Tesla stopped being a car company before it really sold cars

Tesla didn’t abandon cars. It outgrew them — and that has consequences. Web excerpt: Tesla’s decision to end production of the Model S and X isn’t about weak sales or short-term margins. It’s a signal that cars were never the destination. As Tesla pivots toward robotics and AI, the company’s true identity is coming into focus — and it has implications for owners, investors, and the future of the auto industry.

We are the weakest link, goodbye Japan

Financial crises rarely cause a panic where they begin. Instead, someone else entirely goes belly up. Usually they’re in another hemisphere altogether.

Can a lobster pump AI stocks another 1,000%?

A new open-source AI shows how demand is shifting from chatbots to always-on agents — and why the next wave of AI gains may come from smaller hardware plays.