Tag: Elon Musk
AI
Anthropic Puts 5% of Itself Into a Public Benefit Fund. Musk: Just Give the Shares to the Public
Anthropic is committing 5% of its shares, plus up to 2% more per valuation milestone, to a new Public Benefit Fund. Elon Musk's take: give them straight to the public.
Tesla
Musk Says the Tesla Roadster Will Do Its Own Stunts, and Texas Gets a Hot Wheels-Style Loop
Elon Musk says owners can ask the Roadster to perform its tricks autonomously and promises a looping track in Texas, while Franz von Holzhausen confirms only a limited FSD.
Starlink
Starlink Says It’s ‘Ready to Connect India’ as Reliance Welcomes Competition
After Musk's week of posts on Starlink's stalled India launch, Reliance says it welcomes Starlink and Starlink says it's ready. Regulators hold the next move.
Robotics
Musk on Optimus: Magnet Curbs Cost Months, Hands Are ‘Shockingly Difficult’
Elon Musk says China magnet curbs set Optimus back 2-3 months, hands remain the hardest problem, and production will ramp slowly at first.
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Japan
Toyota Builds It, Waymo Drives It: Driverless bZ4X Taxis Start Testing in Japan in 2027
Waymo picked Toyota's bZ4X for its Japan robotaxi, built and fitted with Waymo hardware at Toyota's Takaoka plant. Testing starts in Japan in 2027, with the UK next. Fleet size and city are still unannounced.
Starlink
Starlink Starts Dynamic Pricing for Home Internet: Up to 20% More in Some Towns, Less in Others
SpaceX is moving Starlink Residential plans to area-based pricing reviewed roughly quarterly. Residential Max jumps to $156 in Rolla, Missouri, and drops to $104 in Marysville, Kansas. Every new price is the list price plus or minus 10% or 20%.
Tesla
Tesla China Halves the Down Payment on Model 3 and Model Y to 39,900 Yuan With 0% Financing
Tesla China's new "Te Congrong" plan cuts the minimum down payment on 0% five-year loans for the Model 3 and Model Y to 39,900 yuan (about $5,980), half the previous level, for orders through Nov. 30. We checked the math: the 0% is real, but some cash perks shrank.
Stock Watch
Stock Watch: Intel’s 28% Meltdown Fries Chip Stocks, SpaceX Slips Under Its IPO Price, Tesla Keeps Its Cool
Intel's 28.58% plunge dragged chip stocks and the Nasdaq (−2.86%) lower, SpaceX closed under its $135 IPO price, and Tesla slipped just 0.87% to $399.81. Plus Tokyo's AI-stock selloff.
Autonomy
Tesla Launches Its First FSD Referral Program, and Robotaxi Now Runs Until 2 AM
Tesla's first FSD-only referral program is live in the US: friends get a free month of FSD (Supervised), and referrers earn a free month or a $99 credit, up to 12 times a year. Robotaxi hours now stretch to 2 AM, with Calm Mode and Grok in the Model Y fleet.