Stephen Colbert: First show almost didn't make it

The host says he came awfully close to not making his much-ballyhooed debut on the "Late Show" this week

• Sep 10, 2015

Please welcome... Colbert's first guests

The "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" premieres on CBS, September 8, 2015; and these are the famous faces christening the show

• Sep 4, 2015
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​Here's what Tesla's coming Model 3 will cost

CEO Elon Musk says the new, lower-cost electric car will be revealed in March, but he put the price tag out today

• Sep 2, 2015

Stephen Colbert announces "Late Show" guests

The comedian is ready to go with his first week of big-name guests

• Aug 24, 2015

Tesla puts price on stock in new share offering

Electric car maker expects to raise more than $600 million as it works to develop new vehicles

• Aug 14, 2015

​Hawking, Musk fear artificial intelligence "arms race"

The outspoken skeptical supporters of artificial intelligence fear it could create "the Kalashnikovs of tomorrow"

• Jul 27, 2015

Musk: Falcon 9 launch failure "a huge blow to SpaceX"

Elon Musk says SpaceX engineers have not yet determined what caused an explosion that destroyed 2 tons of cargo bound for ISS

• Jul 7, 2015

Elon Musk gave millions to protect us from AI

The money will fund research into the risks of artificial intelligence and how to "safeguard life"

• Jul 2, 2015

Tesla's deliveries hit record high

Tesla makes only one car, the Model S sedan, but CEO Elon Musk said he expects to begin deliveries of an SUV in three or four months

• Jul 2, 2015

SpaceX set for space station launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship bound for the space station is set for launch Sunday morning

• Jun 27, 2015

​Elon Musk to build Hyperloop test track in California

The SpaceX CEO's hypothetical high-speed people mover is getting real

• Jun 15, 2015

Ultra-fast "Hyperloop" train gets California test track

The hypothetical Hyperloop gets a step closer to shuttling people between Los Angeles and San Francisco at 750 mph

• May 26, 2015

First-hand view of spaceship emergency escape

This is what it looks like when you bail out of a space launch, courtesy of Elon Musk and SpaceX

• May 22, 2015

Maybe artificial intelligence won't destroy us after all

Futurist and "techno optimist" Gray Scott believes AI could help us achieve our dreams

• May 14, 2015

Tesla makes acquisition in effort to boost production

Currently, Tesla sells only the Model S sedan, but it plans to start selling the Model X SUV by the end of September

• May 7, 2015

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils home battery system

"Our goal here is to fundamentally change the way the world uses energy," Musk said at an event Thursday

• May 1, 2015

Web billionaires face off in renewed Texas space race

Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin share a state and a goal, but the similarities end there

• Apr 27, 2015

Tesla unveils changes to its Model S

Automaker is going after mainstream luxury car buyers by adding all-wheel-drive and more range and power to the base version

• Apr 8, 2015

Elon Musk thinks computers drive better than you do

The Tesla CEO said cars driven by humans and may one day be "outlawed" because they're "too dangerous"

• Mar 18, 2015

Tesla shares jump after Elon Musk tweet

Tesla stock rose 3.5 percent after CEO Elon Musk tweeted a promise to end range anxiety for electric car owners

• Mar 17, 2015

Would Apple buy Tesla?

After investors raised the question earlier this week, there is plenty of speculation but few solid clues

• Mar 12, 2015

Is artificial intelligence threat looming?

Theme played out in Hollywood fantasies is a worrying danger for some intellectual heavyweights, including Stephen Hawking

• Mar 9, 2015