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What is ‘Web3’? Here’s the vision for the future of the internet from the man who coined the phrase
Computer scientist Gavin Wood coined the term “Web 3.0” in 2014, laying out his vision for the future of the internet. The phrase, also shortened to “Web3,” has become an internet buzzword recently with high-profile technologists, including Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, debating the meaning of the term. Wood, who is […]
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Sanctioned Russian bank founder Oleg Tinkov condemns ‘insane’ Ukraine war, calls on West to give Putin face-saving exit
Russian business tycoon Oleg Tinkov attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia, June 7, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Sanctioned Russian digital bank founder Oleg Tinkov on Tuesday blasted his nation’s “insane” war against Ukraine and called on Western nations to give Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin “a clear exit to […]
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It seems unlikely Musk will get private equity funding for Twitter purchase
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images It “seems unlikely” Musk will get help from private equity firms with his $43 billion bid to buy Twitter and take it private, according to CNBC’s David Faber. “The more I report, the less I believe there’s anybody else that really could show up here,” Faber said on […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Twitter, Netgear and more
Musk would have been appointed to Twitter’s board on Saturday, but the world’s richest man informed the company on the day that he would not, in fact, be taking the board seat. Andrew Burton | Getty Images News | Getty Images Here are the stocks making headlines after the bell. Twitter — Shares of the […]
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Musk says Twitter board will be paid nothing if he acquires the company
Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China August 29, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters Elon Musk said Monday that Twitter’s board of directors won’t be compensated for serving if he acquires the company. “Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that’s ~$3M/year saved right […]
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Ex-CEO Dorsey criticizes Twitter board, Musk says it ‘owns almost no shares!
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey criticized the company’s board in a series of tweets on Sunday as the group is now tasked with evaluating a takeover bid […]
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Elon Musk ‘funding secured’ tweets ruled false new court filing suggests
Elon Musk Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images In a court filing out late Friday, shareholders who are suing Tesla and CEO Elon Musk over alleged securities fraud said they won part of a critical ruling in their class-action lawsuit. The shareholders are suing Tesla over money they lost after Musk tweeted in 2018 […]
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Twitter board adopts poison pill after Musk’s $43 billion offer to buy company
Elon Musk’s Twitter profile displayed on a computer screen and Twitter logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 9, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Twitter adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan, often called a “poison pill,” a day after billionaire […]
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Elon Musk’s Twitter bid faces major skepticism on Wall Street
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Britta Pedersen | Getty Images It’s not often that a company receives a takeover bid that amounts to an 18% stock premium only to see its shares fall on the […]
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Elon Musk says he’s ‘not sure’ he’ll be able to buy Twitter after $43 billion bid, teases a plan B
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged Thursday he is “not sure” he’ll actually be able to buy Twitter, hours after he revealed a $43 billion offer. Musk comments came at the TED2022 conference in Vancouver just hours after he revealed in a regulatory filing Thursday that he offered […]
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