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Tesla on Monday slashed the price of its Model Y SUV by $3,000, just four months after its launch, as it looks to keep up its strong sales numbers amid the global pandemic. The Model Y now starts at $49,990, down nearly 6 percent from its previous price of $52,990, according to Tesla’s website. The …

Two Tesla factory workers claim that they were fired for not returning to work over coronavirus concerns — despite promises from Elon Musk that attendance was not mandatory. The pair of employees at the electric automaker’s Fremont, Calif. factory told the Washington Post that they received termination notices for “failure to return to work” during …

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had opened an investigation into 63,000 Tesla Model S cars after reports of media-control unit failures that led to the loss of the use of touchscreens. The auto safety agency said the preliminary evaluation, covering 2012-2015 model year vehicles, comes after it received 11 complaints alleging premature …

Big Tech CEOs including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai slammed President Trump’s move to suspend an immigrant visa program that they say helps them recruit talent from abroad. Trump issued a proclamation Monday that temporarily halts several work-based immigration programs including H1-B visas, which allow American employers to hire immigrants …

The rule of awkward silence is great for critical thinking–and a key in developing emotional intelligence. Love them or hate them, Elon Musk and Steve Jobs are known as two of the most brilliant minds the business world has ever seen.  Yet, despite their ability to process information, think critically, and identify key insights–many of which helped …

One down, eight to go. SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold a sprawling Los Angeles mansion for $29 million — making an initial step toward a pledge to rid himself of his earthly possessions. The 48-year-old billionaire had listed the Bel Air property for $30 million early last month after pledging that …

Elon Musk on Friday announced that Juneteenth is now a company holiday for Tesla and SpaceX — more than halfway through some employees’ shifts. “Juneteenth is henceforth considered a US holiday at Tesla & SpaceX,” Musk tweeted Friday. The announcement arrived a few hours after Tesla’s HR chief emailed workers to feel free to take …

Elon Musk has denied an allegation he had a ‘three-way affair’ with Johnny Depp’s ex wife Amber Heard, 34, and model Cara Delevingne, 27. It had been claimed in explosive new testimony that Musk and Delevingne had been involved in a secret three-way relationship in 2016. The court documents also allege Heard’s affair with Musk …

Electric vehicle maker Tesla wants to start building a large vehicle assembly plant in the southwestern US as early as the third quarter of this year, the company told Texas officials in documents made public this week. But the company is still pitting Texas and Oklahoma against each other in an effort to secure tax …

Johnny Depp’s defamation suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard has revealed that Heard once had a threesome with Elon Musk and Cara Delevingne. According to the Daily Mail, the 57-year-old Depp “hasn’t ruled out” serving Delevingne, 27, with a subpoena to see if she has any useful information about Heard. Josh Drew — the ex-husband …