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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 says another Neuralink brain implant coming soon

Elon Musk on Wednesday said Neuralink will implant its brain-computer interface system into its second patient within a week and make changes to the hardware to ensure safety.

July 11, 2024

UAW’s Shawn Fain investigated for misusing union money, retaliating against union’s treasurer

A court-appointed monitor is investigating United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain for misusing union funds and retaliating against union executives who would not follow orders that benefited him personally.

July 11, 2024

Musk wins dismissal of unpaid severance lawsuit

A California judge dismissed a lawsuit targeting X owner Elon Musk, saying the court didn't have proper jurisdiction to rule on the case.

July 10, 2024

Report suggests daily active users for Musk’s X stalling as competitors grow

A new report this week indicates that Elon Musk's X may be stalling, even as other social media sites flourish.

July 10, 2024

CNN to cut 100 jobs in shift to subscription model

CNN outlined incoming layoffs Wednesday and a push into digital subscriptions and artificial intelligence.

July 10, 2024

Samsung union extends strike with no end in sight

The union representing 30,000 South Korean Samsung workers said it would prolong its strike indefinitely due to management's refusal to negotiate.

July 10, 2024

Meta removing posts targeting ‘Zionists’

Meta is expanding its hate speech policy on its platforms to remove more posts that refer to Zionists as a stand-in for Jews or Israelis.

July 9, 2024

Law firms that fought Musk’s pay package asking for $7.2 billion in legal fees

The lawyers who helped bring the lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package are now asking the company to pay more than $7 billion in legal fees.

July 9, 2024

Samsung workers on strike over bonus system, days off

South Korean workers at Samsung Electronics walked off the job Monday as part of a three-day work stoppage to change the company's bonus and annual leave policies.

July 9, 2024

Epic Games accuses Apple of stalling launch of its game store in Europe

Epic Games says Apple is keeping it from the game marketplace on iPhones and iPads in Europe in the latest legal dustup between the two tech giants.

July 5, 2024

Musk seeks to dismiss Twitter shareholder lawsuit

X owner Elon Musk wants a New York judge to eject a lawsuit against him, claiming he misunderstood U.S. securities laws and didn't seek to defraud investors of Twitter, the previous name of the social media platform.

July 5, 2024

Tesla stock leap nets Musk $10 billion

EV maker Tesla's better-than-expected second-quarter sales report boosted the company's stock price this week, netting CEO Elon Musk about $10 billion. And that was before Wednesday's stock rocket.

July 3, 2024

Zuckerberg boasts 175 million active users for Threads

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that his company's "Twitter killer" Threads has amassed 175 million active monthly users a year after its launch.

July 3, 2024

Discount retailer Bob’s Stores to close all locations after bankruptcy

Bob's Stores will close all remaining locations this month, ending 70 years of business.

July 3, 2024

City workers’ union sues Philadelphia mayor over order to return to office

A union representing thousands of city workers is suing Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker over her order for them to return to the office.

July 3, 2024

Samsung union going on strike

The union representing thousands of Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea announced plans for a general strike this week, one month after employees staged a light walkout.

July 2, 2024

YouTube creates privacy tools to protect users from AI content

YouTube quietly launched privacy rules last month aimed at helping users take down AI content that simulates their face or voice.

July 2, 2024

Tesla beats Q2 sales expectations, still lower than last year

EV maker Tesla's second-quarter vehicle delivery numbers beat expectations but fell short of exceeding sales from the same period last year.

July 2, 2024

Time magazine inks multi-year content partnership with OpenAI

Time Inc. and OpenAI entered into a multi-year partnership this week that would allow the artificial intelligence company to train its chatbots on the magazine's content.

June 27, 2024