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The Wall Street Journal claims that Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk is in discussions to raise up to $3 billion to partially pay off debt related to his purchase of Twitter.
The DOJ claims in a recent lawsuit that Google’s 2007 acquisition of internet advertising giant DoubleClick was the beginning of the company’s alleged ad monopoly. The DoubleClick purchase started a spending spree by the Masters of the Universe that increased its stranglehold on the ads market.
Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk recently continued his trend of praising Communist China, stating that a Chinese car maker is “most likely to be second” in breaking into the EV market in the way that Tesla has as they “work the hardest, and they work the smartest.”
Yet another Tesla vehicle has burst into flames following a car crash, highlighting once again the new challenges that firefighters face when dealing with electric vehicle accidents. The latest example of an electric car produced by Elon musk turning into a fireball comes from the Boston metro area, where a firefighter said, “You can’t put them out. They don’t go out. They reignite. And they release tremendously toxic gases.”
Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk recently explained to analysts and shareholders why he refuses to leave the social media company despite recent calls by Tesla shareholders to step down and refocus his efforts on the electric car company.
Despite being a self-described “free speech absolutist,” Elon Musk’s Twitter has reportedly caved to censorship pressure from a foreign government. Musk has complied with requests from the Indian government to remove a BBC documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The lights at Wilbraham, Massachusetts’ Minnechaug Regional High School have been stuck on for over a year due to a software fault in the school’s “green lighting system.”
According to a recent analysis by researcher David Rozado, the popular new AI chatbot ChatGPT by OpenAI — the AI research company founded by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, and Jessica Livingston — displays a leftist political bias.
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk recently teased the introduction of a new “higher priced” Twitter Blue subscription that would remove ads from the platform.
China’s TikTok has confirmed that some of its employees have the ability to make certain videos go viral. The company claims it wields this power to “introduce celebrities and emerging creators to the TikTok community.”
A Google employee of 16 years that was laid off as part of the tech giant’s massive staff cuts says the “faceless” company sees its staff as “100% disposable.”
The FTC has reportedly called on “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli to be held in contempt of court for allegedly disobeying terms of a recent investigation into his business dealings.
Music streaming giant Spotify recently announced plans to lay off six percent of its workforce. The cuts will impact almost 600 workers as many other internet power players make significant staff cuts as well.
Tech giant Microsoft has extended its partnership with OpenAI, the organization behind the leftist chatbot ChatGPT, announce a new “multiyear, multibillion-dollar” investment in the firm.
Facebook (now known as Meta) has removed Ukraine’s Azov Regiment — members of which regularly display Nazi symbols and signs on their uniforms — from its list of dangerous individuals and organizations. With this change, Mark Zuckerberg is welcoming members of the Azov Regiment who were once blacklisted to utilize his massive platform.
Tesla CEO and new Twitter owner Elon Musk attempted to downplay the impact of his Twitter account during a fraud trial related to his infamous 2018 “funding secured” tweet. Musk told the jury, “Just because I tweet about something doesn’t mean people believe it or will act accordingly.”
Tech giant Microsoft reportedly hosted a private event featuring a performance by music legend Sting attended by high-ranking executives just one day before announcing the layoff of 10,000 employees.
Spotify and eight other app developers and associations have sent a letter to Margrethe Vestager, the executive vice president of the EU Commission, urging her to take legal action against Apple’s app distribution methods. The letter states that “Apple benefits from a monopoly position over its mobile ecosystem and extracts exorbitant rents from app developers who have no choice but to remain on the App Store to reach European consumers.”
Woke tech giant Google has announced a major layoff, stating that the company plans to cut approximately 6 percent of its workforce, or about 12,000 employees.
The attorney representing Tesla investors is alleging that CEO Elon Musk “lied” when tweeting that he had “funding secured” to take the electric car maker private. The investors are seeking “billions” in damages.
A senior Tesla engineer recently claimed during a legal deposition that a video published by Elon Musk’s electric car company in 2016 demonstrating its “full self-driving” system was faked.
Tesla CEO and new Twitter owner Elon Musk is set to return to court this week for a legal battle with angry Tesla shareholders who claim his infamous 2018 “funding secured” tweet cost them huge amounts of money.
The Tesla Model S that braked sharply, triggering an eight-car pileup in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day, reportedly had Elon Musk’s Autopilot “full self-driving” software engaged at the time of the crash.
Tech giant Microsoft is reportedly laying off 10,000 employees as the company braces for slower revenue growth. The layoff will impact about five percent of the software company’s headcount.
A Tesla vehicle suddenly accelerated into a ferry ramp at the Horseshoe Bay terminal in West Vancouver, Canada, breaking the car in half. Various governmental agencies have investigated instances of Teslas reportedly “suddenly accelerating” in the past, an investigation of this incident is ongoing.
Legislators in the state of Wyoming have begun the process of introducing legislation that aims to phase out electric vehicles by 2035. State Sen. Jim Anderson explained, “if you don’t like our gasoline-powered cars, then we don’t like your electric cars.”
In a recent article, the Verge outlines the chaos at Twitter since Elon Musk’s takeover and implementation of his “hardcore” vision for the social media company.
A recent report from the Wall Street Journal claims that Chinese-owned tech company TikTok is attempting to win favour with U.S. lawmakers by revealing more details of its operations.
Five former Twitter employees have been forced to drop a class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company due to previously signing arbitration agreements. The claims of several employees who did not sign the agreement will continue, and the lawyer representing employees vows a wave of arbitration cases against Musk’s company, explaining, “Mass arbitrations are incredibly costly for companies to defend and many employers have found themselves sorry about what they wished for when they insisted that employees would have to pursue their claims one by one.”
On average, 1,600 tech workers have been laid off every single day in 2023 according to a recent report. The ongoing Silicon Valley slump has caused the tech Masters of the Universe including Facebook, Amazon, and Salesforce to lead the way in cutting high-paid tech employees.
Apple has slashed CEO Tim Cook’s pay by 40 percent following a recent shareholder vote questioning his massive compensation package. Cook’s pay will be more closely tied to Apple’s stock performance, which was weak in 2022.
Disgraced FTX CEO and Democrat super donor Sam Bankman-Fried has launched a newsletter on Substack in an attempt to defend himself from allegations of fraud. SBF defiantly claims that “No funds were stolen,” according to the first post to his newsletter.
A Canadian accountant has been ordered by a court to repay her employer after time-tracking software found that she was misrepresenting the hours she worked.
The FAA ordered a nationwide halt to domestic flights in the United States on Wednesday morning due to a major software meltdown. The error that led to this failure reportedly was caused by an engineer replacing one file with another while working on the system. One FAA official stated, “It was an honest mistake that cost the country millions.”