Tesla's $250,000 Roadster reservation unlocks a cold-gas thruster
The next-gen Roadster finally arrives with a thruster option, but the price of entry is steep enough to make even collectors blink.

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The next-gen Roadster finally arrives with a thruster option, but the price of entry is steep enough to make even collectors blink.
Tesla's new luxury sports car has thrusters that can send it airborne, raising the stakes for automakers and regulators.
Cal AI's $30M, two-year revenue surge, powered by a small army of influencers, ended in a MyFitnessPal acquisition, a case study in creator-led consumer app growth.
Two law enforcement officials say the toll is preliminary and could change; Bend police confirm the suspect is dead.
Former Disney TV chief Peter Rice takes over Netflix's $20 billion content budget on October 26, replacing Bela Bajaria as viewership growth stalls.
The fast-food giant's switch hands Coca-Cola a major foodservice win and leaves PepsiCo scrambling to defend its remaining Yum Brands contracts.
JAXA's MMX spacecraft lifts off Oct. 19 to settle whether Phobos and Deimos are impact debris or captured asteroids, with NASA instruments riding along.
A 27% return, the strongest since 2021, shows how private-market stakes like SpaceX are reshaping elite endowment portfolios.
The biggest US bank just made agentic AI's consumer moment a security question, and Meta's finance push is caught in the crossfire.
The crypto exchange is raising fresh capital to close the gap with larger U.S. rivals, betting a $1 billion valuation still holds weight.
New satellite data on 100-meter ice cliffs slashes the worst-case sea-level tail risk, yet Thwaites still holds a deep-bed hazard.
A new Google Quantum AI experiment proves 'magic state cultivation' works, potentially slashing the qubit count needed for useful quantum computers.