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Becky Peterson

@beckpeterson.bsky.social
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A journalist at The Wall Street Journal

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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Late September SF Glossary of Terms: JEV INSTINCT AELLA ACCELERATIONISM OJAI
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Maslow’s Hammer
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Some Friday night scoopage: Musk’s other, other (other?) company is looking to cash in on SpaceX mania with a $4 billion funding round valuing the company at $20 billion. www.wsj.com/business/elo...
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Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Boring Company Eyes $20 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
The tunneling startup is in talks to raise around $4 billion from investors
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23/07/2026
Investors are growing impatient with Elon Musk as the bills come due on his most ambitious promises for SpaceX and Tesla. www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Tesla spent $5.8 billion, or two $LCID, on cap tex in Q2
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Tesla’s Second-Quarter Revenue Surged Amid $5.8 Billion Spend in AI, Robotics
The electric automaker reported negative free cash flow for the first time in two years.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Wow that’s 24 SpaceXs
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Me: Started off the morning with a dispatch from the field. The field:
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Michael Scott in Times Square from The Office
ALT: Michael Scott in Times Square from The Office
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Does it pay to be Elon's pal, or does friendship blossom when you get rich together? When I first profiled Antonio Gracias in 2023, Valor Equity Partners had an AUM of $14.3 billion. Last year, its AUM hit $59 billion, thanks to SpaceX's ever-multiplying valuation. www.wsj.com/business/mus...
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Musk Confidant Antonio Gracias Set for $68 Billion SpaceX Win
Gracias and his firm Valor Equity Partners are the second-largest SpaceX shareholder.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Join me and Corrie Driebusch from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET today for a live Q&A on SpaceX and its upcoming IPO on the The Wall Street Journal website. Put your questions in the comments and tune in for our discussion on the internet/rocket/AI company and what could be the biggest IPO of all time.
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Live Q&A: Musk’s $75 Billion SpaceX IPO—Ask Us Your Questions
Join a live written chat with WSJ reporters from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET. on June 5.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
SpaceX's valuation has more than doubled since December and quadrupled from last summer.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Do you have to let it linger? Do you have to, do you have to
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
If Elon Musk builds a sustainable colony on Mars (and hits financial targets) he can pass control of SpaceX onto his children. www.wsj.com/business/how...
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How Supervoting Shares Tighten Musk’s Iron Grip on SpaceX
With supervoting shares and help from Texas state law, the CEO has worked to address governance issues he has faced at Tesla.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A decade ago, Tesla told customers that all new cars had the hardware needed to drive autonomously. Some people believed them. Now they're seeking a reckoning. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Car Owners Are Revolting Over Tesla’s Self-Driving Promises
An international backlash is growing over outdated Tesla hardware.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
AI company Tesla sold some cars www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Tesla Sales Jumped in First Quarter, Rebounding From Last Year’s Slump
Tesla sales were up 6.3% in the first quarter compared with a year prior, but the company missed Wall Street estimates for deliveries.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Tesla is gearing up for production of the Cybercab, a car with no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors. At its Giga Texas factory, workers are prepping the assembly line to make hundreds of Cybercabs per week. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Tesla’s Grand Plan for the Future Is a Car With No Steering Wheel
Musk’s vision for Tesla rests on the fully driverless Cybercab, but regulations could stand in the way.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Thrive Capital and A16Z are leading a new investment in Anduril that values the company at $60 Billion. New w/ @kateclark.bsky.social www.wsj.com/business/ent...
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Thrive Capital, A16Z to Lead Anduril Investment at $60 Billion Valuation
Palmer Luckey’s defense technology company builds AI-powered autonomous weapons.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Grimes and Musk are back together. No, not that Grimes! www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...
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Elon Musk’s Go-To Banker Is Back in Action for the SpaceX IPO
Michael Grimes is leaving the government to return to Morgan Stanley and work on possibly the biggest initial public offering ever.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Friday, we broke the news that SpaceX is off Mars and into the moon. www.wsj.com/science/spac...
