Tesla has launched a robotaxi service for employees in San Francisco and Austin. The company has received permission in California and plans to launch a fully autonomous service in 2025.
After Elon Musk's departure from DOGE, Trump's ministers will have more power over the budget and personnel. Tension in the government has been growing due to Musk's powers and criticism of his decisions.
Tesla's revenue fell to $19. 34 billion due to production upgrades, discounts, and Trump's tariffs. The company plans to launch a robotaxi service in Texas and robot production.
European stocks recovered after Trump's statements about the head of the Federal Reserve and a possible reduction in duties for China. The STOXX 600 index rose by 1.7% amid corporate reports.
Tesla will open a retro restaurant, a car cinema and 30 Supercharger stations in Los Angeles. The project is almost complete.
Tesla's operating profit fell by approximately 71%, and revenue decreased by almost 10%. Elon Musk plans to personally devote more time to managing the company.
Bluesky is introducing a user verification system with blue checkmarks, like on Twitter before the rebranding to X. Selected organizations will be able to verify their employees.
Sam Altman confirmed that OpenAI's electricity bills have increased due to users' politeness to the chatbot. ChatGPT requires $139.7 million per year for electricity alone.
American actor Sean Penn has visited Ukraine for the fourth time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. He met with fighters of the 3rd Special Operations Regiment and expressed his support for them.
Elon Musk plans to leave his position as head of the Department of Government Efficiency in May 2025 due to fatigue from criticism and unethical attacks. He believes that his departure will not affect the work of DOGE.
On Saturday, April 19, mass protests against the administration of President Donald Trump began in US cities. People spoke out against civil rights violations, attempts to deport immigrants, and cuts to the federal government.
Tesla has accumulated thousands of unsold Cybertrucks and is sharply reducing production. The company is discounting old stock with discounts of up to $10,000, as sales significantly lag behind plans.
Billionaire Elon Musk plans to visit India this year. This happened after a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where cooperation in the field of technology was discussed.
Amid the investigation into the leak of classified information from the Pentagon, three high-ranking US Department of Defense officials have been fired. According to Politico, these are Darin Selnick, Colin Carroll, and Dan Caldwell, two of whom plan to sue.
Carbonaceous asteroids, rich in organic molecules, rarely reach Earth due to their destruction by the Sun and the atmosphere. The study sheds light on the origin of life.
Grok chatbot received a "memory" function, which allows it to remember details of past conversations. This makes the responses more personalized, like in ChatGPT and Gemini.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the closure of the Global Engagement Center, which spent millions of dollars a year censoring Americans. The decision was prompted by allegations of suppressing freedom of speech.
Elon Musk wants to have many children to prepare humanity for a possible apocalypse and colonisation of Mars. He already has at least 14 children with different women.
Time magazine has published its annual list of the world's most influential people. It includes politicians, entrepreneurs, businessmen, executives and entertainment stars.
Tesla has halted the import of Cybercab parts from China due to Trump's tariffs. This could hurt the company's plans for autonomous cars and trucks.
OpenAI is working on creating its own social network, which could become a competitor to "X". Sam Altman is consulting with experts on the project, the details of which are currently unknown.
Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk have called for the abolition of intellectual property laws, sparking outrage among artists who fear their work will be used to train AI.
U. S. Senator Bernie Sanders stated that Trump, Musk, and other oligarchs have an addiction to greed. He compared them to drug addicts who crave ever greater enrichment.
Private companies like Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have sent nearly 120 civilians into space. Suborbital flights cost around $500,000, and renting a SpaceX capsule costs $200 million.
Elon Musk publicly disagrees with Trump, and the latter seems to like it. Musk freely shares his opinions, even interfering in cabinet affairs.
Tech giants, having grown closer to Trump, have suffered amid his trade war. The EU may introduce a tax on advertising revenue, and TikTok has faced problems in the US due to tariffs.
Federal spending in the US has increased, despite DOGE's efforts to cut back. Analysis shows that Musk's savings had little impact on overall government spending.
In March, the number of used Teslas put up for sale in the US rose by a record 67%. At the same time, sales of new Tesla cars fell by almost 9% compared to last year.
Elon Musk, the head of DOGE, announced plans to save $150 billion for the US budget instead of the promised $1 trillion. The DOGE website contains errors in the calculation of savings.
The combined capital of the world's richest people increased by a record $304 billion thanks to Trump's promises to suspend tariffs. Elon Musk became the richest, his fortune increased by $36 billion.