Elon Musk

For unknown reasons, SpaceXs next Falcon 9 rocket launch has slipped from October to November, extending an already record-breaking lull in commercial US launch activity. Depending on when SpaceX finally returns to flight, the company could have easily spent…

Earlier this year, at one of Teslas events, the companys famous founder, Elon Musk proclaimed that, LiDAR is a fools errand, and Anyone relying on LiDAR is doomed. Doomed. Were all big fans of Elon at my company and weve even named one of our conference room…

Hello! Wealth management isn't aging well. As Rebecca Ungarino reported this week, one-third of financial advisers will retire in the next five years, according to some estimates. Meanwhile, many young professionals are being put off from working in the ind…

Elon Musk tells the court he's "financially illiquid"

Hey, Lady Gaga! You’ve asked a great question — who is Ninja, really? — and I’m here to explain in a blog post, because that’s how the content sausage gets made, baby. (I am not being forced to do this, but I am getting paid to, and, honestly, isn’t that…

When Elon Musk appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast in 2018 and burned down a spliff, he probably didn't realize it would cost taxpayers money.  Politico reports that's exactly what happened, thanks to SpaceX's role as a contractor with NASA. The federal space ag…

Tesla is back at Nürburgring.  Two Tesla Model S cars have been spotted (via Teslarati) on the legendary German race track, and while there are no official lap times for them yet, the cars themselves are interesting.  Back in September, when Tesla cars were…

Like other automakers, Tesla relies on computer modeling to find problems long before a fully-built sedan or SUV goes crashing into a wall, but it also shows off the Model 3's specially-designed front passenger airbag that wraps around the occupant to keep th…

The Green Hell, as the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife was nicknamed back in the late 1960s, is a 73-corner nearly 13-mile track in Germany that can challenge even the most accomplished professional race car drivers. Now, for about $164, thrill seekers can be…

Tesla's upcoming electric pickup truck could be unveiled as soon as November, and internet is teeming with mockups showing what it could look like.  The problem with those images (see examples here and here and here) is that they're nothing like the real thi…