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SpaceX Delays Mars Plans To Focus on Moon
Elon Musk’s rocket company had aimed to reach the red planet in 2026
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Took a break from *all that* to visit Utah and talk to filmmakers about the future of their craft. My dispatch from the Sundance Film Festival its last year in Park City: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Sundance Is Moving to Boulder. Can the Indie Film Scene Move With It?
At this year’s festival in Park City, Utah, filmmakers and attendees bid farewell to its longtime home and late founder Robert Redford.
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Sean O’Kane @okane.fyi · 30/01/2026
Lends more credence to this @beckpeterson.bsky.social joint from 2020 www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
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Jeffrey Epstein set Elon Musk's brother up with a girlfriend in effort to get close to the Tesla founder, sources say
Two sources said Jeffrey Epstein set Kimbal Musk, the brother of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, up with a member of his entourage.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In other news
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In 2050, Adam Jonas expects to see dozens of drones buzzing past his Time Square office. The streets will be filled with AVs. Homes will be filled with bots. He forecasts $25 trillion in annual sales. I profiled Jonas, the man betting his reputation on a robotic future. www.wsj.com/tech/profile...
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The Wall Street Star Betting His Reputation on Robots and Flying Cars
Morgan Stanley’s former autos analyst has big ideas in his new gig covering the robot economy.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Tesla is officially post-Sustainable Abundance. Pour one out for the copywriters forced into this alliteration by a Musk tweet.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Tesla sales are falling, BYD has taken the lead at the world's largest EV maker, and Elon Musk thinks enough people will want personal humanoid robots to make up for the company's swiftly declining automotive revenue. My story on Tesla's Optimus robot program: www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...
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Inside Elon Musk’s Optimus Robot Project
The billionaire has bet Tesla’s future on humanoids, which for now rely on human helpers.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Takeaways From the FBI’s Second Batch of Epstein Files www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Takeaways From the FBI’s Second Batch of Epstein Files
The Justice Department released thousands of more Epstein documents, including a fake passport and fake suicide clip.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that Musk gets his 2018 pay package, now valued at more than $126 billion. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Tesla Wins Final Court Fight Over Elon Musk’s Pay Package
Delaware’s Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision to cancel the CEO’s 2018 pay package.
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Wasn’t this a plot point in I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream?
Headline:

Help! My Husband Wants a Fake Christmas Tree That Looks Like a Cybertruck
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It's like a data center, in space. www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
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Exclusive | Bezos and Musk Race to Bring Data Centers to Space
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are racing to take the trillion-dollar data-center boom into orbit.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
xAI is raising $15 billion at a $230 billion valuation, Berber Jin and I reported last night. That's twice its last disclosed valuation from March. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/elon...
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Exclusive | Elon Musk’s xAI Is in Advanced Talks to Raise $15 Billion, Lifting Valuation
Like other AI startups, the company is burning cash as it seeks to improve its flagship Grok chatbot.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Obsessed with a very niche aspect of the Epstein files: Epstein's apparent investment in failed startup Jawbone!
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Fall asleep to the soothing sound of me explaining Elon Musk's path to trillionairedom. www.wsj.com/podcasts/the...
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Tesla Gives Elon Musk a $1 Trillion Pay Package - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts
Shareholders at Tesla approved the most valuable pay package ever for Elon Musk in an effort to bring his attention back to the company. The CEO will have to hit a number of milestones to get the full...
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Beep boop www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Tesla Shareholders Approve Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package
The new package, which includes 12 chunks of stock, could give Musk control over as much as 25% of Tesla if he hits a series of milestones
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
We're hours away from the Tesla annual meeting where shareholders will decide whether to grant Musk a comp package worth up to $1 trillion. We laid out that path to $1 trillion here: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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The Hurdles Elon Musk Must Clear to Unlock $1 Trillion in Tesla Pay
Tesla shareholders must consider a complex web of stock-price milestones and operational goals.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
When Elon Musk left DOGE in May, Tesla investors hoped he would hurry back to headquarters. Instead, Musk holed up at xAI to try and catch up with OpenAI. Read our deep dive into the fight for Musk's time ahead of Tesla's vote on his proposed $1 trillion pay package. www.wsj.com/tech/musk-te...
