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☆ Polaris Dawn's spacewalk will be historic — and risky. Here's everything to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Their week-long mission, called Polaris Dawn, is fully private with no NASA involvement — but it's no billionaire joyride. The Polaris Dawn spacewalk planThe spacewalk procedure begins 48 hours before opening the Crew Dragon's hatch, with a "pre-breathe." Polaris Dawn crew members train to recognize symptoms of complications from decompression. The Polaris Dawn crew will have to open Dragon's nosecone with no airlock to keep its cabin pressurized. Polaris Program via XThe risks and stakes are highThe Polaris Dawn spacewalk plan — no airlock, vehicle fully open to space — is not totally unprecedented.

Persons: —, joyride, Elon Musk's, It's, Jared Isaacman, Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis, Scott Poteet, haven't, Leroy Chiao, Chiao, John Kraus, Isaacman, Gillis, — Menon, Poteet, Mike Hopkins, NASA Abhi Tripathi, Tripathi, Menon, Bill Gerstenmaier Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Business, Polaris, NASA, Elon, Air Force, Wednesday, Polaris Program, Space Station, Reuters, UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory Locations: Mars, West Coast, Hawthorne , California

☆ Trump's tariffs would eat up time and money at even the smallest business, Mark Cuban says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMark Cuban has warned that Trump's plan to impose sweeping tariffs on US imports would burden even tiny businesses with expensive, arduous compliance. Related storiesHe was critical of Trump's tariffs on China during his time in the White House and has slammed the Republican candidate's threat of more of the same. "Tariffs are the worst possible incentive for all but a few products," he said, adding that they "almost always" cost consumers more money. Tariff pain and small business woePaul Krugman has been vocally against plans for fresh tariffs if Trump wins in November.

Persons: —, Cuban, Elon Musk's, Grok, Trump, He's, Kamala Harris, Paul Krugman, what's, Kevin O'Leary Organizations: Service, Business, Cuban, Trump, Republican, Dallas Mavericks, Yahoo, White, Democratic, Getty Locations: Cuban, China, Wisconsin

☆ SpaceX launches 4 people, including a billionaire, on the most ambitious private human spaceflight yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Polaris Dawn mission is a fully private spaceflight, commissioned and funded by a billionaire. Godspeed Polaris Dawn crew, may you make history and return safely." High radiation and the first commercial spacewalkOnce they settle into orbit, the Polaris Dawn crew has a five-day agenda packed with experiments and a bold spacewalk plan. AdvertisementA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the crew of the Polaris Dawn Mission, entered space on Tuesday. So the Polaris Dawn crew plans to fly through a belt of intense radiation and monitor their hearts, airways, and eyes along the way.

Persons: —, it's, Elon Musk's, Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis, Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman, SpaceX Menon, Gillis, Poteet, Isaacman, Frank Messina, SpaceX's, CHANDAN KHANNA, John Kraus, Polaris Dawn, Abhi Tripathi, they're, Tripathi, Starship's, Isaacman haven't Organizations: Service, Polaris, Business, SpaceX, US Air Force, Mission, Polaris Dawn, Apollo, Polaris Program, UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory, of Liberty Locations: Mars, Cape Canaveral , Florida, Texas

☆ The female 'founder mode' double standard
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Melia Russell | Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

From the moment Paul Graham dropped his essay on "founder mode," people online analyzed it like a stone tablet found bearing the new commandment of startupdom. But there's one group that has been privately wrestling with "founder mode" since before it had a meme-able name: female founders. Four female founders told Business Insider that a stark double standard prevents them from operating their startups as their male counterparts do. Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd wrote on Instagram that she was "in founder mode for 10 years and got attacked for it every single day." But unlike female founders, he and Neumann, the WeWork founder, enjoy the luxury of being given second chances by investors.

Persons: Paul Graham, Tobias Lütke, Baron Davis, Jessica Lessin, Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, that's, There's, they'll, Amanda E, J Morrison, Julie Products, Adam Neumann, Sophia Amoruso, it's, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Morrison, We've, they're, Clara Brenner, They're, she's, Julie, Christie Horvath, Wagmo's, Horvath, there's, Anna Barber, Barber, Jenny Fielding, Fielding, Elon, Sara Mauskopf, Slack, Musk, Mauskopf, Neumann, It's, Ty Haney, athleisure —, Haney, Graham's Organizations: Service, Founders, Spotify, Urban Innovation Fund, CVS, M13 Ventures, Ventures, TechCrunch

That continues a trend from 2023, when generative AI companies raised $25.9 billion for the full year, up more than 200% from 2022. The average round for AI companies is 140% bigger this year compared with last, the data shows, while for non-AI companies the increase is only 10%. Most venture investors are bullish on the potential for generative AI to eventually create big returns at the application layer. John-David Lovelock, an analyst at Gartner and a 35-year veteran of the IT industry, sees a big opportunity for generative AI in the enterprise. Yet, in 2024, only 1% of the trillion dollars spent on software will be from businesses spending on generative AI products, he said.

