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Nearly all Americans know of Tesla, but the overwhelming majority wouldn’t buy one: Poll

Tesla comes off more like Buick than Toyota.

3/26/25 10:47AM

Brand recognition is important but not as important as whether someone would actually purchase that brand.

While 92% of Americans are aware of Tesla, just 9% would consider buying one, according to a new report by data and analytics firm YouGov, which surveyed approximately 30,000 American adults.

For comparison, Americans are only slightly more aware of Toyota — 95% — but a full 39% would consider buying one if they were in the market for a vehicle.

Tesla does rank higher in purchase consideration than other, much lesser-known, electric-only car companies like Lucid and Polestar. But in terms of selling electric vehicles, its volume is closer to major carmakers that also make EVs. After Tesla, Volkswagen and Honda had the top-selling EV models in the US last month.

Tesla sales have suffered lately, along with the brand’s image and stock price.

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Report: Anthropic cuts off xAI’s access to its models for coding

Competition between the top AI companies is fierce. Top employees are being poached, and companies are training their AI on competitors’ models to stay ahead of the pack.

Anthropic is taking steps to make sure it’s not helping the competition in any way. According to tech reporter Kylie Robison, this week Anthropic cut access to xAI developers who were using its Claude models for coding via the popular Cursor AI coding tool.

Robison reports that xAI cofounder Tony Wu told his team in an email:
“This is a both bad and good news. We will get a hit on productivity, but it rly pushes us to develop our own coding product / models.”

Kylie Robison on X: "Scoop: xAI staff had been using Anthropic’s models internally through Cursor—until Anthropic cut off the startup’s access this week.

Rani Molla

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Grok has been climbing Apple and Google’s app store rankings amid calls to remove it for sexualized images

Critics have pointed out that Apple and Google have removed other apps for less.

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xAI’s revenue is growing, but so are its staggering losses

Good news: xAI’s revenue nearly doubled to $107 million in the third quarter compared to the second.

Bad news: Its net losses grew to $1.46 billion in Q3, up from $1 billion in the first quarter, and more than 13x revenue, Bloomberg reports.

The company, which is currently worth north of $230 billion, is burning through staggering amounts of cash — nearly a billion dollars a month — in service of building data centers and developing what it calls “self-sufficient” AI that can one day power robots like Tesla’s Optimus. Meanwhile, its revenue still looks more like that of a midsize startup than a tech giant.

Despite receiving more yes than no votes, Tesla’s board didn’t approve a shareholder proposal to invest in xAI, leaving a more formal relationship between the companies unresolved, even as xAI continues to burn cash at a pace that will require steady access to outside capital.

Of course, Elon Musk’s AI company is already deeply financially intertwined with his EV company. In 2024, xAI spent nearly $200 million, largely on Tesla Megapack batteries — a figure that appears to have grown significantly in 2025.

Musk’s xAI Burns Almost $8 Billion in Cash, Reveals Optimus Plan

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1/9/26

American patients are increasingly turning to AI for medical advice — so are their doctors

As OpenAI announces the launch of ChatGPT Health, it seems everyday Americans and professional physicians alike are already using the tech to help with healthcare.

Robot hand toy finger holding medical stethoscope on yellow background, AI and smart technologies in medicine and diagnostic concept.

Rani Molla1/8/26

Apple’s hardware chief is the front-runner to be the next CEO

The New York Times is the latest news organization to cite Apple sources who think the company’s hardware chief, John Ternus, will be the one to fill CEO Tim Cook’s shoes. Citing people close to Apple, the publication reports that Cook is “tired and would like to reduce his workload” and that 50-year-old Ternus is the most likely to take his place, as the company accelerates its succession planning.

The Times is in good company. Both the Financial Times and Bloomberg have previously said Ternus is the top pick to succeed Cook at the helm of the tech giant, and Ternus is currently enjoying the top spot on prediction markets. His market-implied odds of being the next CEO are currently above 60% on both Polymarket and Kalshi event contracts.

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