Filing: Elon Musk has secured $46.5B to acquire Twitter, including $25.5B in debt financing via Morgan Stanley and other firms, and is exploring a tender offer
now what? Matt Levine / Bloomberg : Elon Got His Money Kyle Chayka / New Yorker : Why Would Elon Musk Want to Buy Twitter? New York Post : Elon Musk in talks to partner on Twitter bid with buyout firm...
Dog walking startup Wag will go public via a SPAC at a $350M valuation; SoftBank, which invested $300M in 2018, sold its 50% stake back to Wag in 2019 at a loss
1. The interview begins in uneasy silence, as we stare across at each other from our comfy armchairs. Tweets: Paresh Dave / @peard33 : They offer to pay for the cremation costs of your dog in exchange...
New book claims Elon Musk demanded to be made Apple CEO during Tesla buyout talks in 2016, before Tim Cook cursed and hung up; Musk says he never spoke to Cook
you’ MacDailyNews : Elon Musk denies demanding to become Apple CEO; says Apple's App Store fees are a ‘de facto global tax on the internet’ Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog : Apple's App Store Fees Cal...
Global chip shortage is forcing automakers to leave out some high-end features like navigation systems and “intelligent” rearview mirrors from their vehicles
Bloomberg : Tweets: @crtrud and @tracyalloway Tweets: Craig Trudell / @crtrud : Want a nav system in your Nissan, or a Ram with a fancy rearview mirror? Sorry, you're going to have to wait for the ch...
Inside Volkswagen's $30B plan to boost its software efforts, to compete with Tesla, hampered by internal battles, technical glitches, and a complex structure
Christoph Rauwald / Bloomberg : Tweets: @johnfraher , @crtrud , and @hyper_drive Tweets: John Fraher / @johnfraher : Can Volkswagen learn how to code? Nice piece on how the car giant is trying to bea...