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Honda will join Ford, GM and other electric vehicle makers in adopting Tesla’s charging technology

Tyler Childers, the singer-songwriter, is set to embark on his Mule Pull '24 tour in 2024 to support his upcoming album, Rustin’ In The Rain, releasing on September 8. The tour begins in Europe and then moves to North America. Fans in England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway can attend his concerts. The North American concert ticket presale is ongoing, with registration closing on September 10 at 11:59 pm ET. Registering on Tyler Childers' official website grants access to the Verified Fan presale on September 13. The Europe and UK show presale will also be on September 13, with tickets available at tylerchildersmusic.com.

Musk was seen for the first time with his twins Strider and Azure, along with their mother, venture capitalist Shivon Zhilis. The picture was shared by Musk’s biographer Walter Isaacson, on his X handle. In the picture, the 52-year-old business tycoon could be seen sitting cross-legged on a couch with one of the twins on his lap, while the other is being held by Zhilis. Another picture shows one of the twins hovering near a robot. Dropping the pictures, the veteran journalist wrote, “Ever since imbibing Isaac Asimov's stories as a kid, Musk has worried that our robots could turn on us. This Time excerpt explains why and what he’s doing about it.” “For a moment I was struck by the oddness of the scene,” Isaacson wrote. “We were sitting on a suburban patio by a tranquil backyard swimming pool on a sunny spring day, with two bright-eyed twins learning to toddle, as Musk somberly speculated about the window of opportunity for building a sustainable human colony on Mars before an AI apocalypse destroyed earthly civilization,” he tweeted. The photo was taken at Zilis’s home in Austin, Texas. The twins were born in November 2021, weeks before Musk and Canadian songstress Grimes welcomed their second child via surrogacy.

A federal judge has ordered that certain bank accounts and properties connected to former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky be frozen following a motion from the United States Justice Department.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that federal prosecutors are looking into Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) vehicle performance claims following a July story by Reuters outlining the electric automaker’s scheme to exaggerate the potential driving distance of its vehicles.

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Tesla's use of company funds on a secret project described internally as a house for Chief Executive Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Neither Musk nor a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan, which the Journal said was carrying out the probe, immediately responded to requests for comment.

Elon Musk, Reuters reported Wednesday citing a Wall Street Journal report. Earlier, the WSJ had reported in July that Tesla board members had investigated whether company resources were misused on the effort.

One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the middle of 2024

General Motors says it will close a large computer center near Phoenix at the end of October, eliminating 940 jobs

General Motors says it will close a large computer center near Phoenix at the end of October, eliminating 940 jobs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared the images of him riding the production version of the company's much-awaited ‘cybertruck’ at the Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Sharing the update on X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote, “Just drove the production candidate Cybertruck at Tesla Giga Texas!" Tesla had first announced the pickup truck at an event in 2019 where Musk asked the vehicle's designer to throw a hunk of steel in order to show the unbreakable ‘armor glass’ windows of a prototype. However, the window broke and a second window also broke on further attempts.

Tesla, the American electric carmaker, Monday in a legal disclosure said two of its former employees were behind a data breach that compromised personal information of over 75,735 people including staff, reported Reuters A total of 75,735 people were affected by the data breach, including nine residents of Maine. The people appear to be current or former employees of the Austin, Texas-based automaker.

The Longhorn Network that launched in 2011 is coming to a close

Electric vehicle manufacturer, Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN) announced Wednesday the debut of their ultra-high-performance Mullen FIVE RS EV Crossover. According to the release, the RS will be featured on the upcoming “Strikingly Different” EV tour, which kicks off on Aug. 20, in Austin, Texas.

Texas is suing Shell, alleging a fire at the oil giant's Houston-area petrochemical plant damaged the environment

By Mrinmay Dey and Akash Sriram

Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements and pay far more in fines on top of that

Tom Jones, who is the writer of the book and lyrics for the musical "The Fantasticks," died on Friday at his residence in Sharon, Connecticut. His age was 95. According to Jones' son Michael, the cause of the death was cancer, as reported by The New York Times.

By David Shepardson

Johnny Hardwick, renowned as the voice actor behind Dale Gribble on the enduring Fox animated sitcom "King of the Hill," has passed away. Hardwick wore multiple hats on the show, contributing as a writer and story editor during his extensive tenure, which spanned beyond 200 episodes.