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We’ve been tracking Tesla’s talent struggles all year, and this weekend’s announcement flips the script entirely. Yilun Chen, who spent nearly four years building Apple’s robotics and autonomous systems capabilities, has joined Tesla’s Optimus AI team, calling humanoid robots “the ultimate dream of our generation.” The move, announced on X on November 30, has already…
Tesla’s top China executive publicly defended the company’s deep ties to Chinese suppliers on Wednesday, directly contradicting reports that the automaker is systematically removing China-made components from its American factories.
New York State officials are frustrated with Tesla after two years of lease renegotiations for the taxpayer-funded Buffalo factory hit another wall when Elon Musk abruptly killed the AI supercomputer project that was central to the pending deal. The state built the sprawling facility for nearly $1 billion and rents it to Tesla for just…
Tesla is ramping up hiring for its $200 million Megapack battery factory in Brookshire, Texas, just outside Houston, with 41 positions currently posted and a job fair scheduled for the week of November 10, 2025. The facility represents Tesla’s aggressive push into utility-scale energy storage at a time when its automotive division faces mounting challenges…
Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented $1 trillion compensation package, potentially making him the world’s first trillionaire—despite collapsing European sales, mounting brand damage from political controversies, and serious questions about whether the world’s largest executive pay package will solve any of Tesla’s actual business problems. The vote passed with
Tesla shareholders face an unprecedented decision Thursday as they vote on CEO Elon Musk’s nearly $1 trillion compensation package—with Board Chair Robyn Denholm warning that rejecting it could trigger Musk’s departure and send the company’s stock into freefall. The vote, taking place at Tesla’s annual meeting on November 6, has divided major institutional investors and…
Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm issued an urgent warning to shareholders today: approve Elon Musk’s nearly $1 trillion compensation package by November 5th, or risk losing him as CEO and watching Tesla collapse from AI/robotics pioneer into “just another car company.” The stark two-page letter, posted by Sawyer Merritt on X, frames the upcoming shareholder…
Tesla stock (TSLA) is regaining momentum after a rocky first half of the year. Following weeks of losses that pushed shares below key technical benchmarks, the electric vehicle leader has tightened up, reclaimed support at major moving averages, and landed back on the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Leaderboard alongside fellow “Magnificent Seven” member Nvidia (NVDA).…
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