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☆ It's hard to compete with Elon Musk when recruiting AI talent, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said Elon Musk's xAI is stiff competition in the recruiting space. The AI CEO said Musk's company offers the highest compensation at the moment. Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of the AI company Perplexity, said it can be difficult to compete with the Tesla CEO when recruiting. Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, last year and Srinivas said it has since become one of the highest-paying companies for AI talent — on par with OpenAI. In January, Financial Times reported that Musk's AI venture was in talks to raise $6 billion at around a $20 billion valuation.

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☆ Tesla engineers break down what it's like to interview at Elon Musk's car company
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

10 Tesla engineers broke down the process and gave tips for getting a job at Musk's company. But engineers at Tesla say it's no small feat to land a role at Elon Musk's most well-known company. Business Insider spoke with 10 current Tesla engineers about what it takes to work at the company. Advertisement"Sometimes it really is who you know at Tesla," said one engineer who has worked at the company for six years. AdvertisementSome Tesla engineers said they spent over 40 hours preparing for the presentation over the course of several weeks.

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☆ Look closely: Tesla's video celebrating a Mustang EV using its Supercharger hides a potential pain point for other drivers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

15,000+ Tesla superchargers available for non-Teslas with an adapter starting todayOn the downside: Did you catch it? Many automakers have switched to Tesla's charging technology over the past year. Tesla's charging network is one of its biggest advantages over EV rivals — from faster and more accessible charging stations to more amenities. Non-Tesla EV owners can charge at updated Superchargers that have a Magic Dock adapter. On Thursday, Tesla opened V3 chargers to Ford owners who can use a NACS adapter supplied by Ford, according to Tesla's website.

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☆ How to get hired at Tesla: Engineers can face up to 9 interviews, a 6-hour panel, and a letter to Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Tesla's hiring process can involve up to 9 interviews, a presentation, and sometimes a letter to Elon Musk. 10 Tesla engineers broke down the process and gave tips for getting a job at Musk's company. But engineers at Tesla say it's no small feat to land a role at Elon Musk's most well-known company. Business Insider spoke with 10 current Tesla engineers about what it takes to work at the company. AdvertisementSome Tesla engineers said they spent over 40 hours preparing for the presentation over the course of several weeks.

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☆ A Tesla Cybertruck was resold for more than twice its price
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Foundation series Cybertruck was sold at an auction for $244,500 on Wednesday — over $130,000 more than its sticker price. AdvertisementSince Tesla started deliveries of the Cybertruck on November 30, Give Me The Vin has received dozens of offers from Cybertruck owners, Wolfe said. It's not the first time Tesla owners have attempted to flip their cars. In 2022, some Tesla owners made up to $7,000 reselling their EVs. However, the resale market has been difficult for Tesla owners in recent years due to the company's recent series of price cuts.

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☆ The FDA reportedly identified quality-control issues at a Neuralink animal lab shortly after Elon Musk said the startup was cleared to start human tests
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Neuralink had said in May 2023 that it had been cleared by the FDA to begin human trials of its technology, which has since implanted its first brain chip in a person. The company's site in Texas did not have the same issues, Reuters reported, citing FDA records. An FDA spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider ahead of publication. A spokesperson for Neuralink did not respond to a request for comment from BI or Reuters. Musk said the company kicked off human trials earlier this year and successfully implanted its first chip in a patient.

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☆ Workers at Elon Musk's Boring Company have reportedly faced chemical burns from sludge while building tunnels
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some workers at The Boring Company experienced injuries including chemical burns, Bloomberg reported. AdvertisementSome workers at The Boring Company have dealt with chemical burns and close-call accidents during the construction of the Las Vegas tunnel system, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg reported that OSHA fined The Boring Company $112,504 last fall after it found eight "serious" violations. A spokesperson from The Boring Company did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider or Bloomberg. The Las Vegas tunnel is used to ferry people back and forth on Teslas from the Las Vegas Convention Center to other nearby attractions.

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☆ Cybertruck engineer addresses claims the Tesla EVs rust in the rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One owner even said they'd been warned when the truck was delivered that it could rust in the rain. "The advisor specifically mentioned the Cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out," a member of the Cybertruck Owners Club forum wrote. Stainless is reactive and free iron that sits on it will rust," the Cybertruck engineer said. Demaree said the latter method appeared to do the trick but advised Cybertruck owners to be careful using the polish on the truck. Tesla delivered its first dozen on November 30, and several celebrities have been spotted with their own Cybertrucks in the months since.

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☆ What it's like to take the Cybertruck camping
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla owner Ben Levin went camping in Texas with the company's newest EV, the Cybertruck. AdvertisementTesla's rough-and-tumble Cybertruck might be perfect for camping, at least according to one owner, but it's missing one key feature — enough heat in the truck's bed for chilly nights. Levin identified several Cybertruck features that made it ideal for camping, including the spacious design of the truck. Cybertruck owner bought a truck tent to go camping. AdvertisementTo combat the cooler temperatures, Levin said he'd recommend Cybertruck owners consider bringing a heated blanket or portable heater for camping trips in colder weather.

