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  • Tesla Investors Lose Bid for New Trial Over Musk’s 2018 Tweets

    A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a jury’s verdict that cleared Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the company of liability in a case involving allegations that Musk misled investors with his 2018 social media posts. The posts claimed he had “funding secured” to take Tesla private at $420 per share, a statement that caused…

  • Musk’s X to Dodge Requirements of Landmark EU Tech Rules, Sources Say

    Elon Musk’s X will not be classified as a gatekeeper under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which would have imposed a strict set of obligations on the platform, according to sources familiar with the situation. The European Commission, which initiated an investigation into X in May, is set to announce its decision next week. The…

  • X Back Online to Some Brazil Users After Suspension Lifted

    ocial media giant X became accessible to some Brazilian users on Wednesday, just one day after the country’s Supreme Court allowed Elon Musk’s platform to resume operations for complying with court rulings. Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, announced that it has started instructing internet providers to restore access to X. By Wednesday, many users reported being…

  • Brazil’s Top Court Threatens X With Hefty Fine For Bypassing Ban

    Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered Elon Musk’s X to stop bypassing a previous ruling that suspended the social media platform in the country. If X fails to comply, it faces a daily fine of 5 million reais ($921,726.95), according to a decision issued late on Wednesday. X became accessible to many users in Brazil on…

  • Texas Judge In Lawsuit By Musk’s X Against Advertisers Exits Case

    A federal judge in Texas, assigned to hear a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s social media platform X against a group of advertisers, has removed himself from the case after reports revealed his ownership of shares in another Musk company, Tesla. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, recused himself in a one-paragraph…

  • X Agrees To Not Use Some EU User Data To Train AI Chatbot

    On Thursday, social media platform X agreed not to use personal data collected from European Union users to train its AI systems until users had the option to withdraw their consent, as an Irish court heard. This decision came after Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the lead EU regulator for major U.S. internet firms operating…

  • Musk Suggests Late Twitter Disclosure Was A Mistake, Seeks To End Lawsuit

    Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who accused him of waiting too long in early 2022 to reveal his large ownership stake in the social media company, saying his delay was a mistake. In a late Wednesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, Musk argued that it is implausible to…

  • Elon Musk May Testify Again In SEC’s Twitter Takeover Probe

    On Thursday, a federal judge indicated a willingness to compel Elon Musk to testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter. Lawyers for the billionaire appeared in a San Francisco courtroom on Thursday to urge U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to decide against the SEC,…