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☆ Tesla shares slide to 15-month low ahead of earnings, as Wall Street frets over price cuts, layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla shares fell for a seventh straight day, reaching their lowest since January 2023, as further price cuts over the weekend added to mounting concerns heading into the company's first-quarter earnings report Tuesday. Tesla also lowered the price of its premium driver assistance system by one-third. The price cut follows a monthlong free trial that Tesla pushed out to customers throughout North America starting in late March. "Since late 2023, sentiment on Tesla (TSLA) has deteriorated," John Murphy, an analyst at Bank of America, wrote in a note on Monday. WATCH: Tesla stock hits 52-week low ahead of earnings

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, John Murphy, Murphy, Joseph Spak, Spak, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: New York Times, Jazz, Lincoln Center, North America, National, Traffic Safety Administration, CNBC, Bank of America, Reuters, UBS, EV, Traders, S3 Partners, Apple Locations: New York City, U.S, China, Europe

☆ Tesla recalls Cybertruck over 'trapped pedal' issue seen in owner's viral TikTok video
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla's new Cybertruck is shown on display at a Tesla store in San Diego, California, on Dec. 9, 2023. Tesla has issued a voluntary recall of 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix a "stuck pedal" issue that had been depicted in a viral TikTok video posted last week by owner Jose Martinez. After assessing the problem, Tesla on April 12 decided to issue a voluntary recall of the Cybertrucks, the filing says. CNBC asked the NHTSA about the trapped pedal issue on the Cybertruck on April 14, after Martinez's video raised public awareness of the defect and unintended acceleration. The NHTSA said it "uses many data sources in its enforcement processes, including social media and vehicle owner and other related forums."

Persons: Tesla, Jose Martinez, Elon Musk Organizations: National, Traffic Safety Administration, CNBC, NHTSA Locations: San Diego , California

☆ Elon Musk says in email that Tesla sent 'incorrectly low' severance packages to some laid-off employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an internal email on Wednesday, telling staffers that the company sent out some severance packages that were too low to a number of laid-off workers this week. "As we reorganize Tesla it has come to my attention that some severance packages are incorrectly low," Musk wrote in the brief email. His earlier CEO pay plan, worth $56 billion, was voided in a ruling by Delaware chancery court judge Kathaleen McCormick, who decided that, as CEO, Musk controlled Tesla, and the board's compensation committee wasn't independent, among other factors. Tesla shares have dropped about 37% this year as of Wednesday, closing at $155.45. WATCH: This is a 'fork in the road' period for Musk and Tesla

Persons: Elon Musk, Porte, Musk, Tesla, Kathaleen McCormick Organizations: Twitter, Viva Technology, Porte de, Reuters Locations: Paris, France, Delaware

☆ Tesla is laying off 285 employees in Buffalo, New York as part of a broad restructuring
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Vehicles sit parked outside the Tesla Inc. solar panel factory in Buffalo, New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. Tesla is laying off 285 employees in the state of New York as part of a broader restructuring according to a WARN notice filed in the state. Most of these employees worked at the company's Buffalo factory and a handful at a store and service center in the area per the filing. Tesla took over the Buffalo factory after they completed a $2.6 billion acquisition of solar installer SolarCity in 2017. While Tesla said it would manufacture solar panels at the Buffalo factory, its efforts to grow its solar business have faltered through the years.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Lyndon, Peter Rive, Musk Organizations: Tesla Inc, Buffalo, SpaceX, Tesla, Reuters Locations: Buffalo , New York, U.S, New York, Buffalo

Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives for a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023. Companies often see their stock price jump after announcing job cuts, as Wall Street rallies around the prospects for improved efficiency and profits. In 2022, the stock plunged 9% on initial reports around layoffs but recovered after Musk made clarifying comments days later. In China, Tesla has faced an onslaught of competition from domestic EV makers, including BYD and the phone maker Xiaomi. Prior to the layoffs, Tesla had been cutting prices and providing other buyer incentives, leading to likely margin erosion.

Persons: Elon Musk, that's, Musk, Tesla, FSD Organizations: U.S, Senate, Intelligence, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Tesla Locations: Washington ,, China, U.S

☆ Tesla execs Drew Baglino and Rohan Patel depart as company announces steep layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla executives Drew Baglino and Rohan Patel announced Monday they are leaving the electric vehicle maker and clean energy company. CEO Elon Musk thanked both departing execs on X, the social network he owns and runs as chief technology officer. Baglino had worked with Tesla since its early years, starting as a firmware and electrical engineer in 2006. Patel and Baglino had been deeply involved in battery and vehicle manufacturing, related policy, and turning Tesla into a multinational EV manufacturer. Baglino wrote in a post on X:"I made the difficult decision to move on from Tesla after 18 years yesterday.