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☆ Leaked Tesla pay data: How much Elon Musk's factory workers now make across the US after some got raises
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla hiked pay for factory workers across the US last month. Internal documents viewed by Business Insider reveal how much the factory workers now make. Under the new pay guidelines that were announced in December and implemented on January 8, factory workers at Tesla make between $22 to $39 per hour, according to the internal documents. AdvertisementTesla divides its factory workers into seven levels, while leads are divided into two levels. The effort won't be without its challenges, as CEO Elon Musk has voiced confidence that a union isn't necessary and some Tesla workers previously told BI they'd be hard-pressed to join a union.

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☆ Tesla is facing a lawsuit alleging it mishandled hazardous waste
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTesla was hit with a lawsuit on Tuesday that alleges the electric-car maker mishandled hazardous waste at its factories in California. District attorneys representing 25 counties in California filed the lawsuit in San Joaquin County Court and are requesting the court force Tesla to properly take care of its hazardous waste going forward and pay a series of civil penalties. Tesla disposed of hazardous waste into trash sites "not permitted to accept hazardous waste" and "failed to properly mark, label, and store containers and tanks of hazardous waste" at its facilities, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also alleges Tesla didn't properly train its employees on how to deal with hazardous materials. In 2019, Tesla paid the Environmental Protection Agency a $31,000 settlement over alleged hazardous waste violations at the Fremont Factory.

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☆ Elon Musk reportedly prefers to hire people who've never been laid off
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk reportedly still has a hand in hiring at X — and he's got some clear preferences. In an anonymous interview with Fortune, a person involved in hiring at X broke down how to get hired at the company. Musk, who handed over the title of CEO to Linda Yaccarino last year, used to be involved in directly interviewing potential hires. He has since taken to reviewing applications and giving yes or no answers to hires, the person said. Musk has laid off his fair share of workers.

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☆ Elon Musk claims the first human patient has received a Neuralink brain implant
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk claimed on X that Neuralink's first human patient received their brain implant. AdvertisementElon Musk on Monday claimed in a post on X that a Neuralink brain implant has, for the first time, been inserted into a human patient's brain. "The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well," Musk wrote. AdvertisementMusk previously said the Neuralink device would record and stimulate brain activity, acting as a "Fitbit in your skull," and claimed the implant would eventually "solve" conditions including autism and schizophrenia . "However, any for-profit medical device company also has a vested interest in generating a consumer base, which is why they make the sometimes grandiose claims they do."

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☆ Tesla ditched language saying it was 'a majority-minority workforce' after Elon Musk said 'DEI must die'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla removed language around its minority workers and employee groups in a recent legal filing. The carmaker ditched the references shortly after Elon Musk spoke out against DEI. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe 2022 filing also cited outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving Institutions to sponsoring employee resource groups across numerous locations, including Asian Pacific Islanders at Tesla, Black at Tesla, Intersectionality, Latinos at Tesla, LGBTQ at Tesla, Veterans at Tesla, and Women in Tesla. Tesla's decision to omit any references to minority workers and employee resource groups comes only a few weeks after its CEO took to social media to criticize DEI.

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☆ Tesla owners are peeved about an update that was meant to fix Autopilot
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewSome Tesla owners aren't too happy about a recent software update that targets the carmaker's driver-assist feature. AdvertisementAnother Tesla owner, Christian Fielden, told the Journal the update made him feel like his car was "bullying" him. The publication said it found at least 30 Tesla owners had filed complaints about the update with US automotive safety regulators. Tesla fans have also started criticizing the update on social media, with some blaming the update on safety regulators, who have been critical of Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. Tesla has warned that its Autopilot feature and its Full Self-Driving add-on require a licensed operator and are not a substitute for a driver.

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☆ Elon Musk's startup is reportedly building up a war chest to take on OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewElon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI is reportedly looking to lock down billions more in funding as it continues to take aim at OpenAI. The company wants to raise as much as $6 billion at a proposed valuation of $20 billion, the Financial Times reported on Friday. While the billionaire is aiming to compete with OpenAI, his company will have some catching up to do. AdvertisementNews of xAI's reported efforts to raise a war chest could also be a sign that Musk is doubling down on building AI products outside of Tesla.

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☆ The Cybertruck's lack of door handles confused its first buyers — leading Elon Musk to show them how to open the truck
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla's Cybertruck doesn't have door handles but a button along its window column. Musk first teased that the Cybertruck didn't have door handles over two years ago. Earlier prototypes of the Cybertruck appeared to have a door handle along the side of the car that would pop out similar to the Model S door handles. But Musk announced in 2021 that the vehicle wouldn't have door handles. Tesla owners have complained about the company's high-tech door handles in the past.

