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 24 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: New fighting erupts in Ethiopia’s Tigray region By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, new fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region after a months-long cease-fire, the U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Syria against militias linked to Iran, a congressional report has more details on how the Trump… Continue watching
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
Aug 23 Former head of Twitter security files whistleblower complaints By Associated Press A former head of security at Twitter has filed whistleblower complaints with U.S. officials, alleging that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses and its problems with fake accounts, according to reports by the Washington Post and CNN. Continue reading