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Access to electricity in Africa was a central topic at the recent World Governments Summit in Dubai. While hundreds of millions of Africans still live without power, new solutions are emerging, ...

The chain reverted to its tried and tested 'bikinis and burgers' marketing formula in 2025.

After over a decade in production, the Tesla Model S and Model Y will soon be axed, leaving just the Model 3 and Model Y in its roster. Model S and Model X production ends in 2026 with no successors ...

Tesla plans to end production of its Model S and Model X vehicles in the spring. The company will convert the factory space to build its Optimus robot. CEO Elon Musk stated the move is part of a shift ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It was a scene straight out of a movie when a large plume of smoke and flames billowed from inside a vacant building on the corner of Blackstone and McKinley Avenues in ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will be discontinuing the Model S and X in the next quarter. The CEO said the goal is to focus on the company's "autonomous future." The Model S and X were sold in ...

Elon Musk confirmed Wednesday that Tesla will stop producing its Model S and Model X premium sedans and SUVs, marking the end of an era for its longest-running models, according to reports. The move ...

Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X by the end of Q2 2026, CEO Elon Musk announced during the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call today. The decision marks the end of an era for Tesla’s ...

Production of the two pioneering models will end in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk says. Production of the two pioneering models will end in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk says. is ...

Tesla is ending production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday during the company’s quarterly earnings call. The company will make the final versions of both ...

Tesla plans to end production of its Model S and Model X vehicles in the spring. The company will convert the factory space to build its Optimus robot. CEO Elon Musk stated the move is part of a shift ...