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Becky Peterson

ARTICLES BY BECKY PETERSON

An Optimus robot handing out candy in New York. A big question is how to give robots the dexterity of humans and ability to understand their environment for sensitive tasks.

Inside Elon Musk’s Optimus robot project

8 min read . 03 Jan 2026

The release also includes images of an expired Austrian passport that was found in a safe in Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse by FBI agents in 2019. (via REUTERS)

Takeaways from the FBI’s second batch of Epstein files

4 min read . 24 Dec 2025

Musk’s 2018 pay package, the most valuable on record before the 2025 package, is tied up in a dispute at the Delaware Supreme Court. (REUTERS)

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package

3 min read . 07 Nov 2025

At one point, Musk was spending so much time at xAI that he began holding meetings there with Tesla employees. (via REUTERS)

Tesla is obsessed with Musk’s pay package. Musk is obsessed with AI.

11 min read . 05 Nov 2025

Tesla opened up its robotaxi service to a limited number of customers in Austin, where the company has its headquarters. (Bloomberg)

Tesla’s robotaxis are here: Everything you need to know

4 min read . 22 Jun 2025

US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk stand next to a Tesla Cybertruck on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Musk's unlikely political marriage exploded in a fiery public divorce on June 5, 2025, with the US President threatening to strip the billionaire of his huge government contracts in revenge. (File Photo: AFP)

How the cybertruck came to embody Tesla’s problems

6 min read . 07 Jun 2025

A Starship launch in Texas earlier this year. Photo: Reuters

SpaceX pushes to get Starship rocket ready for Mars by next year

3 min read . 26 May 2025

A Tesla Cybertruck. ADAM GRAY/REUTERS

Tesla’s fortunes fall as Musk rises in Trump world

9 min read . 07 Mar 2025

Steve Davis is coordinating the Department of Government Efficiency. Photo: Mark Ralston/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

The Musk deputy running DOGE’s huge cost-cutting drive

4 min read . 10 Feb 2025

(Emil Lendof/WSJ, Getty Images, Blizzard)

Musk vaulted to the top of a popular videogame. Where did he find the time?

4 min read . 08 Jan 2025

Tesla’s global vehicle deliveries fell in 2024 for the first time in years

1 min read . 02 Jan 2025

Musk, who aligned himself closely with President-elect Donald Trump during his campaign, was named Nov. 12 as co-head of a new Department of Government Efficiency
( Photo: AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP)

As Musk assumes deregulation role, Tesla racks up pollution violations

11 min read . 25 Nov 2024

Tesla Vice President Omead Afshar, left, is viewed by employees as capable of influencing Elon Musk’s decisions and often acting on his behalf. (File Photo: Reuters)

Meet Musk’s fixer, the powerful executive reshaping Tesla

6 min read . 05 Nov 2024

Musk has described the reveal as the company’s most significant moment since the rollout of the mass-market Model 3 sedan in 2017. (Image: Reuters)

Musk’s AI ambitions approach make-or-break moment with Tesla Robotaxi reveal

3 min read . 11 Oct 2024

Ford Motor and Rivian Automotive already have access to Tesla’s plug-in technology. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (AFP)

After layoffs, Tesla’s supercharger expansion slows

4 min read . 16 Sept 2024

Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus. xAI could someday develop features for Tesla such as software to power Optimus. str/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Musk’s xAI has discussed deal for share in future Tesla revenue

4 min read . 08 Sept 2024

Musk has agreed to lead a government efficiency commission if Trump is re-elected president. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo (REUTERS)

Musk role in a Trump presidency raises conflict-of-interest questions

3 min read . 06 Sept 2024