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  • Sunny BalwaniLeadership

    Sunny Balwani is still insisting that his role in the Theranos scandal should mean no jail time—and no damages owed

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Susan WojcickiSuccess

    A look back at Susan Wojcicki’s time at YouTube: Google’s ex-landlord and Sergey Brin’s former sister-in-law

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., departs court in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Investors suing Tesla and Musk argue that his August 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private with funding secured were indisputably false and cost them billions of dollars by spurring wild swings in Tesla’s stock price. Photographer: Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Elon Musk is cleared of wrongdoing for tweeting he had ‘funding secured’ to take Tesla private, avoiding billions in potential damages

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Elon Musk Tesla tweet displayed on mobile with in the background Elon musk on screen.Tech

    Elon Musk’s trial opens a peephole into the Tesla CEO’s often inscrutable mind: Here’s what we’ve discovered so far

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Elon MuskTech

    Musk changes Twitter handle to ‘Mr. Tweet’ as anguished Tesla investors testify in court about their efforts to stop his social media addiction

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San FranciscoTech

    Elon Musk took the stand for more than 3 hours and sparred with a lawyer at his Tesla trial as the judge says one of his remarks was ‘inappropriate’

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks to members of the media while departing from federal court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 4, 2019. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan telegraphed her initial thoughts as the SEC and Elon Musk’s lawyers presented their arguments over whether the Tesla Inc. CEO should be held in contempt for tweets the agency says violated an earlier agreement. Photographer: Natan Dvir/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    In trial, Elon Musk is cast as a liar who cost regular Tesla shareholders millions of dollars

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • 12 November 2019, Berlin: Elon Musk, head of Tesla, is awarded the Golden Steering Wheel. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa (Photo by Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images)Tech

    Jury seated in trial against Elon Musk was selected from a pool that described him as ‘arrogant’ and ‘off his rocker’

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • a phone screen displays the Twitter account of Elon Musk with a photo of him shown in the backgroundFinance

    Why is Musk in court now? The CEO faces trial over a tweet that fueled—then sank—Tesla’s stock price

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020, in Washington. Lawyers for Tesla shareholders suing Musk over a misleading tweet are urging a federal judge to reject the billionaire’s request to move an upcoming trial to Texas from California. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Finance

    Musk’s plea to move Tesla trial to Texas is mocked by lawyers: He has only himself to blame for his ’knack for attracting ‘negative’ coverage’

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Marc BenioffTech

    Tech giants Amazon and Salesforce lay off tens of thousands of workers: ‘We hired too many people leading into this economic downturn’

    By Michael Liedtke, Michelle Chapman, and others
  • Former Theranos COO Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani (2R) arrives at the Robert F. Peckham U.S. Federal CourtFinance

    Elizabeth Holmes’ ex-lover Ramesh Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years for role in Theranos scandal

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Sunny BalwaniTech

    After putting Elizabeth Holmes in jail for over 11 years, prosecutors want Sunny Balwani to go away for 15 years. He says 4 to 10 months is fair.

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Ramesh 'Sunny' BalwaniTech

    Elizabeth Holmes got over 11 years in prison. Now it’s her ex-boyfriend and partner Sunny Balwani’s turn for sentencing.

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
  • Netflix DVDTech

    When will Netflix shutter its DVD mail service? It’s a matter of when, not if.

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press