“ O THER SHAREHOLDER meetings are like snooze fests,” declared Elon Musk, Tesla’s bumptious boss, as he took to the stage on November 6th. “Ours are bangers.” Napping while Mr Musk danced along to a funk soundtrack with one of the company’s Optimus androids would indeed have been difficult.

Elon Musk, in a series of posts on X, slammed the government for what he called "overreach" in a case of Peanut the Squirrel.

The new package, which includes 12 chunks of stock, could give Musk control over as much as 25% of Tesla if he hits a series of milestones.