Tesla must pay $137 million to a Black employee who sued for racial discrimination Owen Diaz, an elevator operator from 2015 to 2016, said in his lawsuit that he and others were called the N-word by Tesla employees and that he was told to "go back to Africa." Joe Hernandez
Never Mind: Elon Musk Says Tesla Won't Accept Bitcoin For Car Purchases Any More Tesla's CEO explained on Twitter that the reversal on accepting Bitcoin was prompted by concerns about the "rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels" to mine the cryptocurrency. Camila Domonoske
What Will Tesla's New German Gigafactory Mean For Germany's Auto Industry? The electric automaker plans to start building cars outside Berlin this summer, threatening to upend Germany's traditional combustion engine car culture. It's Tesla's first European production site. Rob Schmitz Play AudioListen 7 mins
There's Rich, And Then There's Jeff Bezos Rich: Meet The World's Centibillionaires The Amazon CEO and four other billionaires are part of the world's most exclusive club in the midst of the pandemic: those whose fortunes exceed $100 billion. Jim Zarroli Play AudioListen 4 mins
Elon Musk Passes Bill Gates To Become World's 2nd-Richest Person The soaring value of Tesla stock has sent Musk's net worth skyrocketing, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The automaker's CEO has added more than $100 billion to his net worth in 2020. Camila Domonoske
Elon Musk Tests Positive And Negative For Coronavirus, Awaiting Confirmation Musk was using the less-accurate rapid antigen tests. He said something "bogus" was happening and is waiting results from a test that is considered more reliable but takes longer to process. Camila Domonoske
Tech Stocks Are In A Mood, And They're Dragging The Market Down With Them Stocks are down sharply for the third day in a row, partly because a decline in oil prices is hurting energy companies. Jim Zarroli
Tesla's String Of Profits Opens A New Door For World's Most Valuable Automaker The electric car maker is now eligible to join the S&P 500 index, which means it would become part of the retirement accounts of millions of ordinary Americans. Jim Zarroli
Elon Musk Reopens California Tesla Plant, Defying Local Health Officials (Again) CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he was willing to be arrested for resuming production before getting approval from Alameda County. The county had earlier said it was working with Tesla on a safety plan. Camila Domonoske
Tesla's Elon Musk Rants Again; Calls Lockdowns Forcible Imprisonment And 'Fascist' Tesla's CEO downplayed the virus last month, tweeting on March 19 that based on the trends at the time, there would "probably" be "close to zero new cases" in the United States "by end of April." Camila Domonoske
