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FBR Ltd is the inventor of the Hadrian X, an automated end-to-end bricklaying robot. It functions as a 3D printer and builds brick structures in situ, course by course, using adhesive to bond the bricks together. The Hadrian X is capable of working in outdoor environments due to Dynamic Stabilisation Technology (DST) which rapidly measures and adjusts for dynamic interference caused by uncontrolled environmental conditions. Geographically, it only operates in Australia.

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Tesla Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/01/42777950/teslas-first-sales-drop-splits-wall-street-2025-will-be-the-prove-it-year">latest delivery miss</a> has intensified debate among analysts about the company&#8217;s autonomous driving and robotaxi ambitions, with sharp disagreement over its 2025 outlook.
What Happened: James Thorne, Chief Market Strategist at Wellington-Altus, remains bullish despite Tesla&#8217;s fourth-quarter deliveries falling short of expectations. &#8220;My long term thesis for 2025 anchors off robots, Robotaxi, and autonomy,&#8221; Thorne posted on X, dismissing current market reaction as noise while maintaining his view of Tesla reaching $2 trillion valuation by 2025.
GLJ Research CEO Gordon Johnson strongly countered the optimism surrounding Tesla&#8217;s Optimus robot, stating, &#8220;They&#8217;ll sell approximately 0.00 robots in 2025. They are years behind the competition.&#8221; Johnson went on to compare Tesla&#8217;s human-controlled robots to outdated technology from &#8220;1980s Chuck E. Cheese restaurants.&#8221;
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&mdash; Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) <a href="https://twitter.com/GordonJohnson19/status/1874848392653980115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Gary Black of The Future Fund LLC outlined several potential catalysts, including a new $25,000-$30,000 vehicle launch in the first half of 2025. Black, maintaining a $380 price target, projects Tesla reaching 8.1 million vehicle sales by 2030, representing an 18% global EV market share.
However, Black cautioned about risks, particularly the potential elimination of the $7,500 EV tax credit, citing significant sales declines in France and Germany after similar credit removals.
&#8220;We estimate 4Q inventory represented approx 12 days of sales outstanding,&#8221; Black wrote on X. 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24TSLA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$TSLA</a> posted 4Q deliveries of 495.6K +2.3% YoY vs WS consensus of 506.8K. FY'2024 deliveries were 1,789.2K -1.1% YoY. 4Q production was 459.4K. We estimate 4Q inventory represented approx 12 days of sales outstanding. TSLA deployed 11.1 GWh of energy storage products in 4Q,… <a href="https://t.co/4QWe3MiuQn">pic.twitter.com/4QWe3MiuQn</a>
&mdash; Gary Black (@garyblack00) <a href="https://twitter.com/garyblack00/status/1874821846031376449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">With <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24TSLA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$TSLA</a> now back below my $380 price target I thought it might be helpful to review positive and negative catalysts 6-12 months out. Near-term TSLA positive catalysts include: 1/ new $25K-$30K vehicle to be launched in 1H, which we believe will introduce a new form factor… <a href="https://t.co/iRohFENT3A">pic.twitter.com/iRohFENT3A</a>
&mdash; Gary Black (@garyblack00) <a href="https://twitter.com/garyblack00/status/1874885161516515770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The debate comes as Tesla <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/01/42777950/teslas-first-sales-drop-splits-wall-street-2025-will-be-the-prove-it-year">reported 495,570 deliveries in the fourth quarter</a>, missing analyst estimates of 506,763 and marking its first annual sales decline. Tesla shares dropped 6% to $379.28 following the news, though the stock maintained a roughly 62% gain for 2024.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42779624/bernie-sanders-says-elon-musk-wrong-on-tech-guest-worker-program-h1-b-visa-purpose-is-to-replace-good-paying-american-jobs">Bernie Sanders Says Elon Musk Wrong On Tech Guest Worker Program: H1-B Visa Purpose Is To &#8216;Replace Good-Paying American Jobs&#8217;</a>
Why It Matters: The sales disappointment comes as Tesla faces growing scrutiny over its Full Self-Driving technology. Truist analyst William Stein recently tested FSD v13, noting it required no interventions during a 15-mile trip but showed concerning behaviors including <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/01/42772702/tesla-analyst-says-fsd-test-drive-shows-imperfections-not-ready-for-prime-time-yet">failure to yield to pedestrians</a>.
Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management suggests 2025 will be crucial for Tesla&#8217;s growth trajectory. &#8220;While I&#8217;m bracing for a further pullback going into the Jan. 29 earnings, I continue to believe shares are undervalued long-term,&#8221; Munster stated.
Price Action: Tesla shares fell 6.08% to $379.28 on Thursday, but rose 1.03% in after-hours trading. The stock gained roughly 62% in 2024, trading between $138.80 and $488.54, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
Tesla has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TSLA/analyst-ratings">consensus price target</a> of $284.62 from 33 analysts, with a high of $515 and a low of $24.86. The three most recent ratings—Truist Securities, Baird, and Mizuho—average $451.67, suggesting a 17.87% upside.
