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Over 1 million Teslas are recalled because the windows can pinch fingers

9:47am September 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

The automatic window reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction, a violation of federal safety standards. An online software update will fix the problem, Tesla says.

Tesla has pulled back from its $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin, which it announced in early 2021. Here, a Bitcoin ATM is seen last year inside a New York City store.

Tesla cashes out $936 million in Bitcoin, after a year of crypto turbulence

12:09pm July 21, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Tesla aggressively embraced Bitcoin in 2021, investing $1.5 billion in the currency. But it now says its profitability was affected by "Bitcoin impairment."

Job cuts are rolling in. Here's who is feeling the most pain so far

5:45am June 29, 2022

by David Gura

Tesla, JPMorgan, Netflix, Redfin and Coinbase are among companies that are cutting jobs. While layoffs are contained to the hottest parts of the economy, there's fear they could spread elsewhere.

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A Tesla owner charges his vehicle in April 2021 at a charging station in Topeka, Kan.. Tesla reported 273 crashes involving partially automated driving systems, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday.

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Nearly 400 car crashes in 11 months involved automated tech, companies tell regulators

1:57pm June 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

There were five deaths and six serious injuries in the 392 crashes reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from July 2021 to May 2022. Two-thirds of the crashes involved Teslas.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant near Gruenheide, Germany, on March 22. Musk reportedly wants to lay off 10% of staff because of his worries about the economy.

Economy

Elon Musk has a 'super bad feeling' about the economy and wants Tesla to cut jobs

2:21pm June 03, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

Musk wants the electric auto maker to cut 10% off its staff according to a Reuters report.

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Elon Musk tells employees to return to the office 40 hours a week — or quit

8:24pm June 01, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

In leaked emails reported by Electrek, Musk says he will review and directly approve any requests for employees who wish to be exempt from the company's return-to-work policy.

Elon Musk says he wants to see more details about the number of fake accounts on Twitter before his deal to buy the social media platform goes through. He's seen here last week, arriving for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Elon Musk says he's put the blockbuster Twitter deal on pause over fake accounts

6:34pm May 13, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The Tesla and SpaceX mogul said he needs to make sure the fake accounts "do indeed represent less than 5%" of Twitter's users, as the company has estimated.

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Vehicles are parked outside the Tesla plant in Fremont, Calif., on May 12, 2020. A federal judge has slashed the award to a Black former contract worker over claims that he was subjected to racial discrimination at the factory.

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Judge cuts the payout in a Black former Tesla contractor's racial discrimination suit

2:08pm April 14, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

A federal judge has slashed the award to Owen Diaz over claims that he was subjected to racial discrimination at work to $15 million. A jury had ordered the automaker to pay Diaz $137 million.

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is captured this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo,

National

Elon Musk dares United Autoworkers to try to unionize Tesla

6:40pm March 03, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Unfair labor practice charges have previously been filed against Tesla, Musk and other company executives for allegedly blocking union organizing attempts at the company.

A 2021 Model 3 sedan sits in a lot at a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo., on June 27, 2021. Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 vehicles because their "Full Self-Driving" software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt.

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Tesla recalls autos over software that allows them to roll through stop signs

11:38am February 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

Tesla recalls nearly 54,000 vehicles because their "Full Self-Driving" software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt. It will disable the feature with a software update.