Elon Musk testifies in civil trial over Tesla buyout tweets
Elon Musk took the witness stand on the third day of a civil trial in San Francisco that his lawyer unsuccessfully tried to move to Texas. Wilson Walker reports. (1-20-23)
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Elon Musk took the witness stand on the third day of a civil trial in San Francisco that his lawyer unsuccessfully tried to move to Texas. Wilson Walker reports. (1-20-23)
Elon Musk took the witness stand Friday to defend a 2018 tweet claiming he had lined up the financing to take Tesla private in a deal that never came close to happening.
On Tuesday, a nine-person jury was selected for the trial for Tesla CEO Elon Musk over allegations that he cheated Tesla investors in 2018 via his tweets saying he had lined up financing to take his company private.
The World Economic Forum says billionaire Elon Musk wasn't on the guest list for the annual meeting of business executives, global leaders and cultural trend-setters in Davos, Switzerland — despite what the Twitter owner claims.
Investors sued after Musk suggested in 2018 that he was moving ahead with a plan to take Tesla private.
A federal judge on Friday rejected Tesla CEO Elon Musk's bid to move or delay a trial over a misleading tweet about a potential buyout of the electric automaker.
Musk has lost about $182 billion of his net worth since November 2021, according to Forbes – but that number may be greater.
Lawyers for Tesla shareholders suing the electric vehicle maker's CEO Elon Musk over a misleading tweet are urging a federal judge to reject the billionaire's request to move an upcoming trial to Texas from California.
A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a "Full Self-Driving" system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from U.S. safety regulators.
Elon Musk has urged a federal judge to shift a shareholder lawsuit trial out of San Francisco. He says negative media coverage has biased potential jurors against him.
Tesla shares plunged more than 12% in trading Tuesday, as weaker than expected global sales caused the company's massive slide in its share price that began last year to continue.
Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks — and this apparently has included falling behind on rent payments at the company's offices.
The lawsuit was filed against the social media platform in San Francisco State Court on Thursday.
Tesla's stock is finishing out its tumultuous year with yet more turbulence: It's up almost 6% Thursday, but still down more than 10% since last week. And a new cut to its price target from Morgan Stanley isn't helping.
Internal Twitter communications released by the company's new owner and CEO, Elon Musk, are fueling intense scrutiny of the FBI's efforts alongside social media companies to thwart foreign disinformation
The U.S. government's highway safety agency said Thursday it will send teams to investigate two November crashes in the Bay Area and Ohio involving Teslas that may have been operating on automated driving systems.
Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans on remaining as Twitter's CEO until he can find someone willing to replace him in the job.
Musk had promised to subject all policy changes to user polls, but now says only paid users can vote.
The results are in from a Twitter poll asking whether Elon Musk should step down as CEO: a clear majority said he should. Anne Makovec reports on the latest in Musk's turbulent takeover of Twitter.
Elon Musk's management of Twitter, including the banning of multiple journalists, has "severely damaged" market sentiment around Tesla, and risks sparking a backlash from advertisers and consumers, a Wall Street analyst warned.
Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, confusion over what is, and what is not allowed on the platform, even what a verified account is, has run rampant. Rules and policies can change daily, or even hourly.
KPIX 5's Devin Fehely spoke with CNET executive editor Ian Sherr about the baffling executive actions the new Twitter owner Elon Musk has taken. (12-18-22)
Twitter users will no longer be able to link to certain rival social media websites, including what the company described Sunday as "prohibited platforms" Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon.
The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz became the latest journalist to be banned from Twitter, following the recent wave of suspensions by CEO Elon Musk.
Musk tweeted late Friday that the company would lift the suspensions following the results of a public poll on the site.
