The future of Elon Musk's empire was in peril in 2016, and new documents reveal more about the desperate plan to save it

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In 2016, SolarCity was on the brink of collapsing and taking SpaceX with it, so Elon Musk devised a plan to have Tesla shareholders pick up the tab, according to claims in a shareholder lawsuit.

Johnson & Johnson recalled a batch of baby powder after a test found asbestos. The company says the product is safe.

The FDA found a trace of asbestos in samples from a bottle of baby powder purchased from an online retailer. J&J says further testing didn't find asbestos.

Alphabet reportedly placed an offer to purchase Fitbit to push into the wearables market

Alphabet has reportedly placed an offer to purchase Fitbit – the acquisition would be a smart way for Google to enter the healthcare wearables market.

We visited an abandoned castle hidden on a small island in New York that's slowly crumbling away, and it was hauntingly beautiful

Bannerman Castle was an arsenal fortress in the early 20th century. Today, the abandoned castle has been partially restored.

Elon Musk changed his username to 'Treelon' on Twitter after pledging to donate $1 million to a YouTuber's tree-planting cause

Tesla CEO Elon Musk pledged to donate $1 million-worth of trees to a YouTuber-launched campaign to plant 20 million trees by 2020.

Inside the #TeamTrees movement started by YouTuber MrBeast, which has raised over $8 million in less than a week to plant trees — including $1 million from Elon Musk

Jimmy Donaldson wanted to commemorate reaching 20 million subscribers on YouTube. Then a fan challenged him to plant 20 million trees.

The 25-year-old trying to rid the world's oceans of plastic just created a floating garbage truck that collects trash from rivers

The organization hopes to clean 1,000 rivers that contribute to around 80% of the ocean's plastic before the end of 2025.

How Juul went from a $38 billion darling to uncertain future and FDA investigation

Since launching in 2015, Juul has dominated the e-cigarette market. It now faces FDA criticism and a potential ban in the US. What's next?

A former Juul executive filed a lawsuit alleging that the company shipped 1 million tainted pods to customers and retailers

A former Juul executive alleged in a lawsuit that the company retaliated against him after he brought up concerns about bad products. Juul calls his claims "baseless."

Cannabis-edibles brand 1906 raised $18 million in funding amid an industry downturn. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck that made it happen.

Raising money for cannabis startups is challenging. We talked to 1906 CEO Peter Barsoom about how to navigate the industry after an $18 million raise.