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Tesla Is Obsessed With Musk’s Pay Package. Musk Is Obsessed With AI.
Musk’s focus on winning the artificial-intelligence arms race leads to long hours at xAI. Employees were compelled to turn over biometric data to develop controversial avatars.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Schwab Asset Management said in a statement that they intend to vote in favor of the 2025 pay package for Musk.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Optimus on its way to join the robot army
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
On Tesla's earnings call, Elon made his pitch: If shareholder's don't approve a new $1 trillion pay package, he won't lead Tesla's "robot army." www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Elon Musk Raises the Stakes for Vote on His Pay
Tesla CEO says control—not money—is the main issue. But walking away would be a problem for him as well.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Confused by Elon's sudden beef with the star of 1997's The Real World: Boston? Let @micahmaidenberg.bsky.social illuminate the matter: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Musk Tosses Barbs at NASA Chief After SpaceX Criticism
The SpaceX CEO took shots at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Duffy and Jared Isaacman position themselves to lead the space agency.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
An influential proxy advisor came out today against the $1 trillion Musk pay package up for a vote in November. ISS is influential but has its limits. Last year ISS advised against ratifying the old pay package but it still passed with 72% of the vote. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Proxy Adviser ISS Urges Tesla Holders to Reject Musk $1 Trillion Pay Package
The adviser recommends investors reject moonshot pay deal and investment in xAI.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
In January, an exec named Raj Jegannathan moved into the top IT role at Tesla. By summer, he amassed the much bigger mandate to run service and sales after restructuring and high-profile departures thinned the executive bench. Today, you can find him on X answering customer complaints himself!
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The IT Executive Tasked With Revamping How Tesla Sells Cars
Raj Jegannathan has steadily amassed a broad mandate as restructuring and high-profile departures have thinned CEO Elon Musk’s executive bench at the automaker.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Important reporting here from @danahull.bsky.social and crew.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I'm back from a *very serious* reporting trip to Black Rock City where I investigated the impact that expanded internet access is having on Burning Man.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
What does this mean on like a practical level?
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
In a since-deleted tweet, Musk said that by next year, Optimus robots could replace human waiters on roller skates at the company's new diner in LA. This was his follow up tweet:
Elon Musk post to X on July 23 2025:

We could put Optimus in a cute outfit too :)
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
It's called forward👏looking👏multiples👏 www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Elon Musk Tells Tesla Investors to Focus on a Future Filled With Robots
Company points out early progress on robotaxis and bots, as revenue from electric vehicles plummets.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Less than one month after Omead, Troy Jones has left Tesla. Troy was head of North American sales, service and delivery. He reported to Omead, Elon and Tom at various points in time but in many people's eyes was the guy in charge of selling cars. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Exclusive | Tesla’s Top North American Sales Executive Leaves Amid Slump
Troy Jones’s exit after 15 years is the latest departure at Elon Musk’s electric-car company.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Omead Afshar is out at Tesla.
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Longtime Musk Aide and Fixer Omead Afshar Leaves Tesla
The departure of Afshar, who oversaw sales and manufacturing in North America and Europe, comes as Tesla struggles with declining global sales.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Senate has voted to block California's EV mandate, limiting the ability of the state (and 11 others including NY) to restrict the sales of gasoline vehicles. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Senate Votes to End California’s EV Mandate
The biggest car companies banded together to urge Congress to end the waiver.
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Becky Peterson @beckpeterson.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Tesla US sales are down an estimated 12.7% in April, and it's bringing the EV market down with it
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