All Elon Musk articles
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PremiumBig Tech wants AI ‘referee,’ but lawmakers differ on approach to regs
Federal lawmakers shined a spotlight on artificial intelligence this week, raising the possibility that Congress will—eventually—legislate some controls on the burgeoning technology should middle ground be found.
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PremiumTop ethics and compliance failures of 2022
Businesses not taking AML requirements seriously, years of noncompliant off-channel communications catching up to financial services titans, and a manufacturing firm that shared revenue with terrorists comprise CW’s list of the biggest ethics and compliance fails of 2022.
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Article‘A profound sense of loss’: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter culture teardown
Former and current Twitter employees share insights into the state of the social media company’s “toxic” culture and “morose, fearful” atmosphere since Elon Musk stepped on the scene.
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ArticleElon Musk, Twitter, and lessons in (mis)management
Senior executive shakeups, mass employee layoffs and resignations, major advertisers halting their ads—Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter provides a case study in leadership mismanagement for the ages.
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ArticleTesla discloses new SEC subpoena over Elon Musk settlement
Electric car maker Tesla disclosed in a regulatory filing it received a subpoena from the SEC regarding its settlement with the regulator designed to rein in CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter posts.
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ArticleTesla braces for investor lawsuit with senior compliance appointment
Tesla in February appointed David Searle as deputy general counsel and senior director of compliance. The electric car maker is currently facing an investor lawsuit criticizing its board for failing to appoint a general counsel to control CEO Elon Musk.
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VideoVideo: Lawsuit calls out Tesla general counsel carousel
Aly McDevitt praises several German companies for taking initiative ahead of an impending law mandating female representation on boards, while Kyle Brasseur reviews a shareholder lawsuit that criticizes Tesla’s instability at the general counsel position.
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ArticleGiant Twitter hack impacts Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, others
Perhaps the biggest Twitter hack of all time was perpetrated Wednesday against such notable figures as Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, former President Barack Obama, and Jeff Bezos, among others.
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ArticleKudos to TikTok, tech brethren; Starbucks & Luckin have us soured on coffee cos.
In the inaugural edition of our weekly “Nailed It or Failed It?” feature, we give TikTok and other tech companies a pat on the back and shake our heads at the actions of Starbucks and Luckin Coffee.
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Elon Musk again tests SEC with 'stock price is too high' tweet
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is at it again on Twitter, this time with a comment he made about the electric car company’s stock price being too high.
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ArticleElon Musk’s response disappointing amid coronavirus chaos
Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes coronavirus panic is more harmful than the virus itself, but he’s done little to provide help in any form despite having the platform to do so.
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Tesla: One SEC investigation ends; another begins
Electric car maker Tesla announced in a regulatory filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission has closed a previously announced investigation while also launching another, this time into Tesla’s financing arrangements.
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ArticleCompliance 2020: A timeline
Compliance Week looks back at two decades of scandals, enforcement actions, and regulatory policies (2000-2019) that shaped the compliance function we see today.
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How to handle an unpredictable CEO like Elon Musk
There are activist CEOs and rogue CEOs. And then there’s Elon Musk, whose name came up quite often in a Compliance Week panel discussion about what to do when a leader goes off the rails.
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SEC’s Twitter war with Elon Musk escalates with contempt claims
The SEC made its final pitch to a federal court that Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk should be held in contempt of a previous order and settlement over what it says is unrepentant tweeting.
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BlogSEC says Musk disregarded terms of Tesla settlement
The SEC is asking a federal judge to decide whether Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla, violated the terms of a recent consent agreement and should be held in contempt of court.
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BlogTesla adds two new independent directors
As part of a deal reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September, Tesla has added two new independent directors to its board: Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, global chief human resources officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance.
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PremiumTop ethics and compliance failures of 2018
The biggest ethics and compliance failures of 2018 feature some big names, such as Wells Fargo, Danske Bank, and Tesla, and highlight some key lessons for compliance officers.
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Tesla names new chairman of the board
Tesla has named a new chairman of the board, Robyn Denholm, to replace founder and CEO Elon Musk. She takes on the post after serving as CFO for Telstra, Australia’s largest telecommunications company.
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Legal, governance challenges persist for Tesla
Having finalized a settlement with the SEC, Tesla now faces new controversies as the Justice Department and disgruntled investors take aim at the company and its mercurial founder.