Technology and the Internet
Tesla borrows Activision’s playbook in fighting race-bias suit
Defending itself against lawsuits alleging a pattern of racism, Tesla is taking inspiration from Activision in playing state and federal agencies against each other.
Tesla posts record profit but warns of supply-chain stress
Tesla easily beat estimates with a record profit in the first quarter but cautioned that production remains constrained by shortages of key components.
Business
Tesla investors suing over Elon Musk’s 2018 tweet say they’ve won a key ruling
Tesla Inc. shareholders suing over Elon Musk’s 2018 tweet about taking the company private said they won a key ruling in the run-up to a fraud trial.
California
Parking mishap leaves Tesla on top of an ambulance in San Diego
Three people were taken to the hospital after a Tesla plunged down an embankment and came to rest on top of an ambulance in San Diego.
Tesla’s Elon Musk is Twitter’s biggest stakeholder
After acquiring a 9% stake in Twitter, Musk questions free speech on the platform and asks whether democracy is being undermined.
Twitter bots helped build the cult of Elon Musk and Tesla. But who’s creating them?
Elon Musk and Tesla have millions of vocal fans on Twitter. Not all of them are real. Two researchers are trying to figure out who controls the bots.
After Tesla crash goes viral, Echo Park residents left to pick up the pieces
The Tesla that jumped the crest of Baxter Street went viral. But to resident Jordan Hook, it was just the car that crashed into his Subaru.
LAPD offering reward for information on driver of Tesla in ‘dangerous’ airborne stunt
A rented Tesla crashed into two parked cars early Sunday morning while attempting a dangerous stunt in Echo Park.
Black Tesla employees describe a culture of racism: ‘I was at my breaking point’
In their own words, former Tesla employees describe what they call a racist work environment that led California to file a civil rights lawsuit against the company.
LA Times Today: Horrific allegations of racism prompt California lawsuit against Tesla
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