Dana Hull
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Self-driving startup Aurora raises $530m from Sequoia, Amazon, others
This second round of funding for Aurora values the company at more than $2.5 billion.
Tesla’s top investor Baillie Gifford takes 11% stake in rival NIO
NIO is a Shanghai-based electric-car maker with U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California. The company raised $1 billion in its U.S. initial public of
SEC pushes Tesla to rein in Musk’s unbridled dominance
The electric-car maker has been forced to find an independent chairman to replace Elon Musk as part of a $40 million accord with the SEC to settle fra
Elon Musk hires Morgan Stanley to evaluate on taking Tesla private
Morgan Stanley is advising Musk, not the company, its board or a special board committee formed to evaluate a potential take-private proposal
Elon Musk says Goldman, Silver Lake advising on Tesla buyout plan
Elon Musk said he’s getting advice from Goldman Sachs and private-equity firm Silver Lake on taking Tesla Inc. private, as the billionaire drip feed
Investors sue Tesla for share price manipulation after Musk tweet
According to one shareholder complaint, Musk lied about funding so he could push shares higher and ambush short sellers betting against the company.
Musk considers taking Tesla private, valuing company at $82b
The announcement, made initially via Twitter, followed news that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund had built a less than 5% stake in Tesla worth
Toyota invests $100m in venture capital fund for AI, robotics startups
Announces first three investments from the VC fund.
