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Tag: ELON MUSK

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5 Questions Raised by OpenAI’s For-Profit Shift

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Arguably one of the least nonprofit of nonprofit entities to ever exist, OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit company began in earnest with last week’s announcement that it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital funding. OpenAI has opera...

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Elon Musk Update: Still Feuding

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It was supposed to be the attention economy’s version of the Super Bowl: Elon Musk interviewing Donald Trump. Instead, this week’s live conversation on Musk’s social media platform X with the Republican nominee was beset by technical glitch...

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EV Industry Struggles Multiply as Sales Continue to Stall

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The precipitous drop in demand for electric vehicles continues to inflict pain on the automotive sector in the form of bankruptcies, workforce reductions, sagging profits, and abandoned factory and development projects. Some EV manufacturer...

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Does ‘Corporate Bullying’ Work?

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Nobody likes a bully, or so the saying goes. That may be true, but it has never stopped bullies from popping up in places ranging from playgrounds to office cubicles to the highest reaches of government. The modus operandi doesn’t change, r...

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Prompted by Advisers, Shareholders Voting Nay on Say on Pay

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Historically, voting on executive compensation packages has been a pro forma exercise at the annual meetings of technology manufacturer 3M Co., as pay proposals breeze through with shareholder approval. Not so this year, however. With promi...

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