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Elon Musk, Tesla found not liable in ‘funding secured’ tweet lawsuit

Elon Musk was found not liable in a class-action securities fraud trial that centered on the Tesla CEO’s now infamous “funding secured” tweet. After less than 90 minutes of deliberat

Here’s how to protect your equity if you get laid off

Investing a small amount of time to figure out what you want to do can potentially lead to a life-changing sum of money.

A startup founder’s guide to allocating equity grants

Leaders need to get better at understanding and articulating not just why equity is important but also how it’s determined.

Spotify to spend $1B buying its own stock

If Spotify is still a growth-focused company, shouldn't it preserve its capital to invest in exclusive podcasts and the like — efforts that may grant it pricing power in the future?

Away, #PelotonGate and predictions for 2020

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Kate and Alex and the ever-intrepid man behind the dials, Chris, too

Facebook drops no-vote stock plan, Zuck will sell shares to fund philanthropy

Mark Zuckerberg has gotten so rich that he can fund his philanthropic foundation and retain voting control without Facebook having to issue a proposed non-voting class of stock that faced shareholder

Crunch Report | Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Resigns

The CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, resigns from the company, Tesla gets a new lead, Andrej Karpathy, for their autopilot program, University of Michigan students get driverless shuttles and Snapchat in

Apple ups dividend by 10.5% and increases capital return program to $300B

Apple just reported earnings for the first quarter of 2017, which were mixed. The company beat on EPS but slightly missed on iPhone sales and overall revenue. However, the company announced they are i

Crunch Report | Tesla Acquisition of SolarCity Approved

LinkedIn now blocked in Russia, Tesla acquisition of SolarCity is approved, SpaceX wants to bring internet access to everyone, AOL lays off 7 percent of workforce, Zesty replaces CEO and restructures.

Fairness For Shareholders Who Bust Their Butts

<strong>Editor’s note:</strong> <em>Ronen Shilo is the founder, chairman, and CEO of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.conduit.com">Conduit</a>, a provider of cloud-based solutions that empower we