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☆ The stainless steel body of Tesla's Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Cybertruck's stainless steel body has made it difficult to align its panels, WSJ reported. The stainless steel has been difficult to shape into panels without gaps or alignment issues, the publication said, citing individuals who had worked on the Cybertruck. The Journal said the stainless steel is made in "coils that resemble giant rolls of toilet paper." The billionaire has said the vehicle's stainless steel body will be bulletproof and even comes with an option for fixed bulletproof windows. Munro has also pointed out that the thick stainless steel body has several perks for owners.

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☆ Tesla fans are lining up outside showrooms to catch a peek of the new Cybertruck
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People lined up outside some Tesla showrooms over the weekend to see the Cybertruck. Dozens of Tesla fans lined up outside some of the company's showrooms over the holiday weekend trying to catch a glimpse of the new Cybertruck. "My wife and I just got to the @Tesla Showroom in Tampa and there is a line wrapping around! AdvertisementUpdate: My wife and I just got to the @Tesla Showroom in Tampa and there is a line wrapping around! Advertisement" $TSLA halo effect," Future Fund founder Gary Black wrote on X in response to a video of the lines at a Tesla showroom.

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☆ Tesla will only deliver 10 Cybertrucks at its big event this month, executive says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla plans to deliver 10 Cybertrucks at its November 30 event, an executive said. The company plans to deliver only 10 Cybertrucks during its delivery event later this month, Tesla global director of product design Javier Verdura said at a keynote address last week, the Mexican newspaper Milenio reported. Up until recently, it was unclear how many Cybertrucks Tesla planned to deliver at the event or how many it would be able to get into customers' hands this year. "We dug our own grave with Cybertruck," Musk said during Tesla's earnings call earlier in November. The Tesla CEO said the company aims to produce about a quarter million Cybertrucks per year by 2025.

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☆ Tesla factory workers reportedly say they're getting in shouting matches — and sometimes even fights break out
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some workers from the Texas factory told The Information that verbal fights occur at the facility on a near-daily basis — and even some physical fights have taken place, they said. Some workers told the publication that employees were taking Adderall and sleeping at the factory in order to keep up with Elon Musk's deadlines. Musk has been known to run his companies with high intensity, sometimes calling for work sprints and even sleeping on the factory floor at Tesla. Ahead of the 2017 release of the Model 3, Musk famously pushed workers at Tesla's Fremont factory through "production hell." "Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our employees," A Tesla representative told Insider in 2018.

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☆ X CEO Linda Yaccarino is reportedly getting texts from ad execs advising her to resign over Elon Musk's backing of antisemitic post
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ad execs are reportedly reaching out to X CEO Linda Yaccarino and advising her to resign. X and Elon Musk have faced backlash after the billionaire endorsed an antisemitic post on X. One executive told Axios she needs to "save" her reputation. AdvertisementAdvertising executives have been reaching out to X CEO Linda Yaccarino and advising her to leave the social media company, according to reports from multiple outlets. Paskalis told Axios he texted Yaccarino on Sunday and told her she should resign from her role at X.

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☆ A top Tesla investor said he plans to ditch his Model Y for a Rivian after Elon Musk agreed with antisemitic post
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Grace Kay | Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ross Gerber said he plans to ditch his Model Y for a Rivian over Elon Musk's agreement with an antisemitic post on X. "Getting a flood of messages from clients wanting out of tesla and anything to do with Elon Musk," he wrote on X. Gerber, Musk, and a spokesperson for Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Gerber's comments came after Barron's reported that Musk's name had been dropped from the APEC CEO Summit speaker list on Thursday. "Elon Musk had a schedule change that prevented him from joining the APEC CEO Summit 2023," a spokesperson told Barrons.

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☆ SpaceX workers reportedly took Adderall and IV fluids, and some slept in the bathroom, to keep up with Elon Musk's deadlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

SpaceX workers reportedly put in over 80-hour work weeks in Elon Musk's race to colonize Mars. A Reuters investigation looked at 600 work injuries at SpaceX from 2014 to present. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's rocket company, which employs about 13,000 people, had at least 600 worker injuries over the course of 9 years across its facilities, the publication reported. But, the company has responded to OSHA inquiries saying it is not liable for the worker injuries as the company gives workers safety training, Reuters reported. Reuters' report comes after some SpaceX employees wrote an open letter last year criticizing Musk's behavior as a "source of distraction and embarrassment."

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☆ Grimes scolded a nightclub full of of AI evangelists — then promptly DJ'd for them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Grimes was the DJ at an AI party centered on "effective accelerationism," or faster tech development. "KEEP AI OPEN," the website read. "I disagree with the sentiment of this party," Grimes said, according to The San Francisco Standard. ☄️🫡⚔️ — Grimes (@Grimezsz) November 7, 2023In general, Grimes has said she is a supporter of AI. The billionaire was one of several AI experts to sign an open letter earlier this year calling for a pause on training AI systems.

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