In the high-stakes world of humanoid robotics, two EV titans — Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and XPeng Inc (NYSE:XPEV) — are ...

Tesla has grand dreams for its humanoid robot, Optimus. China’s recent, anti-competitive export controls on rare earth ...

President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs provoked Beijing into demonstrating one of its key points of leverage.

In a major announcement that stirred both the tech and space communities, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has laid out an ambitious plan ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of its Optimus humanoid robots had been affected by China's export ...

Elon Musk says China wants assurances that the rare-earth magnets needed to build Optimus won't be used for "military ...

Says will scale Optimus robot production to millions per year in less than five years. Says confident predicting a million Optimus robots per ...

Elon Musk steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on March 22, 2025.

China had earlier imposed new export controls on seven rare earth elements and magnets used in everything from defense to ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that China’s decision to block the exports of rare earth magnets in response to President ...