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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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Threads in the fast lane, passing X with daily U.S. users

Meta's Threads is closing the gap on its main competitor and is now hosting more daily active users in the U.S. than Elon Musk's X.

April 24, 2024

Tesla shareholder asks judge to keep company in Delaware

The Tesla shareholder who blocked CEO Elon Musk's massive pay package has asked a Delaware judge to bar the company from reincorporating in Texas.

April 24, 2024

SpaceX employee injury rates exceed industry standards

New data suggests that Elon Musk's SpaceX has a worse safety record than most other companies in the industry.

April 24, 2024

Tesla to lay off thousands from Texas plant

Tesla will cut thousands of employees from its Gigafactory Texas as part of a companywide tightening effort.

April 23, 2024

Musk lashes out at Australian demand to erase violent footage

Elon Musk said Australian regulators are trying to "control the entire internet" after a court there ordered X to hide video of an alleged terrorist attack.

April 23, 2024

Waymo robotaxi drives on wrong side of the road

A Waymo autonomous taxi drove on the wrong side of a San Francisco street Friday to avoid colliding with cyclists.

April 23, 2024

Waymo robotaxis block freeway traffic in California

A pack of seven automated taxis from Google's self-driving company Waymo caused a traffic jam on a San Francisco freeway, raising safety questions about the robotic vehicles.

April 18, 2024

Google fires 28 workers after protest over Israeli contract

Google fired 28 employees Thursday following sit-ins at the company's New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices.

April 18, 2024

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, to unionize we go: Disney actors file for election with the NLRB

Actors who portray Disney's most iconic characters at the company's California theme park have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.

April 18, 2024

Tesla puts Musk’s massive pay package to a vote again

Tesla has asked shareholders to vote on CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay bundle three months after a Delaware judge voided the deal.

April 17, 2024

Ford recalls 450,000 vehicles over electrical problem

Ford Motor has issued a recall on over 450,000 SUVs and pickups over an electrical issue that could result in loss of drive power.

April 17, 2024

Musk’s Tesla spends $200,000 on advertising on his X

Electric vehicle maker Tesla has spent $200,000 on X advertising in the past year, a significant expansion for a company not known for such marketing.

April 17, 2024

New X users will need to pay to post, Musk says

X owner Elon Musk announced Monday that new users would soon need to pay a small fee to post on the site.

April 16, 2024

Tesla axing 10% of global staff

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla will lay off 10% of its international workforce this week, according to an internal memo from CEO Elon Musk.

April 16, 2024

Tennessee VW workers voting on unionization this week

Employees at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant will vote on whether to unionize this week in the first test of the United Auto Workers' new organization drive.

April 16, 2024

X will stop users from hiding check marks

Elon Musk's X is reversing a policy that allowed X Premium users to hide the blue check mark that came with their subscription, adding another change to how verification works on the platform.

April 12, 2024

Taylor Swift’s music back on TikTok

Taylor Swift's music has been returned for use on TikTok after Universal Music Group pulled her catalog in January.

April 12, 2024

Minneapolis delays minimum wage on rideshare firms to July

Minneapolis' city council on Thursday voted unanimously to delay the start date for rideshare drivers' minimum wage to July, giving Uber and Lyft two extra months to hammer out a compromise.

April 11, 2024

Center for Countering Digital Hate accuses X of profiting off antisemitism

Elon Musk's X has encouraged and profited from the spread of hateful posts in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit research group.

April 11, 2024