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The global week ahead: A hectic half first heralds a volatile second
“Politics isn’t wagging the tail – it’s shaking the entire dog.” These strong words from one wealth manager to CNBC last week capture a hectic first half of trading. They also set the stage for an uncertain second half, where “geoeconomics” looks set to remain a dominant market force. This week, expect attention to […]
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Elon Musk rips into ‘utterly insane’ Trump-backed megabill
Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk ripped into the Senate’s massive domestic policy package on Saturday, calling it “utterly insane” and destructive.” His remarks come weeks after he first hurled […]
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Tesla says it made its first driverless delivery of a new car to a customer
A Tesla logo outside the company’s Tilburg Factory and Delivery Center. Karol Serewis | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker completed its first driverless delivery of a new car to a customer, routing a Model Y SUV from the company’s Austin, Texas, Gigafactory to an apartment building in the area on June […]
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We checked out Tesla’s supervised, invite-only robotaxi launch. Here’s what we saw
Tesla’s June launch of its long-awaited “robotaxi” requires a lot of qualifiers: it was supervised, open only to a few invitees and included somewhere between 10-20 vehicles. The stock jumped 8% the day after the launch, and some participants and observers called it a success. The shares have largely given back that gain since then. […]
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SpaceX crane collapse in Texas being investigated by OSHA
The SpaceX Starbase industrial complex and rocket launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images A SpaceX crane collapse at the company’s Starbase, Texas facility on Tuesday has prompted an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the federal agency told CNBC in […]
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Tesla head of manufacturing Omead Afshar fired by Elon Musk
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., and Omead Afshar, left, leave an event at the site of the company’s manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired Omead Afshar, the automaker’s vice president of manufacturing and operations, CNBC […]
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Tesla’s European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs
A group of activists criticizing Elon Musk and Tesla’s policies hold a protest outside a Tesla dealership in London’s Park Royal district, on April 12, 2025 in United Kingdom. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Tesla new car sales in Europe fell for a fifth straight month in May, according to data from the European […]
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Sam Altman calls Iyo lawsuit ‘silly’ after OpenAI scrubs Jony Ive deal from website
OpenAI Co-Founder and CEO Sam Altman speaks at Snowflake Summit in San Francisco on June 2, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday criticized a lawsuit filed by hardware startup Iyo, which accused his company of trademark infringement. Altman said, in response to the suit, that […]
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Uber, Waymo robotaxi service opens to passengers in Atlanta
Waymo partners with Uber to bring robotaxi service to Atlanta and Austin. Uber Technologies Inc. Uber and Alphabet’s Waymo are now offering robotaxi rides to the public in Atlanta, as the companies continue expansion of their partnership. The Waymo robotaxis available through the Uber app will cover approximately 65 square miles around Atlanta, but will not yet […]
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Tesla robotaxi incidents caught on camera in Austin draw regulators’ attention
A Tesla robotaxi drives on the street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025 Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Tesla was contacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday after videos posted on social media showed the company’s robotaxis driving in a chaotic manner on public roads in Austin, […]
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