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Tesla Delivery Miss Fuels Heated Debate On Autonomy, Robots: Gordon Johnson Compares Optimus With 1980s Chucky Cheese Tech

President Joe Biden is expected to announce his decision on Nippon Steel&#8216;s (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NPSCY#OTC">NPSCY</a>)&nbsp; $14.9 billion acquisition of United States Steel Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/X#NYSE">X</a>) as soon as Friday, despite previously expressing opposition to foreign ownership of the iconic American steelmaker.
In a last-minute effort to secure approval, Nippon Steel proposed giving the U.S. government direct veto power over production changes at U.S. Steel&#8217;s facilities, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-to-announce-decision-us-steel-nippon-as-early-as-friday/">reported</a> CBS News on Thursday, citing sources.
The Japanese steelmaker also offered a 10-year guarantee maintaining production levels at mills across six states, subject to Committee on Foreign Investment approval.
While key CFIUS members including the Justice, Treasury, and State Departments support the deal, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has raised labor-related concerns. Sources according to the report indicate U.S. Steel may pursue legal action if Biden blocks the acquisition, potentially targeting the administration and rival Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLF#NYSE">CLF</a>).
Price Action: U.S. Steel shares closed at $32.60 on Thursday, down 4.09%, before recovering 1.38% in after-hours trading, according to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">data from Benzinga Pro</a>. Nippon Steel shares were seen trading 1.2% higher at JPY 3,182 ($20.23) in Tokyo at the time of writing.
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On Thursday, Nick Clegg announced his resignation as Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) president of global affairs.
What Happened: Joel Kaplan, a notable Republican and former deputy chief of staff in the George W. Bush administration, will succeed Clegg.
Clegg, who joined Meta in 2018, shared his decision in a Facebook post. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to the post expressing gratitude to Clegg for his contributions over the past seven years.
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&#8220;I&#8217;m excited for Joel to step into this role next given his deep experience and insight leading our policy work for many years,&#8221; Zuckerberg added.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/01/42758112/jeff-bezos-booby-trapped-his-childhood-home-to-keep-out-pesky-siblings-but-later-convinced-them-to-invest-10000-each-in-amazon-how-did-it-turn-out-for-them?itm_source=parsely-api">Jeff Bezos Booby-Trapped His Childhood Home To Keep Out Pesky Siblings—But Later Convinced Them to Invest</a>
Kaplan, who was Meta&#8217;s vice president of global public policy until now, is known for managing the company&#8217;s interactions with conservative figures. His role at Meta has been contentious, with reports suggesting he influenced policy decisions to favor political allies, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e5fea06b-8cd9-45ba-86d9-31ea698e1890">reported</a> Financial Times.
His appointment coincides with Donald Trump&#8217;s return to the White House, as Republicans are poised to control Congress.
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Why It Matters: The leadership change at Meta comes amid efforts to mend its relationship with Trump. Last month, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/12/42454227/months-after-trump-threatened-to-put-mark-zuckerberg-in-prison-meta-ceo-donates-1m-to-president-elects-inaugural-event">Meta donated $1 million</a> to support Trump&#8217;s inauguration events.
Earlier, Clegg acknowledged that Meta might have been <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42306998/zuckerberg-seeks-active-role-in-trumps-tech-policies-says-metas-president-of-global-affairs-while-admitting-they-overdid-it-a-bit-during-pandemic-content-crackdown">overly aggressive in moderating</a> pandemic-related content, a step seen as part of Meta&#8217;s strategy to ease tensions with Trump.
In December, Zuckerberg and Trump also <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/24/11/42227958/mark-zuckerberg-and-trump-reportedly-met-at-mar-a-lago">reportedly met</a> at Mar-a-Lago, where they discussed future collaborations.
Price Action: Meta's stock rose 2.34% on Thursday, closing at $599.24. Year-to-date in 2024, Meta shares have surged 73.04%, according to <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/lxquj26b2sag">Benzinga Pro data</a>.
Check out more of Benzinga&#8217;s Consumer Tech coverage by <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/consumer-tech">following this link</a>.
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Replaces Global Affairs Chief Nick Clegg With Republican Joel Kaplan Ahead Of Trump Inauguration

Leading cryptocurrencies edged higher Thursday as traders returned from New Year's break with bullish optimism.
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What Happened: Bitcoin surged to $97,700 late afternoon as upward volatility returned to the market. The leading cryptocurrency lost steam since the $100,000 tease on Christmas, but the latest uptick has taken its weekly gains into the green
Ethereum almost touched $3,500 in the morning before retreating to the $3,500 zone.
The market has high expectations that the incoming Donald Trump administration will bring a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/01/42773793/trump-taking-office-could-spell-golden-crypto-era-industry-hopes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">golden era</a> for cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency liquidations hit $175 million in the last 24 hours, with nearly $83 million in upside bets getting wiped out.
