Stories by Nehal Malik

Elon Musk has reignited his long-running feud with Bill Gates, warning the Microsoft cofounder to exit his multibillion-dollar short position against Tesla before it gets even more painful. “If Gates hasn’t fully closed out the crazy short position he has held against Tesla for ~8 years, he had better do so soon,” Musk said in […]

Tesla has quietly flipped the switch on one of its biggest Robotaxi expansions yet, opening public access to its autonomous ride-hailing service through the Robotaxi app on iOS. Users across the U.S. — and even in Canada — are reporting that they’re getting immediate access as soon as they download or update the app, with […]

Starlink has scored another major win in commercial aviation, with Dubai-based flydubai announcing a new partnership to bring SpaceX’s satellite-powered high-speed internet to its entire fleet. The deal was unveiled at the Dubai Airshow 2025 and will see complimentary, low-latency Starlink Wi-Fi rolled out across 100 flydubai Boeing 737 aircraft starting in 2026. The agreement […]

Waymo is accelerating its rapid expansion across the U.S. with the launch of fully autonomous ride-hailing in five new cities: Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando. The company announced the news today, noting that operations begin immediately in Miami, with the remaining four cities set to follow over the coming weeks ahead of opening […]

Tesla and Australian graphite producer Syrah Resources have agreed to extend the cure period on their multi-year graphite supply agreement yet again, marking the second deadline push in just two months, according to a report from Reuters. Tesla issued a default notice in July after Syrah allegedly failed to deliver satisfactory active anode material samples from […]

SpaceX is pushing ahead on its new Starship infrastructure in Florida, and the latest update from company leadership shows just how quickly work is moving. Kiko Dontchev, SpaceX’s Vice President of Launch, shared fresh images and a progress update on X this week, noting that the Starship launch mount at Launch Complex 39A has now […]

Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the North Dakota Department of Transportation after the state blocked its applications to open company-owned dealerships in Fargo and Bismarck, escalating yet another clash between the automaker and long-standing dealership franchise laws across the U.S. As first reported by The Bismarck Tribune, the agency denied Tesla’s applications last year, […]

Emirates on Monday announced its largest-ever connectivity upgrade, confirming that it will roll out free, ultra-fast Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire in-service fleet beginning November 23. The move makes Emirates the world’s largest operator of Starlink-enabled wide-body aircraft and marks one of the most significant in-flight connectivity partnerships ever signed. The confirmation follows reports over […]

Tesla is reportedly pushing its suppliers to remove China-made components from vehicles built in the U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal. The publication said the company has already swapped out several China-sourced parts and aims to transition the rest over the next year or two, citing people familiar with the matter. The move comes […]

HughesNet is preparing to steer its own subscribers toward rival Starlink as the company grapples with shrinking revenues, heavier competition, and an uncertain financial future. As reported by PCMag, the move was quietly disclosed in a new 10-Q SEC filing following HughestNet parent company EchoStar’s landmark agreement to sell its wireless spectrum portfolio to SpaceX […]

SpaceX kicked off the weekend with another rapid-fire launch doubleheader, sending two batches of Starlink satellites to orbit less than four hours apart from Florida’s Space Coast. The overnight missions mark the company’s 145th and 146th Falcon 9 flights of 2025, as SpaceX continues its record-smashing launch cadence. The first launch took place Friday night […]

Tesla has expanded its latest paint option to new markets, announcing that Marine Blue is now available for the Model Y Performance in Australia and New Zealand. The update was shared by the company’s local account on X, which wrote: “Marine Blue [is] now available for Model Y Performance in Australia & New Zealand.” Marine […]

Elon Musk has provided a clearer timeline for Tesla’s next-generation AI5 chip — and customers shouldn’t expect to see it inside vehicles until the middle of 2027. In a post on X, the CEO noted that AI5 “will not be available in sufficient volume to switch over Tesla production lines until mid 2027,” adding that […]

Tesla has launched a new Full Self-Driving (Supervised) safety page with a live counter showing how many miles owners have driven using the system — and the numbers already point to massive scale. At the time of writing, the counter displays more than 6.4 billion miles driven with FSD (Supervised) enabled across all road types. […]

Tesla has expanded its live Supercharger pricing rollout to 550 additional locations across the U.S., significantly scaling up a feature the company first began piloting at just 10 sites back in May. At the time, Tesla explained: Today, we are piloting on-peak and off-peak pricing based on live Supercharger utilization rather than estimations. The average […]