Elon Musk asks SCOTUS to undo SEC ‘Twitter sitter’ agreement

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Kirsty Wigglesworth | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a settlement agreement that he and the automaker struck with the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring a company lawyer, or a “Twitter sitter,” to review and approve his Tesla-related tweets. In a petition … Read more

Democrats urge tech companies to contain abortion misinformation

House Democrats on Thursday called on Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk to push back on the “rapid spread of abortion misinformation and disinformation,” with the lawmakers saying people are being discouraged from receiving abortion services due to “bad medical advice.” The Democratic representatives on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform said the misinformation and … Read more

1.2-Million-Mile Tesla Model S Has Gone Through 13 Motors And Three Battery Pack Replacements

In the U.S., most people typically drive less than 20,000 miles in a year. Germany’s Hansjörg von Gemmingen-Hornberg, however, drives well over 100,000 miles a year – and in a Tesla Model S. As InsideEVs reports, his 2014 Model S has officially crossed the million-mile mark, and currently sitting with just under 1.2 million miles … Read more

These Are The Fastest Private Jets Ever Built

Image: Dassault The newest iteration of the Dassault Falcon, the 10X, is scheduled to be introduced in 2025 with a top speed matching the leading Bombardier and Gulfstream. It’s not a coincidence that all these planes top out at a little over 710 miles per hour. The speed is around Mach 0.925, entirely within the … Read more

Ex-Twitter security exec sues X for wrongful termination, retaliation

A former Twitter security chief has filed a lawsuit against X, alleging he was fired after objecting to various cost-cutting measures enacted shortly after Elon Musk bought the company last year. Attorneys representing Alan Rosa, who was Twitter’s global head of security, information technology and privacy, filed a complaint late Tuesday in U.S. district court … Read more

Norwegian Union Blocking Tesla Exports To Sweden

Photo: Odin Jaeger/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Norway’s largest private sector union is considering blocking the shipping of any Tesla car bound for the Swedish market. The Fellesforbundet (United Federation of Trade Unions) could start its blockade of the electric automaker’s vehicles as early as December 20, Reuters reports. The Norwegian union aims to help force Tesla … Read more

Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on the internet’s encyclopedia

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS | AP Business Writer NEW YORK — Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. And the most popular … Read more

Buzz words of the day — tech, AI, crypto

The iPhone 15 Pro on the left, the iPhone 15 Pro Max on the right. Kif Leswing/CNBC This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can … Read more

Investors realize they were too optimistic

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 16, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Of billions and trillions

The new Apple iPhone 15 on display inside the tech giant’s flagship store in Regent Street, central London. Picture date: Friday September 22, 2023. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images) Jonathan Brady  | Pa Images | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily … Read more