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Yesterday — 31 May 2024Main stream

Elon Musk Lobbies on X for His $46.5 Billion Tesla Pay Package

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kate Conger and Jack Ewing
31 May 2024 at 22:02
The Tesla chief executive is taking to his social media company to press shareholders to vote for a critical pay package on June 13.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Elon Musk has posted at least a dozen times on X in recent weeks in support of a proposed $46.5 billion pay package from Tesla.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Elon Musk’s X to Host Election Town Hall With Donald Trump

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kate Conger
30 May 2024 at 18:34
The social media platform will produce video town halls with Mr. Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., extending its push into politics.

© David Swanson/Reuters

Elon Musk has used X to express his keen disapproval of President Joseph Biden, although he has stopped short of endorsing Mr. Trump.

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion

✇NYT: Technology
By: Jason Karaian
27 May 2024 at 14:11
Elon Musk, who founded xAI last year, has said the business “still has a lot of catching up to do” as it looks to compete with well-funded companies like OpenAI.

© Nina Westervelt for The New York Times

Elon Musk in New York last month.

Elon Musk is Criticizing Biden On X More Ahead of 2024 Election

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kate Conger and Ryan Mac
24 May 2024 at 05:03
The billionaire owner of X has increasingly been using his social media platform to criticize President Biden for his health and immigration policies, according to a New York Times analysis.

© Alice Lagarde

Russia Is Increasingly Blocking Ukraine’s Starlink Service

✇NYT: Science
By: Paul Mozur and Adam Satariano
25 May 2024 at 13:42
Russia has deployed advanced tech to interfere with Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Ukrainian officials said, leading to more outages on the northern front battle line.

© Sasha Maslov for The New York Times

Members of the Achilles Drone battalion of Ukraine’s 92nd Assault Brigade in Kharkiv, Ukraine. They depend on Starlink service for communications and to conduct drone strikes.

Russia Is Increasingly Blocking Ukraine’s Starlink Service

✇NYT: Technology
By: Paul Mozur and Adam Satariano
25 May 2024 at 13:42
Russia has deployed advanced tech to interfere with Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Ukrainian officials said, leading to more outages on the northern front battle line.

© Sasha Maslov for The New York Times

Members of the Achilles Drone battalion of Ukraine’s 92nd Assault Brigade in Kharkiv, Ukraine. They depend on Starlink service for communications and to conduct drone strikes.

Setback Deals Blow to Neuralink’s First Brain Implant Patient, but He Stays Upbeat

✇NYT: Science
By: Christina Jewett
22 May 2024 at 11:57
Elon Musk’s first human experiment with a computerized brain device developed significant flaws, but the subject, who is paralyzed, has few regrets.

© Rebecca Noble for The New York Times

Inside the Life of Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.’s Running Mate

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kirsten Grind
22 May 2024 at 17:50
Nicole Shanahan, a lawyer who was married to Sergey Brin, a Google founder, led a rarefied and sometimes turbulent life in Silicon Valley, according to a Times examination.

© Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Nicole Shanahan, a philanthropist, has recently stepped into the spotlight as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vice-presidential candidate.

Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers

✇NYT: Technology
By: Jack Ewing and Ivan Penn
4 May 2024 at 05:04
The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.

© Lauren Justice for The New York Times

Tesla’s change of direction is likely to delay construction of fast chargers, which are concentrated on the two coasts and in parts of Texas.

Tesla Fires Charger Team Amid Hundreds of Layoffs

✇NYT: Technology
By: Jack Ewing
30 April 2024 at 20:07
The carmaker dismissed 500 employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Tesla agreed last year to open up its network of Supercharger stations to electric cars made by other automakers.

U.S. Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot

✇NYT: Technology
By: J. Edward Moreno
26 April 2024 at 16:03
The National Highway Safety Administration also released an analysis of crashes involving the system that showed at least 29 fatal accidents over five and a half years.

© Hannah Yoon for The New York Times

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating Tesla’s recall of its Autopilot system.

Elon Musk Clashes With Australian Court Over Violent Videos on X

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kate Conger
24 April 2024 at 14:35
Mr. Musk’s defiance over removing content is testing the boundaries of international legal systems.

© Mark Baker/Associated Press

Security officers standing guard outside a church in Sydney this month after a bishop was stabbed during a YouTube livestream of the service.

Tesla Earnings Report: Revenue Fell to $21.3 Billion, Adding to Strategy Concerns

✇NYT: Technology
By: Jack Ewing
23 April 2024 at 18:48
The first-quarter results are likely to fuel worries that competitors will continue grabbing a bigger slice of a market dealing with slowing electric car sales.

© Sergei Gapon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The second quarter “will be a lot better,” Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, said on a conference call to discuss the company’s first-quarter results.

Tesla Seeks to Revive Musk’s $47 Billion Pay Deal With New Shareholder Vote

✇NYT: Technology
By: Jack Ewing
17 April 2024 at 17:23
The company’s directors are asking shareholders to again approve the multibillion-dollar compensation plan and to move the company’s registration to Texas, from Delaware.

© Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Tesla’s board of directors has endorsed a compensation package worth $47 billion for Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive.

Tesla Will Lay Off More Than 10% of Global Workforce

✇NYT: Technology
By: Jack Ewing
15 April 2024 at 14:49
Along with the departure of two senior executives, the cuts added to signs of turmoil at the electric car company.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Tesla reported a decline in sales this month that caught investors off guard.

Tell Us: Has Elon Musk’s Behavior Affected How You View Tesla?

✇NYT: Technology
By: Jack Ewing
12 April 2024 at 11:40
Mr. Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, has turned off many people with polarizing remarks on social media, and it may be affecting the automaker’s sales.

© Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press

Elon Musk’s behavior has offended many people, especially left-leaning consumers who are the most likely to buy an electric vehicle.
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