Elon Musk defamation trial: Tesla founder wins case over ‘pedo guy’ remark December 7, 2019 A US jury has ruled that Elon Musk did not defame a British caver who helped in last year’s rescue of trapped Thai schoolboys by calling him a “pedo guy”. Vernon Unsworth sought $190m (£145m) in damages from the billionaire on the grounds that the tweet had damaged his reputation. It came amid a public [...]
Elon Musk defamation trial: Diver refuses to apologise to Tesla founder December 5, 2019 Vernon Unsworth, the British cave diver suing Tesla founder Elon Musk for calling him a “pedo guy” on Twitter, refused to apologise to the billionaire businessman and said his criticism of Musk was not a personal attack. In the third day of the defamation trial, Unsworth said he would not say sorry for an interview [...]
Thai cave rescuer brands Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ tweet a life sentence December 5, 2019 Vernon Unsworth, the diver seeking damages from Elon Musk, has described the effect of the billionaire’s “pedo guy” tweet as “a life sentence without parole.” Speaking in court in Los Angeles, Unsworth laid out in detail the effect he believes the comment has had on his life. Read more: Elon Musk defamation trial: Tesla founder [...]
Elon Musk defamation trial: Tesla founder says ‘pedo guy’ tweet was ‘off the cuff’ December 4, 2019 Elon Musk insisted that his “pedo guy” Twitter comment directed a British diver involved with the rescue of 12 boys from a cave in Thailand was “off the cuff” as he wrapped up two days of testimony at his defamation trial today. The billionaire businessman apologised again to Vernon Unsworth, the diver who is seeking [...]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims his new Cybertruck already has 250,000 orders November 27, 2019 Elon Musk has suggested that his unorthodox new electric pickup truck has already received a quarter-of-a-million orders since its unveiling last week. The so called Cybertruck, made by Tesla, has caused a stir in the automotive industry since its launch on Thursday, with its unconventional shape and hefty $39,900 price tag making it a target [...]
Elon Musk to face defamation trial over ‘pedo guy’ comments November 20, 2019 Tech billionaire Elon Musk will appear in court to face a defamation lawsuit after he referred to a British diver as “pedo guy” on Twitter. A Los Angeles judge today denied Musk’s request to throw out the case and ordered the trial to begin on 3 December. Read more: Brexit has cost Britain a Tesla [...]
Elon Musk claims ‘pedo guy’ insult was not accusation September 17, 2019 Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he did not intend to accuse a British diver of paedophilia by calling him a “pedo guy” on Twitter. The Tesla founder last night sought to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by diver Vernon Unsworth, saying the phrase was a “common insult used in South Africa when I was growing [...]
Watch Elon Musk’s Space X Starhopper rocket hit new heights on Texas hover test August 28, 2019 Elon Musk’s Space X took another small step – or giant hop – on the entrepreneur’s mission to colonise Mars yesterday, as a prototype of its next generation Starhopper rocket reached its highest altitude yet on a hover test. The next generation rocket slowly climbed to 150m above Space X’s test site in Texas before [...]
Elon Musk reveals plans to connect human brains to computers July 17, 2019 Billionaire Elon Musk yesterday revealed plans to develop technology to allow human brains to connect with computers. Secretive “brain-machine interface” firm Neuralink was founded in 2017 to fight the “existential threat” of artificial intelligence developing further than humans. Read more: Tesla boss Elon Musk rebrands on Twitter as Daddy Dotcom At an event in California [...]
Tesla shares rally as firm makes record number of deliveries July 3, 2019 Tesla shares rallied today after the tech company announced it delivered a record number of electric cars in the second quarter. Elon Musk’s firm delivered 95,200 cars in the period, sending shares up 6.4 per cent to $238.92, the highest price in almost two months. Read more: Tesla boss Elon Musk rebrands on Twitter as [...]