Photo: David Hecker/AFP (Getty Images) The latest round of tax breaks for electric vehicles could change where our cars are assembled, electric semi-truck makers are fighting to be the first on the road, and flight delays top pre-pandemic levels. All that and more in The Morning Shift for August 15, 2022. 1st Gear: Tax Credits …
Elon Musk is angling to force Twitter to hand over a group of key employees for questioning — and the legal maneuver could be the mogul’s last and best hope in a desperate fight to scrap his $44 billion takeover deal. Twitter’s shares have rallied more than 20% over the past month to close at …
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Risk-averse investors have a new option to make safer bets on Tesla. Innovator ETFs launched the Innovator Hedged TSLA Strategy ETF (TSLH) – among other defined outcome products – last month. According to the ETF’s CEO Bruce Bond, it gives investors exposure to the stock while largely steering clear of volatility and valuation risks by …
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The attractions of electric vehicles have been magnetic in 2022. Soaring gas prices, inflation not seen in four decades and a push for cleaner, environmentally friendly technology have all combined to make EVs more appealing than ever to consumers. Now, there is legislation headed toward the home stretch that will give EVs not only new …
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule on launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on November 09, 2021 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk’s SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers …
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It’s a change to which Elon Musk hadn’t given notice, to either Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report fans or his critics. Usually, the CEO of the manufacturer of premium electric vehicles makes thundering statements and promises. When it comes to new products and new vehicles, this translates into an ultra-ambitious launch schedule with deadlines …
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Billionaire Elon Musk made a cryptic reference to his potential plans to launch his own social media platform on Tuesday night, depending on the outcome of his $44 billion legal battle with Twitter. Musk, who is attempting to back out of his agreement to buy Twitter due to concerns about spam bots, addressed the possibility …
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The static fire test of Booster 7, in which one of the rocket’s 33 Raptor engines was ignited. Photo: SpaceX Engineers at SpaceX have performed the first static fire test of Booster 7, a prototype of the Super Heavy first stage. The test, in which just one of the booster’s 33 Raptor engines was ignited, …
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New York CNN Business — Kaicheng Yang, a researcher at Indiana University’s Observatory on Social Media, received quite the surprise last week. Botometer, a tool he helped build to examine automated activity on Twitter, had been mentioned in court documents in the legal battle between Twitter and Elon Musk over their $44 billion acquisition deal. …
Centi-billionaire Elon Musk provoked Twitter and challenged the company’s CEO Parag Agrawal to a “public debate” about fake accounts and spam in the midst of a contentious legal battle over a $44 billion acquisition. Musk filed a bid with the Securities and Exchange to acquire Twitter back in April this year. After the companies agreed to …
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