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

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

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

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

Tesla's Optimus robot production is facing significant challenges, including supply chain disruptions and China's new export ...

CEO Elon Musk said ‘China wants some assurances’ that the magnets Tesla is trying to buy will not be used for military ...

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

Elon Musk, facing disarray in his corporate and government ambitions, remains gung-ho on the rise of robots. The tech ...

The restrictions on rare earth minerals and related magnets came in response to Trump’s escalating tariffs and we’re now ...

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

Tesla's plans to produce thousands of Optimus robots this year face disruption due to China's rare earth export restrictions, ...

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