A Delaware court judge this week denied Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bid to reinstate his pay package, now valued at $100 billion. But there was another denial issued: The lawyers who successfully argued that Musk’s pay was illegal and should be rescinded wanted $5.6 billion for their efforts. The judge didn’t quite bite. However, they…
The full-throated push to grant Tesla CEO Elon Musk a pay package now valued at $100 billion was shut down by a judge this week. In a 101-page opinion, Delaware Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick declined to reverse a previous decision to scrap Musks’ pay. Essentially, she wrote, the arguments presented by the defense representing Tesla…
China’s judges and prosecutors must pay more attention to solving conflicts and ensuring fairness rather than just closing cases, a senior judicial official said in a rare commentary, as authorities reflect on a string of mass killings in recent weeks. Wang Chengguo, secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Zhejiang province, wrote in…
Once Elon Musk’s cofounder, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is now at the top of Musk’s “list of enemies”—and he’s not staying quiet about how much he resents him and his company. In an expanded version of a previous lawsuit, Musk called OpenAI a “market-paralyzing gorgon,” the Wall Street Journal reported. He’s also taken to calling…
Bishop T.D. Jakes, the influential leader of The Potter’s House church, faced a medical emergency during a Sunday sermon that forced the early conclusion of the service. Soon after Jakes team came up with a health update after the event sparked concern among his followers and the broader community. Bishop TD Jakes suffers medical emergency(Photo-…
Elon Musk amended his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, adding Microsoft as a defendant. Musk included emails between himself and Altman from 2015 in which they discussed starting OpenAI. Musk said OpenAI and Microsoft have formed a “de facto merger.” Elon Musk unveiled several emails between himself and fellow billionaire Sam Altman this week…
A woman in China died after undergoing six cosmetic surgeries within 24 hours, sparking a lawsuit by her family against the clinic involved seeking 1.2 million yuan (US$168,000). On December 9, 2020, the woman, surnamed Liu, from a rural area in Guigang, Guangxi province, southern China, visited a clinic in Nanning, where she took out…
Topline A Philadelphia judge allowed billionaire Elon Musk to keep awarding $1 million per day to registered swing state voters—even as the program is nearly at an end—after Philadelphia’s district attorney sued to block the giveaway, claiming it violated Pennsylvania law. Elon Musk speaks at a rally for former President Donald Trump at Madison Square…
A federal judge in Georgia declined to block Biden’s second attempt at broader debt relief. Instead, the judge ordered the case to be transferred to a federal court in Missouri. It could signal a lifeline for 30 million borrowers waiting for student-loan forgiveness. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…
OpenAI just secured $6.6 billion in its latest funding round. The company asked investors not to back its rivals like Elon Musk’s xAI, per Reuters. Musk, who is in an ongoing feud with OpenAI, called the company “evil.” Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go….