Elon Musk

2022 - 10 - 13

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Opinion | Elon Musk Has Some Bad Ideas for Mass Transit. We ... (The New York Times)

Innovation is important, but Elon Musk's impractical transit inventions do nothing to help solve today's problems.

Mr. Here are some [tips](https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014925288-How-to-submit-a-letter-to-the-editor). His channel, Adam Something, specializes in critiques of urban design and mass transit. There’s even a word for exciting but catastrophically flawed concepts like this: “gadgetbahn.” Both ideas have generated much excitement and even investment, but as Mr. He has ideas about how to end the war in Ukraine and save children trapped in underground caves.

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What we know about Elon Musk's $100 'Burnt Hair' perfume (The Independent)

The concept for a perfume allegedly inspired by the smell of burnt hair appeared to come to the Tesla CEO and world's richest man in September, when he first ...

The spirit, which was actually produced by California firm Nosotros Tequila and typically sold for less than $50, sold out within hours. “All this dude does is troll us,” another person tweeted, while someone else wrote: “Sad thing is… [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) In 2018, just hours after announcing the existence of his flamethrowers, [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. According to the website, the perfume will ship in “Q1 2023”. Get noticed as you walk through the airport.” [selling $250 Tesla tequila on the car manufacturer’s website](https://www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-musk-tesla-tequila-teslaquila-b1638745.html). [Musk earned more than $3.5m in sales from the devices.](https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-flamethrower-the-boring-company-fire-extinguisher-sentient-cryptocurrency-zombie-apocalypse-a8184181.html) [available for purchase](https://shop.boringcompany.com/products/burnt-hair) on The Boring Company [website](https://www.boringcompany.com/burnthair), where it is described as “the essence of repugnant desire”. [$500 devices sold by the company in 2018](https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-flamethrower-the-boring-company-fire-extinguisher-sentient-cryptocurrency-zombie-apocalypse-a8184181.html). [Elon Musk](/topic/elon-musk) has claimed to have sold 10,000 bottles of his $100 [perfume](/topic/perfume) after launching the bizarre “Burnt Hair” scent.

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Elon Musk jokes he is selling 'Burnt Hair' perfumes to fund Twitter ... (Business Insider India)

Elon Musk has launched a new perfume, Burnt Hair, which is being sold for $100. The Tesla cofounder has already sold over 20000 units of the perfume. Musk.

The Tesla Tequila went out of stock soon after it was launched on its online store. Advertisement 20,000!!— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Please buy my perfume, so I can buy Twitter— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) The finest fragrance on Earth!https://t.co/ohjWxNX5ZC https://t.co/0J1lmREOBS— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) - Musk has asked fans to buy the perfume so that he can buy

Burnt Hair perfumes: Elon Musk has already earned $2 million on ... (Mezha.Media)

Elon Musk never stops acting strangely. This time, his The Boring Company, which already distinguished itself in 2018 by selling flamethrowers, ...

A little later, Musk Try it and you’ll smell like fried chicken! [Burnt Hair](https://shop.boringcompany.com/products/burnt-hair) which actually smells like burnt hair, the odor considered one of the most unpleasant in the world.

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Elon Musk launches new 'Burnt Hair' perfume with fragrance of ... (The Indian Express)

Scent is latest in line of Elon Musk jokes that turn into highly sought-after products.

A limited line of 20,000 flamethrowers sold by Boring Co. The billionaire had said in an earlier post in September that Boring Co. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

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Elon Musk Launches His Perfume » Expat Guide Turkey (Expat Guide Turkey)

Elon Musk, who opened a pre-order for the perfume he will release in 2023, sold 1 million dollars a day! Details are here...

Stepping into the perfume industry after the electric car and chip industry, Musk’s money earned in one day stunned those who saw it. It sold 1 million dollars in 1 day. Elon Musk, who is among the richest people in the world and made a name for himself with his investments in technology and the automotive sector, opened a pre-order for his perfume, which he will launch in 2023, and it was a surprise.

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Elon Musk's new perfume sales now exceed $2 million (Interesting Engineering)

The world's richest person Elon Musk launched a new perfume, and about 24 hours later, he had orders worth two million dollars. With no prior exposure in ...

