Grace is a Correspondent on the enterprise desk. She writes about cutting-edge tech companies, with a particular focus on Tesla, xAI, and OpenAI. Her stories have been cited by multiple publications, including Reuters, Bloomberg, and CNBC. Before joining Business Insider, she worked at Bloomberg and Forbes.
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Her work includes:
Inside 'Project Rodeo,' the Tesla effort pushing the limits of self-driving technology
Internal Tesla salary database shows Elon Musk's strategy: Lower salaries, bigger stock grants
Tesla tells staff it plans to roll out its Robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend
Tesla has been working on modified Model Ys for its Robotaxi program
Tesla prioritizes Musk's and other 'VIP' drivers' data to train self-driving software
Internal documents reveal how Elon Musk's xAI trains Grok to be the anti-woke chatbot
Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content
Elon Musk's xAI lays off hundreds of workers tasked with training Grok
Fisker employees are fixing some customers' cars with parts from the company's vehicle 'graveyard,' sources say
Fisker Ocean reservation cancellations top 40,000 as the EV company tries to fight off bankruptcy, leaked data shows
Inside the downfall of Henrik Fisker's second automotive startup, which just filed for bankruptcy
Tech 2025-12-02T18:04:56.543Z A 17-year veteran of Amazon, Torben Severson announced on LinkedIn that he had left the mega-retailer to join OpenAI.
Hundreds of flights may be delayed or canceled this holiday weekend after Airbus discovered a potential data corruption issue.
Tech 2025-11-28T23:51:41.884Z Sunday Robotics came out of stealth mode last week and revealed a team stocked with Tesla alumni.
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Tesla has completed the self-certification process at Nevada's DMV, so it now needs commercial approval for a robotaxi rollout.
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Tesla's VP of AI software said next year will be a key test for the automaker during the nearly two-hour staff meeting.
Tech 2025-11-12T23:06:27.975Z Mercor contractors who lost the work said they were offered to join a similar project for $5 less an hour.
Elon Musk has said the company plans to expand its ride-hailing service into eight to 10 metropolitan areas by the end of the year.
Tech 2025-11-05T17:54:26.589Z Elon Musk and Sam Altman, who cofounded OpenAI together but today lead rival firms, are scheduled to go to trial. That's not their only dispute.
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Tesla picked back up work on the electric sports car this summer. It could look very different from the original concept.
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Have you ever wanted to wipe down a table hundreds of times while Elon Musk watches? Training Tesla's humanoid robot might be the job for you.
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Elon Musk's xAI used movies as part of training project for Grok, workers said. It raises complex copyright questions.
Ashok Elluswamy is an Elon Musk lieutenant, founding member of Tesla's Autopilot team, and the VP for AI software. How did he get there?
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At least 10 Tesla executives left Elon Musk's company in the last 12 months. A review of the EV maker's internal org chart shows who remains.
Tech 2025-09-21T22:24:32.119Z The Trump administration said Friday it would raise application fees for the H-1B visa, causing companies and lawyers to scramble to advise workers.
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Workers say they've faced sexually explicit content while xAI has marketed Grok to be deliberately provocative. Experts say the company should be cautious.
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Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has had a chaotic start to the month. Workers saw a leadership exodus, one-on-one reviews, and hundreds of terminations.
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Diego Pasini graduated from high school in 2023. He took over xAI's data annotation team earlier this month.
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XAI laid off at least 500 of the workers on its data annotation team on Friday night.
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The Slack accounts of at least nine people were deactivated and workers said the company has been holding one-on-one meetings with some employees.
Tesla and Waymo are vying for access to Bay Area-based airports, a lucrative hub for ride-hailing businesses.