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It's drizzling, but your wipers are thrashing like it's a downpour. You fumble with the touchscreen to adjust them, hit the wrong icon, and activate something else. The screeching wipers on dry glass drive you mad — making you long for the days when a simple stalk did the job. It turns out some...

Benzinga readers think Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk should focus on his companies instead of launching a new political party. What Happened: Musk is considering launching the America Party, which could provide a third-party option in races for House of Representatives and Senate seats in...

Venture capitalist Peter Thiel wielded significant influence over prominent tech leaders, including Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk at critical junctures in their careers, according to a researcher tracking Founders Fund‘s...

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya has amplified an observation about Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's efficiency in building cutting-edge AI, despite spending far less than rivals like Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META). What Happened: Following the launch of Grok 4, Musk's most...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has said that the EV giant will expand its Robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area. What Happened: Responding to a post on social media platform X on Wednesday, Musk said the service will soon expand into the SF Bay Area. "Waiting on regulatory...

Gerber Kawasaki's co-founder, Ross Gerber, has slammed Elon Musk's political ambitions amid the new "America Party" row, as well as the EV giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). Check out the current price of TSLA stock here. What Happened: "I don't know who's joining his political party and I don't know...

The U.S. Senate voted to approve President Donald Trump's pick, Bryan Bedford, as the FAA Administrator. What Happened: The Senate voted 53-43 in favor of approving Bedford, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Bedford, who was the CEO of Republic Airways, stepped down last week after 25 years at the...

The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, has ramped up testing of SpaceX's Starlink satellite-based internet service as the agency hopes to improve the Air Traffic Control System. What Happened: The agency is currently testing over 41 Starlink connections at facilities across the U.S.,...

Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence startup xAI has launched Grok 4, positioning it as the world’s most powerful AI model according to benchmarks that show it outperforming OpenAI‘s ChatGPT, Google‘s Gemini, and Anthropic‘s Claude. What Happened: The new model debuts...

Major investors in Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) have urged the company's Board of Directors to hold the annual shareholders meeting as tensions rise between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. Check out the current price of TSLA stock here. What Happened: A group of 27 major Tesla investors,...

After being publicly told to "shut up" by Elon Musk, longtime Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) bull Dan Ives said that the tech mogul is entitled to his opinion. What Happened: Ives, a tech analyst at Wedbush Securities and one of Tesla's most vocal supporters, appeared on Bloomberg News. During the...

President Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the interim NASA Administrator. What Happened: The president took to social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday to make the announcement. "I am pleased to announce that I am directing our GREAT...

Investor Cathie Wood, the CEO of Ark Invest, offered one of her most emphatic endorsements yet of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO, Elon Musk, calling him “the most productive human being on earth and in space in history.” What Happened: On Wednesday, Wood shared a post on X, crediting Musk...

On a day marked by mixed reactions to President Donald Trump’s tariff letters, the stock market displayed a surprising calm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% to 44,458.30, while the S&P 500 gained 0.6% to 6,263.26. The Nasdaq also gained almost a percent to 20,611.34. These are...

Tensions are flaring between the United States and Brazil following President Donald Trump’s threats of sweeping 50% tariffs on imports from the South American nation. What Happened: On Wednesday, Trump wrote a letter telling Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that the trial of...