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Elon Musk
The owner of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter
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Elon Musk's busy week in Germany
The Tesla founder spent much of the week in Germany, hobnobbing with politicians and visiting sites of interest.
What Gigafactory neighbors make of Elon Musk
Grzegorz Szymanowski has met fans and critics of Elon Musk outside his Gigafactory construction site near Berlin.
Elon Musk meets with German economy minister
The billionaire entrepeneur is in Germany to explore the development of a potential coronavirus vaccine.
Bumpy road ahead for German carmakers
The automakers are on a road to recovery after coronavirus shutdowns battered sales and idled factories.
Twitter says large-scale hack due to 'phone spear-phishing'
Hackers called Twitter employees on the phone and tricked them into giving away private information like passwords.
Coronavirus' top winners: From Netflix to Tesla
Video streaming platforms and videoconferencing firms are seeing a boom as people follow social distancing.
German court bans Tesla self-driving car adverts
Tesla Germany must refrain from referring to its vehicles in adverts as potentially autonomous, a court has ruled.
Tesla to hire 10,500 workers for German plant
Elon Musk's firm plans to have three shifts a day, each with 3,000 to 3,500 workers, industry insiders have said.
Tesla pushes ahead with Gigafactory in Germany
Tesla is pushing ahead with its Gigafactory outside Berlin despite opposition from some local people.
Nikola to come up with truck of the future?
Heavy-duty trucking startup Nikola stands to be given a boost by the hype around hydrogen-powered vehicles.
German flying taxi startup charms Tesla investor
Baillie Gifford, Tesla's largest investor after billionaire CEO Elon Musk, has taken a less-than-5% stake in Lilium.
Competition blastoff? The end of Russian space monopoly
With the SpaceX launch, the US restarts crewed space travel on American spacecraft after years of relying on Russia.
SpaceX rocket ship blasts off on historic flight to ISS
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has lifted off from Florida — the first launch of NASA astronauts into orbit by a private firm.
Who is Elon Musk, and what made him big?
How did an awkward, nerdy boy from South Africa become an American superhero?
Tesla's Elon Musk rolls up sleeves in California and near Berlin
Elon Musk hates coronovirus-caused restrictions. Here's a look at activities in California and Grünheide near Berlin.
Tesla sues US county over factory shutdown
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has threatened to move the company out of California if its factory is not allowed to reopen.
Serbia protests EU's description of Nikola Tesla as Croatian
An online EU resource called inventor Nikola Tesla a "famous Croatian," sparking outrage in Serbia.
Tesla shares fall as Musk says company's stock is overvalued
The share price of the US electric-car maker nosedived by around 10% at the end of the trading day on May 1.
Are self-driving cars really ready to go?
DW's Julia Dorny checks out a test track for autonomous driving in Berlin and tries it out herself.
REV - The Global Auto and Mobility Show
REV goes electric! VW's hattrick of e-subcompacts, Austria's Kreisel Brothers and the Nissan Leaf
Car Lovers: Vaishali, Ronny and the Nissan Leaf
DW's Car Lovers inspect Tesla's designated Gigafactory outside Berlin and test the Nissan Leaf.
No one stops high-flying German 'Tesla Kid'
As Tesla builds a Gigafactory outside of Berlin, a teenager has missed no chance to document any progress on the ground.
DW Business - international
Court gives Tesla green light for forest clearing - Morgan Stanley to buy E*Trade for $13 bn
Tesla wins court approval to build Gigafactory in Germany
A high court in Berlin rejected pleas by environment activists to stop Tesla from clearing a forest for its gigafactory.
DW Business - international
Court gives Tesla green light for forest clearing - Morgan Stanley to buy E*Trade for $13 bn
DW Business Africa
Locusts threaten food security in East Africa - UK plans visas for skilled workers only
DW Business Asia
China central bank sees limited virus impact - Tesla joy turns to discord as protests halt work
Berlin court stops Tesla forest clearance
A court has halted the clearing of thousands of pine trees to make room for Elon Musk's electric car factory.
Tesla can cut down German forest for 'gigafactory'
Environmentalists lost an appeal to prevent the US electric car manufacturer from clearing a forest in Brandenburg.
Trouble in Grünheide – Tesla‘s Gigafactory 4 near Berlin
US carmaker Tesla is due to build a Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin. Not all locals are happy.
Germany defuses WWII bombs at upcoming Tesla Gigafactory
Police told local media that the ordnance was defused "without any problems."
Tesla market cap surpasses VW
Elon Musk has steered his electric carmaker into new territory as its market value surpasses $100 billion.
Gigafactory in Germany drives wedge between locals
Critics of Tesla's planned Gigafactory in Germany are becoming increasingly vociferous, as Hardy Graupner reports.
SpaceX successful in final test before manned flight
NASA has said this was the 'last milestone' before two of its astronauts are ferried to the ISS with a SpaceX rocket.
Villagers protest Tesla factory near Berlin
Local residents say a Tesla factory planned for a forested site outside of Berlin will pollute their water.
Tesla delivers first China-made Model 3
Just 357 days after construction of the Shanghai factory began, the first electric sedans were presented to buyers.
DW Business - international
UFO warning strike knocks Germanwings out of the sky - Car sector focuses on innovation
DW Business Africa
Investment in Africa - Lufthansa, Eurowings cabin staff ready to strike
Trade, tariffs and toilet brushes — 2019's top business stories
2019 saw the US-China trade war grind on, a revised Brexit deal, Boeing's 737 Max jet grounded and the biggest ever IPO.
Tesla's stock spikes after China loan report
The latest surge in Tesla's stock price comes on the back of a report that the company secured financing from China.
A new base to enable human life on Mars
DW's Olivera Zivkovic visited a Mars habitat — a base that could enable human life on the Moon or Mars.
All eyes on e-mobility in Brandenburg
German chemicals giant BASF looks set to build a large cathode factory in Brandenburg.
Elon Musk cleared of defamation for 'pedo guy' tweet
The plaintiff's lawyer had described Musk as a "billionaire bully" who had upended the life of a man of modest means.
Elon Musk defamation trial begins
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has faced court over accusations that he defamed a rescue diver when he called him "pedo guy."
'Cars' exhibition: Eccentric design before Tesla's Cybertruck
The exhibition "Cars: Accelerating the Modern World" in London's V&A Museum looks into the history of car design.
DW Business – International
Lagarde gives first speech as ECB head, SAA reaches deal to end strike, Airbus employs 'biomimicry' to save fuel
DW Business - Asia
Digital battleground key as Hong Kong protests rage, Tesla presents prototype SUV
Who needs a Cybertruck?
Tesla has unveiled its futuristic pickup, the "Cybertruck". We asked an expert if there's a market for it.
German family gears up for Gigafactory
Just how exciting is Elon Musk's decision to build a Gigafactory in Germany for a Tesla-driving family on the ground?
German plant a 'learning opportunity' for Tesla
German labor relations and bureaucracy will prove a headache for the US electric car pioneer.
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