Business Jan 8, 2021
Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person
The jump in Tesla’s stock price further inflates a valuation light-years apart from other automakers on numerous metrics.
World Dec 10, 2020
SpaceX Starship prototype blasts off ... and crashes in a fireball
A prototype of the future giant SpaceX rocket Starship — which the company hopes will become its go-to for Mars missions — crashed in a fiery explosion during a test launch along the Texas coast Wednesday. But the company line was upbeat as a livestream ...
Business Nov 20, 2020
China defies Elon Musk’s warnings and pushes ahead with hydrogen
Chinese officials are promoting the development of hydrogen-powered cars, trucks and buses, with Beijing offering to reward cities that achieve adoption targets.
World / Science & Health Oct 17, 2020
Musk sees ‘fighting chance’ for Starship mission to Mars in 2024
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is "80%-90% confident” that the company’s massive new Starship rocket will reach orbit next year and said there’s a chance it will be ready for an uncrewed cargo mission to Mars in 2024. The initial test flights will be difficult and ...
World / Science & Health Oct 15, 2020
SpaceX to launch satellite tracking rising sea levels
by Jonathan Tirone
The mission will be to track how the accelerating rise of sea levels is changing coastlines, threatening the habitat of more than a third of the world’s population.
Business / Corporate Sep 20, 2020
The Musk Method: Learn from partners then go it alone
by Paul Lienert, Norihiko Shirouzu and Edward Taylor
Musk and his team are preparing to outline new steps in Tesla's drive to become a more self-sufficient company less reliant on suppliers.
Business / Corporate Sep 20, 2020
The final frontier? Firms to develop cosmetics for use in outer space by 2023
They said CosmoSkin aims to create cosmetics that feel comfortable on the skin even in the extremely dry, zero-gravity conditions of space.
Business Aug 29, 2020
It’s been one of the most lucrative weeks in history for some of the world’s wealthiest people. The net worth of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos topped the once-unfathomable amount of $200 billion. Entrepreneur, inventor, provocateur Elon Musk added the title of centibillionaire when his ...
Business Jul 28, 2020
How Tesla defined a new era for the global auto industry
by Edward Taylor, Norihiko Shirouzu and Joseph White
The firm's practices are at odds with traditional automakers' methods, but are proving popular when measured by sales figures.
World Jul 16, 2020
Hacking spree alarms experts concerned about Twitter's security
The company statements confirmed the fears of security experts that the service itself — rather than users — had been compromised.
World May 24, 2020
SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time
In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk's SpaceX defied expectations — and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from U.S. soil in nine long years. US President Donald Trump will be among ...
Business / Corporate May 12, 2020
Tesla's Elon Musk says ready for arrest as he reopens California plant against local order
His move has highlighted competition for jobs and ignited a rush to woo the billionaire by states that have reopened their economies more quickly.