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Getty ImagesTesla chief executive Elon Musk’s record-breaking $56bn (£47bn) pay award will not be reinstated, a judge has ruled.The decision in the Delaware court comes after months of legal wrangling and despite it being approved by shareholders and directors in the summer.Judge Kathaleen McCormick upheld her previous decision from January, in which she argued that board members were too heavily influenced by Mr Musk.Reacting to the ruling, Mr Musk wrote on X: “Shareholders should control company votes, not judges.”Tesla vowed to appeal against the ruling, saying the decision was “wrong”.”This ruling, if not overturned, means that judges and plaintiffs’ lawyers…

BBC/Shine TVThe BBC should consider pausing MasterChef while Gregg Wallace is investigated, an MP has suggested.Rupa Huq, who is also a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said the continued broadcast of MasterChef could be “triggering” for the women involved.Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today, she said: “I think possibly there is an argument for pausing while this investigation takes its course, and maybe not airing it tonight.”Wallace, 60, has denied behaviour of a sexually harassing nature, after 13 people came forward last week with allegations of inappropriate comments.Currently, the next episode of MasterChef: The Professionals is scheduled…

Adam RichesAdam Riches has spent the past three-and-a-half years making a game with his brother “Everything is on fire at the moment,” says indie developer Adam Riches.It’s not a controversial view, and when Adam says it he’s almost casual.Just a fact of life these days.Widespread lay-offs and studio closures that rocked the industry last year have continued into 2024, and the rush of investment off the back of the Covid pandemic gaming boom has slowed down.There’s also evidence people have been spending less money on new games, choosing to stick with long-running online games like Fortnite or yearly franchises including…

OuraSmart rings have built-in sensors that monitor the wearer’s heart rate and other health issuesWearable tech – currently dominated by smart watches – is a multi-billion dollar industry with a sharp focus on health tracking.Many premium products claim to accurately track exercise routines, body temperature, heart rate, menstrual cycle and sleep patterns, among others.Health Secretary Wes Streeting has talked about a proposal to give wearables to millions of NHS patients in England, enabling them to track symptoms such as reactions to cancer treatments, from home.But many doctors – and tech experts – remain cautious about using health data captured by…

Typhoo Tea has been rescued by vape maker Supreme which will buy the company for £10m.The 120-year-old teamaker fell in to administration in November as its sales slumped and debts rose.The new owner said the deal keeps Typhoo “in British hands” but that manufacturing will be moved abroad.Manchester-based Supreme makes the e-cigarette brand 88Vape and distributes nicotine and home products to supermarkets.“Typhoo is such an iconic brand,” said Supreme chief executive Sandy Chadha. “I grew up with Typhoo. Drinking it and watching the ‘you only get an OO with Typhoo’ ads with Su Pollard from Hi-di-Hi. That was my era.”He…

InstagramGregg Wallace made a video statement on InstagramGregg Wallace has hit back at allegations of historic misconduct, saying they have come from a “handful of middle-class women of a certain age”.The MasterChef presenter said in a video on Instagram on Sunday morning there had been “13 complaints” from “over 4,000 contestants” he had worked with in 20 years on the BBC One show.He stepped aside earlier this week after a BBC News investigation revealed a string of allegations of inappropriate sexual comments and inappropriate behaviour against him.The investigation heard from 13 people across a range of ages, who worked across…

Cate Blanchett has told the BBC she is “deeply concerned” about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI).Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the Australian actress said: “I’m looking at these robots and driverless cars and I don’t really know what that’s bringing anybody.”Blanchett, 55, was promoting her new film Rumours – an apocalyptic comedy about a group of world leaders trapped in a forest.”Our film looks like a sweet little documentary compared to what’s going on in the world,” she said.Asked whether she was worried about the impact of AI on her job she said she was “less concerned” about…

PA MediaA public inquiry described the scale of the scandal as “horrifying”Some victims of the infected blood scandal have been told interim compensation payments of £100,000 due to be made before Christmas have been put on hold.It is thought at least 10 bereaved families have received letters saying applications approved this month cannot now proceed until they submit new paperwork.More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.The government said in October families of people who died as a result of the scandal could…

Getty ImagesMore than a million mortgages have been issued in the past three years which home-buyers are set to still be repaying into pension age.The latest data shows that two in five new mortgages have terms that see homeowners still making payments in retirement.Ultra-long, or extended, mortgages have become more popular during a time of higher interest rates as people aim to spread the cost.But this will ultimately make the loan more expensive, and experts say it raises serious questions over financial planning for retirement.At the end of 2021, about three in 10 mortgages took repayments into pension age, according…

Getty ImagesBy the time The Beatles visited the US, they were already huge stars in the UKIn Beatles ’64, the new documentary which charts the impact of the band’s first US tour and how it catapulted them to global superstardom, Paul McCartney makes a suggestion as to why they achieved so much so quickly.“When we came, it was quite shortly after Kennedy had been assassinated,” he said.”Maybe America needed something like The Beatles to be lifted out of sorrow.”Beatles scholars and cultural historians have long remarked upon how much of a lift the band gave to an America in mourning.But…