Giant robots are one of the holy grails of geek culture, and nations around the world have given us our take on them. One of the most interesting American variations came from humble origins in the Chicago suburbs in the 1980s and grew to nearly define the ge…
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Month: December 2019
Elon Musk did not defame British cave explorer: Jury
Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him pedo guy in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found on December 6. Vernon Unsworth, who participated in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for weeks in a Thailand cave las…
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Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial sparked by ‘pedo guy’ tweet
By: Reuters | Los Angeles | Published: December 7, 2019 7:24:18 am Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives at US District Court Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo: Mark J. Terrill)Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a defamation…
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Elon Musk’s ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet Isn’t Defamation, Jury Rules
Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives at U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. Musk did not defame a British … [+] cave explorer when he called him pedo guy in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) ASSOCIATED P…
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Musk’s defamation win may reset legal landscape for social media
(Reuters) – Elon Musk’s daring has left its mark on electric cars and rockets, and now experts say the entrepreneur may have reshaped U.S. defamation law with his willingness to defend at a high-stakes trial a lawsuit over an off-the-cuff tweet. The victory…
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