Last year, when Musk tweeted about the $50 Cyberwhistle, the product was [sold out in hours](https://interestingengineering.com/culture/elon-musk-presents-the-new-50-cyberwhistle-was-sold-out-in-hours). Musk also did not dither from making a joke about his Twitter acquisition which was due for trial in court, until recently. In 24 hours, Musk has raked in $2 million worth of orders in a department he has no expertise in. [he tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1579974298156306432?s=20&t=WbMdnjrfC9Ac6UeHxuMpUw), "With a name like mine, getting into the fragrance business was inevitable – why did I even fight it for so long!?" While the company is also engaged in selling hats, Musk's electric vehicle company, Tesla, has a wide range of products ranging from shorts to belt buckles, and drinking mugs to miniature models of its cars and the upcoming Semi Truck. The world's richest person Elon Musk launched a new perfume, and about 24 hours later, he had orders worth two million dollars.

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Elon Musk launched new perfume to fund Twitter purchase? Here's ... (Republic World)

"Please buy my perfume, so I can buy Twitter," said Elon Musk in a tweet. The perfume bottle is priced at Rs 8400.

He often took to Twitter to lament his decision to acquire the platform. As for what it smells like, the website reads that the perfume has "The Essence of Repugnant Desire". This time, the Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, humorously asked his followers on Twitter to buy the newly-launched product in order to assist him in acquiring the microblogging site-- a deal which has been stuck into limbo, despite several twists and turns.

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Elon's Musk: Burnt hair perfume nets tech billionaire $2m (Yahoo News)

The Boring Company boss changes Twitter bio to 'Perfume seller'

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The Elon Musk Show: BBC Two release date of Tesla billionaire ... (NationalWorld)

The Elon Musk Show is a BBC Two documentary series about the Tesla and SpaceX CEO. It features interviews with Musk's ex-wife Talulah and his mother Maye.

During this time, Elon is sleeping on the floor of his office to save money, but he will go on to make an unimaginable fortune. The Elon Musk Show features interviews with important people from the billionaire’s life including his two-time ex-wife, actress Talulah Riley, and his mother, Maye. The Elon Musk Show speaks to the people closest to the world’s richest man, South African born techn entrepreneur Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk got 'really angry' when Zip2 staff weren't working after 9pm (Business Insider)

In a new BBC documentary called The Elon Musk Show, Jim Ambras said Musk's face "would turn red" when he saw staff were not at their desks at night.

Branden Spikes, a systems engineer at Zip2 also interviewed for the documentary, described Musk as an "unusual fellow" who would work late and then sleep under his desk. [ranked as the most inspiring leader](https://www.businessinsider.com/most-inspiring-tech-execs-hired-musk-bezos-zuckerberg-2019-9#1-elon-musk-cofounder-and-ceo-tesla-and-spacex-10) in tech. She said she would dress him while he was still half-asleep. Zip2, which provided online city guide software to newspapers, was founded in Palo Alto by Musk and his brother Kimbal in 1995 as Global Link Information Network in 1995. The first episode was broadcast in the UK on Wednesday night. He also called the South African a "know-it-all" who thought he knew "just about everything about everything."

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The Elon Musk Show depicts a soul untroubled by doubt — half-man ... (The Irish Times)

He's the most influential entrepreneur of his age but you wouldn't want to work for him.

(That said, he is certainly capable of cruelty and spite.) Instead, he is a very odd fish swimming in the rarefied waters of Lake Tech Bro. He’s almost like a character from a science-fiction novel (though not one of the wise ones by Iain M Banks). Part one of The Elon Musk Show focuses on his formative years in the tech industry. Banks isn’t mentioned in The Elon Musk Show (BBC Two, Wednesday, 9pm), a thorough and absorbing portrait of the Tesla chief executive. As a baby-faced tech entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, Elon Musk devoured the science-fiction novels of Iain M Banks. “He works in mysterious ways,” says one software engineer who sounds both intoxicated and traumatised by his time toiling alongside Musk.

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Elon Musk sells millions worth of new perfume, 'Burnt Hair,' within ... (USA TODAY)

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his latest financial venture was seemingly inevitable: A new perfume tied to his name, "Burnt Hair.".

[website promoting the fragrance](https://www.boringcompany.com/burnthair), Musk touts "Burnt Hair" as "just like leaning over a candle at the dinner table, but without all the hard work." Then late Wednesday, Musk [announced it had sold another 10,000 to total 20,000 ](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1580390454130266112)– $2 million. [according to](https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/) Forbes, [announced his latest investment into the perfume industry](https://www.boringcompany.com/burnthair) on Tuesday and he said within six hours sold 10,000 bottles of his branded fragrance. Another marketing slogan: "Stand out in a crowd! [decided to move forward with the purchase again](https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/10/04/elon-musk-twitter-deal-what-happens-now/8181206001/). Musk has made a habit, often through his company The Boring Company, of turning sarcastic products into lucrative merchandise.

