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Christiaan Hetzner is a former writer for Fortune, where he covered Europe’s changing business landscape. He’s reported from Germany for the past two decades and is passionate about tracking industry’s intersection with finance and policy as they collectively target a net-zero society. Shaped by his time in Frankfurt covering the collapse of the dotcom stock market bubble for Dow Jones Newswires, he joined Reuters in 2004 before shifting to commentary and features for Automotive News Europe ten years later. Hailing from upstate New York, he is a graduate of Georgetown University.

The Yangwang U8 from BYD
TechFresh from eclipsing Tesla in EV sales, BYD plans raft of new upscale models to grab leading share of luxury car market
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 19, 2024
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman
TechAI just took another huge step: Sam Altman debuts OpenAI’s new ‘Sora’ text-to-video tool
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 16, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg’s Quest flex might end up backfiring on the Meta CEO
TechMark Zuckerberg’s Quest flex might end up backfiring on the Meta CEO
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 15, 2024
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
TechMark Zuckerberg drags Apple’s new Vision Pro in Instagram video, claiming his Quest 3 headset is the ‘better product, period’
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 14, 2024
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FinanceElon Musk weighs in on U.S. national debt debate, joining the likes of Jamie Dimon and Jerome Powell in expressing concern about the $34 trillion Uncle Sam owes
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 13, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
CompaniesElon Musk finds new excuse for cutting prices of Tesla’s vital Model Y: ‘Most people don’t love to buy cars in the middle of winter’
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 12, 2024
X owner Elon Musk
TechElon Musk says he plans to ditch his phone number and only use X for texts and calls
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 9, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
TechElon Musk reportedly quizzed Tesla managers on which staff could be fired—the last time he did that it didn’t end well for Twitter employees
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 8, 2024
Elon Musk bankrolls lawsuit of fired ‘Mandalorian’ star Gina Carano against Disney and his nemesis CEO Bob Iger
CompaniesElon Musk bankrolls lawsuit of fired ‘Mandalorian’ star Gina Carano against Disney and his nemesis CEO Bob Iger
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 7, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
TechTesla’s place in the ‘Magnificent Seven’ at risk after Elon Musk’s EV company drops out of the top 10 global megacaps as peers hit record highs
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 6, 2024
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome 'Jay' Powell
SuccessJerome Powell says remote work ‘looks like it’ll be a persistent thing’
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 5, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Tech‘At what point do you decide Tesla is bigger than Musk?’ The time may be right for Elon Musk to step down as CEO, suggest experts
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 3, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
LeadershipElon Musk blasts judge who voided his $56 billion Tesla pay package: ‘She has done more to damage Delaware than any judge in modern history’
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 2, 2024
ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood
TechCathie Wood’s ARK Invest isn’t falling for the waning hype around EVs
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 1, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Companies‘Never incorporate in Delaware’: Elon Musk sees his record-breaking $56 billion Tesla pay package voided by judge—and is now polling his followers over a possible Texas move
By Christiaan HetznerJanuary 31, 2024
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