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Tesla must pay $329 million in damages after fatal Autopilot crash, jury says
Tesla vehicles are parked outside of a dealership on July 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A jury in Miami has determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash, and must compensate the family of the deceased and an injured survivor damages of $329 million. The […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. When the levy breaks A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on July 18, 2025, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock […]
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Tesla Autopilot plaintiffs seek $345 million in damages over fatal crash in Florida
A Tesla vehicle passes the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse as jury selection began in connection with allegations regarding the safety of Tesla’s autopilot system on July 14, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Tesla is facing a crucial verdict in a personal injury trial over a fatal Autopilot crash in […]
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Elon Musk’s plan to build Boring Co. tunnels in Nashville sparks partisan feud
Elon Musk has expanded a number of his companies within Texas, including Tesla, SpaceX, the Boring Co. and Neuralink. Tesla broke ground on a lithium refinery in Texas earlier this year with Governor Greg Abbott in attendance. Christophe Gateau | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Elon Musk’s tunneling venture, The Boring Company, announced plans earlier […]
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Rare earths are China’s bargaining chip in the trade war — the U.S. is trying to fix that
Rare earths refer to 17 elements on the periodic table whose atomic structure gives them special magnetic properties. They’re also the most important bargaining chip in the U.S. and China trade war. That’s because these rare earth magnets power everything from electric vehicles and wind turbines to defense equipment, data centers and high-tech consumer electronics. […]
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Firefly Aerospace sets IPO range that would value rocket maker at $5.5 billion
Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim sits for an interview at the Firefly Aerospace mission operations center in Leander, Texas, on July 9, 2025. Sergio Flores | Reuters Firefly Aerospace will price shares at $35 to $39 each in its upcoming initial public offering, a deal that would value the rocket maker at about $5.5 billion. […]
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Tesla investors are growing wary of Elon Musk’s futuristic promises
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images At Tesla, vehicle sales are slumping, profits are thinning and revenue from regulatory credit sales are poised to dry up due to Republican-led […]
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Musk’s Grok AI is now on the Kalshi, Polymarket betting apps. What could go wrong?
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk is now a driving force in prediction markets. Musk’s xAI on Thursday announced a partnership to integrate its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok with Kalshi’s prediction markets service. In June, xAI announced a similar deal with Polymarket, a Kalshi rival. Kalshi, the company that turned heads with a made-with-AI […]
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Inside Tesla’s new retro-futuristic Supercharger diner
Tesla has opened the doors to its first diner Supercharger station in Los Angeles. CEO Elon Musk first teased the concept of building a drive-in themed charging station in 2018. On Monday, that vision was finally realized. Tesla describes the two-story restaurant, constructed of a steel exterior inspired by the Cybertruck, as retro-futuristic. It features […]
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Tesla dumped 75% of its bitcoin at one of the worst times, losing out on billions
Thiago Prudencio | LightRocket | Getty Images Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck. The company’s digital assets are currently valued at $1.24 billion. That’s up substantially from $722 million a year ago. But anyone who’s been following the crypto market […]
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