Musk, xAI accused of worsening Memphis smog with unauthorized turbines

Musk, xAI accused of worsening Memphis smog with unauthorized turbines

Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe.  Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is being accused by environmental and health advocates of adding to the pollution problem in Memphis, Tennessee, by using natural gas … Read more

Chinese EV maker Xpeng shares pop 6% after its mass-market car launch

Chinese EV maker Xpeng shares pop 6% after its mass-market car launch

He Xiaopeng, founder of Chinese EV company Xpeng, said on Aug. 27 that the startup’s next ten years will focus on integrating artificial intelligence. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Xpeng shares rose after the Chinese electric car company launched its new mass-market Mona brand on Tuesday with prices starting as low as $16,812, far … Read more

Xpeng releases mass-market EV with basic driver-assist for less than $20,000

Xpeng releases mass-market EV with basic driver-assist for less than ,000

Chinese electric car company Xpeng displays its mass-market Mona M03 coupe inside a headquarters’ showroom in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 26, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng on Tuesday announced that its mass-market brand Mona will start selling some models for less than $17,000. The basic version of the … Read more

Nvidia is world’s ‘most important stock,’ adds pressure to Q2 earnings

Nvidia is world’s ‘most important stock,’ adds pressure to Q2 earnings

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang makes a speech at an event at COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan June 4, 2024.  Ann Wang | Reuters For Nvidia investors, the past two years have been a joyride. But recently they’ve been on more of a roller coaster. As the primary beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom, Nvidia has … Read more

What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 06, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it … Read more

Tesla’s Optimus faces humanoid competition at Beijing robot conference

Tesla’s Optimus faces humanoid competition at Beijing robot conference

Tesla displays Optimus next to two of its vehicles at the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn BEIJING — While Chinese companies last week showed off humanlike robots playing the zither or grabbing sodas, Tesla displayed its Optimus humanoid inside a clear box, motionless next to its cars. Elon … Read more

Trump says Tesla CEO Elon Musk has no time for White House cabinet

Trump says Tesla CEO Elon Musk has no time for White House cabinet

Elon Musk (L) and Donald Trump (R). David Swanson | Vincent Alban | Reuters Former President Donald Trump said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk likely couldn’t serve in his hypothetical White House cabinet due to the demanding schedule of running his various companies. “He wants to be involved. Now look, he’s running big … Read more

Why Ford believes its $1.9 billion EV shift will benefit the automaker

Why Ford believes its .9 billion EV shift will benefit the automaker

A banner advertises the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle at a Ford dealership on August 21, 2024 in Glendale, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor‘s profit engine for decades has been large trucks and SUVs in the U.S. So it might surprise investors that the automaker believes its new path to … Read more

How Chinese EV automakers are winning in Mexico

How Chinese EV automakers are winning in Mexico

Blocked from the U.S. by tariffs, Chinese electric vehicle makers have looked elsewhere to sell their high-tech cars. But as Mexico has emerged as a hot spot for Chinese EVs, Washington officials worry the country may be used as a “backdoor” to the U.S. market.   Last year, China was the leading car supplier to Mexico, … Read more

Fed minutes signals September rate cut

Fed minutes signals September rate cut

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more