A bird in the hand: Elon Musk buys Twitter

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Elon Musk may be stepping down as chief executive, but he has already <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/12/14/what-to-make-of-the-twitter-files?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous. ...

Become a SYSCA supporter here!! Luce and Squish are back, talking about the biggest news of the week - Elon Musk buying Twitter. They give all their hot takes before also covering an Egyptian TikToker's jail sentence & a plane that Red Bull failed to give wings (it crashed.) Host ...  عرض المزيد

Elon Musk wants out of his deal to buy Twitter for $44bn. Twitter wants the Delaware chancery court to hold him to the dea ...  عرض المزيد