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Elon Musk sells $1 million worth of new perfume, 'Burnt Hair' (Kitco NEWS)

Oct 12 (Reuters) - The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has scented a new opportunity to capitalise on quirky products, launching a perfume called "Burnt ...

He also sold 50,000 Boring Company hats. [proposed to proceed](https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/musk-said-go-ahead-with-5420-share-twitter-deal-bloomberg-reporter-2022-10-04/) with his original $44-billion bid to take Twitter Inc [(TWTR.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/TWTR.N) private, calling for an end to a lawsuit by the social media company that could have forced him to pay up, whether he wanted to or not. [a deal](https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/how-will-elon-musk-pay-twitter-2022-10-07/) would put Musk in charge of one of the most influential media platforms and end months of litigation that damaged Twitter's brand and fed his reputation for erratic behavior. Musk asked on Twitter, where he now describes himself as a perfume salesman. [(TSLA.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/TSLA.O) own-brand tequila, launched in 2020, and a pair of "short shorts" to signify Musk's victory over investors who bet against the electric vehicle maker, now the world's most valuable car firm. [latest offering](https://www.boringcompany.com/burnthair), which costs $100 a bottle and is set to start shipping in the first quarter of 2023, making good on a product [Musk first touted](https://bit.ly/3Evh0sW) in September.

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Buy Elon Musk's perfume and help him buy Twitter (DAWN.com)

The Tesla founder, who now describes himself as a perfume salesman on Twitter, launched his perfume, called Burnt Hair, on October 12. It's described on its ...

Twitter is suing him for breach of contract and a deadline of October 28 has been set by a court to close the deal. Rave reviews on the website include, “Stand out in a crowd! Ah, just the fragrance you were looking for.

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Elon Musk's $100 bizarre 'Burnt Hair' scent, here's everything about it (Economic Times)

On The Boring Company website, the perfume is stated as 'the essence of repugnant desire and 10000 bottles of the bizarre “Brunt Hair” scent that cost $100 ...

Musk sells burnt hair perfumeTesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that his perfume line from The Boring Company, Burnt Hair, has been launched. Musk claimed through a tweet on Wednesday that the number of Burnt Hair bottles sold is 10,000. On Tuesday, the SpaceX founder jokingly tweeted that it was inevitable for him to get into the fragrance business with “a name like mine”. The flamethrower was a $500 device sold by the company. The perfume will ship in Q1 2023, according to the website. Back in September, the Tesla CEO and the world’s richest man first tweeted about the “Brunt Hair” perfume.

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Elon Musk Sells His Perfume for SHIB, XRP Can Be Easily Bought in ... (U.Today)

Take a closer look at what's happening in the world of crypto with U.Today's news digest!

[SHIB burn portal](https://u.today/shib-team-to-host-burn-portal-as-part-of-shibaswap) as part of the ShibaSwap decentralized exchange. As [reported by U.Today](https://u.today/ripple-ceo-says-sec-not-interested-in-applying-law-after-filing-motion-for-summary-judgement), both Ripple and the SEC filed motions for summary judgment in September in order not to go to trial. Later, an off-ramp solution will be added to the wallet to allow the process of selling XRP for fiat currencies. [Brad Garlinghouse](https://u.today/ripple-ceo-predicts-when-sec-lawsuit-is-likely-to-end) told an audience that he expects the SEC’s case against his company to be resolved in the first half of 2023. [XRP Ledger's](https://u.today/xrp-can-now-be-easily-bought-in-europe-straight-from-bank-account-heres-how) lead developer, has announced the addition of an on-ramp solution to the Xumm Wallet in a recent tweet. The new product is currently available only in the Netherlands, the home country of the Xumm Wallet developers.

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Elon Musk would get 'really angry' when employees at his first ... (Yahoo Tech)

In a new BBC documentary called The Elon Musk Show, Jim Ambras said Musk's face "would turn red" when he saw staff were not at their desks at night.

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The Elon Musk Show review: Searching for the man who is Elon Musk (New Scientist)

In the new BBC2 series The Elon Musk Show, aerospace engineer Jim Cantrell recalls being approached by Elon Musk, then an entrepreneur interested in space, ...

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Elon Musk Would 'Turn Red' With Anger if Employees Left Before 9 ... (Entrepreneur)

The BBC on Wednesday released episode one of "The Elon Musk Show," which covers the business career of the world's richest man.

