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SEC urged to “make an example” out of Elon Musk’s late Twitter filing
Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might be facing off once again, this time over the Tesla CEO’s Twitter stake filings.
Elon Musk allegedly committed filing violations while acquiring Twitter stock. By law, investors must notify SEC if they surpass 5% stake in a company within 10 days. According to a 13-D SEC filing, Musk passed 5% stake on March 14, but did not disclose his holdings until April 4. He should have disclosed his Twitter stake on or before March 24.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Stake Recap
To recap, a 13-G SEC filing was released on Monday, April 4, revealing that Elon Musk officially owned 73,486,938 shares of Twitter. The SEC filing also revealed that Musk owned 9.2% of Twitter stock, making him the single largest shareholder of the social media company. By Wednesday, April 6, Musk reclassified himself as an active investor of Twitter with the 13-D SEC filing.
After the 13-D filing, talk of Musk joining the company’s Board of Directors circulated. A few days ago, Musk decided not to join Twitter’s Board of Directors. Joining the board would have limited Musk’s Twitter take to 14.9%. On April 11, the Tesla CEO updated his role in Twitter with an amendment to the 13-D filing, which stated that Musk could engage in Twitter strategy “without limitation.”
SEC’s Main Issue with Elon Musk’s Twitter Stake
The main issue seems to be that Elon Musk continued to purchase Twitter stock at $39 a share between March 14 to April 4. After the 13-G SEC filling revealed Musk’s 9.2% Twitter stake, the company’s stock price increased to more than $50 a share.
Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton believes that SEC should investigate Musk’s Twitter gains. “I fully expect that the SEC is looking into this,” Clayton told Politico. The publication states that SEC’s new head Gary Gensler could force Musk to forfeit his gains between March 14 to April 4.
“There is a real problem with folks filing the wrong files, and if they let Musk get away with this, then others may claim that there’s something known as selective enforcement,” noted former SEC head Harvey Pitt.
An “Example” Out of Musk
Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business, stated that the SEC had failed to fully rein in Musk following his “funding secured” fiasco in 2018. The professor also stated that Musk’s delayed filings gave the CEO about $150 million. With this in mind, the SEC’s credibility could now be at stake with Musk’s delayed filing.
“Sometimes securities law violations, or tax issues, or other things the wealthy do to entrench their wealth are in the gray areas, they are complicated. That makes it hard to prosecute them. Not this.”
“(The rule) is simple, every large public market investor knows it, and there’s no doubt Elon broke it — which is why it is such a gift for the SEC. The regulators need to make an example of someone,” Galloway said, later adding that “If you can put Martha Stewart in the big house, you can fine Elon $150 million.”
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Tesla extends FSD Supervised ride-alongs in Europe by three months
Needless to say, it does appear that FSD fever is starting to catch in Europe.
Tesla appears to be doubling down on its European Full Self-Driving (Supervised) push, with the company extending its demo ride-along program by three months until the end of March 2026. The update seems to have been implemented due to overwhelming demand.
Needless to say, it does appear that FSD fever is starting to catch in Europe.
Extended FSD demonstrations
Tesla EU Policy and Business Development Manager Ivan Komušanac shared on LinkedIn that the company is offering ride-along experiences in Germany, France and Italy while working toward FSD (Supervised) approval in Europe.
He noted that this provides a great feedback opportunity from the general public, encouraging participants to record and share their experiences. For those unable to book in December, Komušanac teased more slots as “Christmas presents.”
Tesla watcher Sawyer Merritt highlighted the extension on X, stating that dates now run from December 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, in multiple cities including Stuttgart-Weinstadt, Frankfurt and Düsseldorf in Germany. This suggests that the FSD ride-along program in Europe has officially been extended until the end of the first quarter of 2026.
Building momentum for European approval
Replies to Merritt’s posts buzzed with excitement, with users like @AuzyMale noting that Cologne and Düsseldorf are already fully booked. This sentiment was echoed by numerous other Tesla enthusiasts on social media. Calls for the program’s expansion to other European territories have also started gaining steam, with some X users suggesting Switzerland and Finland as the next locations for FSD ride-alongs.
