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Musk Lawyer Defends ‘Rushed’ Take-Private Tweet at Trial

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk was on his way to the airport in August 2018 when he made a “split-second decision” to tweet that he was “considering” taking the company private with “funding secured” because he’d just read a news article revealing that Saudi Arabia was investing heavily in the electric-car maker.

GOP Prods Raimondo on Export-Control Files, Citing China Concern

A top Republican lawmaker asked the Commerce Department for documents linked to the enforcement of export controls on sensitive technologies, amid concerns that the Biden administration isn’t doing enough to restrict China’s access to advanced semiconductors.