Elon Musk

Tesla officially moves headquarters from California to Texas

December 1, 2021 5:26pm PST

The filing said the relocation from Palo Alto, California, to what Tesla calls a “Gigafactory” on Harold Green Road near Austin was done on Nov 24.

Elon Musk sells more shares than necessary to pay current tax bill

November 17, 2021 7:08pm PST

Elon Musk is selling more Tesla shares than he needs to pay current tax obligations. Experts say he’s either converting part of his fortune from stock to cash, or he’s saving for bigger tax bills due next year.

Elon Musk sells $1.1B in Tesla stock after Twitter poll

November 10, 2021 5:56pm PST

The sales, disclosed in two regulatory filings late Wednesday, will cover tax obligations for stock options granted to Musk in September.

Elon Musk's Twitter poll asks if he should sell some Tesla stock

November 7, 2021 10:59am PST

Elon Musk has asked Twitter users whether he should sell 10% of his stock in Tesla amid pressure in Washington to increase taxes on billionaires like him.

Elon Musk offers $6B in Tesla stock if UN shows how it will solve world hunger

November 2, 2021 5:18am PDT

Elon Musk offered $6 billion worth of Tesla stock if the U.N. food agency could show how the money would “solve world hunger.”

Elon Musk's wealth grows 11.4% to nearly $256B after Hertz Tesla order

October 26, 2021 7:58am PDT

After Hertz’s Tesla order, Elon Musk is now worth more than Google co-founder Larry Page and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg combined, according to Forbes.

Elon Musk announces Tesla is moving headquarters to Austin

October 7, 2021 5:01pm PDT

The big news that came out of Tesla's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday is that the company is moving its headquarters from California to Texas. 

Elon Musk introduces humanoid robot prototype at Tesla AI Day

August 20, 2021 11:01am PDT

Elon Musk says the "Tesla Bot" will probably be launched in 2022, claiming the robot would "eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks."

SpaceX boss Elon Musk says Starship will land humans on moon ‘probably sooner’ than 2024

August 15, 2021 8:13am PDT

SpaceX boss Elon Musk tweeted Starlink will land humans on the moon "probably sooner" than 2024.

Elon Musk reveals Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis in 'SNL' opening monologue

May 9, 2021 9:00am PDT

Elon Musk said he was making history as the first person with Asperger’s to host NBC’s long-running sketch comedy show, “or at least the first to admit it.”

Elon Musk offers $100M to inventors who can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

April 25, 2021 1:56pm PDT

It’s a process known as carbon capture, and it’s already possible — though it’s expensive and not presently commercially viable.

Moving to Texas: Why Tesla’s Elon Musk, Oracle and HPE are leaving California

December 11, 2020 5:58pm PST

All eyes are on Texas after Tesla CEO Elon Musk and major tech companies emigrate from California. We take a look at what makes our Lone Star State so great.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk critical of California, leaves the state and moves to Texas

December 8, 2020 4:26pm PST

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has left California and is now a resident of Texas.

Hackers appear to target Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Kanye West, others in bitcoin scam

July 15, 2020 5:31pm PDT

Messages appearing on their accounts showed statements about bitcoin and promised to “double” payments sent to a bitcoin wallet address.

Frustrated with COVID-19 shutdown, Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ and Fremont factory out of California

May 9, 2020 7:08pm PDT

In a series of tweets Saturday morning, Musk announced he would move the company's headquarters and flagship Fremont factory, as well as future programs to Texas and Nevada - out of California.

With a bang, SpaceX tests capsule's ability to save crew during launch

January 19, 2020 9:42am PST

SpaceX blew up one of its own rockets Sunday morning as part of a key test to show that its new Dragon capsule is safe for astronauts, bringing the company one step closer to its first crewed flight.