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Elon Musk’s xAI loses co-founder Tony Wu in latest senior departure
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI has lost another founding member. Tony Wu announced late on Monday that he resigned from the artificial intelligence startup, becoming the latest co-founder to leave the company. Others, including Igor Babuschkin, Kyle Kosic and Christian Szegedy, have also departed, and Greg Yang announced last month […]
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China’s Alibaba launches AI model to power robots as tech giants talk up ‘physical AI’
A man walks past the Alibaba logo displayed at its booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, China July 16, 2025. Florence Lo | Reuters Alibaba on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence model designed to power robotics, as more tech giants push into the fast-growing field. The model, called RynnBrain, is designed […]
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Tesla exec Raj Jegannathan leaves automaker after 13 years
Tesla electric vehicles outside the company’s manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, Feb. 24, 2025. Mike Kai Chen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla Vice President Raj Jegannathan, a 13-year veteran of the automaker, announced his departure from the company on Monday in a LinkedIn post. Jegannathan’s most recent title was vice president of IT, AI-infrastructure, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Takaichi’s victory sends Japan’s Nikkei 225 to new highs
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) speaks to the media at the LDP headquarters on general election day in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 8, 2026. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Anadolu | Getty Images Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured an overwhelming mandate in Sunday’s election, sweeping […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Watch Japan’s yen and government bond yields as Takaichi storms to an election victory
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party overwhelmingly found the support of voters in a Sunday election, sweeping a supermajority — […]
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Elon Musk wants to be a trillionaire — here’s how SpaceX may get him there
Elon Musk’s journey to becoming the world’s first trillionaire will likely be powered by rockets rather than cars, as SpaceX now accounts for nearly two-thirds of the Tesla CEO’s wealth. Musk became the first person ever to top the $800 billion mark this week, with his net worth now around $845 billion, according to Forbes. […]
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How America’s EV retreat is increasing China’s control of global markets
A large number of new energy vehicles for export park at a car terminal on the Hangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on June 2, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images DETROIT — The unraveling of the U.S. electric vehicle push is increasingly raising concerns of an existential […]
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Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved
Voyager Technologies‘ CEO Dylan Taylor said two years would be an “aggressive” timeframe for space data centers and cooling remains a problem for the developing technology. While SpaceX has the heavy lift rockets to bring components to space, Taylor told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan that the lack of a cooling solution to transfer the heat remains […]
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Tesla maintains competitive showing in China-made EV sales despite industry headwinds
Tesla remained a strong contender in Beijing’s competitive electric vehicle scene, as the company’s China-produced EV sales grew modestly in January from the year before, amid a broader industry slowdown. According to data published by the China Passenger Car Association on Wednesday, January deliveries from Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory rose by 9% to 69,129 units, from […]
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Chinese solar stocks rally on reports Elon Musk’s Space X, Tesla staff visited suppliers
A car travels past photovoltaic panels at the Al Dhafra Solar project, constructed by Electricite de France SA (EDF) and Jinko Power Technology Co. Ltd., in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese solar panel makers surged Wednesday after local media reported […]
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