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Tesla Probed After Parents Say Door Handles Trapped Kids

NHTSA investigation looks at electronic handles said to malfunction, leaving kids stuck in back

(Newser) - Federal auto safety regulators opened an investigation on Tuesday into possible defects in Tesla doors that have reportedly left parents with children trapped in the back seat and forced to break windows to get them out. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the preliminary investigation is focused on 2021...

Drivers Report Problems With Teslas, Railroad Crossings

Drivers report cars miss warning signals and require manual intervention: NBC investigation

(Newser) - Some Tesla owners say the company's "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) software can struggle with a basic but dangerous scenario: railroad crossings. Multiple drivers, including Italo Frigoli in Texas, report their Teslas failed to recognize lowered crossing arms or flashing lights. In Frigoli's case, he had to slam...

Elon Musk Makes a $1B Bet on Tesla
Elon Musk Makes
a $1B Bet on Tesla
Sep 15, 2025 10:19 AM CDT

Elon Musk Makes a $1B Bet on Tesla

Shares surge following CEO's largest-ever stock buy

(Newser) - Tesla has gotten a new vote of confidence from its CEO. The company's shares surged Monday after Elon Musk disclosed his largest-ever purchase of Tesla stock, acquiring 2.57 million shares on Friday at a cost of about $1 billion, per CNBC . This marks Musk's first open-market...

Elon Musk Talks Charlie Kirk, 'Woke Mind Virus' at UK Rally

Tens of thousands march in one of Britain's biggest far-right rallies in decades

(Newser) - Elon Musk was on hand via video link to rally more than 100,000 far-right protesters who gathered to march in London Saturday. "Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die, that's the truth, I think," the...

Far-Right Rally in London Leaves 26 Officers Hurt

Elon Musk attacks UK government to crowd over migrant policies

(Newser) - A London march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson drew more than 110,000 people and became unruly on Saturday as a small group of his supporters clashed with police officers who were separating them from counterprotesters. Several officers were punched, kicked, and struck by bottles tossed by people at...

Musk Made DOGE Cuts 'Backward,' Lutnick Says

Firing people shouldn't have happened first, commerce secretary argues

(Newser) - Now that Elon Musk is out of town, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sees where the head of DOGE went wrong in trying to reduce the size of government. Musk "got caught up in other people's objectives," Lutnick said, sending him down the path of making the firing...

The World Has a New Richest Guy
The World Has
a New Richest Guy
Sep 10, 2025 11:35 AM CDT

The World Has a New Richest Guy

Sorry, Elon, Larry Ellison is now on top as Oracle's stock surges

(Newser) - Well, it happened: The world's richest man has been toppled . As CNBC reports, Larry Ellison's personal wealth soared an unprecedented $110 billion in a single morning as Oracle's stock price flew through the roof on Wednesday, making him the billionaire with the most-est for the first time....

This Could Be the Biggest One-Day Wealth Increase Ever

After Oracle's stellar news, Larry Ellison could become world's richest person Wednesday

(Newser) - Elon Musk has been the world's richest person for a little over 300 days—a streak that could be over within hours. Hot on Musk's heels is Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, whose fortune climbed by $70 billion after market close on Tuesday as the database software company reported...

Elon Musk in Line for $1T Payout
Elon Musk
in Line for
$1T Payout
Sep 5, 2025 10:39 AM CDT

Elon Musk in Line for $1T Payout

Pay package could be his if Tesla hits aggressive goals over next 10 years

(Newser) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk could be in line for a payout of $1 trillion if his electric car company meets a series of extremely aggressive targets over the next 10 years, according to documents released by the company. Tesla, which is leaning heavily into robotics and AI, said in a...

Trump's Meeting of Tech Leaders Has a Notable Absence

Elon Musk is not on the guest list

(Newser) - President Trump is hosting America's top tech leaders at a White House dinner Thursday night, with one notable absence. Elon Musk, who had a very public falling-out with the president in June, is not on a list of guests that includes Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg,...

