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Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court
Read full article: Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal courtA judge in Philadelphia has put a state challenge of Elon Muskโs $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes on hold while lawyers for the billionaire and his political action committee try to move the lawsuit to federal court.
Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald Trump
Read full article: Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald TrumpA Philadelphia judge is set to hold a hearing in the city prosecutorโs bid to shut down Elon Muskโs $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states.
Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
Read full article: Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformationXโs crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isnโt addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Muskโs social media platform.
Roaring Kitty has dissolved his holdings in Chewy, but meme stocks are alive and well
Read full article: Roaring Kitty has dissolved his holdings in Chewy, but meme stocks are alive and wellA pivotal actor in the meme stock craze the began during the pandemic continues to hold a powerful sway over the movement of shares in major U.S. corporations.
Church near Pennsylvania Capitol becomes peace hub hoping to protect democracy in divisive election
Read full article: Church near Pennsylvania Capitol becomes peace hub hoping to protect democracy in divisive electionPennsylvaniaโs State Capitol could be a crucial venue if the upcoming election leads to worsening political divisions in the most pivotal of swing states.
Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute
Read full article: Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor disputeA federal appeals court says the National Labor Relations Board was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options.
Musk's pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe Harris
Read full article: Musk's pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe HarrisElon Muskโs political action committee has created an ad attacking Vice President Kamala Harris that includes multiple references to a vulgarity often used to demean women as well as calling her a communist.
Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk's America PAC over its $1 million giveaway
Read full article: Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk's America PAC over its $1 million giveawayPhiladelphiaโs district attorney is suing to halt Elon Muskโs $1 million giveaway that's part of his political organizationโs effort to boost Donald Trumpโs presidential campaign.
Middle East latest: Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in Gaza
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in GazaIsraeli lawmakers have passed two laws that could threaten the work of the main United Nations agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil.
Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally
Read full article: Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegallyPresident Joe Biden has slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States.
Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says
Read full article: Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI saysRussian actors made a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania.
Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
Read full article: Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theoriesWith less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.
'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi event
Read full article: 'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi eventA film production company that helped make โBlade Runner 2049โ has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an AI-generated image resembling a scene from the science fiction movie to market Teslaโs new robotaxis.
Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC pollVoters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to handle key economic issues, although Harris earns slightly better marks on elements such as taxes for the middle class.
Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbs
Read full article: Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbsElon Musk has brought his support for Republican Donald Trump to the Philadelphia suburbs for a town hall and encouraged Pennsylvania voters to register to cast their ballots and vote early.
Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump
Read full article: Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald TrumpElon Musk, the tech mogul who is the worldโs richest man, plunged more than $70 million of his personal fortune into helping Donald Trump and other Republicans win in Novemberโs election, making him one of the biggest donors to GOP causes this campaign season, according to campaign finances disclosures released this week.
Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon Musk
Read full article: Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon MuskBritainโs new Labour Party government is announcing $82 billion in investment in U.K. artificial intelligence, life sciences, infrastructure and technology at a business summit.
Elon Musk unveils Teslaโs โCybercab,โ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025
Read full article: Elon Musk unveils Teslaโs โCybercab,โ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before they are available.
Elon Musk unveils Tesla's 'Cybercab,' plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025
Read full article: Elon Musk unveils Tesla's 'Cybercab,' plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before they are available.
Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
Read full article: Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demandsThe social media platform X is returning to Brazil after remaining inaccessible for more than a month following a clash between its owner, Elon Musk, and a justice on the countryโs highest court.
Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands
Read full article: Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demandsThe Brazilian Supreme Courtโs Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform Xยดs service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown, according to a statement posted on the courtโs website.
AP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election Day
Read full article: AP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election DayAmericans will cast roughly 160 million ballots by the time Election Day comes to a close โ in several different ways, including many cast a few weeks before polls even open.
Supreme Court won't hear appeal from Elon Muskโs X platform over warrant in Trump case
Read full article: Supreme Court won't hear appeal from Elon Muskโs X platform over warrant in Trump caseThe Supreme Court says it won't hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant prosecutors obtained in the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump.
Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
Read full article: Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skepticalThe conservative group Turning Point has long been known for hosting glitzy events, cultivating far-right influencers and raising prodigious amounts of money.
Trump urges his supporters to deliver victory in his return to scene of first assassination attempt
Read full article: Trump urges his supporters to deliver victory in his return to scene of first assassination attemptDonald Trump rallied supporters at the same Pennsylvania grounds where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, setting aside near-constant worries for his physical safety.
Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game
Read full article: Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the gameThe chief of the Shawnee Tribe grew up playing video games, including hundreds of hours colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meierโs Alpha Centauri.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit roots
Read full article: ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit rootsOpenAI says it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots.
Brazil judge makes new requests to allow X to be reinstated from suspension
Read full article: Brazil judge makes new requests to allow X to be reinstated from suspensionBrazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday added conditions for Elon Muskโs X to have its service reestablished in the country, one day after the social media platform said it had complied with all the judgeโs demands.
X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, sources say
Read full article: X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, sources sayA source says billionaire Elon Muskโs social media site X has complied with Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraesโ orders, and requested its service be reestablished in the country.
Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump
Read full article: Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for TrumpRepublican activists in swing states say theyโve seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent voters on behalf of Donald Trump.
Cards Against Humanity says in new lawsuit that SpaceX has destroyed some of its South Texas property
Read full article: Cards Against Humanity says in new lawsuit that SpaceX has destroyed some of its South Texas propertyThe card game company crowd-funded money to buy the land in an attempt to block a portion of Donald Trumpโs border wall.
AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
Read full article: AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts fearedGenerative artificial intelligence is playing a major role in the presidential campaign, even if the greatest fears about how it could threaten the U.S. presidential election havenโt materialized yet.
America's political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrain
Read full article: America's political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrainA series of unnerving developments has crystalized the volatility coursing through the country in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign.
Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US election
Read full article: Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US electionAs Election Day draws nearer, social media posts by X owner Elon Musk are raising concerns that he will use his immense platform to question the legitimacy of the vote in the U.S. presidential election and perhaps call for resistance if Republican nominee Donald Trump loses.
Musk deletes post about Harris and Biden assassination after widespread criticism
Read full article: Musk deletes post about Harris and Biden assassination after widespread criticismElon Musk has deleted a post on his social media platform X in which he said โno one is even trying to assassinateโ President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the wake of another apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
United Airlines will offer free internet on flights using service from Elon Musk's SpaceX
Read full article: United Airlines will offer free internet on flights using service from Elon Musk's SpaceXUnited Airlines says it will offer free WiFi service on flights using the satellite-based Starlink service from Elon Muskโs SpaceX.
Google's AI model faces European Union scrutiny from privacy watchdog
Read full article: Google's AI model faces European Union scrutiny from privacy watchdogEuropean Union regulators say theyโre investigating one of Googleโs artificial intelligence models over concerns about its compliance with the blocโs strict data privacy rules.
One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it
Read full article: One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do itSince Elon Musk acquired Twitter and renamed it X, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations and ordinary people have quit.
Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'
Read full article: Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'A few thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have begun flooding Sao Pauloโs main boulevard for an Independence Day rally.
Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB's structure is unconstitutional
Read full article: Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB's structure is unconstitutionalAmazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago.
With Musk's X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
Read full article: With Musk's X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homesAs billionaire Elon Muskโs clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation.
Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil
Read full article: Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in BrazilElon Muskโs satellite-based internet service provider Starlink has backtracked and announced it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justiceโs order to block the billionaireโs social media platform, X.
Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide
Read full article: Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwideA Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Muskโs social media platform X nationwide.
On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
Read full article: On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the worldThe blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence.
Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud
Read full article: Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feudA Brazilian Supreme Court justice is threatening to shut down the operations of X, formerly Twitter, in that country unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours.
Questions about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system are growing
Read full article: Questions about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system are growingTesla says its vehicles that are equipped with the latest versions of its vaunted โFull Self-Drivingโ system can travel from point to point with little human intervention.
Social platform X edits AI chatbot after election officials warn that it spreads misinformation
Read full article: Social platform X edits AI chatbot after election officials warn that it spreads misinformationThe social media platform X has made a change to its AI chatbot after five secretaries of state warned it was spreading election misinformation.
Trumpโs post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images
Read full article: Trumpโs post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated imagesFormer President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but many of his posts donโt have much to do with reality.
X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging โcensorship ordersโ from Supreme Court justice
Read full article: X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging โcensorship ordersโ from Supreme Court justiceSocial media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest their legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.
Chechen warlord invites Musk to Russia after he's filmed driving machine-gun mounted Cybertruck
Read full article: Chechen warlord invites Musk to Russia after he's filmed driving machine-gun mounted CybertruckChechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the companyโs Cybertrucks mounted with a machine gun.
Harris to meet with Teamsters, but union president isn't invited to speak at Democratic convention
Read full article: Harris to meet with Teamsters, but union president isn't invited to speak at Democratic conventionTeamsters union members will host Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable discussion in the near future.
Strategist who ran DeSantis' ill-fated bid is working with Musk to help organize voters for Trump
Read full article: Strategist who ran DeSantis' ill-fated bid is working with Musk to help organize voters for TrumpDonald Trumpโs campaign is largely leaving paid canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts to outside groups like America PAC, funded in part by Elon Musk.
Trumpโs campaign called it an economic address. He made big promises but mostly veered off topic
Read full article: Trumpโs campaign called it an economic address. He made big promises but mostly veered off topicDonald Trump made little effort to stay on message at a rally in North Carolina that his campaign billed as a big economic address.
Auto workers union seeks NLRB investigation of Trump and Musk comments about firing striking workers
Read full article: Auto workers union seeks NLRB investigation of Trump and Musk comments about firing striking workersThe United Auto Workers union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views
Read full article: How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing viewsAs Xโs owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used it as a megaphone to amplify his political views and those of the often right-wing figures heโs aligned with.
Musk's interview with Trump marred by technical glitches
Read full article: Musk's interview with Trump marred by technical glitchesElon Muskโs much-awaited interview with former President Donald Trump was marred by technical glitches on Monday, with people unable to join the audio conversation on Xโs Spaces platform.
