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Vaughn Cockayne

Vaughn Cockayne is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Washington Times. He is an Ohio native and holds a bachelor's degree in Multi-Platform Journalism from Bowling Green State University. Vaughn previously worked as a freelance writer, covering data security and privacy issues before joining The Washington Times. He can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.

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Elon Musk won’t use political power to hurt competitors, says Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he doesn't expect Elon Musk to wield his political power to crush his rivals in artificial intelligence.

December 4, 2024

Feds fine cleaning company $172,000 for using 11 children at meat plant

An Oklahoma-based cleaning company has been fined nearly $172,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor after investigators found the business employed 11 children to clean meat processing equipment.

December 4, 2024

Hyundai autoworkers in South Korea to go on strike in response to Yoon’s martial law declaration

Unionized workers of the Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea are going on strike this week in response to President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on Tuesday.

December 4, 2024

Cybertruck workers told to stay home for three days as inventory grows

Cybertruck line workers at Tesla's Texas Gigafactory were told to stay home for three days this week as the company responds to sluggish sales creating a backlog.

December 3, 2024

Meta says AI had little impact on flawed election information

Meta announced this week that content generated by artificial intelligence made up less than 1% of what it called wrong election information on its platforms.

December 3, 2024

Wisconsin judge returns collective bargaining rights to public sector unions

A Wisconsin judge restored collective bargaining rights to public sector workers this week, ruling that Act 10, also called the Budget Repair Bill, violated the state's Constitution.

December 3, 2024

Delaware judge rejects Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package again

A Delaware judge has blocked Elon Musk's massive Tesla pay package for the second time this year, ruling that the company's vote to approve the payout doesn't change anything.

December 3, 2024

Judge tosses out defamation suit against Fox News over Jan. 6

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation suit against Fox News brought by a Jan. 6 Capitol riot participant who accused the network and its hosts of spreading misinformation about him.

November 27, 2024

Musk-owned AI company to launch stand-alone app

Elon Musk's xAI is set to start a ChatGPT-like app.

November 27, 2024

X claims ownership of Infowars’ account to block sale to Onion

Elon Musk's X claimed control of the Infowars social media account this week, arguing it owns everything on its platform.

November 27, 2024

Alternative ride-sharing platform Empower must hit the brakes in D.C.

A District of Columbia judge ordered ride-share service Empower, a Lyft and Uber competitor, to cease operations in the city after the company failed to adhere to regulations.

November 27, 2024

Musk hints that X deprioritizes links to keep users on platform

X owner Elon Musk has implied that the platform throttles the reach of posts, including links to external sites, to keep users from leaving.

November 26, 2024

Disney pays $43 million to settle pay discrimination lawsuit

Disney has agreed to pay $43 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company paid women less than men with the same job title.

November 26, 2024

Tesla to be excluded from California EV tax credits under new proposal

Tesla could end up missing out on California's new set of tax credits for electric vehicles.

November 26, 2024

Banana taped to wall fetches over $6 million at auction

Artist Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian," art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall, drew $6.24 million at auction Wednesday.

November 21, 2024

Reddit crashes 2 straight days

Social media site Reddit experienced a major outage Thursday morning, one day after a similar outage left thousands of users without access.

November 21, 2024

Neuralink gets Canadian approval for human tests

Elon Musk's Neuralink has received approval from Canada's top medical body to perform human trials, the brain implant company said Wednesday.

November 21, 2024

No more working in pajamas: Musk, Ramaswamy target teleworking for federal employees

Billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said this week they support requiring all federal employees to return to the office five days a week.

November 21, 2024