Tesla's European Sales Slump Is No Blip

Company sees 8th straight month of year-over-year declining registrations in some markets

(Newser) - Tesla's troubles in Europe stretched into an eighth straight month in August, as the electric vehicle maker faced a combination of rising competition, political controversy, and weakening brand loyalty. Fresh registration data from France, Denmark, and Sweden shows Tesla's revamped Model Y failed to reverse the sales...

Key to Tesla's Huge Court Loss: A Hacker in Starbucks

Washington Post recounts how the hacker uncovered data from fatal crash

(Newser) - Earlier this month, a Florida jury ordered Tesla to pay $243 million in a landmark verdict over a fatal Autopilot crash. Now the Washington Post has an extensive look at a crucial part of the plaintiffs' victory: a hacker uncovered the vehicle's electronic data from the crash, while...

Tesla Keeps Getting Bad News Out of Europe

Sales fall a 7th straight month as Chinese EV makers gain ground, now claim 5% of market share

(Newser) - Tesla's sales in Europe continue to nosedive , with new car registrations dropping 40% year-over-year in July to 8,837 vehicles, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, per CNBC . This marks the seventh month in a row of declining European sales for the US automaker, even...

Social Security Whistleblower Goes After DOGE

Agency's chief data officer says private data was left vulnerable to hackers

(Newser) - A whistleblower alleges that DOGE has put critical Social Security data on hundreds of millions of Americans at risk, reports the New York Times . The new complaint says members of the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded the Social Security Administration's database to a risky server, creating "enormous...

Child Sex-Abuse Survivor Makes Plea to Elon Musk

After BBC investigation, 'Zora' wants links to material scrubbed from X platform

(Newser) - A survivor of child sexual abuse is pleading with Elon Musk to remove links on X that lead to images of her abuse, revealing how illegal material continues to circulate on the social media platform that promises zero tolerance. The woman using the pseudonym Zora, who survived child sexual...

Elon Musk Wants to Rival Microsoft With 'Macrohard'

He aims to build all-AI software solutions with xAI's Grok

(Newser) - Elon Musk is adding another venture to his already crowded portfolio. On Friday, the xAI CEO announced plans for a new company he's calling "Macrohard"—a name Musk described as tongue in cheek but attached to a most serious project. The aim: to create a company...

Musk May Be Preparing to Back JD Vance

WSJ reports billionaire has stepped back from plans for third party

(Newser) - Unhappy with President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," Elon Musk vowed to start a new political party , and after polling X users in early July, announced "the America Party is formed." Six weeks later, we know essentially nothing about the America Party—which might be by...

Elon Musk: I'm Suing Apple
Elon Musk:
I'm Suing Apple
Aug 12, 2025 2:30 AM CDT

Elon Musk: I'm Suing Apple

Musk claims App Store 'refuses' to feature Grok, X in its 'Must Have' section

(Newser) - Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla, and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store, the AP reports. Musk posted the comments on X late Monday, saying, "Hey @Apple App...

The US Air Force Wants to Blow Up Cybertrucks

Thinking adversaries might use Musk's stainless steel truck, military wants to test missiles on it

(Newser) - Protesters unhappy with Elon Musk's DOGE machinations came first for Tesla's Cybertruck , but now comes the US Air Force with an eye on destroying the futuristic steel vehicle—though for purposes of national security rather than moral outrage. According to documents uncovered by the War Zone , the...

Mandalorian Star Settles With Disney Over Firing

'I hope this brings some healing to the force,' 43-year-old Gina Carano says

(Newser) - Gina Carano has settled her suit with Disney and Lucasfilm. The BBC reports that details are scarce on the settlement with the 43-year-old Mandalorian actor, who'd accused the companies of wrongfully terminating her from the hit Disney+ show and discriminating against her for her right-wing views. Carano wrote on...

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