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☆ Unsealed deposition with Elon Musk's righthand man reveals new details about their working relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Previously sealed court documents provide insight into Elon Musk's righthand man, Jared Birchall. In a deposition for Twitter's lawsuit against Musk, Birchall describes his relationship with the Tesla CEO. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementEver wondered what it's like to serve as Elon Musk's righthand man? A trove of previously unreleased documents related to Musk's legal battle with Twitter provides a peek into Musk's working relationship with Jared Birchall, a former banker who runs the billionaire's family office.

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☆ Tesla halted some of its production lines due to the Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla halted some production lines due to a global IT outage early Friday morning. The outage, linked to an issue at CrowdStrike, affected servers and manufacturing devices, Tesla told staff. The IT outage has caused issues across the globe as many Windows systems were taken offline. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTesla shut down some of its production lines on Friday morning as a result of the widespread IT outage that roiled companies across the world.

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☆ Elon Musk is cloaking his jet travels again
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Taylor Rains | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk resumed using a government program to hide his private jet travels in June. A special FAA privacy program allows private planes to fly incognito with temporary IDs. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTwo years after appearing to give up on hiding his private jet travels, Elon Musk has once again taken steps to keep his travel history private. His jet, a Gulfstream G650ER, has been on 14 different flights since the, JetSpy data shows.

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Billionaires and business moguls are touching down in Sun Valley for the Allen & Company conference. The annual event, known as 'summer camp for billionaires,' draws the biggest names in tech and media. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe annual cacophony over Sun Valley, Idaho, has officially begun as billionaires and business moguls descend to coopt the small town — population: 1,783 — for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference.

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☆ Tesla prioritizes Musk's and other 'VIP' drivers' data to train self-driving software
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Business Insider has learned that those annotators focus their efforts on two high-profile categories of drivers: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and a select set of "VIP" drivers. These drivers are internally referred to as "VIP" users and their data is at times put in VIP queues, according to the workers. Related storiesData collected from VIP users, including high-profile Tesla drivers who post on YouTube, is scrutinized more heavily and more likely to be labeled, three current and former workers said. They said they'd been specifically told by leads on their teams that they were working on "VIP data" and had received overtime pay to work on the data ahead of FSD updates. Tesla's self-driving in the regulatory spotlightTesla has come under increasing scrutiny from regulators over the self-driving software and the company's marketing of the service.

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☆ 911 call logs for Tesla's HQ reveal reports of 'terroristic' threats and attempted extortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

"Wire $300,000 dollars to bitcoin account within 12 hours," the email to Kirkhorn added, according to the incident report. The case was ultimately suspended and no arrest was ever made, according to the incident report and Dark. AdvertisementSome Tesla workers told BI that tight production deadlines and the intensity of the work could sometimes create a high-pressure environment. We were just standing outside the building waiting to go back to work," one worker, who was there during the ordeal, told BI. The sheriff's office told local news at the time that the building was cleared and there was "nothing to substantiate the presence of a shooter at all."

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What's next: Media Matters filed a motion to dismiss Musk's lawsuit in March, but a judge has yet to rule. VCG/GettyGovernment lawsuits and investigationsSEC investigation into Musk's Twitter takeoverThe issues: The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Elon Musk's Twitter purchase. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesPersonal lawsuits against MuskTornetta v. MuskThe issues: Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta sued Musk and Tesla in a class action lawsuit regarding Musk's compensation package, which was worth $55.8 billion at the time. Several lawsuits also allege Musk discriminated against them because of their race, gender, or disability in choosing to fire them. The executives were set to receive golden parachutes, but claim Musk and X have not paid them out.

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☆ There's a pipeline of former Tesla staffers to Elon Musk's shiny new startup xAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Kali Hays | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People who work for an Elon Musk company have an opportunity to do something uncommon in business. Some recently sued Musk over claims that he's funneling AI talent to xAI instead of Tesla. He said earlier this year he was "uncomfortable" expanding Tesla's AI and robotics capabilities without additional voting control. Related storiesThe carmaker's CEO also recently diverted prized chips necessary for AI work that was headed for Tesla to xAI, CNBC reported. Most of the xAI employees who formerly worked at Tesla started working at the startup immediately after Tesla enacted mass layoffs earlier this year.

