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Musk-Owned Twitter Will Have to Follow EU’s Rules: Commissioner

A top EU official doesn’t expect to have a problem with Elon Musk, who is pursuing a free-speech agenda in his takeover of Twitter Inc., so long as the billionaire follows the region’s content rules. European Commissioner Thierry Breton warned …

Musk Loses Bid to End SEC Agreement on Oversight of Tesla Tweets

A U.S. judge slammed Elon Musk for trying to escape a settlement with regulators requiring oversight of his Tesla Inc. tweets, saying the billionaire was “bemoaning” the 2018 deal now that he felt Tesla was “invincible.” The April 27 ruling …

Judge Rules for Elon Musk in $13 Billion Lawsuit Over Tesla-SolarCity Deal

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk did not unjustly enrich himself when he guided the electric vehicle maker in 2016 to acquire SolarCity Corp, where Musk was chairman and the largest shareholder, a Delaware judge ruled on Wednesday. Tesla …

Tesla Insurance Turning ‘Nightmare’ Claims Experience Into ‘Dream’: Musk

Tesla is “trying to turn a nightmare into a dream with Tesla Insurance,” Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Wednesday. His final words during an earnings conference call that lasted more than an hour came as Musk and Chief Financial …

SEC Claims Authority to Subpoena Elon Musk About Tweets

U.S. securities regulators say they have legal authority to subpoena Tesla and CEO Elon Musk about his tweets, and that Musk’s move to throw out a 2018 court agreement that his tweets be pre-approved is not valid. The Securities and …

Tesla Tells U.S. Lawmakers Autopilot Requires ‘Constant Monitoring’

Tesla Inc. defended the safety benefits of its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot and its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability but acknowledged they require “constant monitoring and attention of the driver.” Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ed Markey wrote Tesla Chief …

Tesla’s Many Dockets of Litigation Keep Lawyers and Judges Busy

Elon Musk generates a near-constant barrage of news headlines because of his tweets. It’s a lot to keep up with. Last week, he posted a Hitler meme, only to delete it hours later. On Wednesday, Musk claimed he’s been “building …

Elon Musk, Tesla Attack SEC for ‘Unrelenting’ Harassment

Tesla Inc. TSLA.O and its Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of harassing them with an “endless” and “unrelenting” investigation to punish Musk for being an outspoken critic of the government. The …

Tesla’s Musk Tweets Off on California Regulator Lara Over Car Insurance

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk thinks California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is responsible for high auto insurance rates in the state because the state does not permit consideration of its data from its auto technologies in pricing. Lara says …

Tesla Auto Insurance Expands Into Ohio

Tesla has expanded its own brand of auto insurance into Ohio, using real-time driving behavior for Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y owners. Ohio joins Texas, Arizona, Illinois and California as states where Tesla Insurance is live. …