Elon's Millions: Buying Twitter - DTNS 4315
Channel: Daily Tech News Show
Date: 13/07/2022

Will Elon’s decision to pull-out of the deal to acquire Twitter mean the two next face each other in court? Are smart thermostats bad for the power grid? And the NY Times reports that Jony Ive’s LoveFrom design firm and Apple have parted ways.

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Quick Hits:
https://www.androidpolice.com/lg-rollable-phone-prototype-video/
https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/13/tiktok-to-roll-out-content-filters-and-maturity-ratings-in-pledge-to-make-app-safer/
https://uploadvr.com/magic-leap-price-starts-3k/
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23206113/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-memo-hiring-slowdown-2022?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4
https://www.androidauthority.com/nothing-phone-1-price-specs-details-3185067/

Top Stories:
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/07/smart-thermostats-inadvertently-strain-electric-power-grids
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306261922007243
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/07/report-apple-and-jony-ive-will-no-longer-work-together/

Discussion Story:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62144776
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60979656
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-takes-9-stake-in-twitter-sending-shares-higher-11649070636?mod=rss_Technology
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/04/twitter-shares-soar-more-than-25percent-after-elon-musk-takes-9percent-stake-in-social-media-company.html
https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-name-top-shareholder-musk-board-2022-04-05/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/elon-musk-wont-join-twitter-board-can-thus-exceed-14-9-ownership-cap/
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/11/23020118/elon-musk-twitter-schedule-13d-social-media-board-of-directors-sec
https://twitter.com/paraga/status/1513354622466867201
https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-class-action-lawsuit-twitter-013007195.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/26/twitter-shareholders-sue-elon-musk-and-twitter-over-chaotic-deal.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/14/elon-musk-offers-to-buy-twitter-for-54point20-a-share-saying-it-needs-to-be-transformed-as-private-company.html
https://www.axios.com/2022/04/15/twitter-elon-musk-poison-pill
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/twitter-adopts-limited-duration-shareholder-rights-plan-enabling-all-shareholders-to-realize-full-value-of-company-301526627.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-14/twitter-is-said-to-weigh-poison-pill-defense-to-thwart-musk-bid
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/21/musk-to-explore-potential-tender-offer-for-twitter-has-46point5b-in-committed-financing-for-potential-deal.html
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elon-musk-to-acquire-twitter-301532245.html
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/twitter-musk-earnings-microsoft-alphabet/card/break-up-fees-for-elon-musk-s-twitter-deal-total-1-billion-each-PsKZ8PAm2VjGtuySBw7C?mod=article_inline
https://www.reuters.com/business/musk-told-banks-he-will-rein-twitter-pay-make-money-tweets-sources-2022-04-29/
https://www.ft.com/content/e2c6123b-eb42-41df-bc82-111f67882ac3
https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-44-billion-twitter-deal-hold-2022-05-13/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-says-twitter-bid-cant-move-forward-without-more-clarity-on-fake-accounts-11652775337?mod=rss_Technology
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/8/23159898/twitter-musk-firehose-bot-complaints-data-sec-deal
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/16/elon-musk-twitter-employees-freedom-of-speech-address
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/08/elon-musk-notifies-twitter-he-is-terminating-deal.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/musk-says-he-is-terminating-twitter-deal-11657315905?mod=article_inline
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-elon-musk-set-for-unprecedented-legal-battle-over-deal-collapse-11657404303?mod=rss_Technology
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-elon-musk-actually-going-to-buy-twitter-can-he-just-walk-away-11652886258?mod=article_inline
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62144776
https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-shares-rise-after-hindenburg-takes-long-position-2022-07-13/

Kicker:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/13/the-next-big-emoji-update-may-include-a-moose-a-goose-pink-heart-and-wireless-sign/
https://blog.emojipedia.org/new-emojis-in-2022-2023/

Mailbag:
https://jalopnik.com/bmw-is-trying-again-with-subscription-based-access-to-l-1849165434
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/07/11/apple-car-project-troubled-by-management-demos-and-uncertain-schedule

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Scott Johnson
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