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☆ Embattled EV startup Fisker files for bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Grace Kay | Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Fisker has filed for bankruptcy, following its warnings of potential business failure. Fisker is one of several companies to face headwinds from an EV sales slowdown. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Fisker, the second failed automotive startup founded by car designer Henrik Fisker, is the latest EV upstart to fail. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Inside the downfall of Henrik Fisker's second automotive startup, which just filed for bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said it would be "unfair" to compare the two companies. A Fisker spokesperson denied comments that Henrik took on a more passive role and said he was "deeply involved." AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said Magna was responsible for testing and releasing the Ocean and it had been fully certified by regulators in the US and Europe. A Fisker spokesperson pushed back on the comments questioning Henrik's business prowess. For Henrik, whose earlier company, Fisker Automotive, filed for bankruptcy in 2013, his present predicament echoes the past.

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☆ EV charging company says Fisker 'abandoned its contract' — so it's yanking promo credits from Fisker customers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fisker filed for bankruptcy on Monday and Ocean owners are already beginning to feel the pinch. EV charging company ChargePoint notified some Fisker Ocean owners that the company had rescinded their promotional charging credits on Tuesday morning. The company said in an email to owners who had received charging credits through Fisker that Henrik Fisker's company had "abandoned its contract with ChargePoint." The charging credits are just one of many problems Fisker Ocean owners might face in the coming months. Business Insider previously reported that owners were concerned their cars might become unusable if Fisker were to go under.

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☆ Elon Musk announces Tesla stock option grants for 'exceptional performance' — read his email to workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTesla is implementing a system to reward "exceptional performance" with stock option grants. "There will also ben an ongoing program to award spot option grants for anyone who does something outstanding for the company," Musk said. One Tesla worker told BI that they felt Musk's email was proof the tide might finally be turning. Read Musk's full email to Tesla staff below:Over the next few weeks, Tesla will be doing a comprehensive review to provide stock option grants for exceptional performance. There will also ben an ongoing program to award spot option grants for anyone who does something outstanding for the company.

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☆ Elon Musk scores a win — but he's not out of the woods yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla won investor approval for Elon Musk's compensation, but it won't be reinstated just yet. Musk's pay plan, initially approved in 2018, was voided by a Delaware judge in January. AdvertisementTesla announced during its annual meeting on Thursday that it had won approval for Elon Musk's pay package after weeks of campaigning. At the event, Musk took to the stage to do a victory dance but the company has only won its first battle. Despite investor approval, Musk won't get his pay package back just yet.

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☆ Tesla investors approve Elon Musk's $55 billion pay plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Grace Kay | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla announced investors approved Elon Musk's pay package. Tesla is hoping the shareholder ratification will make the judge's ruling moot, but it's not guaranteed. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt's official — Tesla investors voted to approve Elon Musk's pay package.

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☆ Elon Musk's payday drama comes to a head today
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It's always sunny at Business Insider when "Welcome to Wrexham" star Rob McElhenney is around. In today's big story, we're looking at the drama between Tesla shareholders over Elon Musk's bumper pay package that gets decided on today . As funny as that sounds, the battle over Elon Musk's pay package is no joke. One longtime Tesla investor said the EV maker is " kind of the bottom of the pecking pole of Elon's companies ." Vote here on if you're for or against Musk's pay package .

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☆ Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla payday reckoning is almost here
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla kicks off its annual shareholder meeting tomorrow — and Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package is hanging in the balance. Tesla also indicated in a regulatory filing that they were considering putting forth an alternate pay plan if the proposal fails to go through. AdvertisementOver the past few months, Tesla has gone all out in its efforts to promote Musk's pay package and encourage investors to vote. Meanwhile, Tesla fans and Tesla employees have taken to social media over the past month to promote the proposal. Musk's compensation is not the only issue that Tesla investors have been weighing.

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☆ Elon Musk dropped his Open AI lawsuit, but he isn't done with Sam Altman and the AI race yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewElon Musk might have withdrawn his lawsuit against OpenAI and its cofounders on Tuesday, but he certainly isn't giving up on winning the AI race just yet. Musk cofounded OpenAI with its current CEO, Sam Altman, but left its board in 2018. Shortly after the announcement, Musk threatened to prohibit Apple devices at his companies. "If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies," Musk wrote in an X post. Related storiesRepresentatives for Musk and OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Inside Henrik Fisker's second failed automotive startup
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said it would be "unfair" to compare the two companies. A Fisker spokesperson denied comments that Henrik took on a more passive role and said he was "deeply involved." AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said Magna was responsible for testing and releasing the Ocean and it had been fully certified by regulators in the US and Europe. But in the year since the Ocean's release, the company has delivered around 7,000 vehicles, a Fisker spokesperson said. A Fisker spokesperson pushed back on the comments questioning Henrik's business prowess.

