Technology Tesla's first European factory needs more water to expand. Drought stands in its way The manufacturing plant is in the east German state of Brandenburg, one of the most water-scarce regions of the country. Residents fear an expansion would lead to a water shortage. Bobby Allyn
Business Tesla Bounces Back After Production Slowdown Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks to quell investors' fears of slowing demand as inflation puts a strain on the auto industry. Mary Yang
National Tesla cashes out $936 million in Bitcoin, after a year of crypto turbulence Tesla aggressively embraced Bitcoin in 2021, investing $1.5 billion in the currency. But it now says its profitability was affected by "Bitcoin impairment." Bill Chappell
Law & Courts A centuries-old court in Delaware will decide if Elon Musk has to buy Twitter In a lawsuit, Twitter has asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to order the Tesla CEO to follow through with a $44 billion takeover bid for the social media company. David Gura
National Nearly 400 car crashes in 11 months involved automated tech, companies tell regulators There were five deaths and six serious injuries in the 392 crashes reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from July 2021 to May 2022. Two-thirds of the crashes involved Teslas. The Associated Press
Business Elon Musk has a 'super bad feeling' about the economy and wants Tesla to cut jobs Musk wants the electric auto maker to cut 10% off its staff according to a Reuters report. Brittany Cronin
National Elon Musk tells employees to return to the office 40 hours a week — or quit In leaked emails reported by Electrek, Musk says he will review and directly approve any requests for employees who wish to be exempt from the company's return-to-work policy. Jonathan Franklin
Business Tesla shares sink, wipe out over $125 billion in value, as Musk scores Twitter deal Tesla shares dropped 12.2%, wiping out more than $125 billion off its market value, over worries about how it would be impacted as Elon Musk looks to complete his takeover of Twitter. David Gura
National Judge cuts the payout in a Black former Tesla contractor's racial discrimination suit A federal judge has slashed the award to Owen Diaz over claims that he was subjected to racial discrimination at work to $15 million. A jury had ordered the automaker to pay Diaz $137 million. Rina Torchinsky
National Elon Musk dares United Autoworkers to try to unionize Tesla Unfair labor practice charges have previously been filed against Tesla, Musk and other company executives for allegedly blocking union organizing attempts at the company. Jaclyn Diaz
