Trisha Thadani

San Francisco

Technology reporter

Education: Boston University, BA in journalism

Trisha Thadani covers the technology industry for The Washington Post. She joined the paper in 2023 from the San Francisco Chronicle, where she was a city hall reporter for several years and named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2023 for investigative reporting. Her work also has been published in the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
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Judge rejects Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, despite shareholder vote

A Delaware judge rejected Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla pay package for the second time, despite shareholders voting to reinstate it earlier this year.

December 2, 2024
A Delaware judge on Monday rejected a bid to restore Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s record-setting $56 billion pay package. (Allison Robbert/Pool/Reuters)

‘Soros of the right’ Elon Musk eyes progressive prosecutors as next target

Elon Musk has embraced comparisons of his big pro-Trump political donations to those of liberal donor George Soros and said he wants to copy his tactics.

November 26, 2024

GM’s robot car unit Cruise will pay $500,000 over falsified crash report

General Motors’ robot car unit Cruise will pay $500,000 to resolve criminal charges from the DOJ for falsifying a federal report after a grisly 2023 crash.

November 14, 2024
A Chevrolet Cruise autonomous vehicle with a driver moves through an intersection on June 8, 2023, in San Francisco.

What does Elon Musk want?

Elon Musk became one of Donald Trump’s biggest boosters in the final months of the campaign. Now, Musk has been tapped to figure out a “drastic” rework of the federal government – raising questions about his erratic management style and conflicts of interest.

November 13, 2024

San Francisco rejects incumbent mayor London Breed, elects Daniel Lurie

Breed was seeking a second full term but fell to Lurie’s outsider campaign after multiple ranked-choice rounds.

November 7, 2024
Daniel Lurie, heir to the Levi Strauss clothing fortune, campaigns on Oct. 26 in San Francisco.

Elon Musk’s Cybercab could get a boost from Trump White House

The billionaire Tesla CEO is in a stronger position to influence development of federal rules that would put more of the fully self-driving cars on the road.

November 7, 2024
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks with former president Donald Trump during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump was injured during an attempted assassination on July 13. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Elon Musk says Trump win is just the start of his political ambitions

Trump called Musk a “new star” during his victory speech early Wednesday morning. Musk said his political ambitions are just getting started.

November 6, 2024
Elon Musk speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27.

Pennsylvania judge denies attempt to stop Musk’s $1 million voter giveaways

Elon Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC can continue for now the $1 million giveaway to swing-state voters after a Philadelphia judge declined to issue an injunction.

November 5, 2024
Elon Musk at a town hall near Philadelphia last month for his Trump-supporting America PAC.

In boom-and-bust San Francisco, voters look to mayor’s race for rescue

The city always treats politics as a blood sport, but the first mayoral election after the pandemic has been especially fierce.

November 1, 2024
San Francisco residents pass City Hall on their commutes.

Elon Musk case over $1 million voter giveaway moved to federal court

A case brought by Philadelphia’s district attorney against Elon Musk’s $1 million sweepstakes for voters claims it is illegal under state law.

October 31, 2024
Elon Musk speaks with former president Donald Trump during a campaign event Oct. 5 in Butler, Pennsylvania.