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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk blamed the company's decision to lay off 10 percent of its workforce on its Starship and Starlink projects this week.

Elon Musk Blames SpaceX Layoffs On “Absolutely Insane Projects”

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk announced a streamlined version of SpaceX's Raptor engine design that will take Starship to space and beyond as well.

Elon Musk’s New Goal: “Reach the Moon as Fast as Possible”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk flew more than 150,000 miles on Tesla's corporate jet in 2018, according to the Washington Post, and not all of his trips were business-related.

Tesla Paid for Elon Musk’s Private Jet While Laying off Thousands

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla, said that he expects the company's vehicles to be capable of fully autonomous driving by the end of 2019.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Elon Musk: Teslas Should Have “Full Self-Driving” by End of 2019

By Jon Christian

In a new letter to company shareholders, Tesla announced that it plans to begin mass-producing the Model Y SUV by the end of 2020.

Tesla Plans to Mass-Produce the Model Y SUV Next Year

By Dan Robitzski

The electric car maker just showed off its jeans-wearing butt robot that tests its Model 3 seats in a showcase on Twitter.

Watch a Video of Tesla’s Seat-Testing Butt Robot

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX just completed the first test fire of the Falcon 9 rocket that will hopefully carry the groundbreaking Crew Dragon spacecraft into space.

SpaceX Just Test Fired the Rocket That’ll Launch Its Crew Dragon

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk: Regulators Approved Tesla “Remote Control” Feature

Elon Musk: Regulators Approved Tesla “Remote Control” Feature

By Victor Tangermann

Powerful wind gusts have caused damage to SpaceX's Starship rocket that CEO Elon Musk believes will take "weeks to repair."

Hurricane-Force Gusts Knocked Over SpaceX’s Starship Last Night

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk: A “360 Degree Dash Cam” Will Soon Keep Your Tesla Safe

Elon Musk: A “360 Degree Dash Cam” Will Soon Keep Your Tesla Safe

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk explains the decision to use stainless steel to create the new SpaceX Starship rocket in an interview with Popular Mechanics.

SpaceX Starship Will “Bleed Water” From Tiny Holes, Says Elon Musk

By Kristin Houser

Tesla has received approval from the Netherlands Vehicles Authority to begin deliveries of its most affordable vehicle, the Model 3, in Europe.

Tesla Can Finally Begin Model 3 Deliveries in Europe

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk claims CERN is interested in having the Boring Company help it build the Future Circular Collider, a massive particle accelerator.

Science & Energy

Elon Musk: Boring Co. Could Help Dig New CERN Particle Collider

By Kristin Houser

A nearly billion-dollar debt is about to come due for Tesla. That's more bad news about a trying month for the futuristic automaker.

More Bad News: Tesla Is About to Owe $920 Million in Debt

By Jon Christian

Newly announced Tesla layoffs will see 7 percent of the company's full-time staff losing their jobs — yet another sign that 2019 is all about streamlining.

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Laying off 7 Percent of Its Staff

By Kristin Houser

The Tesla referral program granting new buyers six months of free Supercharging will end on February 1, according to Elon Musk.

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Dropping Its Customer Referral Program

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk Just Offered to Drill a Hole Through An Australian Mountain

Elon Musk Just Offered to Drill a Hole Through An Australian Mountain

By Victor Tangermann

Business Insider has obtained a document listing the positions of the people who will lose their jobs as a result of the recently announced SpaceX layoffs.

The SpaceX Layoffs Will Hurt Workers With These Job Titles

By Kristin Houser

Tesla is offering up a mid-range Model 3 for anybody capable of hacking into it at a security event in Vancouver, Canada.

Tesla Is Giving Away a Model 3 if You Can Successfully Hack One

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX said Friday that it plans to lay off 10 percent of its workforce — an eyebrow-raising move for a company emerging from a record-shattering year.

Surprise Announcement: SpaceX to Lay off 10 Percent of Workforce

By Jon Christian

The suborbital version of Space's Starship rocket is almost ready for lift-off, based on a new photo tweeted by CEO Elon Musk.

