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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Wins Pentagon Work as Altman Tries to Square Circular Deals after Raising $110B

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Backing from Nvidia and Amazon made it the latest circular deal, in which money-losing AI startups are being financed by their own customers.

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Electric Vehicles

Who Will Win the Robotaxi Wars?

All of the major players are vying for a major share of a ridehailing market estimated at $43 billion in the US and $150 billion worldwide.

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Electric Vehicles

As Tesla Doubles Down on AI and Robots, EVs Look More Like a Side Hustle

Earlier this month, Tesla lost its title as the best-selling electric vehivle maker in the world to Chinese company BYD.

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Revs Up Earnings as Investors Focus on the Future over the Now

Earlier this month, Tesla shared that it delivered about 1.6 million vehicles last year, a 9% drop from 2024.

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Markets

SpaceX, OpenAI Dominate Speculation About $3 Trillion IPO Geyser

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A logjam keeping companies worth as much as $2.9 trillion, from SpaceX to OpenAI, out of public stock markets may finally break in 2026.

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Artificial Intelligence

The $5 Trillion Question: Can Humanoid Robots Handle Jobs as Well as People?

Sure, these robots walk like humans and some talk like humans. But can they really perform in the workplace like humans?

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Autos

SpaceX, Private Ventures Fuel Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Dreams

Tesla’s sleek cars and futuristic trucks have defined Elon Musk’s public image, but SpaceX is the real engine behind his growing net worth.

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Industrials

SpaceX May Launch IPO Market To The Moon

SpaceX’s potential monster IPO would come after what’s been a remarkable rebound year for public listings.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Teams Up With Amazon for Even More Computing Power

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The $38 billion deal with Amazon is somehow small potatoes compared to some of OpenAI’s other gigantic agreements.

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Grapples With Threats on All Fronts

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And yet, last week, Tesla scored a couple key brownie points from Wall Street analysts. So why the optimism?

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