Persons: Adam Selipsky, Anthropic, Dario Amodei, Noah Berger, aren't, They're, Melissa Incera, Chip Hazard, PitchBook, that's, Cerebras, hasn't, Jeremiah Owyang, Owyang, That's, —, Cohere, Tobias Lutke, Inovia, JPMorgan Chase, Elon Musk's, what's, NASA's, Joe Raedle, Michael Harris, David Lovelock, Lovelock Organizations: Amazon Web, Getty, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tech, P Global Market Intelligence, CNBC, U.S, Forge, Flybridge Capital Partners, Federal Reserve, Meta, Nasdaq, Benchmark, Foundation Capital, SEC, Blitzscaling Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Inovia, Menlo, SPV, AMD, Oracle, Representatives, JPMorgan, Morgan Private Ventures, Elon Musk's SpaceX, SpaceX, Polaris, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, Astera Labs, Tempus, Google, Facebook, Gartner Locations: Vegas, Las Vegas, PitchBook, Anthropic, Montreal, xAI, Cape Canaveral , Florida

☆ Tesla says it will launch Full Self Driving product in Europe and China early next year
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla said it will launch its "Full Self Driving" driver assistance product in Europe and China early next year. Tesla is yet to receive regulatory permission to launch its FSD product in Europe and China, but Musk in July said that he expects to get this clearance by the end of 2024. So-called Full Self Driving, or FSD, has been a key pillar of Musk's strategy to make Tesla a more AI-centric company and push toward self-driving technology. Despite the label on its product, FSD is not actually capable of making its vehicles fully autonomous. FSD is an upgrade to Tesla's Autopilot driver assistant, which is already available in Europe and China.

Persons: Tesla, Musk Organizations: Elon, Drivers Locations: Europe, China, U.S

☆ See Elon Musk's properties over the years, from mansions in Bel Air to his secret house in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk made headlines in 2020 after announcing he was selling all of his homes. He has succeeded in selling most of his known portfolio but still owns a few properties. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIn 2020, Elon Musk wrote on X that he was selling "almost all physical possessions," adding that he would no longer own a house.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, — Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Business Locations: California, Texas, South Africa

☆ With Musk’s X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Brazil's X users, left casting about for a new platform, mostly started washing up on Threads and Bluesky. Everyone hadn't been on X; Brazil's social masses are primarily on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook . So as X went dark in this highly online country of 213 million, its users started migrating. Meta declined to provide specifics on Brazilian users. Bluesky gained 2.6 million users since last week, 85% from Brazil, the company said Wednesday, boosting its total to over 8 million.

Persons: Elon Musk, Jair Bolsonaro, Mauro Pimentel, Elon Musk's, X, Alexandre de Moraes, Shauna Wright, de Moraes, hadn't, Meta's Instagram, Wright, didn't, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Cris Faga, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Tatiane Queiroz, Bluesky, Jefferson Nascimento, Nascimento, Egerton Neto, —, Jay Graber, Ton Molina Organizations: AFP, Getty, Brazilian, Facebook, Twitter, Associated Press, Meta, Federal Supreme Court, Elon, Nurphoto Locations: Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, San Francisco, Bluesky, Brazilian, Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo, Recife

☆ Social media platform Bluesky attracts millions in Brazil after judge bans Musk's X
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brazil's recent ban of Elon Musk's social media platform X has boosted the profile of its smaller rival, Bluesky, as people search for alternatives to voice their opinions. On Saturday, the company also said that users from Brazil were setting new all-time highs for activity. The reported uptick in the platform's traffic comes after a Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered a nationwide suspension of the X platform on Friday. A Supreme Court panel affirmed the ruling on Monday. X is estimated to have over 22 million users in Brazil.

Persons: Elon, Bluesky, Paul Frazee, We've, Alexandre de Moraes Organizations: Meta, Facebook Locations: Brazil

☆ WSJ's Tim Higgins on Brazil X ban: Musk's crusade on free speech is affecting his other businesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWSJ's Tim Higgins on Brazil X ban: Musk's crusade on free speech is affecting his other businessesTim Higgins, Wall Street Journal business columnist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Brazil's ban of the social media platform X, how the ban is affecting other parts of Elon Musk's businesses, and more.

