Sean O'kane
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One year later, Tesla and Musk still don't have a good definition of 'abundance' | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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On September 1, 2025, Elon Musk laid out his fourth “Master Plan” for Tesla, which was immediately criticized by some of his most ardent fans for being generic. Musk agreed and promised to add more specifics. They never came. But that hasn’t stopped Musk and other Tesla executives from spending much of the past year promising that the company’s many futuristic efforts — robotaxis, robots, AI — are all part of a grander machine that will create an era of “amazing abundance.” What that means, more
FedEx orders 2,000 electric trucks from Harbinger in $300M deal | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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FedEx is ordering 2,000 electric trucks from EV startup Harbinger in a deal worth $300 million. Harbinger, which already has trucks in production, plans to deliver all 2,000 by the end of next year, the company told TechCrunch. It’s the largest bulk order yet for Harbinger, which was founded in 2022 by former employees of Anduril, defunct EV startup Canoo, and QuantumScape. Bloomberg News first reported the new order Wednesday morning. FedEx led a $160 million Series C funding round for Harbinge
Exclusive: Charter Space raises $5M to bring insurance to the stars | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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Charter Space, a finalist in last year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, has raised a $5 million seed round to keep growing its budding space insurance business. The El Segundo, California-based startup said Wednesday it’s already servicing over 50 companies across the U.S. space and defense industrial base following the launch of its nationally-licensed insurance brokerage in May. Insurance-focused Crystal Venture Partners led the round, and fintech investors QED and Blank Ventures, early-stage
Tesla secures $30B in new credit lines as it looks to scale Cybercab, Optimus | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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Tesla has secured $30 billion in fresh credit lines that it could use to help scale the new products it is currently working on: the Cybercab robotaxi, Optimus robot, and Tesla Semi. The company announced Tuesday that Citibank has agreed to a $20 billion three-year delayed-draw term loan facility. Wells Fargo also signed an $8 billion five-year revolving credit facility, and a $2 billion revolving credit facility with a 364-day term. Tesla said in a regulatory filing that it doesn’t plan to draw
Exclusive: Ex-Tesla team raises $12.5M to put supply chains on autopilot | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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Supply chain startup Atomic came out of stealth last year with founders who promised to use their experience at Tesla to streamline inventory and boost customers’ bottom lines. At its core, Atomic decides how much inventory a company should have and where by simulating scenarios, then recommending, or even automatically choosing, a response. The approach traces back to a crisis. Atomic’s founders built an early version of this system during the 2018 Model 3 production ramp at Tesla, when the aut
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