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Elon Musk: Tesla criticised after opening Xinjiang showroom


https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59863859

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Tesla just casually endorsing China's genocide of Uyghur's NBD.
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Is Preparing for Human Brain Chip Trial With Key Hires

Neuralink will have to jump through a series of regulatory hoops before implanting a device in a human brain.
Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink is on the hunt for a clinical trial director as it moves closer to testing its implantable brain chip in humans, according to the company’s website.

The clinical trial director will work closely with doctors, engineers and “Neuralink’s first clinical trial participants,” according to the job posting, first reported by Bloomberg.
https://observer.com/2022/01/elon-musks ... uman-test/

Anyone looking to sign up? Certainly, one of Musk's more ambitious projects outside of Space-X. I hope that it will succeed, as it's basically the first real (mainstream) steps towards transhumanism.
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Former employees dissatisfied with working in Neuralink company: https://futurism.com/elon-musk-neuralink-disaster
Global economy doubles in product every 15-20 years. Computer performance at a constant price doubles nowadays every 4 years on average. Livestock-as-food will globally stop being a thing by ~2050 (precision fermentation and more). Human stupidity, pride and depravity are the biggest problems of our world.
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Securities and Exchange Commission Denies Elon Musk’s Claims of ‘Broken’ Promises
by Emma Roth
February 19, 2022

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/19/2294 ... -countered

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(The Verge) The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has responded to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s claims that the agency has subjected him and his electric car company to “endless, unfounded investigations,” first reported by the Wall Street Journal. In a letter to Judge Alison Nathan, the SEC refutes Musk’s allegations that it’s ignoring its commitment to distribute $40 million in fine money to Tesla shareholders, which Musk and Tesla had paid as part of a 2018 settlement.

“Given the complexity of the distribution, it has taken time to develop the plan of allocation,” SEC official Steve Buchholz writes in the letter. “That process is nearing completion and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Distributions staff expects to submit the proposed plan of distribution for the Court’s approval by the end of March 2022.” The SEC also notes that it has complied with the court’s order that requires it to file reports regarding the status of the distribution.

Musk’s complaints were included in a letter that his attorney, Alex Spiro, submitted to the court on his behalf. It concerns a 2018 settlement — also overseen by Judge Nathan — in which the SEC charged Musk for securities fraud after tweeting that he had “funding secured” to make Tesla a private company. Musk later reached a settlement with the SEC, requiring him and Tesla to pay separate $20 million fines. It also ordered Musk to step down as chairman of Tesla for three years and asked that the company supervise any statements Musk makes about Tesla on social media.

In 2019, the SEC accused Musk of being in “blatant violation” of the settlement after he tweeted the automaker would produce around 500,000 cars that year — a number much higher than what Tesla originally forecasted. The SEC asked a federal judge to hold Musk in contempt, a move Musk claimed was an “unconstitutional power grab.” Judge Nathan later ordered the two to work things out on their own.
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SEC Opens Investigation into Elon Musk Over Possible Insider Trading
by Jon Fingas
February 24, 2022

https://www.engadget.com/sec-elon-musk- ... 37204.html

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(Engadget) Elon Musk isn't about to catch a hoped-for break from the SEC any time soon. Sources for The Wall Street Journal claim the SEC is investigating whether Musk and his brother Kimbal violated insider trading regulations with recent share sales. Officials are concerned Elon might have told Kimbal he planned to ask Twitter followers about selling Tesla stock, leading the brother to sell 88,500 shares just a day before the November 6th tweet. If so, the company chief might have broken rules barring employees from trading on undisclosed information.

Kimbal Musk has frequently traded Tesla stock at regular intervals under a plan. He didn't on November 5th, according to an SEC filing.
We've asked the SEC for comment. Tesla isn't available for comment as it disbanded its communications team sometime in 2020. Musk clearly isn't on friendly terms with the Commission, however, as he said a day earlier that he "will finish" a fight he believed the SEC started.

If the report is accurate, the investigation will add more tension to a years-long feud. It began in 2018, when the SEC took action against Musk over tweets about taking the company private. While Musk agreed to a settlement that included approval requirements for any financially relevant social media posts, that wasn't the end of the fight between the two. The SEC has been looking into Musk's tweets over the past few years over concerns production-related tweets weren't approved, and just days ago subpoenaed Tesla for information on the EV maker's processes for honoring the 2018 settlement.

Musk has publicly sparred with the SEC at the same time. This year, he accused the regulator of conducting a "harassment campaign" that unfairly singled him out and excluded the court from monitoring. The SEC denied the accusations. Whatever the truth behind those claims, it's safe to presume Musk won't welcome any new investigation with open arms.
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Elon Musk's plan for tunnels connecting airport to downtown San Antonio moving forward

Friday, March 18th 2022

SAN ANTONIO (WOAI/KABB) — An Elon Musk-backed proposal to build a tunnel connecting downtown San Antonio to the city's airport is moving forward.

The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority decided to take the next step in the project from The Boring Company to build the system. The Boring Company is owned by Elon Musk, and submitted the idea to Alamo RMA after they asked for proposals to increase revenues.

"No decisions were made in regards to approval of development. Approval of construction, or construction contract, or anything like that of any kind," said Michael Lynd Jr., Alamo RMA chairman.

The project would cost between $247 to $289 million, but Alamo RMA is just agreeing to go into talks. Once fully approved, Boring could begin construction within 12 months, and would complete the project in three years.

https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world ... -alamo-rma
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And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future
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Musk is intending on buying the entirety of Twitter stocks and take it private. I wonder why is that, like what plans does he have in mind for the platform.

And, as always, bye bye.
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R8Z wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:21 pm Musk is intending on buying the entirety of Twitter stocks and take it private. I wonder why is that, like what plans does he have in mind for the platform.

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And, as always, bye bye.
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R8Z wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:23 pm
R8Z wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:21 pm Musk is intending on buying the entirety of Twitter stocks and take it private. I wonder why is that, like what plans does he have in mind for the platform.

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Alot of people may turn against Twitter and delete their accounts, if he does buy it in my opinion.
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