It’s highly unusual to move from a “poison pill” to a $44 billion deal in under two weeks. But Twitter’s board ran out of options.
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How Twitter’s Board Went From Fighting Elon Musk to Accepting Him
It’s highly unusual to move from a “poison pill” to a $44 billion deal in under two weeks. But Twitter’s board ran out of options.
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Can Elon Musk Make Twitter’s Numbers Work?
Financially speaking, the billionaire’s buyout of the social media network breaks all the usual rules.
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Elon Musk sold $8.5B in Tesla stock after agreeing to $44B Twitter deal
Enlarge / CEO Elon Musk at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on October 10, 2019. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Elon Musk has raised $8.5 billion from selling part of his stake in Tesla, boosting his cash position ahead of his planned purchase of Twitter. The sales were made between Tuesday and Thursday, after Twitter’s...
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Instacart’s Pandemic Boom Is Fading
The grocery delivery start-up changed its leadership, slashed its valuation and shifted its strategy after sales slowed.
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Musk’s Ties to China Could Create Headaches for Twitter
Elon Musk has invested heavily in China, where officials are willing to influence or punish companies that cross political red lines.
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Amazon Revenue Slows, and Costs Rise
Amazon benefited from the coronavirus pandemic as people flocked to online shopping. Now, shoppers’ behavior has shifted.
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Apple’s Growth Slows, but Still Beats Wall Street’s Expectations.
While the company did better in its first three months of the year than many of its tech peers, it warned that Covid problems in China will be an issue.
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Snap Unveils a Flying Drone Camera Called Pixy
The drone camera is the newest hardware product from the maker of Snapchat, which previously released smart glasses known as Spectacles.
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(BPRW) RACIAL DIVIDE IN TECHNOLOGY AND STEM EDUCATION EXPOSED BY COVID PANDEMIC
(Black PR Wire) NEW ORLEANS – On the new episode of the Let’s Talk STEM with Dr. Calvin Mackie podcast, Jackie Smalls, Chief Programs Officer at Code.org, talks about the racial divide in STEM education and technology. She says the COVID-