22 May 2026
How Stanford sold its soul to Silicon Valley
Theo Baker was still a teenager when he took down the president of Stanford University. And he hadn’t even meant to become a journalist. Baker had dreamed of going to Stanford since he was a wee nerd of 7, obsessed with coding and technology. He showed up at 17 to study computer science — the kid who’d built his first website in elementary school, now inside what he came to see as the world’s…
Emily Dreyfuss
2026
21 May 2026
Tesla brings 'Full Self-Driving' to China after years of delays as local EV rivals race ahead
Consumers with the Tesla Model Y L electric vehicle in Tesla stores in Shanghai, China on October 19, 2025.
Matthew Chin
2026
21 May 2026
Tesla Bids Farewell to Model S & X, Eyes Autonomy Future
Tesla and Elon Musk took to X on May 21, 2026, to celebrate the Model S and Model X — two vehicles that didn't just sell well, but fundamentally changed what people believed an electric car could be. The tributes arrive as Tesla wraps up production of both models in Q2 2026, closing a chapter that began with the Model S launch in 2012 and redirecting the factory lines toward something very…
News Desk
2026
20 May 2026
Tesla Ends Model S and X Era, Bets Everything on What's Next
Last week, it was reported that Tesla Inc NASDAQ: TSLA had produced its final Model S and Model X vehicles at its Fremont, California factory, drawing the curtain on 14 years of Model S production and 11 years of Model X production.
Sam Quirke
2026
19 May 2026
Elon Musk said Sam Altman "stole" a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims
The jury’s speedy decision to reject Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk’s case was a weak one, in part because he waited so long to file it.
Tim Fernholz
2026
19 May 2026
Will Nvidia Form the $6 Trillion Club on May 20?
Nvidia ( NVDA +0.72% ) is skyrocketing ahead of its highly anticipated first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings call on May 20. At recent prices, the stock is up about 20% since the semiconductor giant reported its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results. That's even after a 5.7% sell-off from Nvidia's all-time high closing price on May 14 to market close on May 18. With a market cap of $5.4…
Daniel Foelber
2026
19 May 2026
Musk sees 'widespread' Tesla Robotaxi presence in US. Here's what's needed
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated the company's Robotaxi service will be widespread in the United States by the end of the year. The autonomous ride-hailing service is currently operating in limited areas of Texas and California. Wider expansion of the service requires congressional approval to increase the number of self-driving cars allowed on the road.
Keith Laing, USA TODAY
2026
19 May 2026
Tesla stock slumps over 3% to sink below $400: what happened?
Shares of Tesla (TSLA) continued to decline Tuesday, falling below the $400 mark as investors reassessed the company’s pricing strategy and broader growth outlook.
News Desk
2026
18 May 2026
Tesla Releases Unredacted Robotaxi Crash Reports
Tesla has quietly pulled back the curtain on its autonomous data, resolving a longstanding point of tension with safety researchers and public advocates. For the better part of a year, the automaker stood alone as the only autonomous vehicle operator filing safety data that hid the contextual specifics of its accidents. Every single incident report filed by Tesla featured a summary with the exact…
Nehal Malik
2026
