Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

SpaceX has officially closed its IPO, pulling in roughly $85.7 billion in gross proceeds after the underwriters exercised their full overallotment option. The final share count came in at 638,888,888 shares of Class A common stock, with the extra 83,333,333 shares added after the investment banks handling the deal exercised the overallotment in full. Shares […]

SpaceX has now launched more satellites into orbit than every other country and company in history combined, and it didn’t take long to get there. Since the dawn of the space age in 1957, the rest of the world has put a combined 15,138 satellites into orbit over nearly seven decades. SpaceX blew past that […]

Tesla’s Model Y topped the foreign car sales charts in Japan last month, claiming the number one spot for new vehicle registrations among imported brands in May 2026. Tesla Japan announced the milestone on X, thanking local customers, suppliers, and shareholders. It’s a notable achievement in a market that has historically been one of the […]

Tesla has introduced a new in-car celebration feature designed to recognize owners who rack up significant distances using Full Self-Driving (Supervised). The gamified feature was shared on Friday morning by Tesla FSD user and streak legend David Moss, who noticed his 2025 Model 3 displaying a series of sudden milestone notifications on the center touchscreen […]

Elon Musk has officially crossed an unprecedented financial milestone, becoming the world’s first trillionaire. The historic surge in his wealth comes as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, officially began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday. SpaceX shares opened at $150 apiece in their market debut, quickly rising by about 20 percent […]

Tesla has pushed out a new software update, version 2026.14.6.10, bringing FSD Supervised 14.3.4 to the fleet along with a long-awaited feature for Cybertruck owners. Actually Smart Summon Comes to Cybertruck The headline addition for Cybertruck is Actually Smart Summon, letting owners use their phone to call the truck to their location or send it […]

A new video making the rounds shows Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software doing something pretty impressive—swerving hard to avoid a pedestrian dummy thrown directly in front of a moving vehicle at 45 mph. The test was conducted by Tesla enthusiast ΛI DRIVR and tester David Moss, who shared the clip on Thursday. The video shows […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has officially locked in the pricing for its highly anticipated initial public offering.   The company confirmed it will price 555,555,555 shares of its Class A common stock at $135.00 per share. Trading is scheduled to commence tomorrow, June 12, 2026, on both the Nasdaq Global Select Market and Nasdaq Texas under […]

Tesla Full Self-Driving technology is moving closer to launching on Belgian roads after securing a key regional sign-off. Annick De Ridder, the Flemish Minister for Mobility, Public Works, Ports, and Sport, just announced on Wednesday that she has officially approved the autonomous driving software. The decision marks an important regulatory milestone for Tesla in Europe, […]

Danish drivers will soon see Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised on their roads. The local transport agency, Færdselsstyrelsen, has granted provisional approval for the software, making Denmark the fourth European nation to greenlight the driver-assist system. The software allows Tesla vehicles to navigate traffic, change lanes, and handle complex driving manoeuvres under the watchful eye […]

Tesla has released new data showing its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised software is performing significantly better than human drivers in the Netherlands. According to data shared by the official Tesla Europe account on X, vehicles operating on FSD Supervised recorded 3.5 times fewer collisions on public Dutch roads over the last two months compared to […]

European ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced a new partnership with SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet to its entire aircraft fleet. The budget airline plans to begin installing the high-speed, low-latency connectivity hardware in 2027. Wizz Air will become the first ultra-low-cost airline in Europe to offer the space-based internet service, which aims to […]

ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood recently took her first ride in a Tesla Robotaxi in Austin, Texas, describing the experience as “seamless” and “very natural.” The test ride marks a significant moment for Wood, who has spent over a decade projecting the rise of autonomous mobility. During the ride, she expressed complete confidence in the […]

Billionaire investor Ron Baron has placed a $1 billion order for SpaceX shares ahead of the company’s IPO, a big vote of confidence as Elon Musk’s rocket company heads to the public market. Baron, who founded Baron Capital, is buying in as SpaceX prepares to debut on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX. His firm […]

Tesla has given European buyers a new way to spec their entry-level crossover, rolling out a fresh paint colour exclusively for the base Model Y. The automaker announced that Coastal Blue is now available on the base Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD). Built at Gigafactory Berlin, the new metallic shade runs €1,300 across European configurators. […]