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Delaware Aims to Remain Top Corporate Legal Home; Texas Marshals A Challenge

A year after Elon Musk urged U.S. companies to abandon Delaware as their legal home and follow Tesla to Texas, legislators in the two states on Wednesday considered bills in an unusual battle over corporate law that critics say benefits …

Cyberattack on X Hit Servers Faulted for Lacking Key Protection

A cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk’s X targeted servers that were insufficiently protected from malicious traffic, according to cybersecurity analysts. Users of the social media platform faced intermittent outages through Monday, which Musk blamed on a “large, coordinated group” …

Musk’s X Agrees to Pay $10M to Settle Trump Suit, WSJ Reports

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit that U.S. President Donald Trump brought against the company and its former chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Trump’s team …

Musk Escalates Altman Legal Feud, Casting OpenAI as Monopolist

Elon Musk is ramping up his feud with Sam Altman, alleging in a court filing that OpenAI is trying to corner the market for generative artificial intelligence and sacrificing safety in a race to get ahead. In a revised version …

How Trump’s Second Administration Affects Business: Musk, Tariffs And More

Donald Trump’s return to the White House after winning the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election may reshape American business. Much depends on whom he appoints as deputies and cabinet members, including the role of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and what …

Musk Sued Over ‘Blade Runner’ Imagery During Robotaxi Unveiling

Hollywood filmmaker Alcon Entertainment is suing Elon Musk, saying Tesla Inc. used imagery inspired by the 2017 movie Blade Runner 2049 at a recent event even after permission was denied. The production company, which has also financed and produced films …

Musk’s X Seeks to Steer Lawsuits to Conservative Court in Texas

Elon Musk’s X has updated its terms of service to steer any disputes by users of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter to a federal court in Texas whose judges frequently deliver victories to conservative litigants in political …

Musk’s Vow to Make Lots of Robotaxis Conflicts With US Rules

Elon Musk promised to pump out robotaxis in high numbers when Tesla Inc. unveiled prototypes of its Cybercab last week. There’s a big problem with that: US rules won’t allow it. Automakers must secure permission from the National Highway Traffic …

Elon Musk’s X Drops Unilever From Advertiser Boycott Lawsuit

Elon Musk’s X on Friday dropped Unilever from a lawsuit that claimed the consumer goods giant and others conspired with an advertising industry group to boycott the social media platform, causing it to lose revenue. In a filing in federal …

Tesla Defeats Investor Lawsuit Over Musk’s Autopilot Marketing

Tesla Inc. won dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit alleging misleading statements about self-driving capabilities propped up its stock price, though the company still faces numerous other complaints and regulatory investigations of its marketing. Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk declared …