Persons: Tim Higgins Organizations: Wall Street Journal Locations: Brazil, Elon

☆ Starlink in Brazil's crosshairs as spat over Elon Musk's X escalates
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brazil's telecommunications regulator threatened sanctions against Elon Musk's satellite internet firm Starlink, as a public confrontation with the billionaire escalates over the country's decision to block his social media company X. Last week, Brazil's supreme court ordered a nationwide suspension of X for not appointing a legal representative by a court-mandated deadline, in line with the country's laws. Anatel, Brazil's telecommunications regulator, has instructed internet providers to block access to X following the court order. Artur Coimbra, a commissioner at Anatel, told Reuters that Starlink is the only company that has told the regulator that it would not comply with the court decision. CNBC has reached out to Anatel and SpaceX, which runs Starlink, for comment.

Persons: Anatel, Artur Coimbra, Coimbra Organizations: Elon, Reuters, CNN Brasil, CNBC, SpaceX Locations: Brazil

☆ X blocked in Brazil after supreme court panel upholds suspension order
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A panel of Brazil's federal supreme court justices voted unanimously to uphold orders suspending the use of Elon Musk's social network X nationwide. X had earlier defied court requests to take down accounts or posts that it said violated Brazil's laws on political misinformation and hate speech online. The court also froze the financial assets of another Musk-led business, satellite internet service Starlink, in Brazil to ensure his social network would pay its fines. Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel instructed internet service providers including Starlink to block access to X in the country until it complies with the court orders. However, some social media users in Brazil are moving to other social networks.

Persons: Luiz Fux, Alexandre de Moraes, X, Starlink, de Moraes, Musk, Moraes Organizations: Elon, Anatel, Labor, SpaceX, Associated Press Locations: Brazil, NATO, U.S, Australia, Turkey, India

☆ How Elon Musk’s endorsement of Trump may have backfired
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-01 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump during a meeting with business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2017. "They want to make Trump, Elon and people like them look like plutocrats," he said. "Elon Musk created the opportunity that Donald Trump took to unmask himself as rabidly anti-union, and he did that by praising Elon Musk's anti-union, union-busting perspective and endorsing the idea of illegally firing striking workers," he said. Harris, who is not related to Kamala Harris, said he views Musk's endorsement as a net negative. "No one views Elon Musk as a voice of the middle class," he said.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Evan Vucci, Brendan Steinhauser, Mitt Romney, Steinhauser, Musk, Trump, Chip Somodevilla, Seth Harris, Joe Biden, Elon Musk's, Harris, Kamala Harris, David Nasaw, William Randolph Hearst, Andrew Carnegie, Nasaw, Franklin D, Roosevelt, Biden, Hearst Organizations: SpaceX, White, AP, Trump, Elon, Republicans, National Labor Relations Board, Labor, NLRB, Teamsters, Republican, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Getty, Burnes Center, Social, Northeastern University, Hearst Locations: Washington, Texas, Michigan, Washington ,

☆ VPN demand surges in Brazil despite legal threat to fine users nearly $9,000 a day for using workarounds to access X
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-01 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Brazilians are fighting back against the country's ban on the social media platform X, sending demand for VPNs skyrocketing despite threats that users could be fined nearly $9,000 a day for finding workarounds to access Elon Musk's site. AdvertisementAlternatives to X, like Bluesky and Threads, have also seen a spike in new users. The X alternatives were the first and second most downloaded iPhone apps in the country over the weekend. Others are concerned the ban is oppressive and hypocritical, given de Moraes' goal of combating authoritarian extremism in the country.

Persons: Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, de Moraes, De Moraes, Bluesky, I've, Maurício Santoro Organizations: Service, VPNs, Elon, Brazilian Supreme, The New York Times, Facebook, YouTube, Associated Press, State University of Rio, Business Locations: Brazil, China, State University of Rio de Janeiro

☆ Brazil's top court orders nationwide suspension of Elon Musk's X
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Brazil's supreme court on Friday ordered a nationwide suspension of Elon Musk's social network X after the company vowed to defy earlier court orders concerning content moderation and the appointment of a legal representative in the country. Hours later, the court issued a second order suspending some of the measures in its first 51-page order against X. A suspension of X in Brazil could cause business problems for Musk's already embattled company. Musk has repeatedly denounced de Moraes' court orders as censorship. In its Thursday statement, X said de Moraes court had taken "illegal actions" against the company.

