Oct 14 Elon Musk asks Defense Department to fund Starlink satellite system in Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Senior U.S. officials say the Defense Department has gotten a request from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to take over funding for his satellite network that has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces during the war with… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:02 Who decides what is acceptable speech on social media platforms? By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings There are questions once again about the future of Twitter and what it should and should not allow online. Specifically, how far should the company go when it comes to permitting free speech? What should be taken down when it… Continue watching
Oct 07 In renewed bid to buy Twitter, Musk has to keep banks and investors on board By Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press If the squabbling ever stops over Elon Musk's renewed bid to buy Twitter, experts say he still faces a huge obstacle to closing the $44 billion deal: Keeping his financing in place. Continue reading
Oct 06 Twitter says it wants trial against Elon Musk to proceed By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Twitter is asking a Delaware court to proceed with an upcoming trial against Elon Musk. The social media platform says the billionaire refuses to accept the contractual obligations of his April agreement to buy the company for $44 billion. Continue reading
Oct 05 Elon Musk says he is ready to buy Twitter again, at original $44 billion price By Tom Krishner, Matt O'Brien, Randall Chase, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Musk made the surprising turnaround in a letter to Twitter that the company disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Musk agrees to buy Twitter, charges dropped in Flint water case In our news wrap Tuesday, Elon Musk reversed course and agreed to buy Twitter after months of legal battles, President Biden and Japan's prime minister discussed the next steps following North Korea's longest-ever ballistic missile test over Japan and a… Continue watching
Oct 04 Elon Musk offers to end legal fight, pay $44 billion to buy Twitter By Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Randall Chase, Associated Press Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. The Tesla CEO said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that he notified Twitter of plans to go through with the deal. Continue reading
Sep 13 WATCH: Twitter whistleblower raises privacy, security flaws before Senate Judiciary Committee By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert, appeared Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee to lay out his concerns. Continue reading
Aug 30 Elon Musk cites whistleblower complain as new reason to leave Twitter deal By Associated Press Elon Musk and Twitter lobbed salvos at each other in the latest round of legal filings over the billionaire Tesla CEO's aborted plan to buy the social media platform. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 6:31 Whistleblower alleges Twitter executives deceived regulators about lax security procedures By Stephanie Sy A whistleblower says Twitter has “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its cyber security defense. The complaint says the company is an easy target for hackers and could put users’ information at risk. Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post's Silicon Valley correspondent who… Continue watching