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  • Jack Hartung, chief financial officer of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., speaks during an interview at the company’s new restaurant location in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. The company is testing a sidewalk window in a new Chicago location this week. It’s across the street from Wrigley Field, so the idea is to distribute orders quickly among the crowds of hungry baseball fans. Photographer: Laura McDermott/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Tesla adds Chipotle executive Hartung to board of directors

    By Richard Clough, Edward Ludlow, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 08: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Altman and tech leaders from Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CoreWeave testified about the global artificial intelligence race and how the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Tech

    OpenAI expands CoreWeave tie-up with new $4 billion cloud deal

    By Edward Ludlow and Bloomberg
  • Jensen Huang speaking at conferenceTech

    Nvidia says it will build up to $500 billion of AI gear in U.S.

    By Brody Ford, Edward Ludlow, and others
  • January 19, 2020 – Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States – SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart a press conference following the successful In-Flight Abort Test of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule on January 19, 2020 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Finance

    SpaceX share sale values company around $255 billion

    By Eric Johnson, Katie Roof, and others
  • Pedestrians look toward a Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar taxi.Tech

    Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round from Alphabet, others

    By Curtis Heinzl, Edward Ludlow, and others
  • WATER MILL, NY – AUGUST 24: Elon Musk speaks at The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Annual Hamptons Gala at Parrish Art Museum on August 24, 2024 in Water Mill, New York. (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)Tech

    Tesla to unveil its robotaxi at Warner Bros. movie studio in October

    By Edward Ludlow, Dana Hull, and others
  • Elon MuskTech

    Tesla walks back Robotaxi reveal, sending its stock plummeting

    By Dana Hull, Edward Ludlow, and others
  • Elon Musk scratches his headTech

    Tesla hires back some Supercharger workers, including top North America exec, just a few weeks after Elon Musk sacked the entire team

    By Dana Hull, Edward Ludlow, and others
  • Elon MuskTech

    Tesla’s top HR executive has left the company, sources say

    By Edward Ludlow, Dana Hull, and others
  • Elon Musk waves his handTech

    Tesla guts newly formed marketing team despite investors demanding greater focus on ads as EV sales slow

    By Edward Ludlow and Bloomberg
  • Tesla vehicles for saleTech

    Tesla’s top engineering exec, who led development of critical technologies, has resigned after 18 years, adding to concerns about who will succeed Elon Musk as CEO

    By Edward Ludlow, Dana Hull, and others
  • Cathie WoodFinance

    Cathie Wood discloses OpenAI stake, saying it’s ‘at the forefront of a Cambrian explosion in artificial intelligence capability’

    By Edward Ludlow, Isabelle Lee, and others
  • Cathie WoodFinance

    Tesla bull Cathie Wood’s $54 million Ark Venture Fund invests in Elon Musk rival Sam Altman’s OpenAI

    By Edward Ludlow, Isabelle Lee, and others
  • Rivian CEO Robert “RJ” Scaringe speaks at the launch of the Rivian R2 electric vehicle at the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach, California, on March 7, 2024. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    Tesla rival Rivian unveils R2 and shares a few surprises—including a way it’ll save a much-needed $2.25 billion

    By Edward Ludlow and Bloomberg
  • 28 February 2022, Spain, Barcelona: Electric car maker Fisker is showing off its Ocean model at the Mobile World Congress mobile trade show shortly before the vehicle’s launch. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa (Photo by Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images)Tech

    Tesla rival Fisker is in talks with Nissan on a partnership—and a financial lifeline

    By Edward Ludlow and Bloomberg