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Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, speaks as Steve Davis, the operations head of Boring Co., listens during a Boring event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Closely held SpaceX is going to build its next rocket, known as BFR, at the Port of Los Angeles, an area Musk envisions people getting to using a Boring loop -- if the city approves the idea. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company fined nearly $500K after it dumped drilling fluids into Las Vegas manholes—then ‘feigned compliance’ and was caught doing it again

A Nevada regulator accused Boring of dumping drilling fluids into a county sewage system in Las Vegas, the latest in a series of violations against the moonshot tunneling startup.

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EnvironmentElon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, speaks as Steve Davis, the operations head of Boring Co., listens during a Boring event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Closely held SpaceX is going to build its next rocket, known as BFR, at the Port of Los Angeles, an area Musk envisions people getting to using a Boring loop -- if the city approves the idea. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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FinancePeter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies Inc., pauses during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. The billionaire entrepreneur was in Japan to unveil a $150 million, 50-50 joint venture with local financial services firm Sompo Holdings Inc. Palantir Technologies Japan Co. will target government and public sector customers, emphasizing health and cybersecurity initially. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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