#Elon Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash

#Elon Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash

“Elon Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash” Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing is being rushed, causing needless suffering and deaths, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and sources familiar with the investigation and company operations. Neuralink is developing…

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#Dominican teachers lose phone service amid NYC DOE probe

#Dominican teachers lose phone service amid NYC DOE probe

“Dominican teachers lose phone service amid NYC DOE probe” Bilingual teachers brought from the Dominican Republic to work in New York City schools found service on their cell phones abruptly cut off last week — adding to the anxiety they face amid an investigation of the Department of Education employees who recruited them. The disruption came…

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#Tesla reports 2 new fatal crashes involving Autopilot system

#Tesla reports 2 new fatal crashes involving Autopilot system

“Tesla reports 2 new fatal crashes involving Autopilot system” Elon Musk’s Tesla told US auto safety regulators it has reports of two new crash fatalities in Model 3 cars tied to advanced driver assistance systems in the month ending Oct. 15, data released Tuesday by the government shows. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in…

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#Feds probing Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX: report

#Feds probing Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX: report

“Feds probing Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX: report” Two top US financial regulators are probing whether crypto exchange FTX properly handled customers’ funds, and its relationship with other parts of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are probing FTX’s relationship with its American counterpart FTX US and…

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#Wells Fargo’s hiring practices under investigation: report

#Wells Fargo’s hiring practices under investigation: report

“Wells Fargo’s hiring practices under investigation: report” Federal prosecutors in New York have opened a criminal investigation into whether Wells Fargo violated federal laws by conducting fake job interviews, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Earlier this week, the bank said in a memo it was pausing a hiring policy that requires recruiters to…

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#Elon Musk’s late disclosure of Twitter stake spurs SEC probe

#Elon Musk’s late disclosure of Twitter stake spurs SEC probe

“Elon Musk’s late disclosure of Twitter stake spurs SEC probe” The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Elon Musk’s delayed disclosure of his sizable stake in Twitter last month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The SEC and the Tesla top boss did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. On April 4, Musk disclosed a…

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#China’s US apologists: Goodwin

#China’s US apologists: Goodwin

“#China’s US apologists: Goodwin” Don’t mess with China, or you’ll meet your Waterloo and also break your four Achilles’ heels.  That’s the garbled, kitchen-sink warning China is throwing at President Biden after his order for intelligence agencies to probe whether the coronavirus leaked from a Chinese lab instead of being transmitted from bats to humans. …

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#The walls close in around Andrew Cuomo: Goodwin

#The walls close in around Andrew Cuomo: Goodwin

“#The walls close in around Andrew Cuomo: Goodwin” During his three terms in Albany, Gov. Cuomo has been an extreme micromanager who surrounded himself with a small band of aides, most a generation younger than he is. They are essentially on call 24/7, and are involved in all aspects of his job, from running the…

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