Tesla says no capital raising needed as Model 3 production surges
Tesla shares rise as company looks to squash speculation it needs to raise capital.
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No joke: Tesla shares plummet as Model 3 production fears grow
Tesla investors aren't laughing after Elon Musk's April Fools' Day joke that the electric-car maker went bankrupt, as months of problems making the Model 3 sedan risk compromising the company's cash reserves.
Don't believe the hype: Artificial intelligence isn't taking over business decision-making
AI is more like an Excel spreadsheet on steroids than like a thinker.
Shoes of Prey facing uncertain future amid $3 million funding talks
One of Australia's highest flying tech start-ups is battling for survival.
How Silicon Valley is eating itself
The Bay Area's current predicament should give thought leaders around the world so desperate to copy it - including in Australia - pause for thought.
Uber's self-driving trucks have secretly been on US roads for months
The robot-driven Volvo trucks, which include a human backup driver, have been limited to Arizona highways since they were rolled out in November, the company said.
The car of the future will sell your data
Picture this: You're driving home from work, contemplating what to make for dinner, and as you idle at a red light near your neighbourhood pizzeria, an ad offering $US5 off a large pepperoni pops up on your dashboard screen.
Elon Musk's orbiting Tesla Roadster might hit Earth - in a few million years
A Tesla Roadster crashing back down on Earth? Not in a million years.
'Crazy not to take it': Australian company now a $US1b unicorn
Canva, a Sydney-based graphic design start-up, has become Australia's latest tech "unicorn", after closing a funding round valuing its operations at $US1 billion ($1.3 billion).
Tesla breaks another production promise with crucial Model 3
Tesla pushed back a production target for its Model 3 again after shipping fewer of the sedans than expected, setting back Elon Musk's goal to mass-manufacture electric cars.
Aussie whiz-kid eyes next project after selling video chat app to rival
Aussie high-school dropout and tech entrepreneur Ben Pasternak has sold his Monkey video chat app to HOLLA to invest time in a new project.
The case for making maths mandatory in high school
Without maths the option to enter into a STEM degree is removed.
His name is a household word. Who was he?
In the age of Edison, Westinghouse, Marconi and JP Morgan, Nikola Tesla was a giant of innovation.
From Hyderabad to Nashville: creating entrepreneur hubs
Australian cities can learn from other small cities creating global hubs for entrepreneurs.
Up 1226%: ASX's best stock is one you've never heard of
Technology isn't big on the Australian sharemarket, but it has provided investors with a stock that has soared 1,226 per cent this year.
Ryan, 6, makes $15m a year reviewing toys on YouTube
For kids these days, some of the biggest stars are not actors, but YouTube stars. Ryan is one of the biggest.
Elon Musk isn't joking about sending a Tesla to Mars
Elon Musk fully intends to put a red sports car made by a company that he runs into an enormous rocketship made by another company that he runs and then fire both into Mars orbit.
Aussie entrepreneur wants to end the 'plastic age'
The fire destroying SKM Recycling facility in Melbourne last year has paved the way Australian entrepreneur Priyanka Bakaya to open a new recycling facility in Victoria within two years.
There's a dark side to the shiny electric car future
You can't power an electric car without a lithium-ion battery and you can't make a battery without using cobalt. Most of that comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country racked by political instability, legal opacity and, at its darkest, child labour in its mines.
'Unrecognisable': Robots will run mines within a decade
Some mines in the next decade will run without humans and instead rely on robots, virtual models and sensors, according to global mining giant Anglo American.
Australian company SpeeDx wants to stop STI superbugs
There is a sexually transmitted infection that is very common but little known to most people. One Aussie company wants to help fight it.
Elon Musk's giant battery is ready for testing in SA
The billionaire's giant battery being built in South Australia will be energised in coming days and begin testing, indicating Tesla is on track to meet a 100-day self-imposed deadline to install the system.
Would you fly in a pilotless jet? Airbus thinks so
Plane manufacturers including Airbus and Boeing are racing to develop artificial intelligence that will one day enable computers to fly planes without human beings at the controls.
'He needs money, and quickly': Elon Musk's Tesla burning through $10,500 a minute
Tesla is designing a new sports car that could go from zero to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds. But here's a number that investors may want to focus on.
How Facebook is taking over automotive marketing
Facebook isn't in the business of listing and selling cars. Yet. But it is already allowing consumers to test drive cars from their couch via its apps.
Tesla unveils its Roadster, the 'fastest production car ... ever'
0-60mph in 1.9 secs, new record of 620 miles on one charge, 250mph-plus, it's a 'smackdown' to petrol cars.
The eccentric investor with $122 billion to spend and 300 years to spend it
The world's most important tech investor is from Japan, not Silicon Valley - and he is a long-term thinker.
Short king bets against Tesla, predicts Musk will leave
High-profile short-seller Jim Chanos has stepped up his bets against electric car maker Tesla throughout the year, making some dire predictions even as the company's shares rallied.
The growth without inflation trick is one out of the box
Why have U.S. stocks risen so high over the past year? That debate has focused on the costs of Trumpian instability versus the benefits of corporate tax cuts, but there's another important angle: Investors now seem to think that steady growth and low inflation are compatible.
Tesla a 'hotbed for racist behaviour' workers claim
Tesla's production floor is a "hotbed for racist behaviour," more than 100 African-American employees claimed in a lawsuit.