Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Really. (Really?)

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Elon Musk is set to own our ‘digital town square’
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Elon Musk has agreed to buy Twitter, the social media platform for US$44-billion on Monday, just a week after the company’s board tried to block the takeover.

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Can Elon Musk Get Out of Buying Twitter?
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Last week, Elon Musk announced that he was pulling out of his $44 billion agreement to purchase Twitter. Today, we explore why a company that once tried to fend off this acquisition is now trying to force Mr. Musk to buy it.

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Elon Musk vs. Twitter Part III: Musk Offers To Buy Twitter (Again)
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Just days before a trial to determine if Elon Musk would be forced to buy Twitter was scheduled to begin, Musk sent a letter offering once again to buy Twitter for the same price he'd originally offered in April. Musk has a unique tolerance for risk at his companies, but the surp ...  Show more

Three Ways the Elon Musk–Twitter Showdown Could End
Plain English with Derek Thompson

Well, that escalated quickly. Let's review, shall we? In January, Elon Musk started buying a bunch of Twitter stock. In February, he kept buying. In March, he owned about 5 percent of the company. In April, he offered to buy Twitter for $44 billion. In May, he tweeted a poop emoj ...  Show more