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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.

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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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Salesforce beats expectations for revenue, earnings

The SaaS company reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings after the bell Wednesday.

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Google DeepMind’s Hassabis: AGI is 3 to 4 years away

Google DeepMind CEO and Nobel Prize winner Demis Hassabis shortened his prediction for when the era of AGI would be upon us.

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Meta jumps after announcing paid subscriptions for Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and AI

On Wednesday, Meta announced that it’s rolling out Meta One, a suite of paid versions of its most popular apps that offer extra features like profile customization, super reactions, and story insights. Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus will cost $3.99 a month, while WhatsApp Plus is going for $2.99, according to TechCrunch.

The company is also launching two AI subscription tiers — one for $7.99 and another for $19.99 for more advanced users. People can continue using the Meta AI chatbot for free, but will now run into limits.

Together, these represent Meta’s first large-scale attempt to monetize everyday consumer use of its flagship apps through subscriptions rather than relying solely on advertising.

The stock is up nearly 3% on the news.

Meta’s head of product, Naomi Gleit, said in an Instagram post that the company has “more plans on the way for creators, businesses, and Meta AI power users.”

Meta has struggled to justify its enormous AI capital expenditure to investors since it lacks the recurring cloud revenue of its peers. New subscription revenue streams could help reassure investors that Meta has additional ways to monetize its AI investments beyond advertising.

TechCrunch reported earlier this year that Meta had been testing premium subscriptions.

Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans | TechCrunch

Together, these represent Meta’s first large-scale attempt to monetize everyday consumer use of its flagship apps through subscriptions rather than relying solely on advertising.

The stock is up nearly 3% on the news.

Meta’s head of product, Naomi Gleit, said in an Instagram post that the company has “more plans on the way for creators, businesses, and Meta AI power users.”

TechCrunch reported earlier this year that Meta had been testing premium subscriptions.

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Uber raised its stake in Germany-based Delivery Hero to nearly 37%, up from the 19.5% the companies disclosed earlier this month, according to reporting by the Financial Times. The rapid share accumulation follows a takeover bid Uber extended to the struggling food delivery company over the weekend, offering essentially no premium over where the stock is trading, a move aimed at aggressively countering DoorDash in international markets.

DoorDash is also circling, with reports suggesting it is primarily interested in carving out Delivery Hero’s lucrative Middle Eastern businesses like Talabat and HungerStation.

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Anthropic’s revenue continues to surge, shooting past OpenAI

The drip, drip, drip of leaked financials from OpenAI and Anthropic is turning into a steady flow as the two AI giants jockey for position ahead of their planned IPOs later this year.

The companies’ soaring valuations and annualized recurring revenue (ARR) have been running neck and neck for months, and The Information now reports that Anthropic is generating an estimated 35% more revenue than OpenAI.

According to The Information’s reporting, Anthropic is close to a staggering $45 billion ARR, while OpenAI is at an estimated $33 billion ARR.

Anthropic Nears $45 billion in ARR — (Chartr)

Last month, Anthropic announced that its ARR had reached $30 billion — tripling since the end of 2025. That put it ahead of OpenAI’s $24 billion ARR, which the ChatGPT maker reported at the end of March.

Then last week it was reported that OpenAI held a $1 billion lead in Q1 revenue over Anthropic.

That $45 billion ARR is a whopping 5x the $9 billion Anthropic reported at the end of 2025.

Anthropic Is Likely Generating at Least 35% More Revenue Than OpenAI