Persons: Drew Baglino, Rohan Patel, Elon Musk, execs, Tesla, Baglino, Patel, Barack Obama, gratified, Musk Organizations: Tesla, Reuters Locations: London, England

☆ Tesla slashes price of its premium driver assistance option by half in U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla said on Friday that it's cutting the subscription price of its premium driver assistance system for customers in the U.S. Marketed as its Full Self-Driving, or FSD, package, Tesla customers will now pay $99 per month, down from $199 previously. "The FSD price will continue to rise as the software gets closer to full self-driving capability with regulatory approval," Musk wrote on Twitter, now known as X, on May 18, 2020. Despite its brand name, the company's FSD option today doesn't make Tesla vehicles autonomous or functional as robotaxis. Tesla didn't respond to a request for more information, including whether the price cut announced Friday is permanent or temporary.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, Uber, Bill Gates, Amazon's, FSD, didn't Organizations: Twitter, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Companies, Tesla Locations: U.S, China, Guangzhou, North America

☆ Tesla settles lawsuit over Autopilot crash that killed Apple engineer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Tesla Model X burns after crashing on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, California, U.S. on March 23, 2018. Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two who died after his Model X SUV, with Autopilot features switched on, crashed into a highway barrier near Mountain View, California, in 2018. The settlement comes as jury selection and a trial were just beginning on Monday in a California Superior court. The case was Sz Huang et al v. Tesla Inc. et al in a California Superior Court in Santa Clara County. In internal Tesla e-mails referenced in court filings, Tesla execs and engineers discussed how they had become complacent while driving their Tesla vehicles with Autopilot or related premium features switched on.

Persons: Tesla, Walter Huang, Huang, Huang's, Elon Musk Organizations: Tesla, Apple, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, California Superior Court Locations: U.S, Mountain View , California, View , California, California, Santa Clara County

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and Tesla CEO Elon Musk talk during a meeting in Porto Feliz city in Sao Paulo state, Brazil May 20, 2022. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes initiated an investigation into tech magnate Elon Musk on Sunday, the billionaire owner and chief technology officer of social network X. A defiant Musk wrote on Saturday in response to earlier court orders: "We are lifting all restrictions. By Sunday, Musk was further provoking the Brazilian Supreme Court, calling for the resignation or impeachment of Moraes, the justice who decided on the orders. Moraes has long supported regulations to rein in harmful content and misinformation online in Brazil.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Elon Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, Musk, Moraes Organizations: Tesla, Brazilian Locations: Porto Feliz, Sao Paulo state, Brazil

☆ Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil its robotaxi on Aug. 8; shares pop
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. Musk shared the reveal date on Friday after Reuters reported that plans for Tesla's highly anticipated low-cost car model had been scrapped. In 2015, Elon Musk told shareholders that Tesla's cars would achieve "full autonomy" within three years. Tesla still has yet to deliver a robotaxi, autonomous vehicle or technology that can turn its cars into "level 3" automated vehicles. On Friday, Apple shuttered its self-driving unit and laid off about 600 people on Friday who had been associated with the project.

Persons: Elon Musk, Porte, Tesla, Musk, FSD, Waymo, Uber, Cruise's, Leswing Organizations: Twitter, Viva Technology, Porte de, Reuters, Tesla, Companies, Wayve, Apple, Cruise Locations: Paris, France, Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin , Texas, Arizona, China, Guangzhou, U.S

☆ Elon Musk and X sued by ex-Twitter GM Nick Caldwell over millions in unpaid severance
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former Twitter exec Nick Caldwell is suing Elon Musk and X, alleging a breach of contract and a failure to pay severance and benefits he was owed after resigning from the company in 2022. Caldwell's suit is similar to one filed by former Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, who claim they are owed $128 million in unpaid severance. "With no factual basis, Musk simply accused Mr. Caldwell of misconduct as a ploy to evade paying him millions of dollars in severance benefits that Musk/Twitter owed to Mr. Caldwell," his attorneys wrote. A few days before his resignation from Twitter, Caldwell shared a post on social media saying, "My wife and soulmate Tia Caldwell passed away suddenly the 15th of October. Read the full complaint — Nicholas Caldwell v. Elon Musk, X Corp. et al (Case 3:24-cv-02022) — below.

