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Elon Musk is doubling down with potentially strong fraud claims against Twitter

Elon Musk is doubling down with potentially strong fraud claims against Twitter

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk raised the stakes in his court battle with Twitter (TWTR) on Friday, filing a counter lawsuit that accuses the social media company of fraud. “He’s now really doubling down,” University of Iowa corporate and securities law professor Robert Miller says about Musk’s countersuit. “That’s a very strong claim, if true.” In his countersuit made public on Friday, Musk’s lawyers detailed arguments first made in a July 8 letter to terminate Musk’s agreement to… Source link

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Musk talks production, pricing and Cybertruck at the company’s annual meeting

Musk talks production, pricing and Cybertruck at the company’s annual meeting

It was business as usual at Tesla’s (TSLA) annual meeting last night, peppered with commentary from CEO Elon Musk across a number of topics like car production, supply chain and pricing, and of course the status of the Cybertruck. A number of proposals were put to shareholders to vote on, key among them management’s desire for a 3 for 1 stock split, which was approved by shareholders. Based on yesterday’s closing price the new share price would be around $308. Musk’s presentation to… Source link

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Elon Musk said he and the ‘whole of SpaceX’ had to be drug tested for a year after he smoked weed on Joe Rogan’s podcast

Elon Musk said he and the ‘whole of SpaceX’ had to be drug tested for a year after he smoked weed on Joe Rogan’s podcast

“I don’t even know how to smoke a joint,” Elon Musk told the hosts of the “Full Send” podcast.Theo Wargo/WireImage Elon Musk said he had to take drug tests for a year after smoking weed on Joe Rogan’s podcast in 2018. He and the “whole of SpaceX” were subjected to random drugs tests by the government, he said. “I don’t even know how to smoke a joint,” the tech billionaire told the “Full Send” podcast Thursday. Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, said the federal government required him to undergo random… Source link

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Elon Musk accuses Twitter of ‘burying’ his side of the fight over their $44B deal

Elon Musk accuses Twitter of ‘burying’ his side of the fight over their B deal

Elon Musk’s lawyers are accusing Twitter (TWTR) of “burying” his side of the story in their dispute over the Tesla (TSLA) CEO’s decision to renege on a $44 billion deal to buy the social media site. In dueling letters filed in Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday, Twitter argued that court rules require Musk’s countersuit, now filed under seal, to be blocked from public view for five business days. Meanwhile, Musk accused Twitter of misapplying the rule to conceal his version of… Source link

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Twitter subpoenas Binance and a dozen more firms over $44B Musk deal

Twitter subpoenas Binance and a dozen more firms over B Musk deal

Bankers and advisers that backed Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for Twitter (TWTR) have been hit with a flood of new subpoenas from the social media site’s lawyers. Those lawyers want to know what happened in Musk’s private negotiations leading up to the now-disputed deal. On Tuesday, Twitter filed more than a dozen subpoenas in its fast-tracked lawsuit to force Musk to go through with the deal. The filings directed to Musk’s advisers and would-be lenders — including Source link

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Elon Musk says US should ‘free some people in jail for weed here too’ after Biden reportedly offered to swap a Russian arms dealer for imprisoned WNBA star Brittney Griner

Elon Musk says US should ‘free some people in jail for weed here too’ after Biden reportedly offered to swap a Russian arms dealer for imprisoned WNBA star Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner in a Russian jail cell (left), Elon Musk (right)ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (left) and JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (right) Elon Musk responded to reports of a US-Russia prisoner exchange to free WNBA player Brittney Griner. “Maybe free some people in jail for weed here too?” he tweeted alongside a meme on Sunday. Griner was imprisoned in Russia after officials found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Elon Musk tweeted Sunday in… Source link

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Elon Musk denies reported affair with wife of Google co-founder | Elon Musk

Elon Musk denies reported affair with wife of Google co-founder | Elon Musk

Elon Musk has denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming he had an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of the Google co-founder Sergey Brin, accusing the outlet of running “hit pieces” on him and Tesla. The chief executive of the electric carmaker tweeted on Monday rejecting the claim that he had an affair with Shanahan as “total BS”, adding that he and Brin were still friends. Citing unidentified sources, the WSJ reported at the weekend that Musk had engaged in a brief affair with… Source link

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Elon Musk reportedly had an affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife

Elon Musk reportedly had an affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife

Elon Musk allegedly fractured an old friendship with Google co-founder Sergey Brin after having an affair with his wife, Nicole Shanahan, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Sources familiar with the situation told the WSJ that the couple filed for divorce earlier this year, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Musk and Shanahan’s affair allegedly occurred at the high-profile Art Basel event in Miami following Musk’s split with then-girlfriend Claire Boucher, also… Source link

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Elon Musk reportedly dropped to his knees and begged for forgiveness after his affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife

Elon Musk reportedly dropped to his knees and begged for forgiveness after his affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife

Elon Musk and Sergey BrinWin McNamee/Getty Images, Chris Hondros/Getty Images Elon Musk reportedly dropped to his knees and begged for forgiveness from Brin after he had an affair with the Google co-founder’s wife. The incident happened at a party earlier this year, sources told the Wall Street Journal. While Brin acknowledged the apology, the two tech moguls are not speaking, WSJ reported. After Google co-founder Sergey Brin divorced his wife in January upon learning of her alleged affair with… Source link

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