Tesla chief Elon Musk faces ban from running a public firm in SEC fraud charges September 27, 2018 Tesla chief Elon Musk faces being barred from running a public company after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed legal action, accusing him of alleged securities fraud over his public statements about taking the firm private. Tesla shares dropped more than 13 per cent in after-hours trade as news of the suit broke, [...]
Ignore self-help books about working a four-hour week, embrace the corporate lifestyle September 26, 2018 There's so much literature available on the market about how to find happiness in running (or working for) startups and small companies that you’d think the only way to be happy with your job is to start your own venture. Books like the cult hit “The 4-Hour Work Week” by Tim Ferris aim to persuade [...]
Tesla shares plummet as Elon Musk faces criminal probe over going private comments September 18, 2018 Shares in Tesla have plummeted after the US justice department launched a criminal investigation into Elon Musk's comments regarding taking the company private. The company's share price tumbled more than 4 per cent after it emerged that federal prosecutors had opened a fraud investigation, according to Bloomberg. The probe centres on statements Musk made on Twitter [...]
Tesla shares plummet as Elon Musk faces criminal probe over going private comments September 18, 2018 Shares in Tesla have plummeted after the US justice department launched a criminal investigation into Elon Musk's comments regarding taking the company private. The company's share price tumbled more than 4 per cent after it emerged that federal prosecutors had opened a fraud investigation, according to Bloomberg. The probe centres on statements Musk made on Twitter [...]
Japanese tycoon Yusaku Maezawa to become Space X’s first private passenger in trip to the moon September 18, 2018 A Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon is set to become the first private passenger to fly around the moon after revealing he will join Elon Musk’s SpaceX mission into orbit. Yusaku Maezawa, who owns fashion retailer Zozo, is expected to lift off on the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) in 2023 after being unveiled as [...]
Japanese tycoon Yusaku Maezawa to become Space X’s first private passenger in trip to the moon September 18, 2018 A Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon is set to become the first private passenger to fly around the moon after revealing he will join Elon Musk’s SpaceX mission into orbit. Yusaku Maezawa, who owns fashion retailer Zozo, is expected to lift off on the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) in 2023 after being unveiled as [...]
Get ready for the robot revolution – and fast September 17, 2018 The rise of the robots has generated a fierce debate – one in which the doomsayers shout the loudest. However, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the future is bright: for every job that machines are due to displace worldwide by 2022, they will create almost two more – a net positive of 58m. They [...]
Get ready for the robot revolution – and fast September 17, 2018 The rise of the robots has generated a fierce debate – one in which the doomsayers shout the loudest. However, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the future is bright: for every job that machines are due to displace worldwide by 2022, they will create almost two more – a net positive of 58m. They [...]
Tesla takes a hit after Saudi fund invests $1bn in rival Lucid Motors September 17, 2018 Tesla shares dipped this afternoon after Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund pumped $1bn into rival Lucid Motors. Shares fell by two per cent today after it was revealed that the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) would help launch the Silicon Valley company's first electric vehicle, the Lucid Air, in 2020, but recovered to $300 later in the afternoon. Read more: [...]
Tesla takes a hit after Saudi fund invests $1bn in rival Lucid Motors September 17, 2018 Tesla shares dipped this afternoon after Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund pumped $1bn into rival Lucid Motors. Shares fell by two per cent today after it was revealed that the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) would help launch the Silicon Valley company's first electric vehicle, the Lucid Air, in 2020, but recovered to $300 later in the afternoon. Read more: [...]