Persons: Elon, Alexandre de Moraes, de Moraes, Moraes, Musk, Starlink, De Moraes, X, Voldemort Organizations: Globo, Apple, Google, Twitter, World Bank, CBS, Starlink, Musk's SpaceX, U.S, Brazil weren't Locations: Brazil, NATO, U.S

☆ Elon Musk's X can proceed to trial in case against Media Matters after Texas judge denies dismissal request
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A federal judge in Texas has ruled against Media Matters and its request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X. Because of U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor's decision on Thursday, X's lawsuit against the nonprofit media watchdog and two of its staff members will proceed to trial on April 7. Attorneys representing X claimed the Media Matters report was "intentionally deceptive" and financially damaged the company. Media Matters and X didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. In August, O'Connor dismissed a request by Media Matters to force Musk to list Tesla as an interested party in X's lawsuit against the nonprofit.

Persons: Elon Musk's, District Judge Reed O'Connor's, Angelo Carusone, O'Connor, didn't, Tesla Organizations: Media Matters, U.S, District, Twitter, Media, Apple, IBM, Disney, X, Unilever, Mars, CVS Health, Elon Musk Locations: Athens, Greece, Texas, California, Meta

☆ 2 investment areas in AI that people will be 'very bullish' on in the future, according to a VC
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWith the AI arms race underway and a host of industries investing in the technology, Lux Capital venture capitalist Josh Wolfe identified the areas he's particularly keen on. AI in biology"AI into biology is really interesting because most computer scientists underappreciate how hard biology is," he said. "Biology is really complex — it is not linear, it is not 'programmable biology' the way many people think." AI in roboticsWhile "robots" typically invoke images of futuristic humanoid tech like Elon Musk's Optimus, Wolfe said he thinks "humanoid robots are not going to be the way." Although Wolfe thinks humanoid robots will attract money for their intrigue, he said that robots mimicking human capabilities are "really inferior to what robots can do."

Persons: —, Josh Wolfe, Logan Bartlett, Wolfe, Meta, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, ESM3, Elon, Optimus Organizations: Service, Lux Capital, Business, Meta, Amazon Web Services, AWS

☆ NASA picks SpaceX to bring home the American astronauts stuck in space. It's the latest blow to Boeing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementBoeing's Starliner spacecraft during NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test in June. A test flight, by nature, is neither safe nor routine. So, the decision to keep Butch and Suni aboard the International Space Station, and bring the Boeing Starliner home un-crewed, is a result of a commitment to safety." Both Boeing and SpaceX have spent a decade working with NASA on their Starliner and Crew Dragon vehicles, respectively. AdvertisementAfter years of delays, technical issues, and rising costs, this Crew Flight Test was the last hurdle Boeing had to clear for NASA to certify Starliner for human spaceflight.

Persons: —, Bill Nelson, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Williams, Wilmore, Nelson, Kelly Ortberg, Wiliams, Starliner —, Joe Raedle, Russ DeLoach, Butch, Suni, Elon, CHANDAN KHANNA, SpaceX would've, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, NASA, Johnson Space Center, Business, Boeing, SpaceX, NASA's Boeing, Space Shuttle Columbia, Ars Technica, Challenger, Columbia, NASA's, Safety, Mission Assurance, Soyuz, ISS Locations: Houston, Boca Chica , Texas

☆ Meta director who used to work for Elon Musk says companies without an internal AI tool are 'already behind the curve'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-19 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIn addition to its suite of consumer-facing AI offerings like Meta AI, Facebook's parent company also has its an internal tool for employees. She said she uses the tool "all the time for efficiency gains," — and companies that don't have their own internal AI tool are "already behind the curve." Any sizable company operating without an internal AI tool is already behind the curve. The company's internal AI tool, which is called VaultBot, answers "around 32% of all engineering questions," according to a company announcement from January. Other big tech giants are also developing internal AI tools alongside consumer-facing products.

Persons: —, Alex Heath, Mark Zuckerberg's, Heath, Esther Crawford, that’s, Esther Crawford ✨, Crawford, Kaz Nejatian, EY, PwC, Banks, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Service, Business, Elon, Twitter, Meta, KPMG, McKinsey, QuantumBlack, JPMorgan, OpenAI, Bain & Company Locations: Meta

☆ X closes office in Brazil amid Elon Musk's censorship feud with Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-18 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewX's office in Brazil is set to close "immediately" amid an escalation in Elon Musk's public feud with Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes. "Last night, Alexandre de Moraes threatened our legal representative in Brazil with arrest if we do not comply with his censorship orders," the X Global Government Affairs office announced in a post on the platform. The social media platform remains available for residents of Brazil to access, the company's post noted. X initially agreed to block the accounts per Brazil's legal orders, complying with content moderation requests similar to those made by Turkey, which the platform has previously agreed to honor.

