Grace is a Correspondent on the enterprise desk. She writes about cutting-edge tech and transportation companies, with a particular focus on Tesla, xAI, and Elon Musk. 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
On the Tesla production line: Dozens of former employees say they faced catcalls, groping, slurs, and harassment on the job
Some Tesla factory workers realized they were laid off when security scanned their badges and sent them back on shuttles, sources say
Exclusive: Elon Musk is a homeowner again, despite his claims of couch surfing
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
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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.
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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.
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Dutch public records reviewed by Business Insider show Tesla's push to deploy FSD — and regulators' caution.
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2025-08-26T19:03:41.603Z
Elon Musk has been taking digs at Apple for years. Most recently, the billionaire's companies filed a lawsuit against the tech giant and OpenAI.
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The Optimus team has shifted away from motion capture suits and virtual reality headsets and plans to prioritize a vision-only approach.
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2025-08-24T09:29:02.050Z
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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xAI has hired 14 Meta employees since January as the battle for top AI talent continues.
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2025-08-07T20:59:55.292Z
xAI's former top lawyer Robert Keele says he's choosing family over work. He added that working with Elon Musk was "the adventure of a lifetime."
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2025-08-07T15:14:26.683Z
When it comes to superyachts, the bigger the better. These are the largest yachts owned by tech billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.
Steve Jobs and Laurene Powell Jobs' youngest daughter is an accomplished equestrian and Stanford grad. Last month she married a British Olympian.
Tesla sent Robotaxi users an agreement on Saturday giving more details about its planned launch in the Bay area.