Twitter to interview Elon Musk, known for combative testimony

Twitter to interview Elon Musk, known for combative testimony

Billionaire Elon Musk’s tendency to dish out insults while being questioned under oath will be tested anew on Monday, when lawyers for Twitter Inc are due to interview the Tesla Inc CEO about his abrupt decision in July to ditch his $44 billion deal for the social media company. Testifying in past legal battles, the […]

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Twitter whistleblower to detail ‘dire’ security threats ahead of Musk deal vote

Twitter whistleblower to detail ‘dire’ security threats ahead of Musk deal vote

A former Twitter Inc executive turned whistleblower is set to testify on Tuesday before a U.S. Senate committee about his claims of serious security lapses at the social media network. A deadline for Twitter shareholders to vote on Elon Musk’s deal to buy the company also falls on Tuesday. The testimony of Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, […]

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Musk sends fresh letter to scrap Twitter deal after whistleblower claims

Musk sends fresh letter to scrap Twitter deal after whistleblower claims

Elon Musk has sent an additional letter of deal termination to Twitter Inc after the world’s richest person subpoenaed a whistleblower seeking documents on how the social media company measures spam accounts. Musk walked away from a $44-billion offer for Twitter in July saying the company misled him and regulators about the true number of […]

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A who’s who of Silicon Valley lawyers up for the Musk-Twitter trial

A who’s who of Silicon Valley lawyers up for the Musk-Twitter trial

Jack Dorsey, a founder of Twitter, got a subpoena. So did Marc Andreessen, a prominent venture capitalist. Larry Ellison, Oracle’s chairman, and investors David Sacks and Joe Lonsdale received them, too. They were all summoned to share what they know about the rancorous, knock-down, drag-out tech spectacle of the year: the fight between Twitter and […]

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Elon Musk subpoena’s Jack Dorsey in Twitter legal battle: A timeline of when Dorsey backed Musk

Elon Musk subpoena’s Jack Dorsey in Twitter legal battle: A timeline of when Dorsey backed Musk

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has always backed tech billionaire Elon Musk but it looks like their friendship has come to an end.  Musk is now seeking documents from Dorsey after Twitter filed a lawsuit against Musk for breaching the contract of the $44 billion deal. Dorsey has been asked for documents and agreements to […]

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Elon Musk subpoena’s Jack Dorsey in Twitter legal battle: A timeline of when Dorsey backed Musk

Musk seeks documents from Jack Dorsey in fight over Twitter deal

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is seeking documents from Twitter Inc co-founder Jack Dorsey as the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX pursues his legal fight to walk away from his $44 billion deal for the social media company, according to a court filing. Dorsey, who resigned as Twitter’s chief executive in November and left the board […]

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Musk seeks to question Twitter employees who count bots

Musk seeks to question Twitter employees who count bots

Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding that Twitter Inc turn over the names of employees responsible for calculating what percentage of the social media site’s users are bot and spam accounts, according to a source familiar with the matter. Bot and spam accounts on Twitter have become a central issue in the legal fight over […]

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Musk sells nearly  billion in Tesla shares amid Twitter legal battle

Musk sells nearly $7 billion in Tesla shares amid Twitter legal battle

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, tweeting it was important to avoid an emergency sale of Tesla stock amid a legal showdown with Twitter Inc over a $44 billion takeover deal. Musk, the world’s richest person, had said in April that there were […]

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Musk says Twitter deal could move ahead with ‘bot’ info

Musk says Twitter deal could move ahead with ‘bot’ info

Elon Musk said Saturday his planned $44 billion takeover of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how it measures whether user accounts are ‘spam bots’ or real people. The billionaire and Tesla CEO has been trying to back out of his April agreement to buy the social media company, […]

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Elon Musk countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud over ‘bot’ count

Elon Musk countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud over ‘bot’ count

Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter earlier this year, then tried to back out of the deal Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter earlier this year, then tried to back out of the deal Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud in a countersuit over his aborted $44 billion deal for the social media company, which […]

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