Persons: Nick Caldwell, Elon Musk, Caldwell, Parag Agrawal, Musk, Twitter, Brian Bjelde, Lindsay Chapman, Dhruv Batura, didn't, soulmate Tia Caldwell, Read, Nicholas Caldwell Organizations: Twitter, SpaceX, Tesla, CNBC, X Corp Locations: California

☆ Tesla shares fall after deliveries drop 8.5% from a year ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla on Tuesday published its first-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report for 2024 that showed deliveries fell 8.5% from the year-ago quarter and about 20% from the fourth quarter. Tesla doesn't break out sales by model but reported that it produced 412,376 Model 3/Y cars and delivered 369,783. In the fourth quarter of 2023, Tesla reported 484,507 deliveries and production of 494,989 vehicles. Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla but are not precisely defined in the company's shareholder communications. The system is marketed as Full Self-Driving but doesn't make Tesla cars autonomous.

Persons: Tesla, Troy Teslike, Martin Viecha, Elon Musk Organizations: Tesla, FactSet, Independent, CNBC Locations: Fremont, Gigafactory, Berlin, China, Shanghai, U.S, North America

☆ As California wildfire season nears, startup BurnBot is working on a high-tech approach to prevention
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In South San Francisco, a small startup is working on a high-tech approach to wildfire prevention. Anukool Lakhina and Waleed "Lee" Haddad founded BurnBot in 2022 to develop robotics and remote-controlled vehicles that can munch up and burn away invasive plants or other dry vegetation that can fuel fires if left fallow. Like other agricultural and construction equipment, the RX rolls forward on tank-like tracks and wheels, which enable it to maneuver through rough fields. The chambers of the BurnBot RX also trap and torch away the smoke that comes from burning vegetation, so it doesn't pollute the air in surrounding communities. When the torching is done, the RX sprays water repeatedly to extinguish any remaining embers.

Persons: Lakhina, Waleed, Lee, Haddad, BurnBot, munch Organizations: Ventures Locations: California, South San Francisco, BurnBot

☆ Tesla's stock wraps up one of its worst quarters on record as global dominance wanes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla but are not precisely defined in the company's shareholder communications. Tesla's Model 3 is about $4,000 more than that. Aging lineup, early days for Cybertruck While EV sales are still gaining popularity worldwide, the growth rate has slowed. In a push for end-of-quarter sales, Musk recently mandated that all sales and service staff install and demo FSD for customers before they hand over their cars. Despite its name, Tesla's premium option requires a human driver at the wheel, ready to steer or brake at any moment.

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☆ Elon Musk requires 'FSD' demo for every prospective Tesla buyer in North America
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

While all new Tesla vehicles have a standard driver assistance system installed called Autopilot, the company's FSD option costs $199 per month for most customers in North America. Tesla's FSD system does not turn cars into autonomous vehicles. According to the Tesla owners' manuals, drivers must remain attentive to the road and ready to steer or brake at any time when using FSD or FSD Beta. Owners with FSD can also get access to the FSD Beta system, which allows them to test and help debug newer driver assistance features on public roads. Under pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tesla has implemented voluntary recalls to improve the safety of its Autopilot, FSD and FSD Beta systems in recent years.

Persons: Elon, Elon Musk, Musk, FSD, Tesla, Troy Teslike Organizations: Bloomberg, CNBC, Beta, National, Traffic Safety, Tesla Locations: Gruenheide, Germany, North America

☆ Lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against nonprofit CCDH thrown out by judge on free speech grounds
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, writing in a judgement Monday that the "case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech." X sued the research group in July, accusing it of implementing a "scare campaign" to drive away advertisers. The company also accused CCDH of improperly accessing data from the platform and selectively picking posts to "falsely claim" that X is "overwhelmed with harmful content." CCDH also found that Twitter failed to act on 89% of anti-Jewish hate speech and 97% of anti-Muslim hate speech on the platform. In one instance, X has sued an Israeli web data collection company called Bright Data over its allegedly unauthorized scraping of data from its social media platform.

Persons: Elon Musk's, X, CCDH, Musk, Charles Breyer, Breyer, Roberta Kaplan, Donald Trump, E, Jean Carroll, Trump, Carroll, Xfinity Organizations: CCDH, Northern District of, Twitter, CNBC, X, Bright, Media Matters, America, Apple, Bravo, IBM, Oracle Locations: California, Northern District, Northern District of California, Silicon Valley, Texas

☆ Nvidia has a parade of partners, but these two stocks are my favorite beneficiaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +23 min

That's what Nvidia needed semiconductor design firm Synopsys to do to make this next generation of chips. Right now, Nvidia has had not one, but two different breakthroughs: Accelerated computing at a ridiculously fast speed and generative artificial intelligence. I think Jensen regards Dell as a crucial partner when it comes to installing Nvidia's systems anywhere. Do I think Nvidia would like to do more business with Apple? I think Nvidia would like to do more business with everyone, including alleged opponent Intel .

