Musk’s revised Twitter bid drops margin loan, requires more cash

Musk’s revised Twitter bid drops margin loan, requires more cash

Elon Musk is dropping plans to partially fund his purchase of Twitter Inc with a margin loan tied to his Tesla Inc stake and increasing the size of the deal’s equity component to $33.5 billion. Musk will provide an additional $6.25 billion in equity financing for the $44 billion buyout, according to a regulatory filing […]

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Musk says -billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold

Musk says $44-billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold

Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts.“Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,” Musk said in a tweet. Shares of the social media company fell 20% […]

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Elon Musk says Twitter will comply with EU content rules after takeover

Elon Musk says Twitter will comply with EU content rules after takeover

Elon Musk said Twitter Inc. would comply with the European Union’s rules on content if he completes his proposed takeover, despite his plans to loosen restrictions on the network. After meeting Musk in Texas on Monday, Thierry Breton, the EU’s internal market commissioner, said that he and the Tesla Inc. chief executive officer agreed on […]

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Elon Musk says he wants to boost Twitter use from ‘niche’ to most Americans

Elon Musk says he wants to boost Twitter use from ‘niche’ to most Americans

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday he wants to expand the reach of Twitter beyond the current “niche” until most Americans use the social media platform. Musk has signed a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, raising questions among employees and the public about his strategy for running the social media […]

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Elon Musk’s grand vision for Twitter faces reality check in Asia

Elon Musk’s grand vision for Twitter faces reality check in Asia

For all the furor about which way Elon Musk might tilt US political discourse after getting the keys to Twitter Inc, his biggest challenges may emerge across the Pacific. Asia, home to more than half the world’s population, is Twitter’s biggest growth opportunity and arguably a far thornier challenge. If the Tesla Inc. and SpaceX […]

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Elon Musk on Twitter anonymity vs authentication: ‘A balance must be struck’

Elon Musk on Twitter anonymity vs authentication: ‘A balance must be struck’

Since his deal to take over Twitter became public, Elon Musk has posted a number of tweets and replies indicating how he plans to make changes to the platform’s core product. And one aspect that Musk has talked about is the need to ‘authenticate’ all humans. In fact, even before the deal was made official, […]

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