Musk Gloats as Apple Pulls Plug on Electric Car Project After Years of Struggles
• Elon Musk reacted to Apple ending its electric car project, posting a saluting emoji and cigarette image to mark the demise of "Project Titan"
• Apple's move ends a decade-long effort to break into the electric vehicle industry and replicate iPhone's success
• Several Apple employees working on the project will shift to the company's artificial intelligence division
• Musk previously mocked Apple's attempts to build a car, saying "If you don’t make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple"
• The reactions come amid a global slowdown in electric vehicle demand, impacting Tesla and rivals like Rivian and Lucid