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Nikola Corp founder gets 4 years prison for exaggerating claims on zero-emission trucks
19Dec By adminNo Comments
Money

Nikola Corp founder gets 4 years prison for exaggerating claims on zero-emission trucks

The founder of Nikola Corp. was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for his conviction for exaggerating claims about his company's production of zero-emission 18-wheel trucks, causing investors to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars.Trevor Milton learned his fate in Manhattan federal court when Judge Edgardo Ramos announced the sentence, saying he believed that a jury in October 2022 "got it right" when it convicted him. The judge also ordered Milton to pay a $1 million fine."Over the course of many months, you used your considerable social media skills to tout your company in ways that were materially false," the judge said, noting investors suffered heavy losses. "What you said over and over on different media outlets was wrong." A report from ...
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Utah sues TikTok over child safety issues and its links to China
11Oct By adminNo Comments
Technology

Utah sues TikTok over child safety issues and its links to China

Utah has sued TikTok over child safety issues and the company's China-based ownership, CNBC has reported. In the complaint, attorney general Sean Reyes called the app "an addictive product" and accused it of misleading users about its relationship with China-based parent company ByteDance. The state recently enacted some of the strictest social media laws in the country, requiring parental permission for teens to use social media.The lawsuit compares TikTok to a slot machine that provides "dopamine manipulation" trigged by swiping up on videos. That addictive nature is particularly harmful for the "not-yet-fully-developed" brain of young users and can create a dependence on the app, the state claims. It noted that the US Surgeon General has warned about mental health harms around social m...
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Utah Man Accused of Threatening President Shot and Killed During FBI Attempt to Serve Warrant – RedState
10Aug By adminNo Comments
Politics

Utah Man Accused of Threatening President Shot and Killed During FBI Attempt to Serve Warrant – RedState

74-year-old Craig Deleeuw Robertson of Provo, Utah, was shot and killed early Wednesday morning as the FBI attempted to serve a warrant at his home. According to reports, Robertson was armed and had made multiple threats against President Joe Biden, who was traveling to the state later in the day.     The shooting happened around 6:15 am local time as agents attempted to serve search and arrest warrants at Robertson’s home. Video recorded by neighbors, and obtained by CBS News, showed the raid, during which apparent flashbangs were seen. One neighbor told CBS News they heard about six gunshots and said the man’s body was eventually brought out to the street. A criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Utah and obtained by CBS News details graphic threats gathered during a...
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