Judge rules Elon Musk can’t keep $55bn Tesla pay package: Tech & Science Daily podcast

The Delaware court decision comes five years after a shareholder lawsuit targeted the Tesla chief executive and the directors
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A judge has ruled that Elon Musk must give up a compensation package awarded by Tesla's board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion.

The Delaware court decision comes five years after a shareholder lawsuit targeted the Tesla chief executive and the directors.

The company is incorporated in the state, which means some legal matters involving Tesla have to take place there.

The defendants were accused of breaching their duties, resulting in a waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment of Musk.

Musicians will be offered new protections over royalties and licensing under the UK Code of Good Practice on Transparency in Music Streaming.

The voluntary code is between labels, distributors, digital service providers and music creators, and was set out by the Intellectual Property Office.

Researchers reveal why insects are attracted to lights and it turns out the behaviour is due to insects mistaking the light for the direction of “up”.

The findings published in Nature Communications, indicate that artificial light causes erratic flight, and makes the creatures continually correct their flight path, resulting in insect vertigo and producing what we see as an attraction to artificial light.

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