Sophie Kleeman

Deputy Editor at Business Insider

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Tesla tells Model Y and Cybertruck workers to stay home for a week

5 days ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman |Grace Kay |Henry Blodget

Tesla told Austin workers on its Model Y and Cybertruck lines to stay home for the week of Memorial Day, three workers told Business Insider. The break is unusually long, the workers said. Production lines were up and running during the same period last year, they said. The electric-car maker notified employees earlier this week. Workers, who are paid hourly, were told they could either take paid time off or come in for cleaning and training, but would not be working on the production line.
Texas is on the verge of handing Tesla and other big businesses a major win

5 days ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman |Henry Blodget

As Delaware rebukes Elon Musk over his pay package, Texas is now offering corporate America a path to sidestep legal challenges by most of its shareholders. Over the past two months, lawmakers have pushed through a pair of bills they say will bring more businesses to the Lone Star state. Senate Bill 29 would make it harder for shareholders to sue companies, while Senate Bill 1057 would raise the bar for bringing resolutions at annual meetings.
The future of America's biggest safety net is in the hands of a career bureaucrat and a hard-charging finance titan

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman |Juliana Kaplan |Reed Alexander |Dakin Campbell

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . The Social Security Administration faces a delicate moment. Its future teeters between a career bureaucrat and a former Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase executive who may bring order — or further tumult. The agency maintains the country's largest safety net. It employs nearly 60,000 federal workers and provides benefits to over 73 million Americans.
Donald Trump went after one of America's top law firms. Its decision to fight back took just two hours.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman |Jacob Shamsian |Henry Blodget

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . When President Donald Trump issued an executive order this month targeting Susman Godfrey, one of the nation's preeminent law firms, the way forward was clear. The order came as a "total bolt from the blue," one lawyer representing the firm said later during a court hearing.
Insiders reveal how Tesla is preparing for its June robotaxi launch

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman |Grace Kay |Henry Blodget

Getty Images; Tesla Inc.; Rebecca Zisser/BI 2025-04-25T15:02:54Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Tesla has said its robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas, will take place in June.
Why Tesla's Robotaxi launch is the one deadline it can't miss

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman |Grace Kay |Henry Blodget

Elon Musk and Tesla have a history of missing deadlines, but the Robotaxi launch is a do-or-die moment. Matt Rourke/AP 2025-04-23T14:57:30Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Tesla's Robotaxi launch is set for June.
Tesla really wants the Cybertruck to be a working man's truck

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman |Grace Kay |Henry Blodget

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . When Tesla launched the Cybertruck in 2023, it was the product of four years of hype. The boxy electric pickup was the company's first new model since 2020. Kim Kardashian, Pharrell Williams, and Justin Bieber were spotted riding around in it. With a million people on the truck's reservation list and a $120,000 price tag, it quickly became a status symbol.
ICE just ordered $30 million worth of new technology from Palantir to track immigrants

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman |Rosemarie Ho |Henry Blodget

Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters 2025-04-17T21:24:45Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . ICE is contracting with Palantir to expand its case management system. The deal includes software called ImmigrationOS to track visa overstays and self-deportation.
Elon Musk's xAI is hiring workers to rein in Grok as the chatbot spits out NSFW content and racial slurs

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman |Grace Kay |Henry Blodget

insta_photos/Getty, Ava Horton/BI 2025-04-09T09:08:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . xAI is hiring workers to "red team" its Grok chatbot. Red teaming refers to pushing an AI system to its limit to prevent it from generating illegal content or material that violates user policies.
Donald Trump reviews Tesla Model S: 'Everything's computer'

2 months ago | businessinsider.com | Sophie Kleeman

Transportation Andrew Harnik/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Elon Musk visited Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday with a fleet of Tesla vehicles. Upon entering the driver's side of a cherry red Model S, Donald Trump was amazed by the car's technology. "Everything's computer," the president marveled.