Ultimately, the Tesla EU Policy and Business Development Manager’s post aligns with the company’s broader FSD efforts in Europe. As per recent reports, Tesla recently demonstrated FSD’s capabilities for Rome officials. Reporters from media outlets in France and Germany have also published positive reviews of FSD’s capabilities on real-world roads.
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Tesla’s six-seat extended wheelbase Model Y L sold out for January 2026
Estimated delivery dates for new Tesla Model Y L orders now extend all the way into February 2026.
The Tesla Model Y L seems to be in high demand in China, with estimated delivery dates for new orders now extending all the way into February 2026.
This suggests that the Model Y L has been officially sold out from the rest of 2025 to January 2026.
Model Y L estimated delivery dates
The Model Y L’s updated delivery dates mark an extension from the vehicle’s previous 4-8 week estimated wait time. A detailed chart shared by Tesla data tracker @Tslachan on X shows the progressions of the Model Y L’s estimated delivery dates since its launch earlier this year.
Following its launch in September, the vehicle was given an initial October 2025 estimated delivery date. The wait times for the vehicle were continually updated over the years, until the middle of November, when the Model Y L had an estimated delivery date of 4-8 weeks. This remained until now, when Tesla China simply listed February 2026 as the estimated delivery date for new Model Y L orders.
Model Y demand in China
Tesla Model Y demand in China seems to be very healthy, even beyond the Model Y L. New delivery dates show the company has already sold out its allocation of the all-electric crossover for 2025. The Model Y has been the most popular vehicle in the world in both of the last two years, outpacing incredibly popular vehicles like the Toyota RAV4. In China, the EV market is substantially more saturated, with more competitors than in any other market.
Tesla has been particularly kind to the Chinese market, as it has launched trim levels for the Model Y in the country that are not available anywhere else, such as the Model Y L. Demand has been strong for the Model Y in China, with the vehicle ranking among the country’s top 5 New Energy Vehicles. Interestingly enough, vehicles that beat the Model Y in volume like the BYD Seagull are notably more affordable. Compared to vehicles that are comparably priced, the Model Y remains a strong seller in China.
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang commends Tesla’s Elon Musk for early belief
“And when I announced DGX-1, nobody in the world wanted it. I had no purchase orders, not one. Nobody wanted to buy it. Nobody wanted to be part of it, except for Elon.”
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Wednesday and commended Tesla CEO Elon Musk for his early belief in what is now the most valuable company in the world.
Huang and Musk are widely regarded as two of the greatest tech entrepreneurs of the modern era, with the two working in conjunction as NVIDIA’s chips are present in Tesla vehicles, particularly utilized for self-driving technology and data collection.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang regrets not investing more in Elon Musk’s xAI
Both CEOs defied all odds and created companies from virtually nothing. Musk joined Tesla in the early 2000s before the company had even established any plans to build a vehicle. Jensen created NVIDIA in the booth of a Denny’s restaurant, which has been memorialized with a plaque.
On the JRE episode, Rogan asked about Jensen’s relationship with Elon, to which the NVIDIA CEO said that Musk was there when nobody else was:
“I was lucky because I had known Elon Musk, and I helped him build the first computer for Model 3, the Model S, and when he wanted to start working on an autonomous vehicle. I helped him build the computer that went into the Model S AV system, his full self-driving system. We were basically the FSD computer version 1, and so we were already working together.
And when I announced DGX-1, nobody in the world wanted it. I had no purchase orders, not one. Nobody wanted to buy it. Nobody wanted to be part of it, except for Elon.
He goes ‘You know what, I have a company that could really use this.’ I said, Wow, my first customer. And he goes, it’s an AI company, and it’s a nonprofit and and we could really use one of these supercomputers. I boxed one up, I drove it up to San Francisco, and I delivered it to the Elon in 2016.”
The first DGX-1 AI supercomputer was delivered personally to Musk when he was with OpenAI, which provided crucial early compute power for AI research, accelerating breakthroughs in machine learning that underpin modern tools like ChatGPT.
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Tesla’s six-seat extended wheelbase Model Y L sold out for January 2026
