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Elon Musk doesn’t owe ex-Twitter employees $500 million in severance, the court rules

July 10, 2024 Elon Musk doesn’t owe ex-Twitter employees $500 million in severance, court rules The lawsuit alleged that Twitter paid laid-off employees less severance than they were contractually promised. BY Jessica Bursztynsky In a win for Elon Musk, a judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming that the billionaire owed former Twitter employees upwards of $500 million … Continue reading Elon Musk doesn’t owe ex-Twitter employees $500 million in severance, the court rules

Elon Musk wins shareholder approval for record $56 billion pay package

June 14, 2024 Elon Musk wins shareholder approval for record $56 billion pay package The shareholder approval, however, does not resolve a Delaware court’s lawsuit on the pay package. BY Reuters Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, the electric vehicle-maker said on Thursday, a big thumbs-up to his leadership and an incentive … Continue reading Elon Musk wins shareholder approval for record $56 billion pay package

Why leaders should never act like Elon Musk during a transition

May 04, 2024 Why leaders should never act like Elon Musk during a transition These steps can help leaders maintain high employee morale through a major transition, such as a merger or acquisition. BY Brenda Jacobsen It can be difficult to maintain high employee morale throughout a major transition, such as a merger or acquisition. Employees … Continue reading Why leaders should never act like Elon Musk during a transition

What you can learn about Elon Musk from the movie he helped produce almost 20 years ago

March 24, 2024 What you can learn about Elon Musk from the movie he helped produce almost 20 years ago The worldview of 2005’s ‘Thank You for Smoking’ offers a surprising glimpse of the Tesla CEO’s personal views today. BY Joe Berkowitz “Few people on this planet know what it is to be truly despised,” says … Continue reading What you can learn about Elon Musk from the movie he helped produce almost 20 years ago

Twitter’s former CEO and other execs are suing Elon Musk and X for $128 million in unpaid severance

Twitter’s former CEO and other execs are suing Elon Musk and X for $128 million in unpaid severance The group says Musk “made up a fake cause” for their firing to avoid paying them. Karissa Bell   Tue, Mar 5, 2024 Anadolu via Getty Images A group of former Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag … Continue reading Twitter’s former CEO and other execs are suing Elon Musk and X for $128 million in unpaid severance

Elon Musk will have to testify in SEC’s Twitter probe after all

Elon Musk will have to testify in the SEC’s Twitter probe after all It’s just “one more day of depositions to survive and it’s over,” the judge said. Richard Lai   Updated Fri, Dec 15, 2023 Elon Musk Despite Elon Musk’s earlier attempts to avoid further testifying for the Twitter-takeover investigation, his luck appears to … Continue reading Elon Musk will have to testify in SEC’s Twitter probe after all

Elon Musk responds to companies that pulled ads from X: ‘Go fuck yourself’

Elon Musk responds to companies that pulled ads from X: ‘Go fuck yourself’ X CEO and former advertising executive Linda Yaccarino reportedly sat “stone-faced” during the tirade. Karissa Bell   Thu, Nov 30, 2023 Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images Elon Musk, facing the fact that an already financially-precarious X could be poised to lose another … Continue reading Elon Musk responds to companies that pulled ads from X: ‘Go fuck yourself’

Elon Musk biopic: Darren Aronofsky is the perfect director for A24’s film, but now comes the hard part

  By Michael Grothaus November 18, 2023 Elon Musk seems to be everywhere, so why not on the big screen, too? That’s where audiences will find him, or at least a version of him, now that arthouse studio and critical hit maker A24 has acquired the film rights to adapt Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk biography, … Continue reading Elon Musk biopic: Darren Aronofsky is the perfect director for A24’s film, but now comes the hard part