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The SpaceX logo is shown on a Falcon 9 rocket as it is prepared for launch to carry NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2024. The National Labor Relations Board accused SpaceX in a new complaint of entering into unlawful severance agreements with terminated employees nationwide. The unfair labor practices complaint comes two months after SpaceX filed a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of the NLRB's oversight authority, and after the federal agency in a separate complaint accused the company of illegally firing eight workers who had criticized its CEO Elon Musk in an open letter. The new NLRB complaint claims that SpaceX included unlawful confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements and that it unlawfully limited the terminated workers' ability to participate in other claims against the company. It also alleges that the rocket maker and satellite internet company maintained an unlawful rule that required workers — as a condition of their employment — to sign an agreement for arbitration and dispute resolution, and to waive their right to receive money in class-action lawsuits against the company.

Persons: Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, Alexander Grebenkin, SpaceX, Elon Musk Organizations: SpaceX, International, Kennedy Space Center, National Labor Relations Board, Company Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S

☆ Tesla settles with Black worker who won two trials over racist discrimination
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Attorney Lawrence Organ, with the California Civil Rights Law Group, who represented Diaz told CNBC via e-mail: "The parties have reached an amicable resolution of their disputes. The same firm is representing current and former Tesla employees in a proposed class action lawsuit, Marcus Vaughn v. Tesla Inc., alleging that the racist discrimination and harassment of Black workers has continued at the automaker. Organ told CNBC by phone on Friday, "It took immense courage for Owen Diaz to stand up to a company the size of Tesla. Even though the litigation chapter of his life is over, there's still a lot of work to do for Tesla." Tesla has called the EECO's allegations "a false narrative that ignores Tesla's track record of equal employment opportunity."

Persons: Tesla, Owen Diaz, Lawrence Organ, Diaz, Marcus Vaughn, Organ, there's, Elon Musk, haven't, Jim Crow Organizations: California Civil Rights, Group, CNBC, Tesla Inc, Tesla, Commission Locations: Fremont , California

☆ Tesla to pay $42 million for employee crash that injured motorcyclist
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Tesla Inc. logo is captured on a sign of one of its shops in Zurich on Nov. 13, 2023. Tesla and the employee, Kyle Kaszuba, must pay more than $42 million in damages to the victim, Christopher Dugan, a Marion County jury said in a Wednesday verdict. The jury found that Dugan was 30% liable for the crash, reducing the award from $60 million to $42 million. The crash occurred while Kaszuba was operating a 2014 Ford vehicle owned by Tesla either with the permission of Tesla or while working in his capacity as a Tesla employee, Dugan alleged in his initial complaint. The gas station near where the crash occurred is located just outside of a ramp to I-465, the ring road that encircles Indianapolis.

Persons: Tesla, Kyle Kaszuba, Christopher Dugan, Dugan, Kaszuba, Quinn Emanuel, Nick Rowley, — CNBC's Lora Kolodny Organizations: Tesla, Ford, Ford Super, Inc, View Locations: Zurich, An Indiana, Marion, Indianapolis

☆ Elon Musk cancels X partnership with former CNN anchor Don Lemon after interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon announced Wednesday that X owner Elon Musk has canceled a partnership in which Lemon would host a new show on the social network. Lemon said he was informed of the decision to cancel the deal just hours after he taped an interview with Musk for the premiere of The Don Lemon Show on March 18. Musk claimed in a post on X Wednesday that "instead of it being the real Don Lemon, it was really just Jeff Zucker talking through Don, so lacked authenticity. The interview with Musk will be posted on YouTube, podcast platforms and will still be published on X, Lemon said. It remains unclear what, if any, contract had been arranged and what the terms of any partnership were between X and The Don Lemon Show.

Persons: Don Lemon, Elon Musk, Lemon, Musk, Jeff Zucker, Don, Zucker, Donald Trump, X, Tulsi Gabbard, Jim Rome, Alex Spiro, CNBC's Lora Kolodny Organizations: CNN, SpaceX, Twitter, YouTube, U.S . Rep, CNBC

DETROIT – General Motors' long-time head of manufacturing is retiring, and the company has hired a former Tesla and Google executive to fill his shoes. The Detroit automaker said on Tuesday that Gerald Johnson, executive vice president of Global Manufacturing and Sustainability, will pass the baton to Jens Peter "JP" Clausen, a former executive with Tesla, Lego and, most recently, Google. Johnson's departure isn't unexpected after a 44-year tenure with the automaker, however GM also announced another more surprising departure on Tuesday: that of Mike Abbott, executive vice president of software and services. Baris Cetinok, current vice president of product in software and services, has been named Abbott's interim replacement while a search is conducted. The company's board members include former Tesla President of Global Sales and Service Jon McNeill.

