{"id":2289555,"date":"2024-07-05T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-warns-bill-gates-will-be-obliterated-if-he-doesnt-change-course-on-tesla\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T14:21:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T18:21:46","slug":"elon-musk-warns-bill-gates-will-be-obliterated-if-he-doesnt-change-course-on-tesla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-warns-bill-gates-will-be-obliterated-if-he-doesnt-change-course-on-tesla\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Warns Bill Gates Will Be &#8216;Obliterated&#8217; if He Doesn&#8217;t Change Course on Tesla"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-warns-bill-gates-will-be-obliterated-if-he-doesnt-change-course-on-tesla%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289555&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, recently \u200dclaimed \u2064that betting against Tesla is a \u2062losing proposition and took aim at rival mogul Bill Gates. Musk \u2063said that once Tesla fully solves autonomy \u200cand has Optimus,\u200d a robot they are developing, in volume production, anyone holding a \u200cshort\u2064 position on the company will be obliterated. This \u200dstatement comes after Tesla&#8217;s stock surge and their success in selling 443,956 vehicles in\u200d the second quarter, exceeding Wall Street estimates. Short sellers, including Gates, lost billions due to Tesla&#8217;s stock increase. Musk is also focusing on developing the Optimus humanoid robot\u200d and a &#8220;CyberCab&#8221; robotaxi, expanding beyond \u2062the EV market.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 5, 2024 at 8:18am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Betting against Tesla is a losing proposition, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off a stock surge, Musk took aim at rival mogul Bill Gates while saying the company\u2019s future will be even better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce Tesla fully solves autonomy and has Optimus in volume production, anyone still holding a short position will be obliterated. Even Gates,\u201d Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1808156026123829599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Optimus is a robot Tesla is developing that Musk has said could make his company worth $25 trillion when it is ready for the market, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/roberthart\/2024\/06\/14\/elon-musk-says-teslas-optimus-robot-could-drive-company-to-25-trillion-valuation-heres-what-experts-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>Once Tesla fully solves autonomy and has Optimus in volume production, anyone still holding a short position will be obliterated. Even Gates.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1808156026123829599?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  In 2022, Musk revealed that Gates was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-finds-new-target-confronts-bill-gates-major-hypocrisy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short-selling<\/a> Tesla stock. Short-selling is a tactic used when investors expect a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-reddit-shuts-down-wallstreetbets-subgroup-blames-racism-and-hate-speech-after-rookie-investors-in-general-public-make-money-causing-hedge-funds-to-go-bust\/\" title=\"STUNNING: Reddit Shuts Down WallStreetBets Subgroup \u2014 Blames Racism and Hate Speech \u2014 After Rookie Investors in General Public Make Money Causing Hedge Funds to Go Bust\">stock price<\/a> to fall. In a series of texts, Musk upbraided Gates for the tactic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry, but I cannot take your philanthropy on climate change seriously when you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-to-investigate-retail-day-traders-for-possible-market-manipulation\/\" title=\"DOJ to investigate retail day traders for possible market manipulation\">massive short position<\/a> against Tesla, the company doing the most to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccine-mandates-hit-schools\/\" title=\"Vaccine Mandates Hit Schools\">solve climate change<\/a>,\u201d Musk wrote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/07\/03\/elon-musk-tesla-bill-gates-obliterate-short-sellers-ai-robots-autonomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fortune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-doubles-free-speech-offers-ominous-warning-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> revealed that Tesla deliveries dipped less than expected in the second quarter of the year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/07\/04\/tesla-short-sellers-lost-3point5-billion-in-two-days-after-q2-deliveries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS: Tesla showcased its second-generation Optimus humanoid robot at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Thursday, making it one of the few American AI products seen at China\u2019s top AI show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe single Optimus shown at the Shanghai event attracted a lot\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CNUy1092ph\">pic.twitter.com\/CNUy1092ph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SawyerMerritt\/status\/1809092286862487676?\">July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The company topped Wall Street estimates by selling 443,956 vehicles in the second quarter for a 4.8 percent decline from 2023, a much lower drop than the 8.5 percent dip in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>That led to a 17 percent stock increase that cost short sellers, such as Gates, a potential $3.5 billion, data from S3 Partners indicated.<\/p>\n<p>Betting against Musk looked like a good idea in April when the stock hit bottom, but since then, Tesla\u2019s stock price has risen 73 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Woah, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tesla?\">@Tesla<\/a>\u2019s \u201cone more thing\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A preview of the future ride hailing app for Cybercab\/Robotaxi!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24TSLA&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$TSLA<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hohVkqSAHA\">pic.twitter.com\/hohVkqSAHA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Donegan-Ryan (@MatthewDR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewDR\/status\/1801389833283375448?\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the second quarter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nightmare-situation-tesla-dies-heatwave-trapping-toddler-inside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesla<\/a> offered a variety of incentives to buyers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClearly the financing promos on both the Model Y and Model 3 drove considerable volume growth, but as we have seen with other sizable price cuts and discounts, demand is pulled forward and new demand must be created in 3Q and beyond, which has proven challenging over the last 18 months,\u201d Ronald Jewsikow, an analyst at Guggenheim Partners, wrote in a client note on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yeah, it\u2019s awesome. Once you use Tesla Autopilot\/FSD for commuting, you won\u2019t use any other car. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5qGBhcredR\">https:\/\/t.co\/5qGBhcredR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1808154240658870448?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As Tesla battles to rule in the increasingly competitive EV market, Musk is looking beyond cars, through development and marketing of the Optimus humanoid robot and a \u201cCyberCab\u201d robotaxi, according to Fortune.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Musk claimed that once Tesla fully solves autonomy and has Optimus in volume production, anyone holding a short position will be obliterated, including rival mogul Bill Gates. Musk also revealed that Tesla deliveries dipped less than expected in the second quarter of the year, leading to a 17 percent stock increase that cost short sellers, such as Gates, a potential $3.5 billion. Musk is looking beyond cars to develop and market the Optimus humanoid robot and a &#8220;CyberCab&#8221; robotaxi as Tesla battles to dominate the competitive EV market<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2289556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Musk-v-Gates.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34004,32192,11458,6734,7267],"class_list":["post-2289555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-gates","tag-elon-musk","tag-technology","tag-tesla","tag-warning"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Musk-v-Gates.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}