“No reasonable jury could find that Mr. Musk did not act recklessly.” That’s the upshot of a federal judge’s review of Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets about taking the company private, as revealed in an order that was made public May 10.
May 10, 2022Joel Rosenblatt
Government, Business, Fuel 
Musk and Tesla are trying to appeal the judge's ruling. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
Musk’s Go-Private Tweets About Tesla Were Reckless, Judge Found
Musk and Tesla are trying to appeal the judge's ruling. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News) Government, Business 
Lyft and Uber logos are displayed on the windshield of a vehicle at LAX in September 2019. (Allison Zaucha/Bloomberg News)
Appeals Court Orders Uber, Lyft to Treat Drivers as Employees
Lyft and Uber logos are displayed on the windshield of a vehicle at LAX in September 2019. (Allison Zaucha/Bloomberg News)Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. face the gravest threat yet to their business models after an appeals court ruled they must treat their drivers in California as employees instead of independent contractors.
October 23, 2020 Business, Technology, Logistics 
A Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver's car next to an Uber sticker. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)
Uber, Lyft Win Delay on Converting Drivers to Employees
A Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver's car next to an Uber sticker. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)Uber and Lyft were spared from having to rapidly convert their California drivers to employees after an appeals court agreed they can keep their business models in place while challenging a judge’s order to comply with a state labor law.
August 20, 2020 Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous 
In a file photo, Anthony Levandowski (left) and attorney Miles Ehrlich exit federal court in San Jose, Calif., Aug. 27, 2019. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Anthony Levandowski Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
In a file photo, Anthony Levandowski (left) and attorney Miles Ehrlich exit federal court in San Jose, Calif., Aug. 27, 2019. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)Autonomous driving engineer Anthony Levandowski was ordered to spend 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets from Google as he defected to Uber Technologies Inc., in one of the highest-profile criminal cases to hit Silicon Valley.
August 4, 2020 Government, Business, Technology 
A pedestrian checks her phone in front of the Uber headquarters in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Uber Takes Shot at Lyft in Defense to Gig-Worker Suit
A pedestrian checks her phone in front of the Uber headquarters in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)Uber Technologies Inc. is trying to duck a California lawsuit that threatens to upend its business model — by pointing a finger at Lyft Inc.
July 16, 2020 Business, Technology, Autonomous 
Levandowski via David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News
Self-Driving Pioneer Anthony Levandowski Goes Bankrupt After $179 Million Ruling
Levandowski via David Paul Morris/Bloomberg NewsAnthony Levandowski, one of Silicon Valley’s most highly prized engineers, filed for bankruptcy after Google won a $179 million award against him over his defection to Uber Technologies Inc.
March 5, 2020 Government, Business, Technology 
Former Uber Technologies Inc. engineer Anthony Levandowski (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Ex-Uber Engineer Anthony Levandowski Publicly Rebuts Theft Claims
Former Uber Technologies Inc. engineer Anthony Levandowski (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)Former Uber Technologies Inc. engineer Anthony Levandowski broke his long silence about allegations that he stole driverless vehicle technology from Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit to say that he didn’t do it.
September 25, 2019 Government, Business 
A dashboard-mounted smartphone displays the Uber app in Frankfurt, Germany. (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg News)
Uber Braces for Fight Over Big Change to Gig-Economy Work Rules
A dashboard-mounted smartphone displays the Uber app in Frankfurt, Germany. (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg News)Uber Technologies Inc. has generated billions of dollars from the labor of its drivers without the expense of treating them as employees. California is poised to disrupt that business model, and the ride-hailing behemoth is gearing up for a legal fight.
September 11, 2019 Business, Technology, Autonomous 
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, left, and Anthony Levandowski, co-founder of Otto, pose for a photo in the lobby of Uber headquarters, Aug. 18, 2016, in San Francisco. (Tony Avelar/ AP Photo)
Anthony Levandowski to Defend Himself Against Google’s Breach-of-Contract Claims
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, left, and Anthony Levandowski, co-founder of Otto, pose for a photo in the lobby of Uber headquarters, Aug. 18, 2016, in San Francisco. (Tony Avelar/ AP Photo)Uber Technologies Inc.’s settlement of Waymo’s trade-secrets lawsuit in February left a key piece unresolved: the role played by Anthony Levandowski, the engineer at the center of the alleged theft of critical self-driving technology.
April 30, 2018 Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous 
Photos by Seth Wenig, Eric Risberg/AP
Uber Settles Waymo Driverless Car Suit, Said to Pay $245 Million
Photos by Seth Wenig, Eric Risberg/AP Uber Technologies Inc. settled the high-stakes trade-secret theft lawsuit brought by Waymo, resolving a conflict that already cost the ride-hailing giant its top driverless car engineer and threatened to further embarrass the company.
February 9, 2018