Tesla Japan Still Going 100% for FSD Before 2026 Ends
Image: Tesla Tesla Japan is still aiming to launch FSD Supervised in Japan before 2026 is over, and its president says the company is pushing for that target at “100%.” That’s according to an interview with Tesla Japan president Riichi Hashimoto published by Nikkei on October 19. Asked about skepticism that a year-end green light...
Bulgaria Issues European Arrest Warrants in Starlink Antenna Fire
Image: Starlink Bulgaria’s Sofia City Court has authorized European Arrest Warrants for two German nationals charged over the October 9 fire that hit Starlink antennas near Sofia. That’s according to BTA, Bulgaria’s state news agency, which covered Monday’s hearing. The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office asked the court to authorize the warrants and is seeking remand...
Europe’s Biggest Telecoms Plan to Take on Starlink
Image: Starlink Europe's four biggest mobile carriers just lined up a joint bid for the satellite spectrum that lets phones talk to space, the same band Starlink needs for Starlink Mobile in Europe. That's according to a Telefónica press release dated October 19, matched by Deutsche Telekom, Orange and Vodafone. The four signed a letter...
SpaceX Launches Bandwagon-5 After a One-Day Delay, With a Starfall Capsule Aboard
Image: SpaceX Update, October 20, 2026: SpaceX launched Bandwagon-5 from Florida on Tuesday morning, one day after the recovery-weather delay below. The company posted “Liftoff!” at 4:04 AM PT, and about nine minutes later it confirmed that Falcon 9’s first stage had landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship. One of the payloads on […]
Elon Musk Just Put Every American Kid on His SpaceX List
Image: SpaceX Elon Musk said early Monday that next year he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every kid in America, and he framed the move as only the start. In a post at 12:52 a.m. PT, Musk wrote, “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in […]
Tesla Sets Its 2026 Shareholder Meeting for December 3, and There’s No Merger Vote on the Ballot
Image: Tesla Tesla will hold its 2026 annual shareholder meeting on December 3 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time, and the ballot is about as short as it gets. That’s according to Tesla’s definitive proxy statement, which the company filed with the SEC on Monday. The meeting runs online at Tesla’s virtual shareholder meeting site and […]
Tesla Shows Off Porsche 911 Driver Who Ordered a Model Y Performance
Image: Tesla Tesla is showing off a Porsche 911 driver who just ordered a Model Y Performance. That’s according to Tesla’s post on X, which quoted Justin Tse, a Victoria, B.C. tech YouTuber, and said he was convinced by FSD Supervised, ride quality and Grok SI integration. Tesla posted it Sunday evening. Porsche 911 driver […]
That Banana at the Tesla Roadster Reveal Was a Stopwatch
Image: Tesla The banana seen at the Tesla Roadster reveal was a stopwatch. That’s according to Zack Pittman on X, who posted Saturday night that it was an “analog stopwatch” and that a laser dropped it the instant the car’s tires started to roll. Pittman runs CINELIVE, the Dallas production company that, by his own […]
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Add a Large Font Option to the UI
Image: Tesla Elon Musk says Tesla will add a large font option to the touchscreen UI. That’s according to his reply on X Sunday morning, where he wrote, “We will add a large font option to the UI.” He didn’t say when it will arrive or what it will look like. @StephenFleming @Tesla We will […]
Tesla Pushes Model Y L Launch Series Deliveries to March 2027
Image: Tesla Tesla has pushed back the estimated delivery window for new Model Y L Launch Series orders in the U.S. to January to March 2027 for all configurations, up from January to February. That’s according to Sawyer Merritt on X, who posted the change Sunday morning. He added that some customers are also seeing […]
US Warns Europe of “Devastating” Retaliation Over Starlink Curbs
Image: Starlink The U.S. ambassador to the EU is warning that European companies face “devastating” retaliation if Brussels restricts SpaceX’s Starlink from a key slice of satellite spectrum. That’s according to the Financial Times, which reported that Andrew Puzder said Washington would hit back if the EU presses ahead with plans to restrict American rivals […]
Tesla and SpaceX Staff Follow Each Other on X as Merger Talk Grows
Image: SpaceX and Tesla Employees at Tesla and SpaceX appear to be following each other on X in growing numbers, and it’s feeding fresh speculation about a Tesla and SpaceX merger. That’s according to a post from Big Tech Alert on X early Sunday, which says “MANY Tesla executives and rank and file employees have […]
Elon Musk Says Optimus and Cybercab Will Dominate Tesla’s Value
Image: Tesla Elon Musk says Tesla‘s future value will come largely from Optimus and Cybercab, even as the company moves ahead with its new Roadster. Musk made the comments in a reply on X at 10:01 PM PT Saturday, responding to Teslaconomics, which argued that anyone focused only on the Roadster’s sales and profit margins […]
Tesla Roadster Owners Could Get a Track Crazier Than Hot Wheels
Image: Tesla Elon Musk says Tesla plans to build a “wild looping track” at its Texas headquarters where Roadster owners can put their cars to the test. He described the planned attraction as “crazier even than Hot Wheels.” Musk shared the details in a reply to Robert Scoble on X early Saturday. Musk also made […]
Elon Says SpaceXSI Is Building a Hagglebot That Could Cut Business Costs by 5%
Image: SpaceXSI Elon Musk says SpaceXSI is putting “a lot of effort” into a specialized Hagglebot for business use, and that it could cut enterprise costs by 5% or more. That’s according to a post he made on X at 11:26 AM PT Friday, replying to a fan’s thread about SpaceXSI’s Grok Bots. @0x_kaize We […]
