In another setback for Elon Musk and his company Tesla, the company announced a pair of recalls for thousands of Cybertrucks on Tuesday, June 25. The problems involve windshield wipers and a trim piece. The first recall is to address issues with windshield wiper blades that reportedly stopped working on 11,688 vehicles. Tesla said it…

An estimated 15% to 20% of the world’s population is neurodiverse, and many of those individuals are not part of the global workforce. The unemployment rates for neurodivergent people are often much higher than those for people with physical disabilities. In the U.S., for example, the unemployment rate for neurodivergent individuals can be as high…

On June 11, a week after Puerto Rico’s primary election, the elections commission reported issues with Dominion Voting Systems, renewing concerns over election integrity. Hundreds of errors were noted by the commission just months before the United States’ presidential election, where 40% of Americans are expected to use Dominion machines. According to the elections commission,…

Elon Musk lassoed victory in Texas on Thursday, June 13. Tesla shareholders overwhelmingly approved his pay package for the second time and voted to approve the company relocating its incorporation from Delaware to Texas. Tesla officially announced the results at Thursday’s shareholder meeting but Musk jumped the gun nearly a full day early, posting preliminary numbers…

The future of a small town lies in the hands of a Georgia appeals court. On Thursday, June 13, a panel of three judges heard arguments about whether to allow plans to build a monkey breeding facility in Bainbridge to move forward.  Bainbridge is a town of about 14,000 residents in the southwestern corner of…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s contentious $56 billion pay plan is up for a vote on June 13. With advocates both supporting and opposing the plan making their voices heard, it raises a crucial question: Is Musk’s leadership vital to Tesla’s future? Board Chair Robyn Denholm believes it is. “The ratification of the pay package is…

Texas is two-stepping on New York City’s territory with plans to open a competing stock exchange. TXSE Group announced Wednesday, June 5, that it raised $120 million in capital to start the Texas Stock Exchange. Financial heavyweights BlackRock and Citadel Securities backed the exchange. Few buildings in New York are more iconic than the New…

Social media platform X now formally allows people to show adult content, as long as it is consensual and clearly labeled. While the policy existed well before billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and changed its name to X, this move makes the practice official. “Sexual expression, whether visual or written, can be a…

As former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial winds down, both sides are set to deliver their closing arguments to the jury. And, a still-active situation prompts evacuations in Papua New Guinea after a landslide buries more than 2,000 people. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Closing arguments to…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave Neuralink the green light to implant its brain chip in a second human patient. The decision came just one week after the Elon Musk-backed startup admitted many of the device’s wires disconnected from its first patient’s brain. Neuralink made several changes to the device and how it…