President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs provoked Beijing into demonstrating one of its key points of leverage.

Elon Musk says China wants assurances that the rare-earth magnets needed to build Optimus won't be used for "military ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that China’s decision to block the exports of rare earth magnets in response to President ...

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture ...

EV giant Tesla Inc. (TSLA) said on Tuesday that the company is on track to build its Optimus humanoid robot on its pilot ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of its Optimus humanoid robots had been affected by China's export ...

Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk has confirmed China’s rare earth export ban is now stalling development of new products.

As a result, humanoid robots are at last beginning to leave the lab and enter the workplace. On April 22nd Elon Musk ...

Elon Musk says China's rare earth export curbs are hitting Tesla's Optimus robots, risking its AI ambitions. Can Tesla ...

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has said that export restrictions in China have disrupted the production of its humanoid ...

“With respect to humanoid robots, I don’t think there’s any company in any country that can match Tesla,” Musk said in an ...

China had earlier imposed new export controls on seven rare earth elements and magnets used in everything from defense to ...