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GM's electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla's vast charging network
DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla's extensive charging network beginning early next year under an agreement the two companies announced Thursday. In addition, GM will adopt Tesla's connector, the plug that links an electric...
Los Angeles county DA's office quits Twitter due to barrage of 'vicious' homophobic attacks
The Los Angeles county district attorney's office said Thursday it has left Twitter due to barrage of “vicious” homophobic attacks that were not removed by the social media platform even after they were reported. The account, which went by the handle @LADAOffice, no longer exists...
Black workers at California Tesla factory allege rampant racism, seek class-action status
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination at the electric automaker’s San Francisco Bay Area plant, including frequent use of racial slurs and references to the manufacturing site as a...
Delaware Supreme Court upholds judge's finding that Tesla acquisition of Solar City was fair
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware's Supreme Court has upheld a judge’s decision in favor of Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker’s $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins. The court on Tuesday rejected arguments...
Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?
Bluesky, the internet's hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very Online folks, popular Twitter characters, and fed up ex-users of the Elon Musk-owned platform. Musk is not on it — and this might be part of the appeal for...
Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation has left the company, her departure coming soon after owner Elon Musk publicly complained about the platform’s handling of posts about transgender topics. The departure pointed to a fresh...
Twitter may be worth one-third what Musk paid for it last fall as Fidelity fund marks down value
Twitter may now be worth one-third of what Elon Musk paid for the social media platform just seven months ago. The Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund has reduced the market value of its equity stake in Twitter for a third time, now putting it at $6.55 million. That's down from the nearly...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Gazette-Mail. May 25, 2023. Editorial: Gov. Justice’s distant style catching on It didn’t take long for Gov. Jim Justice, who can get a little hair-brained from time to time and is very thin-skinned, to recognize the appeal of conducting public briefings online...
China's commerce minister meets Tesla's Musk, promises support to foreign companies
BEIJING (AP) — China's commerce minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday and promised to support the development of foreign companies, the ministry said. Musk earlier met with China's ministers of industry and foreign affairs. He joined a series of CEOs from global...
Nvidia, Coherent rise; Big Lots, Skyline Champion fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Nvidia Corp., up $11.65 to $401.11. The chipmaker joined the $1 trillion club amid booming demand for its semiconductors in AI applications. Skyline Champion Corp.,...
