Musk forces Judge's exit from shareholder battles over viral social media slip-up

Key Points:

• Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen McCormick has recused herself from Elon Musk-related shareholder lawsuits after Musk's legal team highlighted her apparent LinkedIn "support" of a post mocking Musk, despite her denial of bias; the cases will now be handled by her colleagues.
• Elon Musk offered to personally pay TSA employees' salaries during a government shutdown, but the White House rejected the offer due to legal and ethical concerns related to Musk's federal contracts, highlighting tensions between private initiatives and federal bureaucracy.
• A Reddit video showcased Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software anticipating pedestrian intent better than a human driver, demonstrating FSD's advanced neural network capabilities that interpret subtle human behaviors to improve safety and reduce accidents.
• A man in Northern California was arrested for DUI after being found passed out in a self-driving Tesla navigating city streets; police noted that while assistive driving features are legal, drivers must remain alert and sober while operating them.
• Elon Musk has publicly stated that Tesla's FSD v14.2.1 allows texting while driving depending on traffic context and claims that using FSD is safer than manually driving while distracted, stirring debate about safety and responsible use of autonomous driving features.