Elon Musk Shares Photo of SpaceX’s First Starship

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk Says An Upcoming Tesla Roadster Will Hover. Is He Joking?

Elon Musk Says An Upcoming Tesla Roadster Will Hover. Is He Joking?

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's sales advisers are warning buyers that the company's full self driving capabilities likely won't be legal any time soon.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla: Full Self Driving Is “Very Far Away” From Being Legal

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk: First Commercial Crew Test Will Be “Especially Dangerous”

Elon Musk: First Commercial Crew Test Will Be “Especially Dangerous”

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla has officially kicked off construction on the Shanghai Gigafactory designed to help the company increase sales in the world's largest EV market.

Elon Musk Celebrates Start of Shanghai Gigafactory Construction

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed on Twitter yesterday that the first test of the Starship could take place in as little as four weeks.

Elon Musk: First Starship Test Could Be in Four Weeks

By Jon Christian

Tesla investors, eager to learn more about Elon Musk's potentially-fraudulent tweets, may subpoena Grimes, Azealia Banks, and several newsrooms.

Tesla Investors May Subpoena Grimes and Others over Musk’s Tweets

By Dan Robitzski

A Tesla Owner Is Fighting Back Against Aggressive Truck Drivers

A Tesla Owner Is Fighting Back Against Aggressive Truck Drivers

By Kristin Houser

Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubled down on criticism of Singapore Thursday, saying that the island city-state has been "unwelcome" to his car manufacturer.

Elon Musk: Singapore Has Been “Unwelcome” to Tesla

By Jon Christian

On Friday, Elon Musk speculated that a sophisticated artificial intelligence might touch down on the Red Planet before the first human Mars settler.

Elon Musk Thinks the First Mars Settler Could Be an AI

By Jon Christian

Tesla CEO Elon Musk pledged this week that the electric car maker is about to kick its fully autonomous self-driving vehicle ambitions up a notch.

Musk: Tesla’s Fully Autonomous Capabilities “About to Accelerate”

By Jon Christian

According to Elon Musk's tweet, Tesla will provide 100 percent supercharger coverage to Europe by the end of 2019. Then it will move to Africa.

Elon Musk Pledges Tesla Superchargers For All of Europe Next Year

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla tax credits are going away.

The Tesla Tax Credit is Going Away, but Elon Musk has it Covered

By Dan Robitzski

Stainless steel starship

Elon Musk Tweets Image of SpaceX’s Stainless Steel Starship

By Kristin Houser

The Boring Company just threw a big party to show off its newly completed first stretch of its test tunnel in Hawthorne, California.

Advanced Transport

The Boring Company Just Showed Off Its First Completed Tunnel

By Victor Tangermann

A new timeline compares Elon Musk's predictions for the future with community-aggregated guesses on how space travel and electric vehicles will progress.

This Site Keeps Track of Elon Musk’s Predictions About The Future

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla's new "Toilet Humor" and "Romance Mode" features allow owners to make their Teslas fart and play Marvin Gaye. Why?

Tesla’s “Toilet Humor” Mode Is Real and It’s Called “Emissions Testing”

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has shattered the record for commercial rocket launches in a year, at 20. That beats the prior record of 18 launches in a year — which it also set.

SpaceX Smashed the Record for Commercial Space Launches This Year

By Jon Christian

In an interview with CNBC's Making It, billionaire Richard Branson said that three or four day weekends could be a reality for "most people" in the future.

Richard Branson: Future of Work Is “Three and Even Four Day Weekends”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Wanders Tesla Factory, Firing Workers in Wild Mood Swings

By Jon Christian

Tesla's lawsuit against former employee and alleged saboteur Martin Tripp is for $167 million in damages, according to new reports.

Tesla Is Suing Alleged Saboteur for $167 Million

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s “Epic Rap Battle,” Explained

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s “Epic Rap Battle,” Explained

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk: “I Do Not Respect the SEC”

Elon Musk: “I Do Not Respect the SEC”

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said this week that it was a "life or death" moment for the electric car company when it ran into trouble manufacturing the Model 3.

