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SEC sues Elon Musk over "misleading tweets"

The SEC's complaint seeks to bar Musk from serving as an officer or director of a public company.

September 27, 2018 by Stephanie Condon

Uber self-driving car chief moves aside amid Waymo trade secrets scandal

Anthony Levandowski is stepping aside as the lawsuit with his former employer rages on.

April 28, 2017 by Charlie Osborne

Daimler joins Linux's Open Invention Network patent-protection group

Daimler, owner of Mercedes-Benz, has joined the Linux and open-source patent-protection organization.

March 16, 2017 by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

Microsoft not the only one using 'OneDrive' name

It rebranded SkyDrive after losing a trademark battle, but another minefield might be next with the new name already widely used, including in the parts found in KFC delivery vehicles and software-related businesses.

January 28, 2014 by Ryan Huang

"Bravo!" says Brammo. The hope for equal treatment under the law.

The electric motorcycle industry has gotten a nice assist. The House of Representatives voted to give them equal status with car makers when it comes to government loan for electric vehicle development.

September 21, 2009 by Harry Fuller

Newly nationalized General Motors goes online...any greener?

The new General Motors exiting bankruptcy today is:1) Leaner and getting ever more so. Another 6,000 jobs to go.

July 10, 2009 by Harry Fuller

News to know: Jobs' medical leave; Windows 7; BlackBerry PDF vulnerabilities; Tech economy

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.

January 14, 2009 by Larry Dignan

Can savior-elect resurrect General Motors?

This General Motors saga has it all: pathos and bathos, tragedy and comeuppance, hubris and ignorance, innocence and foolhardiness. Oh, and it could be the trigger to an even nastier American economy than the one we already expect for next year.

November 22, 2008 by Harry Fuller

Can light drive a motor?

According to a research team led by professor Tomiki Ikeda at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, the answer is yes. But this kind of motor is far too small to power your car -- at least today. In fact, these chemists have developed a plastic motor powered by light. The team used liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) films to build this plastic motor. Ikeda concedes that this motor is still not very efficient at converting light to energy, but still hopes to see it to power plastic cars in the future. But read more...

July 29, 2008 by Roland Piquepaille

SAP, Oracle, Babies, and Wonks: Competition, American-style

SAP as a company has always been risk-averse, even as it takes some risky steps. But its perhaps most risky step ever – the acquisition of TomorrowNow – in 2005, has apparently turned the already anodyne company into an almost non-competitive stupor, and frankly, it’s becoming a problem.

December 7, 2007 by Joshua Greenbaum