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Time magazine “Person of the Year” Elon Musk mocked billionaire tax supporter Senator Elizabeth Warren on Twitter while Tesla was hit with six more sexual harassment lawsuits on Tuesday. We’re also covering how Slack appears to have become the latest platform to be used by cyber spies for nefarious purposes, and the first European country to legalize marijuana for personal use. Finally, we unveil the fourth and final installment of the Next 1000 list, a year-long project aiming to highlight America’s most promising entrepreneurial talent.  

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German police carried out six raids in the state of Saxony as part of an investigation into death threats sent to the state officials from far-right anti-vaccination activists.

A Coinbase and CoinMarketCap glitch had some users reporting cryptocurrency gains that bumped their assets into the millions.

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While CEO Elon Musk sparred on Twitter with Senator Elizabeth Warren over taxes, Tesla was hit with six more sexual harassment lawsuits by former employees who described a workplace environment where it’s normal for women to be catcalled, ogled, touched inappropriately and propositioned.

Another 14 of the world’s wealthiest have joined Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge this year, bringing the total number of philanthropists who have vowed to donate most of their fortunes either before or after their deaths to 231.

Indonesia’s 50 richest people have seen their fortune grow by more than 21% this year compared to 2020, fueled by a booming stock market and rising commodity exports. Only seven of them saw their net worths decline.

An Iran-linked crew called MuddyWater has been trying to avoid detection by using Slack to control their malware, according to IBM researchers, in what appears to be the first time a suspected state-backed hacking outfit has used such a technique.

After more than five years without a global CEO, luxury fashion house Chanel has picked a new leader—but she’s not a fashion insider: Leena Nair is a former Unilever executive who’s spent three decades at the consumer goods giant.

Lawmakers in the island nation of Malta voted to legalize cannabis for personal use, making the Mediterranean country the first in the European Union to legalize and regulate marijuana.

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