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Elon Musk’s legal team: Twitter ordered whistleblower to destroy evidence

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Elon Musk’s legal team threw some allegations against Twitter in a recent filing, with the Tesla CEO’s camp alleging that the social media company had ordered whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, its former head of security, to destroy evidence as part of his severance package. Judge Kathaleen St. per share. .

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

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2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. See updated pricing above. –Ed. Identifying cars as legal for travel in high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Update 14 Oct. That’s so last year.

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Tesla short seller Jim Chanos hit with lawsuit from partner over alleged fund misuse

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Aggressive Tesla short seller Jim Chanos has been sued by a partner who is accusing the famed short-seller of using company funds for his personal use. He was also one of Tesla’s most aggressive critics, announcing in 2017 that he believed the electric vehicle maker’s equity was worthless , and that his price target for TSLA stock was zero.

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Musk: Tesla Roadster Will Use SpaceX Tech and Have Rocket Boosters

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Musk made the claims in an interview with former CNN personality Don Lemon, saying that a flying Roadster is “not out of the question.” Hopeful buyers can reserve the Roadster with a massive $50,000 deposit, but the final price could exceed $200,000 if Musk’s earlier statements hold true.

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Dealer Groups are Up In Arms About Potential for Scout and Sony Afeela to Sell Cars Directly to Buyers

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They warned that federal and local laws could prohibit selling directly to consumers and said that the groups could pursue legal options if they attempted to do so. After two years of asking and getting nothing, frustration is very high,” one person told Automotive News. “If

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Tesla’s Elon Musk seeks TX venue in class action lawsuit over Bay Area juror concerns

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Musk’s legal team has argued that the CEO believes there is a lack of unbiased jurors in the Bay Area. The legal action is based on Musk’s infamous “funding secured” tweet, which expressed his intention to take Tesla private at a price of $420 per share.

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