Persons: Gerald Johnson, Jens Peter, JP, Clausen, Johnson, Mike Abbott, Abbott, Baris Cetinok, Elon Musk, JB Straubel, Tesla's, Tesla, Gingko Bioworks, Jon McNeill Organizations: Motors, Global Manufacturing, Labor, DETROIT –, Google, Detroit, Sustainability, GM, Apple, Tesla, Softbank, company's, Technology, Global Sales Locations: Warren , Michigan, DETROIT, Nevada, Reno, Zymergen

Former President Donald Trump and his allies on the Republican National Committee want to convince Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to speak at the GOP convention in July, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. It is not clear if Trump or his allies have raised the idea with Musk. Musk previously voiced support for the Republican presidential candidacy of Florida Gov. "He said the other day, 'Oh, I've never voted for a Republican,' " Trump said at that rally. Thiel also said in that interview that Trump's presidential administration, which spanned January 2017 to January 2021, was "crazier" and "more dangerous than I thought."

Persons: Trump, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Tesla, Joe Biden, sitdown, Nikki Haley, Trump's, Peter Thiel, Ronna McDaniel, Michael Whatley, Musk, Lara Trump, Biden, Ron DeSantis, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, I've, Musk baselessly, Thiel, Trump . Thiel Organizations: SpaceX, Tesla, Washington , DC, Republican National Committee, GOP, CNBC, Republican, Trump, Super, PayPal, Republican National Convention, RNC, Representatives, Florida Gov, Trump White, Democrats, U.S, Capitol, Truth, Biden, Facebook, Trump . Locations: Washington ,, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Palm Beach , Florida, Carolina, Florida, United States, Paris, Texas, Georgia

☆ House Democrats probe SpaceX over alleged illegal export and use of Starlink by Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

House Democrats Robert Garcia, D-Calif. and Jamie Raskin, D-Md, sent a letter to SpaceX demanding transparency from the defense contractor following reports of potentially illegal purchases and use of Starlink satellite internet equipment by Russia in occupied territories of Ukraine. The congressmen also announced a probe of SpaceX by the Democratic House Committee into the company's safeguards and procedures for preventing illegal exports and use of its Starlink equipment and services. The Washington Post first reported on the probe and March 6 letter to SpaceX president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell. In a statement on Thursday, the congressmen wrote, "Russia's use of Starlink satellite terminals would be in contravention of U.S. export controls that prohibit Russia from acquiring and utilizing U.S.-produced technology." The new probe by House Democrats follows news on Wednesday that a man in New Jersey was arrested on charges of allegedly trafficking 675 SpaceX Starlink terminals which were purchased with stolen credit card accounts or hacked Starlink billing accounts.

Persons: Robert Garcia, Jamie Raskin, Gwynne Shotwell, Elon Musk, Musk, Starlink, Walter Isaacson, —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, GUR, Mike Gallagher, Gallagher Organizations: SpaceX, Democratic, Committee, Washington Post, Netflix, Directorate of Intelligence, Russian, Democrats, House, Department of Defense, CNBC, House Democrats, Police Locations: Ukraine, Warsaw, Poland, Russia, Crimea, Russian, Kyiv's, Ukrainian, Donetsk, House China, Taiwan, Starlink, New Jersey

The Lawrence Township Police Department recovered 223 of 675 SpaceX Starlink Terminals allegedly purchased using stolen credit card numbers, the department said Tuesday. A New Jersey man was arrested on charges for allegedly trafficking 675 SpaceX Starlink terminals purchased with stolen credit card accounts or hacked Starlink billing accounts, police said Wednesday. The man, 35-year-old Kelvin Rodriguez-Moya, was stopped by police Dec. 4 while driving 223 Starlink terminals in a pickup truck and trailer after leaving a residence in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, a criminal complaint said. Lawrence Township police had been tipped off about a suspiciously large number of Starlink terminals being shipped to that home, the complaint said. The total value of the 675 fraudulently purchased Starlink terminals that police subsequently learned had been shipped to the Lawrence Township address is about $400,000, police said.

Persons: Kelvin Rodriguez, Moya, Detectives, Rodriguez Organizations: Police Department, SpaceX Starlink, SpaceX, FedEx Locations: Lawrence, New Jersey, Lawrence Township , New Jersey, Newark

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