom-line growth in 2024. Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears at a town hall in Pennsylvania to support Donald Trump. Getty Images Key facts Tesla brought in $0.72 in adjusted earnings per … Read more
Elon Musk keeps trying to keep his “joke” about someone murdering Vice President Kamala Harris. Over the weekend, Musk noted again that “no one even bothers to try to kill Kamala” — while speaking at a House of God. As a Donald Trump surrogate — in addition to the $75 million financier behind a leading … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk jumps on stage during a campaign rally for former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. AFP via Getty Images Republican megadonor Elon Musk has quietly incorporated two new companies that could indicate his further involvement in American politics, Forbes has learned. Established earlier this month, the mysterious entities were formed … Read more
With the upcoming presidential election so close, both sides are looking to motivate voters who might otherwise sit out the Trump-Harris contest to come to their respective sides. Some of these recent attempts at inducements have just reached the limit of federal bans on vote buying, and it appears that Donald Trump supporter Elon Musk … Read more
Has there ever been a car as polarizing as the Tesla Cybertruck? The futuristic-looking electric pickup truck released by Elon Musk’s EV company last November recently became the best-selling vehicle priced at over $100,000. There is still great demand for the car – but there are as many detractors as there are fans. Critics point … Read more