Comic super villain Peter Thiel reportedly submitted a bid for Gawker
Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel  has reportedly made an offer to buy Gawker.
SEE ALSO: Y Combinator cuts ties with  Peter Thiel 
This isn't a total surprise.  He  filed a motion in November claiming  he  was being unfairly prevented from bidding on the site.
A representative for  Thiel  did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
 Thiel  is competing with other bidders to acquire Gawker domain names and nearly 200 000 archived articles  according to Reuters. Don't worry  other Gawker assets  like Deadspin and Jezebel  were already sold to Univision Holdings Inc. back in 2016.
 Thiel  hasn't said what  he 'll do with the assets. Maybe  he 'll take them off the internet  or scowl at them in  his  vampire lair while wearing Ayn Rand pajamas.
It should be noted that  Thiel  is currently on the board of Facebook  a company with an absurd amount of influence over what media the world consumes. So  overall  not a great day for the press.
We should all donate money so someone can revive Valleywag and only write about  Peter Thiel . â Julia ð Alexander (@loudmouthjulia) January 11  2018
I think it's time to explore the idea that  Peter Thiel  is actually a stupid person with bad ideas and also is highly reflective of Silicon Valley culture. Having money doesn't make you smart. The ability to make money doesn't either. â Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) January 11  2018
There's no guarantee he'll win the bid or be able to clear the legal challenges involved  so there's still hope that  Thiel  goes home empty-handed.
[TGT] has reportedly made an offer to buy Gawker.
SEE ALSO: Y Combinator cuts ties with  [TGT] 
This isn't a total surprise.   [TGT]   filed a motion in November claiming   [TGT]   was being unfairly prevented from bidding on the site.
A representative for   [TGT] did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
  [TGT] is competing with other bidders to acquire Gawker domain names and nearly 200 000 archived articles  according to Reuters. Don't worry  other Gawker assets  like Deadspin and Jezebel  were already sold to Univision Holdings Inc. back in 2016.
  [TGT] hasn't said what   [TGT]  'll do with the assets. Maybe   [TGT]  'll take them off the internet  or scowl at them in   [TGT]   vampire lair while wearing Ayn Rand pajamas.
It should be noted that   [TGT] is currently on the board of Facebook  a company with an absurd amount of influence over what media the world consumes. So  overall  not a great day for the press.
We should all donate money so someone can revive Valleywag and only write about   [TGT]  . â Julia ð Alexander (@loudmouthjulia) January 11  2018
I think it's time to explore the idea that   [TGT]   is actually a stupid person with bad ideas and also is highly reflective of Silicon Valley culture. Having money doesn't make you smart. The ability to make money doesn't either. â Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) January 11  2018
There's no guarantee he'll win the bid or be able to clear the legal challenges involved  so there's still hope that   [TGT] goes home empty-handed.