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The SEC wasn’t mollified. It issued the contempt-of-court request, arguing the first post breached last year’s agreement, which settled claims that Musk misled investors with tweets about taking the company private. Tesla’s attorneys contend what he wrote just echoed what had already been said on an earnings call.

Musk took to Twitter to back up that position, saying the SEC had failed to read the transcript of that call and adding, “How embarrassing…” In another post, he piled on: “Something is broken with SEC oversight.”

U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan told Musk on Tuesday to file a brief responding to the contempt-of-court request by March 11.

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The Freestyle Love Supreme Academy plans to begin offering classes in New York, starting with foundations of freestyle.

One of Australia’s biggest parties of the year is the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. With a huge parade held on the city’s Oxford Street, the two-week event is considered one of the biggest celebrations in the world, attracting more than 300,000 people. However, according to a YouGov study, 84 percent of LGBTQ community…

People from all walks of life use cannabis. From soccer moms to Rastas to seniors to rappers to lawyers to kids with epilepsy. Across certain U.S. states, Colombia, Canada and Germany, you will find people using the plant recreationally and medicinally. However, if you look at the media and emerging marketing in this space, what…

A special guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon was none other than FedEx’s new SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery device it intends to test in select markets like its hometown, Memphis, this summer. Similar to Postmates’ Serve, which delivers food and goods, FedEx is working with retailers and restaurants…

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Director Spike Jonze (“Her,” “Being John Malkovich”) has made some delightfully trippy ads, including for Apple and Kenzo. But his new cannabis commercial, for MedMen, is actually quite serious and thoughtful. It examines the history of cannabis in America, including the racial injustices of the “stop and frisk” policy and harsh prison sentences. The unusual ad, which comes from Mekanism and stars “Grey’s Anatomy” actor Jesse Williams, seems to be set in a museum of cannabis history, zooming in on still-life exhibits depicting marijuana across the ages.

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Best Buy jumped after the gadget retailer lent a spark to what had been a gloomy earnings season by delivering holiday sales that outpaced projections and a full-year profit outlook that topped analysts’ estimates.

Comparable-store sales in the U.S.the retailer’s most-watched metricrose 3 percent in the fourth quarter, beating projections. The midpoint of its profit forecast for the current fiscal year also topped estimates, sending the shares up as much as 16 percent.

Best Buy went all out to capture holiday shoppers, rolling out Black Friday deals early and even adding more toys to its shelves to grab dollars that once went to Toys “R” Us. The nation’s biggest electronics retailer also offered free shipping on online orders, with no minimum purchasea strategy mirrored by fellow Minneapolis retailer Target. The move helped Best Buy’s e-commerce revenue gain 9.3 percent.

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