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Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules

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An administrative law judge has ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing that gave customers a false impression of the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving driver assistance software, a pivotal development in a years-long case initiated by California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The judge agreed with the state DMV’s request to suspend Tesla […]

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Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver

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Just about six months after Tesla started testing its fledgling Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, the company is now letting those cars drive around the city with no safety monitor onboard. The removal of the human safety monitors brings the company a critical step closer to its goal of launching a real commercial Robotaxi service,

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X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M

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X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier fired back at the European Commission this weekend after the EC fined the social media company €120 million (around $140 million). In its first fine under the European Union’s Digital Services Act, the commission called X’s blue checkmark system “deceptive” and said the paid verification system makes users vulnerable

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Digital artist Beeple put his face on a $100K robot dog next to Elon Musk and Picasso – it sold first

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Mike Winkelmann, the digital artist known as Beeple, has placed himself at the center of the pack — literally — with his latest viral installation at Art Basel Miami Beach, and there’s still time to see it through Sunday. His “Regular Animals” project features $100,000 robotic dogs outfitted with hyper-realistic heads resembling Elon Musk, Mark

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In its first DSA penalty, EU fines X €120M for ‘deceptive’ blue check verification system

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The European Commission has imposed its first fine under Europe’s landmark Digital Services Act (DSA), and it’s against Elon Musk’s X. The EC is taking issue with the fact that X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has been allowing anyone to buy a “blue checkmark,” the platform’s long-standing symbol, which used to indicate

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Musk says new Tesla software allows texting and driving, which is illegal in most states

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an X post Thursday that owners can text and drive with the latest version of his company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver assistance software, despite the fact that it’s illegal to do so in most states. Musk replied to another user who had noticed the newest update to the software,

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DOGE days are over as Trump disbands Elon Musk’s team of federal cost-cutters

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The Trump administration has disbanded the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a controversial team of federal cost-cutters previously led by Elon Musk, despite months left of the unit’s mandate. Reuters first reported this weekend that DOGE had broken up, ending the months-long effort by Musk and his associates — many recruited from his various

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