[Her Bootstrapped Makeup Brand Is On Track to Be in 600 JC Penney Stores](/article/436344). They sold the company in 1999 to Compaq for $307 million. The BBC says the documentary focuses on big moments in his business career as well as features interviews with friends and family. The company was an early, online Yellowpages of sorts. [Job-Searching Like a Journalist](/article/436438) [Be the CEO of Your Personal Life](/article/435489)in 7 Simple Steps And according to an employee at his first company, it looks like some things never change.

Elon Musk's Covert War on Free Speech | by Richard K. Sherwin ... (Project Syndicate)

If the billionaire culture warrior's now-reluctant purchase of Twitter goes through, the platform will be overrun by toxic disinformation, including deep fakes, ...

While he has since tried to [wriggle out of the deal](https://qz.com/elon-musk-just-remembered-he-signed-a-contract-to-buy-t-1849614687) that he signed to buy the platform, he may have no choice but to follow through. [cover](https://www.rfrajola.com/2k19/Hearst_telegram_2019.pdf) the Cuban War of Independence. Elon Musk’s defense of “free-speech absolutism” is fundamentally bogus.

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Elon Musk's second run at his $44 bln Twitter deal: podcast (Reuters)

A judge in Delaware has given the Tesla CEO until the end of the month to make good on his vow to buy the social media giant. In this Viewsroom podcast, ...

[The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html) In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists delve into the many twists of this M&A saga, Musk’s options, and what’s likely to happen next. [@aimeedonnellan](https://twitter.com/aimeedonnellan) on Twitter

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The Many Questions Surrounding Elon Musk's Off-Again, On-Again ... (Vanity Fair)

Will employees flee—and Trump return? With so many twists and turns in the Musk-Twitter saga, playing out in the courtroom and on the platform, ...

Musk is the king of Twitter, and he is (next to Donald Trump when he was on the platform) the number one shit-stirrer on there. His rockets take people (successfully) to the International Space Station; his solar panels are some of the best in the industry; and the AI prowess his companies have is second to none. Trump [has said](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-will-not-return-to-twitter-even-if-elon-musk-purchases-platform-will-begin-using-his-truth-social) he doesn’t want to come back, but come on, let’s be realistic here: Once Trump sees that little white box and that flash keyboard sign and smells his millions of faithful MAGA followers, all it’ll take is one tweet for him to be back. The judge in the case ruled (mostly in favor of Twitter), and Musk was [about to be deposed](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/27/elon-musk-deposition-twitter-takeover-deal) when he decided he probably should actually buy Twitter. [best safety ratings of any cars](https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/956/tesla-model-y-receives-top-safety-score-of-any-vehicle-ever-tested-video#:~:text=AccessoriesReferenceContact-,Tesla%20Model%20Y%20receives%20top%20safety,any%20vehicle%20ever%20tested%20%5Bvideo%5D&text=Tesla%20continues%20to%20prove%20they,Euro%20NCAP%20and%20Australia%27s%20ANCAP.) on the road. First, if Musk had been forced to testify, he would have been asked questions related to Tesla and SpaceX, and could have been put in a situation that would force him to reveal how he runs both companies—and their deepest, darkest secrets—on the stand. One banker I spoke to said the only scenario where Musk doesn’t have to buy Twitter is if a black hole swallows earth or the planet is destroyed by a meteor. Finally, if Musk had lost the case and been forced to buy Twitter, but still refused, he would have potentially faced hefty fines. It’s clear he doesn’t want to go through with it, but it’s also clear he might not have a choice. This is a waste of time.” And then: “Will make an offer to take Twitter private.” Cut to a few months later—when Musk realized he didn’t really want to own the most controversial company in Silicon Valley—and he pulled out of the deal. If the stock had continued to fall (which it has) and he’d then lost his case and been forced to buy Twitter, he would have needed to sell more Tesla stock to make up the difference, a surely unfavorable outcome. In short, Musk was about to join the board of Twitter, but in typical Musk fashion, he was still throwing bombs at the company and tweeted, “Is Twitter dying?” This pissed off Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s 89th CEO (just kidding), who told Musk to stop.

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Elon Musk under federal investigation tied to Twitter deal, filing shows (Reuters)

Elon Musk is under a federal investigation related to his $44 billion takeover deal for Twitter Inc , the social media company said in a court filing made ...

