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Media & Entertainment

Judge Rejects Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against Anti-Hate Research Organization

A federal judge sided against Elon Musk today, dismissing a lawsuit brought by Musk and X that targeted a nonprofit that researches online hate. In the lawsuit, X claimed that it lost “tens of millions of dollars” as a direct result of the CCDH’s research. Musk, who personally directed the lawsuit, called the CCDH “an evil propaganda machine” in replies on X. The nonprofit, formed in 2018, researches trends in hate speech, extremism and misinformation on major social networks. Unlike the CCDH lawsuit, X is suing Media Matters for America in Texas, which doesn’t share California’s protections against frivolous lawsuits designed to stifle free speech.

Ava Patel
March 25, 2024

Enterprise, Gadgets, Transportation

Apple Decides to Scrap Car Production: A Look at the Company’s Failed Endeavors

The company did it with the iPod, iPhone, Apple Watch and, most recently, with its AirPods (the jury is still out on Vision Pro). Prior to Project Titan, there have been several Apple efforts that failed to see the light of day. Like Project Titan, Apple never publicly disclosed its existence before it was reportedly scrapped years back. However, Apple scrapped it and delivered MessagePad, a smaller version of the MessageSlate prototype, later in the year. Well before the iPhone, Apple tested a “telephone Mac” codenamed W.A.L.T.

Kira Kim
March 2, 2024

Transportation

Sono Motors Transitions to Solar Energy After Terminating Sion EV

Sono Motors has killed off its Sion EV in a pivot to solar tech business

According to the company’s announcement, Sono Motors will shift its focus to building a business selling solar vehicle technology to other companies. The move comes as the electric car company…