Bitcoin's Open Interest rose by 0.99%, while Ethereum witnessed higher speculative interest with a 3% jump in funds locked in unsettled derivatives.
The percentage of traders placing long positions on Bitcoin dropped from 62% to 54% in the last 24 hours, according to Long/Short Ratio.
That said, markets became more greedy, according to the Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index, hinting at a potential surge in buying pressure.
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<td>Fartcoin (FARTCOIN)</td>
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The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $3.41 trillion, following a spike of 2.52% in the last 24 hours.
Stocks closed in the red in Wall Street's first trading session in 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 151.95 points, or 0.36%, to close at 42,392.27. The S&amp;P 500 slipped 0.22%, ending at 5,868.55, while the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.16% to end at 19,280.79.
Cryptocurrency-related stocks rose during Thursday's trading session, with both MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) and Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>) closing 3.59% higher.
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Analyst Notes: Influential cryptocurrency analyst Rekt Capital presented their outlook for 2025.
"2025 will likely see the BTC bull market peak and the very beginnings of a brand new bear market," the analyst projected. "The majority of the bear market will take place, however, in 2026."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">2025 will likely see the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BTC</a> Bull Market peak and the very beginnings of a brand new Bear Market The majority of the Bear Market will take place however in 2026 The Bear Market would last some 365+ days and be between -65% to -80% deep<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$BTC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Crypto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Crypto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bitcoin</a>
&mdash; Rekt Capital (@rektcapital) <a href="https://twitter.com/rektcapital/status/1874936923611136161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Well-known on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant stated that the bull market was far from ending, citing on-chain indicators like network fees and miner sell-offs.
"On-chain data suggests the bull market is still intact, and the current phase appears to be a cooling-off period rather than a cycle peak," the firm added. "However, short-term price movements remain unpredictable."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">We Are Still in the Midst of a Bull Market "On-chain data suggests the bull market is still intact, and the current phase appears to be a cooling-off period rather than a cycle peak." – By <a href="https://twitter.com/avocado_onchain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Avocado_onchain</a> See the data &#x1f447;<a href="https://t.co/HvMD44Lm7e">https://t.co/HvMD44Lm7e</a> <a href="https://t.co/YCSpl0lIHC">pic.twitter.com/YCSpl0lIHC</a>
&mdash; CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/cryptoquant_com/status/1874884377815220703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Lift As Traders Anticipate 'Golden Crypto Era' Under Trump: Top Analyst Says 2025 Will See Bull Market Peak

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took to X on Thursday to challenge Elon Musk&#8217;s endorsement of the H-1B visa program, arguing it exploits foreign workers and undermines American jobs.
What Happened: Sanders posted his disagreement with Musk&#8217;s stance on the H-1B visa program. He argued that the program&#8217;s main function is not to hire top talent, as Musk suggests, but to replace well-paying American jobs with low-wage foreign workers. Sanders stated, &#8220;The cheaper the labor they hire, the more money the billionaires make.&#8221;
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&mdash; Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1874918027982172626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In a statement attached to his post on X, Sanders noted that the top 30 corporations using the H1-B program laid off at least 85,000 American workers while they hired over 34,000 H1-B guest workers.
&#8220;There are estimates that as many as 33 percent of all new Information Technology jobs in America are being filled by guest workers,&#8221; said Sanders. He cited Census Bureau data to say that millions of Americans with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math are currently not working in related professions.
Giving the specific example of Musk&#8217;s Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), Sanders asked if H1-B jobs are going to the &#8220;best and brightest&#8221; and why Tesla has employed guest workers as associate accountants for as little as $58,000 and associate mechanical engineers for as little as $70,000 a year.
&#8220;If there is really a shortage of skilled tech workers in America, why did Tesla lay-off over 7,500 American workers this year,&#8221; asked Sanders.
Sanders said that the H1-B visa program should only be utilized as a &#8220;very short-term and temporary approach.&#8221; In his statement he also supporter raising the minimum wage for guest workers and allowing them to easily switch jobs. He advocated that corporations be required to aggressively recruit American workers before they can hire from overseas.
Tesla did not immediately respond to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga&#8217;s</a> request for comments.
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Why It Matters: Musk&#8217;s support for the H-1B visa program aligns with President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/12/42715951/trump-backs-immigration-visas-musk-praises-his-stance-and-says-rising-tide-lifts-all-boats">backing of the initiative. </a>
&#8220;I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I&#8217;ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It&#8217;s a great program,&#8221; said Trump.
This marks a surprising shift from Trump&#8217;s previous administration, which had imposed restrictions on such visas. The tech sector, including influential figures like Department of Government Efficiency co-leads Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/24/12/42713690/musk-and-ramaswamy-back-foreign-tech-workers-sparking-rift-in-maga-trump-camp-twitter-firestorm">long championed</a> the H-1B visa program, arguing it enables U.S. companies to hire thousands of foreign engineers and specialists annually. However, this stance has ignited a social media firestorm among Trump&#8217;s far-right base.
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