Elon Musk on Tesla’s Manufacturing Woes: “It Was Life or Death”

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk just revelaed the Boring Company will not only reveal its first tunnel in December, it will have "road legal autonomous cars" ready as well.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company to Launch “Road Legal” Autonomous Cars

By Victor Tangermann

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian thinks that Elon Musk's dire warnings about AI's dark future are ridiculous. But he has his own warnings about AI.

Reddit Co-founder Mocks Elon Musk’s Warnings About AI

By Dan Robitzski

In its most recent annual report, Roscosmos blames SpaceX — which promises to shuttle astronauts to the ISS — for its declining fortunes.

Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Blames SpaceX For Its Woes

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk admitted he tried to get a license to Mario Kart for every Tesla car. But Nintendo didn't play ball.

Elon Musk Tried to Bring “Mario Kart” to Your Tesla Model 3

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's Boring Company decided to drop plans for a Westside LA tunnel after facing criticism and lawsuits from local advocate groups.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Scraps Plans for a Westside LA Tunnel

By Victor Tangermann

During an interview with Axios, Elon Musk said he thinks there's a 70% chance he will go to Mars himself — and not just for a short visit.

Elon Musk Says There’s a 70 Percent Chance He’ll Move to Mars

By Kristin Houser

NASA's plans to conducts a "safety review" of SpaceX and Boeing stem from the agency's displeasure with Elon Musk's recent behavior.

NASA Isn’t Happy About SpaceX’s “Frat House” Culture

By Kristin Houser

In a recent interview with CNBC Make It, Neil deGrasse Tyson told reporters that Elon Musk "will transform civilization as we know it."

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Elon Musk “Will Transform Civilization As We Know It”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk tweeted that the BFR will now be called "Starship." It's already the fourth name change for the ambitious project to get people to Mars.

Elon Musk Just Changed the BFR’s Name for a Fourth Time

By Victor Tangermann

It's two miles long, 30 feet in diameter, and connects the Boring Company's HQ to a local suburb in LA. The tunnel is set to open in December.

Advanced Transport

Watch the Boring Company’s Digging Machine Finish Its First Tunnel

By Victor Tangermann

The FCC approved a SpaceX request to launch more than 7,000 internet-broadcasting satellites. The only catch: they need to do it fast.

The FCC Just Approved SpaceX’s Plan to Launch 7,518 Internet Satellites

By Jon Christian

Elon Musks' Boring Company has been hard at work tunneling away under Hawthorne, California. But they never informed the community that they would do so.

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Didn’t Ask Homeowners Before Tunneling Under Them

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla developed bioweapon defense mode to help drivers in the event of an attack, but it's also helping them breathe during California's wildfires.

Tesla’s “Bioweapon Defense Mode” Is Helping Californians Breathe

By Kristin Houser

Cartoons From Tomorrow, a book of Futurism Cartoons.

Coming Soon: Our First Book Based on Futurism Cartoons

By Matthew Perlman

According to recent FCC filings, SpaceX is planning on orbiting more than 1,500 Starlink satellites at almost half the altitude to keep them safe.

SpaceX Found a Way To Keep Its Satellites From Cluttering Up Space

By Victor Tangermann

We tested that AI Portrait generator on a bunch of celebrities and politicians. The results ranged from "okay I see it" to "hard nope."

Artificial Intelligence

Here’s What AI Thinks A Bunch of Famous People Look Like

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla selects Robyn Denholm, CFO and Head of Strategy at Telstra, to replace Elon Musk as the chair of its board of directors.

Tesla Announces Elon Musk’s Replacement as Chair of the Board

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk shared a video walkthrough of the Boring Company's test tunnel in Hawthorne, CA, which will open on December 10.

Advanced Transport

Take a Virtual Ride Through the Boring Company’s First Tunnel

By Kristin Houser

Musk: Tesla Pickup Truck Will Be Straight Out of “Blade Runner”

Musk: Tesla Pickup Truck Will Be Straight Out of “Blade Runner”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk claimed that Tesla's cars will soon be able to "follow you like a pet" and take directions "like a big [remote controlled] car."

Musk: You’ll Be Able to Remote Control Your Tesla Within 6 Weeks

By Jon Christian