Musk later refiled the disclosure to indicate he was an active investor. Securities and Exchange Commission and a slide presentation to the Federal Trade Commission, Twitter said. In April, the SEC asked Musk whether the disclosure of his 9% Twitter stake was late and why it indicated that he intended to be a passive shareholder. In late September, Musk's attorneys provided a "privilege log" identifying documents to be withheld from discovery. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com An attorney for Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Twitter claims Musk is being investigated by US authorities (Financial Times)

Twitter has said Elon Musk is under investigation by federal authorities for “his conduct in connection with the acquisition” of the social media group, ...

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Twitter Seeks Documents Related to Federal Investigation of Musk (Bloomberg)

Twitter Inc.'s lawyers asked a Delaware court for access to correspondence between Elon Musk and federal authorities investigating him in connection with ...

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The Elon Musk Twitter drama just got more complicated: He's being ... (Fortune)

Twitter is asking the court for access to documents that Musk has given over to the government.

The U.S. “Twitter wants those documents, because they bear upon key issues in this litigation.” “Through counsel, he has exchanged substantive correspondence with those authorities concerning their investigations,” they said.

Elon Musk under federal investigation over $44bn Twitter deal (The Guardian)

A court filing made public by the social media company revealed SEC's on going scrutiny into the Tesla chief's acquisition bid.

Musk later refiled the disclosure to indicate he was an active investor. Musk meanwhile is supposed to be securing financing to complete the purchase. Musk then decided days before a trial was set to take place to force the purchase to go through with the deal.

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Twitter seeking documents related to federal investigation of Elon ... (CNBC)

Twitter said in a filing that Elon Musk is withholding documents related to a federal investigation tied to his proposed acquisition of the company.

The SEC was seeking information related to a [tweet](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/17/elon-musk-says-twitter-deal-cannot-move-forward-until-he-has-clarity-on-bot-numbers.html) Musk posted in May, indicating that the "deal cannot move forward" until the company provides him with more information about spam and fraud accounts on the platform. 17, but last week Musk [reversed course](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/04/twitter-shares-halted-on-report-that-musk-plans-to-go-through-with-deal-at-54point20-a-share.html) again and said he would purchase Twitter at the agreed up on price of $54.20 a share. [sued Musk](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/12/twitter-sues-elon-musk-to-enforce-original-merger-agreement.html) in July to try and force him to close the deal. [refers](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/14/sec-asked-musk-for-more-information-about-twitter-acquisition-tweet.html) to a letter the Securities and Exchange Commission sent to Musk in June. Twitter "Through counsel, he has exchanged substantive correspondence with those authorities concerning their investigations."

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Elon Musk 'Presently' Under Federal Investigation Over Twitter Deal ... (Forbes)

Attorneys with the firm Potter Anderson Corroon LLP made the claim in an October 6 Delaware court filing unsealed Thursday. The attorneys also accused Musk of ...

A judge set a new deadline of October 28 for Musk to close the deal or a trial will move forward. A trial was set to start next Monday, but Musk unexpectedly reversed course last week, with a filing stating the deal was back on at the original $44 billion price. "This game of 'hide the ball' must end," Twitter's lawyers said in the Delaware Court of Chancery filing. [Elon Musk’s Twitter U-Turns And Public Attacks Were ‘Fraudulent’ Efforts To Secure Better Deal, Lawsuit Alleges](https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2022/10/11/elon-musks-twitter-u-turns-and-public-attacks-were-fraudulent-efforts-to-secure-better-deal-lawsuit-alleges/?sh=18d3a6e61002) (Forbes) [Elon Musk ‘Terminating’ Deal To Buy Twitter—Platform Plans Legal Action](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/07/08/elon-musk-terminating-deal-to-buy-twitter-platform-plans-legal-action/?sh=4b0332d42e21) (Forbes) [Twitter Sues Elon Musk For Trying To Cancel Acquisition](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2022/07/12/twitter-sues-elon-musk-for-trying-to-cancel-acquisition-deal/?sh=237fcc413d38) (Forbes) [was "terminating" the surprise deal](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/07/08/elon-musk-terminating-deal-to-buy-twitter-platform-plans-legal-action/?sh=4b0332d42e21) to buy Twitter over concerns about the number of fake and spam accounts that populate the social network, but the company rejected his claims and quickly [responded with a lawsuit](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2022/07/12/twitter-sues-elon-musk-for-trying-to-cancel-acquisition-deal/?sh=237fcc413d38) against the billionaire, in an attempt to force the deal to go through. Lawyers representing Twitter claimed in a legal filing that Elon Musk is "presently under investigation by federal authorities for his conduct in connection with the acquisition of Twitter," and pushed Musk to hand over his communications with federal officials, marking the latest twist in a legal whirlwind involving the world's richest man and his embattled $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform.

