Business Tesla profits have plummeted. Elon Musk remains all-in on robotaxis Tesla's sales are down. It's slashing car prices and laying off staff. Yet CEO Elon Musk remains bullish on a future that's self-driving and battery-powered. Camila Domonoske
National Tesla cuts its car prices around the world after week of turmoil for the company The company dropped its starting prices of its Model X, Model Y and Model S by $2,000 in the U.S. Huo Jingnan
Latin America Brazil's Supreme Court judge opens an investigation of Elon Musk over misinformation A Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation into Musk for alleged obstruction. The Associated Press
Politics RBG award ceremony canceled amid controversy over recipients Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk and junk bond creator Michael Milken were among the recipients of the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award. Emma Bowman Alina Hartounian
Science Third time's the charm: SpaceX's massive Starship reaches space SpaceX has successfully conducted a test launch of its massive Starship rocket in a major success for company, which saw the rocket explode in two previous test flights Geoff Brumfiel
Science Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket is launching again. Here's what to expect The rocket is the largest ever built. It has yet to complete a full test flight, but the third time might be the charm. Geoff Brumfiel
Technology Elon Musk relies on Microsoft research in lawsuit against OpenAI Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with Karen Weise from the New York Times to talk about Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI. Libby Denkmann Jason Burrows Sarah Leibovitz
Business Tesla evacuates its Germany plant. Musk blames 'eco-terrorists' for suspected arson Production at Tesla's plant near Berlin ground to a halt and workers were evacuated after a power failure caused by suspected arson, drawing condemnation from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Esme Nicholson
Business Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for more than $128 million in severance The lawsuit says not paying severance and bills is part of a pattern for Musk. Representatives for Musk and San Francisco-based X did not immediately respond to messages for comment. The Associated Press
Technology Judge skeptical of lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's X over hate speech research The nonprofit sued by Elon Musk's X says the legal tactic is an attempt to silence criticism of the company. The Center for Countering Digital Hate published reports documenting hate speech on X. Bobby Allyn