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☆ Elon Musk is beefing with Apple and Tim Cook again. It's not the first time the Tesla CEO picked a fight with the iPhone giant.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Grace Kay | Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk criticized Apple and its CEO years ago before appearing to patch things up during an Apple HQ visit with Tim Cook. On Monday, Musk slammed Apple for its OpenAI partnership and threatened to ban iPhones and MacBooks at his companies. Here's a history of the beef between the Tesla CEO and the tech giant. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The first signs of Musk's one-sided beef with Apple came in 2015 when he joked that Apple employed Tesla's rejects.

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☆ The battle over Elon Musk's pay package is a showdown between his army of supporters and institutional investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewTesla is setting the stage for a battle between some vocal institutional investors and some of Elon Musk's biggest supporters. The executive pay plan, which was first approved in 2018, is centered on a series of goalposts around Tesla's financial growth. AdvertisementMeanwhile, Tesla has argued that the pay package is both fair and necessary to maintain Musk's focus on the car company. AdvertisementThe Tesla CEO has also promoted the proposal and criticized institutional investors who have spoken out against the pay plan. Ahead of the June 13 shareholder meeting, shareholders will be asked to vote on several other proposals in addition to Musk's pay package.

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☆ Tesla accuses advisory firm of 'scaremongering' after it urged investors to vote against Musk's pay package
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla rebuked Glass Lewis for urging shareholders to reject Elon Musk's $55 billion pay plan. Tesla said the firm demonstrated faulty reasoning in a letter to shareholders. Tesla is seeking approval from shareholders for the pay plan and moving its incorporation to Texas. In a letter to shareholders on Wednesday, Tesla slammed Glass Lewis, accusing the firm of "scaremongering" and faulty reasoning. "In its report, Glass Lewis omits key consideration, uses faulty logic, and relies on speculation and hypotheticals," Tesla wrote in a letter to investors titled "What Glass Lewis Got Wrong About Tesla."

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☆ Tesla dangles the chance of a factory tour with Elon Musk as an incentive to get people to vote on his $55 billion pay package
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla is offering a potential Gigafactory tour with Elon Musk to shareholders who vote in its annual meeting. 15 investors will be chosen at random for the tour, Tesla said. The vote will address proposals regarding Musk's pay plan and moving Tesla's incorporation to Texas. AdvertisementTesla is offering shareholders the opportunity to tour its Texas Gigafactory alongside Elon Musk and the designer of the Cybertruck Franz von Holzhausen — there's just one catch. To qualify for a possible invite to the tour, investors must cast their vote on Musk's pay package.

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☆ Inside Henrik Fisker's staff meeting, where the CEO announced more layoffs hitting his electric car company
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) 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 previewHenrik Fisker had grim news for his staff when they logged on to a short all-hands meeting Wednesday morning. Related storiesAt least one Fisker employee took to the company's internal Microsoft Teams channel to criticize Henrik Fisker's comments, according to a screenshot viewed by Business Insider. The recent layoffs represent the latest in a series of cuts at Fisker, including a round last week. AdvertisementFisker has repeatedly warned over the past few months that the company may go out of business within the year.

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☆ Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla pay package seems to be getting mounting pushback
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla is facing increasing pushback from investors regarding its bid to reinstate Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package. The fund initially voted for Musk's pay package when it was taken to a shareholder vote in 2018. Separately, proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said in a report on Saturday that the pay plan was "excessive" and presented investors with "uncertain benefits and additional risk." Tesla has also argued the compensation plan is "critical to the future success of Tesla" and has even paid for a handful of advertisements promoting the pay plan. Shareholders will be asked to vote on several proposals in addition to the proposal to reinstate Musk's pay package, which was struck down by a Delaware judge earlier this year.

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☆ Lucid CEO says Tesla is 'losing its way'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewLucid CEO Peter Rawlinson isn't a fan of Tesla's recent trajectory under Elon Musk. The Lucid CEO said he feels Tesla is "losing its way" and doesn't have the same sense of purpose it once did. Advertisement"There's an interest in social media, even politics, and it's kind of losing its way. Since Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, some Tesla investors have questioned his commitment to the electric carmaker. While Rawlinson told BBC that Lucid is "many years ahead" of other automakers, including Tesla, when it comes to some of its technology, the company has only a fraction of the market share compared to Tesla.

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