Elon Musk hopes supercomputers will boost Tesla and xAI

Elon Musk hopes supercomputers will boost Tesla and xAI

Elon Musk is on a mission to build new supercomputers. As the CEO of Tesla and his new artificial intelligence startup xAI, the tech titan has big plans for how artificial intelligence can help to supercharge his businesses. In January, he wrote on X that Tesla should be viewed as an AI/robotics company rather than … Read more

China to Mexico trade ‘back door’ booms in Trump, Biden tariff era

China to Mexico trade ‘back door’ booms in Trump, Biden tariff era

A freight train carries cargo shipping containers in the El Paso Sector along the US-Mexico border between New Mexico and Chihuahua state on December 9, 2021 in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images New data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough … Read more

UAW warns of potential strikes at Ford, Stellantis

UAW warns of potential strikes at Ford, Stellantis

UAW president Shawn Fain and members and workers at the Mopar Parts Center Line, a Stellantis Parts Distribution Center in Center Line, Michigan, picket outside the facility after walking off their jobs at noon on September 22, 2023. Matthew Hatcher | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – A year after unprecedented strikes by the United … Read more

Uber and Waymo partnership expanding to Austin and Atlanta

Uber and Waymo partnership expanding to Austin and Atlanta

A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle sits parked at an EVgo charging station in Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Uber announced Friday it is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Waymo to offer robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta beginning in early 2025. Uber … Read more

Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images Boeing workers are voting on a new labor contract on Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike if staff members decide to reject the deal just as … Read more

GM, Hyundai to explore co-development of vehicles, manufacturing

GM, Hyundai to explore co-development of vehicles, manufacturing

Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors, and Euisun Chung, executive chair of Hyundai Motor Group, during the signing of an agreement between the two companies to explore future collaboration across key strategic areas. Courtesy image DETROIT — General Motors and Hyundai Motor have entered into an agreement to explore “future collaboration across key … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Looking for a rebound Stock futures ticked higher Monday after equities tumbled last week. The S&P 500 dropped 4.3% for the period, its worst week since 2023. The Nasdaq Composite shed 5.8% in its poorest week since 2022, and … Read more

The $100,000 electric truck market is here

The 0,000 electric truck market is here

Fronts of the GMC Sierra Denali,Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning EVs (left to right). Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Tesla, General Motors, Rivian Automotive and Ford Motor have created a new market in the U.S. automotive industry of pricey, powerful and precarious electric pickup trucks that sell for $100,000 or more. Just five years … Read more

Automakers up NFL advertising after pullback

Automakers up NFL advertising after pullback

Toyota’s “We Roll Deep Anthem” spot includes fans and NFL stars “setting off on an adrenaline-packed NFL adventure.” Screenshot Automakers are rushing back into advertising during the National Football League season after a slowdown in recent years. Toyota Motor Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company and the Detroit automakers are among those expected to capitalize on the … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck is in a category of its own for better or worse

Tesla Cybertruck is in a category of its own for better or worse

A Tesla Cybertruck in front of a graffiti mural on Aug. 28, 2024 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Spaceship. Dream car. UFO. Dumpster. Cool. Stupid. Phenomenal. Abomination. Those were all words used to describe the Tesla Cybertruck during a 24-hour rental of the vehicle in metropolitan Detroit. They were expressed by strangers, … Read more