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Elon Musk joins Twitter’s board, but it caps his ownership of the social media to 15% to avoid hostile takeover

April 5, 2022
Twitter announced today that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be joining its board of directors after he bought over 9% of the company and became its largest shareholder. However, Musk’s board participation comes with a stipulation that he can’t own more than 14.9% of the company in order to avoid a hostile takeover. Yesterday, an SEC filing revealed that Musk has been buying shares of Twitter and…
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Tesla is testing a Lucid Air with over 500 miles of range on its test track

April 5, 2022
We have seen many automakers benchmark and reverse-engineer Tesla vehicles, but rarely the other way around. Tesla was spotted testing a Lucid Air – which has over 500 miles of range – on its test track at Fremont factory. Lucid and Tesla have a long, tumultuous history. The company was founded by Bernard Tse, a former Tesla Vice President and board member. At the time, it was called…
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Lime urges people to ‘Break Up With Cars’ in new campaign, offers rewards for ditching cars

April 5, 2022
The world’s leading shared micromobility company, Lime, has just launched a month-long campaign under the tagline ‘Break Up With Cars.’ If you’ve been wondering whether a car may be more harm than good for you (and for your city), then Lime is trying to incentivize your way over the edge towards going car-free. Car-free is a growing trend among urban residents who have found that the…
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New Russian-Linked Android Spyware Takes Control of Camera and Mics

April 5, 2022
A new Android spyware has surfaced that disguises itself as a system component and can access a variety of smartphone functions including the microphone and camera to secretly record the user. Researchers from Lab52 discovered the malicious APK spyware that is named “Process Manager” and can upload information gleaned from devices it is installed on to a third party. It’s still not…
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