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Tesla to pay $275,000 over Clean Air Act violations at Fremont plant
Elon Musk-run Tesla has agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty for violating the Clean Air Act at its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Fremont, California.
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Virgin Hyperloop fires nearly half of its workforce, to focus on cargo
US-based Virgin Hyperloop, which had expansion plans for the Indian market, has reportedly laid off nearly half of its staff.
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Elon Musk accuses SEC of leaking information from federal probe
Musk's attorney Alex Spiro alleged that at least one member of the SEC had leaked "certain information regarding its investigation" without providing any supporting evidence
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Tesla's Autopilot feature being probed by German regulators: Report
The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority) is reportedly assessing whether the technology, which Tesla offers as an upgrade, is safe to use on German roads
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Tesla to accept Dogecoin as payment at Supercharging station
In a recent interview, Musk had also endorsed Dogecoin over any other crypto coin.
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Not targeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk with endless probes, says US SEC
This month, Tesla disclosed in a regulatory filing that on Nov 16 the agency sought information about the company's governance processes and compliance with the settlements
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US SEC running 'harassment campaign' against me: Elon Musk
Musk's attorneys made the allegations in a letter to Judge Alison Nathan, who oversaw the 2018 settlement with the SEC over a tweet by Musk that said he had funding secured to take Tesla private
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Elon Musk, Tesla attack SEC for 'endless' and 'unrelenting' harassment
The accusation came in a letter to US District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan, who presided over a 2018 SEC settlement stemming from Musk's tweet about a potential buyout of Tesla
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'Made me quite sad': Musk recalls billionaire who said Tesla would fail
Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail
India wants Tesla to buy $500-mn local auto parts for tax break: Report
While it could start at a lower base, Tesla would need to agree to ramp up Indian parts purchases by around 10% to 15% a year until a satisfactory level was achieved, says a source
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Elon Musk donated over $5.7 bn in Tesla shares to charity in November
The donation came as the billionaire sold $16.4 billion worth of shares after polling Twitter users about offloading 10% of his stake in the electric-car maker in early November
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Starlink services now have 250,000 users across 25 countries: Elon Musk
SpaceX has about 1,800 Starlink satellites in orbit.
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Chinese, not SpaceX rocket, set to crash into Moon on March 4
Bill Gray, an astronomer running Project Pluto, had earlier said a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago is on a collision course with the Moon
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Musk's Neuralink allegedly subjected monkeys to 'extreme suffering'
In one example, a monkey was allegedly found missing some of its fingers and toes 'possibly from self-mutilation or some other unspecified trauma'
SpaceX's Texas launch site will receive approval to launch by March: Musk
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said that he is hopeful that company's Texas launch site will receive federal approval to launch "the largest flying object of any kind" by March.
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SpaceX's Starship would reach orbit within six months, says Elon Musk
In a short presentation, Musk said that in the future, Starships could be built every three days
Geomagnetic storm destroys 40 Starlink satellites, 'zero collision risk'
Dramatic visuals of the space debris are circulating on the internet of a satellite that "lived fast and died very young," astronomy news website Space.com reported.
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Elon Musk's Tesla posts record profit, won't produce new models in 2022
Tesla Inc. posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as deliveries of its electric vehicles soared despite a global shortage of computer chips that has slowed the entire auto industry.
Elon Musk helping restore internet to Tonga after tsunami, officials say
Entrepreneur Elon Musk is helping reconnect Tonga to the internet after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut off the South Pacific nation more than three weeks ago, according to officials
Tesla reportedly planning to launch its own in-car App Store
Even as Musk backs Epic Games and calls Apple's App Store, 'a de facto global tax', it's said that Tesla is working on its own rival, reports AppleInsider