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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: Tesla

Why Tesla CEO Elon Musk is his own worst enemy

Musk has broken the mould of being a modern CEO and gotten away with it — be it smoking marijuana on a podcast, pushing a departing executive or being sued for securities fraud.

With $36 billion boost to net worth in a day, Elon Musk is now worth more than Pakistan GDP

The surge in Musk’s net worth is powered by an order of 1 lakh Tesla vehicles from US-based car rental company Hertz, which sent electric vehicle giant’s shares surging by 13% Monday.

Elon Musk now worth more than Exxon Mobil as Tesla CEO’s fortune jumps to $288.6 bn

Musk's wealth jumped by $36.2 billion following a surge in Tesla’s stock price after Hertz Global Holdings ordered 100,000 cars.

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk’s AI gamble shows why the tech is not ready for prime time

To build good AI, programmers need to spend the vast majority of their time on data — a dull, difficult & therefore neglected work. The result is error-riddled data sets in AI systems.

Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot comes with serious concerns – but not the ones you think

As a researcher who studies ethical use of emerging tech, I find the Tesla Bot raises concerns that transcend sci-fi fears of super-smart robots.

Modi govt asks Tesla about its sourcing plans, India roadmap before considering tax breaks

The Ministry of Heavy Industries also asked Tesla for its thoughts on importing fully built cars versus partially built vehicles, which attract a lower import levy.

Elon Musk can tell you why India won’t see Teslas anytime soon

India's protectionist instincts have kept out international auto companies for decades. It now needs its own holistic model that touches on auto parts & consumer incentives for EVs.

No tax cut means buying a Tesla in India will be an expensive affair

Tesla is seeking to make inroads into India, where EVs account for less than 1% of annual car sales. It had last month requested Modi govt to cut import duty on electric cars.

If Elon Musk wrote this, the headline would be a meme & Dogecoin fortunes would’ve changed

Only one man is impulsive enough and has the power to move markets with his tweets, and that’s Elon Musk.

You thought Tesla was the king of EVs? Obviously you haven’t heard of the Hongguang Mini

The Hongguang Mini is the brainchild of SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., a joint venture between two Chinese state-backed automakers, and American automotive giant General Motors Co.

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Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.