Persons: —, Alexandre de Moraes, Rachel Nova Conceicao, Moraes, De Moraes, Jair Bolsonaro, de Moraes, Brazil's, Jair Bolsonaro's, X, Musk Organizations: Service, Brazilian, X Global Government Affairs, Business, The National High Court, Reuters, Global Government Affairs Locations: Brazil, Elon, Turkey, andover

☆ Instagram is failing to crack down on hate speech against women politicians as elections near, advocacy group says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The non-profit advocacy is analyzing large internet platforms to see if they're properly monitoring their sites for hate speech. The report on Wednesday was based on an analysis of 560,000 comments on Instagram posts from five Republican and five Democratic women politicians with high levels of engagement. In prior election cycles, Facebook has also been a hub for the spread of misinformation and toxic content directed at political candidates. The CCDH researchers then used Instagram's own content reporting tools to flag the 1,000 offensive comments it manually discovered. The report on Instagram comes a few months after a California federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against CCDH by Elon Musk's X.

Persons: Instagram, Kamala Harris, Harris, who's, Alexandria Ocasio, Jasmine Crockett, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Imran Ahmed, Ahmed, CCDH, Joe Biden, Meta, Cindy Southworth, Meta's, Elon Musk's, Mark Zuckerberg, Stef Knight Organizations: Center, Democratic, Republican, Meta, Google, CCDH, Trump Locations: Alexandria, Cortez, Texas, Georgia, Colorado, New Mexico, California, Musk's

☆ X told to pay $600,000 to ex-Twitter worker who was dismissed for not responding to Elon Musk's 'extremely hardcore' demand, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk emailed Twitter workers in 2022 telling them to commit to a "hardcore" culture — or quit. But Gary Rooney argued he didn't resign simply because he didn't click "yes" on the email. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA former Twitter employee has reportedly been awarded 550,000 euros — about $600,000 — after he was dismissed for failing to respond to Elon Musk's email demanding an "extremely hardcore" work culture.

Persons: Elon Musk, Gary Rooney, didn't, —, Elon Organizations: Twitter, Ireland, Service, Guardian, Workplace Relations Commission, Business Locations: Dublin

☆ A Tesla fan in India preordered a Model 3 in 2016. He waited 7 years, and the car still hadn't shown up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla fan Vishal Gondal from Mumbai said he preordered a Tesla Model 3 in April 2016, excited about the car's "cutting-edge EV technology." Gondal is one of the Tesla fans in India who preordered the Model 3 in 2016 and were left hanging for years for cars that never arrived. Advertisement"I initially expected to wait one to two years but ended up waiting nearly eight years with no car," Gondal told BI. It lowered import taxes on EVs made by companies that commit to investing at least $500 million and start domestic manufacturing within three years, per Reuters. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: —, Vishal Gondal, Elon Musk's, Tesla, Gondal, Hemant Suthar, Elon Musk, Musk Organizations: Service, Tesla, Business, Audi, Musk's EV, Associated Press, Reuters, Business Insider Locations: Mumbai, India, Europe, Asia, Pacific

☆ WSJ's Tim Higgins on the key takeaways from Elon Musk's interview with Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWSJ's Tim Higgins on the key takeaways from Elon Musk's interview with TrumpTim Higgins, Wall Street Journal business columnist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Elon Musk's conversation with former President Trump, key takeaways from the interview, whether the event helps X going forward, and more.

Persons: Tim Higgins, Elon Musk's, Trump Tim Higgins, Elon, Trump Organizations: Trump, Wall Street Journal

☆ Elon Musk's daughter Vivian slams Walter Isaacson's Musk biography, saying it portrays her as her father's 'villain backstory'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk's daughter Vivian criticized Walter Isaacson's Musk biography over its portrayal of her. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementVivian Wilson, Elon Musk's daughter, isn't happy with how she says she was depicted in Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography about her father. Wilson slammed the biography in a series of social-media posts Sunday night.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Vivian, Walter Isaacson's Musk, Isaacson didn't, —, Vivian Wilson, isn't, Walter Isaacson's, Wilson, Walter Isaacson Organizations: Service, Business

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