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Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s buyout deal
Twitter’s board has accepted an offer from billionaire Elon Musk to buy the social media company and take it private, the company announced Monday. The cash deal at $54.20 per share is valued around $44 billion, according to the press release. Twitter will become a private company once the deal is complete. The announcement ends […]
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Stock tied to Donald Trump’s social media venture falls after Twitter said to be nearing a deal with Musk
The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company poised to take Donald Trump’s media venture public, fell in volatile trading on Monday […]
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Facebook is opening its first showroom to sell VR headsets
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is opening its first retail location in an effort to sell people its Oculus virtual reality headsets and its idea of the “metaverse,” the company announced Monday. But it’s not a huge step into retail. Unlike Apple and other tech companies that have stores in heavy foot-traffic areas like shopping […]
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Twitter may want to finalize Musk deal before reporting disappointing quarter, analysts speculate
SpaceX founder Elon Musk reacts at a post-launch news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifted off on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Twitter may want to finalize […]
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What is the metaverse and why are billions of dollars being spent on it?
The metaverse is all anyone in tech seems to be talking about right now, but what actually is it? Tech companies like Meta are investing billions of dollars into the so-called metaverse. It can loosely be defined as a virtual world where people live, work and play. While there are some early versions of […]
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Twitter shares jump 5% on reports it could accept Elon Musk’s bid as early as Monday
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Twitter shares jumped more than 5% in the premarket on reports the company is nearing a deal with Elon Musk that could be announced as soon as Monday. Musk earlier this month offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share, or about $43 billion. The social media company […]
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The Twitter account giving a window into China’s internet
Since its Twitter account was created in early March, the Great Translation Movement has gained more than 135,000 followers and now receives hundreds of translations per day, submitted through direct messages. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images Russia plunged China into a predicament when its forces rolled into Ukraine in February, weeks after the two nations reaffirmed their “no […]
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Twitter is reportedly taking another look at Musk takeover bid
Entrepreneur and business magnate Elon Musk gestures during a visit at the Tesla Gigafactory plant under construction, on August 13, 2021 in Gruenheide near Berlin, eastern Germany. Patrick Pleul | AFP | Getty Images Twitter could be becoming more receptive to a takeover bid from Elon Musk after the billionaire disclosed he has secured $46.5 […]
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Elon Musk says he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla
CEO of Tesla Elon Musk says he confronted fellow billionaire Bill Gates about whether he was shorting Tesla’s stock. Musk is seen here at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing “Cyber Rodeo” grand opening party on April 7, 2022. Suzanne Cordeiro | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk has accused Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates of shorting […]
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EU agrees on landmark law aimed at forcing Big Tech firms to tackle illegal content
European Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The European Union agreed on new digital regulations Saturday that will force tech giants like Google and Meta to police illegal content on their platforms more aggressively, or else risk potential multibillion-dollar fines. The European Parliament and EU member states reached a […]
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