Elon Musk, chief executive officer for Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), speaks during the 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Photographer: Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg Photo credit: Bloomberg

Happy Monday from Quick Shift, where we're in the midst of SXSW -- a festival full of tech, music and surprise CEO cameos. -- Katie Burke

A wild Elon appears: Tesla CEO Elon Musk made an unplanned appearance at SXSW, discussing Tesla's near-death experience and his fears of AI to a packed crowd. Musk also kept Austin weird with an impromptu musical performance.

Back on the farm: While Musk was in Austin, Bloomberg reported that Tesla had suspended production of the Model 3 in late February, amid the automaker's efforts to ramp up production of the long-awaited electric sedan.

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