The Latest: Trump interview with Elon Musk on X plagued by glitches
Read full article: The Latest: Trump interview with Elon Musk on X plagued by glitchesVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are painting much different pictures as they meet with voters on the campaign trail around the country.
Trump and Musk talk about assassination attempt and deportations during glitchy chat on X
Read full article: Trump and Musk talk about assassination attempt and deportations during glitchy chat on XDonald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and promised the largest deportation in U.S. history during a high-profile return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
World Federation of Advertisers discontinues small brand safety initiative after Elon Musk's X sues
Read full article: World Federation of Advertisers discontinues small brand safety initiative after Elon Musk's X suesA small brand safety initiative is ceasing operations โ days after being targeted by social media platform X in a lawsuit alleging the group helped coordinate a โmassive advertiser boycottโ after billionaire Elon Musk bought the company in 2022.
Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela
Read full article: Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in VenezuelaVenezuelaโs President Nicolรกs Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and X.
UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts as unrest grips country
Read full article: UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts as unrest grips countryThe British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country.
Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover
Read full article: Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeoverElon Muskโs social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a โmassive advertiser boycottโ deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws.
Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
Read full article: Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on XFive secretaries of state are urging tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter that it has spread election misinformation.
Elon Musk sues OpenAI, renewing claims ChatGPT-maker put profits before 'the benefit of humanity'
Read full article: Elon Musk sues OpenAI, renewing claims ChatGPT-maker put profits before 'the benefit of humanity'Elon Musk has filed a second lawsuit against OpenAI and two founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.
Tesla attorneys ask judge to vacate decision invalidating massive pay package for Elon Musk
Read full article: Tesla attorneys ask judge to vacate decision invalidating massive pay package for Elon MuskAttorneys for Elon Musk and Teslaโs corporate directors are asking a Delaware judge to vacate her ruling requiring the company to rescind a massive pay package for Musk.
US road safety agency will look into fatal crash near Seattle involving Tesla using automated system
Read full article: US road safety agency will look into fatal crash near Seattle involving Tesla using automated systemU.S. road safety investigators say they will look into an April crash near Seattle after authorities determined that a Tesla was operating on the companyโs โFull Self-Drivingโ system when it hit and killed a motorcyclist.
Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say
Read full article: Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities sayAuthorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the companyโs โFull Self Drivingโ system.
A parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
Read full article: A parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politicsA video using an artificial intelligence voice-cloning tool to mimic the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of AI to mislead ahead of Novemberโs elections.
Tesla's 2Q profit falls 45% to $1.48 billion as sales drop despite price cuts and low-interest loans
Read full article: Tesla's 2Q profit falls 45% to $1.48 billion as sales drop despite price cuts and low-interest loansTeslaโs second-quarter net income fell 45% compared with a year ago as the companyโs global electric vehicle sales tumbled despite price cuts and low-interest financing.
Despite Musk's Trump endorsement, X remains a go-to platform for Democrats
Read full article: Despite Musk's Trump endorsement, X remains a go-to platform for DemocratsA week after Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president, President Joe Bidenโs team used Muskโs social media platform X โ in addition to more neutral spaces such as Facebook and Instagram โ to announce he is ending his campaign for reelection.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to confirm delay in Aug. 8 robotaxi unveil event to make design change
Read full article: Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to confirm delay in Aug. 8 robotaxi unveil event to make design changeTesla CEO Elon Musk appears to be confirming a report that the companyโs much-ballyhooed event to unveil a robotaxi will be delayed beyond its scheduled Aug. 8 date.
European Union says X's blue checks are deceptive 'dark patterns' that breach its social media laws
Read full article: European Union says X's blue checks are deceptive 'dark patterns' that breach its social media lawsThe European Union says blue checkmarks from Elon Muskโs X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements.
Judge who nixed Musk's pay package hears arguments on massive fee request from plaintiff lawyers
Read full article: Judge who nixed Musk's pay package hears arguments on massive fee request from plaintiff lawyersA Delaware judge is considering a massive and unprecedented fee request by lawyers who successfully argued that a massive and unprecedented pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk should be voided.
NASA taps Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years
Read full article: NASA taps Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more yearsNASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in a few more years.
How Elon Musk's $44.9B Tesla pay package compares with the most generous plans for other U.S. CEOs
Read full article: How Elon Musk's $44.9B Tesla pay package compares with the most generous plans for other U.S. CEOsEven though the median U.S. CEO pay package last year was nearly 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their company pay scales, Elon Muskโs record-setting Tesla compensation dwarfs them by comparison.
Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after AI hopes nudge Wall St to records. BOJ stands pat
Read full article: Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after AI hopes nudge Wall St to records. BOJ stands patAsian shares are mixed after Wall Streetโs continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology nudged indexes on Wall Street to more records.
Elon Musk gets 77% approval from shareholders to get back his big, $44.9 billion Tesla pay package
Read full article: Elon Musk gets 77% approval from shareholders to get back his big, $44.9 billion Tesla pay packageTesla shareholders have voted to restore CEO Elon Muskโs record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year.