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Opinion | It Shouldn't Matter So Much Whether Elon Musk Buys Twitter (The New York Times)

Mr. Musk's plan to buy Twitter underscores the need for federal regulation of social media sites.

To realize the full value of increased competition, the government also needs to mandate that the users of a social media site can leave with their data. The government has a long history of imposing special obligations on mass media. Policymakers also should consider the role that social media might play in strengthening democracy. A simple example would be a requirement to provide geographically specific election information from verified sources. A 1996 law requiring cellphone companies to let people keep the same number when switching providers made it easier for people to move to new carriers. In a 2020 report, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences That is because government has abandoned the principle that mass media companies have special obligations to society, and it has allowed a few big social networks to suffocate competition, leaving users and advertisers without practical choices or leverage. Government regulation, however, should not focus solely on checking the dangers posed by social media networks. Democrats have aimed a lot of rhetorical fire at the big tech companies. Better laws could help to revive competition, restrain harmful behavior and even realize the potential of social media to strengthen American democracy rather than undermine it. Whether or not Elon Musk ends up acquiring Twitter, his plans have caused consternation because of a simple truth: The owners of social media sites have too much power. A person with a Gmail account can send messages to a person with a Yahoo account because email systems are interoperable.

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Elon Musk is under federal investigation over his Twitter deal, Twitter ... (CNN)

Federal authorities are investigating Elon Musk in connection with his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the social media platform said in a court filing ...

“Twitter did not ask Zatko to torch his own documents, much less demand that he do so,” Twitter’s filing read. Instead, Twitter claimed, Zatko destroyed the notebooks of his own volition. But its chair, Lina Khan, has told Congress in public testimony that if it’s determined Twitter executives were responsible for legal violations, the FTC “absolutely” would and “won’t hesitate” to hold those executives personally accountable. The judge overseeing the dispute later in the week [ruled to pause the legal proceedings](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/tech/elon-musk-twitter-lawsuit-stay/index.html) until Oct. Musk first attempted to terminate the deal in July, alleging that Twitter violated their mutual purchase agreement by misrepresenting the number of spam and fake bot accounts on its platform. Twitter’s filing merely said authorities are looking into Musk’s “conduct” linked to the deal.

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Elon Musk under federal investigation: Twitter court filing (The New Arab)

Twitter said it requested for months that Musk's attorneys produce their communications with federal authorities but they had not done so, ...

Musk later refiled the disclosure to indicate he was an active investor. In June, the SEC asked Musk in a letter whether he should have amended his public filing to reflect his intention to suspend or abandon the deal. In April, the SEC asked Musk whether the disclosure of his 9 percent Twitter stake was late and why it indicated that he intended to be a passive shareholder.

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Elon Musk being investigated by federal authorities, Twitter reveals ... (Sky News)

One of Mr Musk's attorneys, Alex Spiro, has described the court filing as a "misdirection" by Twitter, adding that it was executives at the social media ...

One of Mr Musk's attorneys, Alex Spiro, said the filing was a "misdirection" by the company, adding: "It is Twitter's executives that are under federal investigation." One of Mr Musk's attorneys, Alex Spiro, has described the court filing as a "misdirection" by Twitter, adding that it was executives at the social media company that are "under federal investigation". Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities over his conduct in his $44bn (£39bn) takeover deal of Twitter, the social media company has said in a court filing.

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Elon Musk under federal investigation over Twitter takeover deal (Telegraph.co.uk)

'This game of 'hide the ball' must end,' the company said in a court filing.

Mr Musk later refiled the disclosure to indicate he was an active investor. In late September, Mr Musk's attorneys had provided a "privilege log" identifying documents to be withheld, Twitter said. The SEC did not immediately respond to a request for comment and the FTC declined to comment.

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Elon Musk under investigation, Twitter Inc says in court filing (Aljazeera.com)

Twitter Inc's court filing does not identify the focus of the investigation or the federal authority allegedly involved.

[of a $44bn deal to take over Twitter Inc](/economy/2022/4/25/twitter-in-talks-with-musk-over-bid-to-buy-social-media-platform), the social media company has said in a court filing. He claimed to have sold 20,000 bottles of the scent. Twitter said that in late September, Musk’s attorneys had provided a “privilege log” identifying documents that would be withheld.

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