The Latest Breaking News from Elon Musk

Twitter board’s interest not aligned with holders, Musk says

The economic interests of Twitter Inc.’s board are not aligned with shareholders, Elon Musk said Saturday after the social media company took steps to ward off his takeover attempt.

Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2022

PayPal’s Peter Thiel may be a ‘genius’, but I’m still not champing at the bitcoin

People are confusing wealth and intelligence if they read too much into the tech entrepreneur’s cheerleading for the cryptocurrency

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2022

What links ‘Nick Cage’ to David Lynch’s Dune and an all-time turkey from Adam Sandler?

Steal a Ferrari and race it down the rabbit hole with one of Hollywood’s most bombastic stars, along with Elon Musk’s ex-wife and director Tom McCarthy

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2022

What the papers say – April 16

Reaction to the Government’s Rwanda plan is splashed across some of the Saturday papers.

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 16 April 2022

Have you heard this one? Twitter's largest individual shareholder, its biggest troll, and the world's richest man walk into a boardroom meeting. The chairperson says, "Good afternoon, Mr Musk."

inkl Originals · Apr 16, 2022

Seven times World War 3 has been wrongly declared or predicted

Moscow’s remark echo a string of previous sinister predictions

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ to ward off Musk takeover

Twitter Inc. adopted a measure that would shield it from hostile acquisition bids, taking steps to thwart billionaire Elon Musk’s unwelcome offer to take the company private and attempt to make it a bastion of free speech.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ plan to shield itself from Elon Musk takeover

The social media company adopted a shareholder rights plan to protect itself from the billionaire’s bid

The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2022

Elon Musk’s paradoxical vision of running Twitter: Less democracy, more freedom

There’s a common critique of Big Tech that goes like this: In the 21st century, social media platforms are the new public square, and it matters a great deal who sets the rules. Instead of allowing true free speech, unaccountable Silicon Valley elites like Mark Zuckerberg decide what can and…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 15, 2022

EXPLAINER: What Twitter's 'poison pill' is supposed to do

Twitter is trying to thwart billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover attempt with a “poison pill” — a financial device that companies have been wielding against unwelcome suitors for decades

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022