Coverage dated July 6, 2022 to July 7, 2022

Elon Musk wants out of $44 billion Twitter buyout deal

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The possible unraveling of the deal is just the latest twist in a saga between the world’s richest man and one of the most influential social media platforms.

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  1. Washington Post

    Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter is in peril (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to take the social network private is in jeopardy, according to sources close to the deal talks.

  2. Forbes

    Musk’s Deal To Buy Twitter In Danger Of Falling Apart, Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    If Musk pulls out of the deal, he's required to pay a $1 billion penalty and could face a lawsuit forcing him to close the purchase.

  3. 10TV Columbus

    Elon Musk wants out of $44 billion Twitter buyout deal (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    The possible unraveling of the deal is just the latest twist in a saga between the world’s richest man and one of the most influential social media platforms.

  4. France 24

    Elon Musk pulls out of Twitter purchase (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Elon Musk pulled the plug on his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter on Friday, accusing the company of "misleading" statements about the number of fake accounts, a regulatory filing showed.

  5. NBC News

    Elon Musk says he is backing out of his deal to buy Twitter (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Musk had been hinting at his discomfort with the agreement for some time.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Elon Musk terminating $44 billion deal for Twitter | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he was terminating his deal for Twitter, citing material breach of multiple provisions of the agreement.

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    Elon Musk calls off $44-billion deal to buy Twitter, says fake users 'wildly higher' than 5% (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Elon Musk is calling off the $44-billion Twitter deal, accusing the company of "false and misleading representations" regarding fake accounts on the platform. But Twitter has vowed to fight.

  8. KVIA El Paso

    Elon Musk tells Twitter he wants out of his deal to buy it (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk wants to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter — the latest in a whirlwind process in which he became the company’s biggest shareholder, turned down a board seat, agreed to buy the social media platform and then started raising doubts about going throug…

  9. Insider

    Elon Musk walking away from a deal to buy Twitter is a 'disaster scenario' for the company, a tech analyst says (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk wants to exit from the Twitter deal, putting the company back at the "drawing board," wrote analyst Daniel Ives.

  10. Foxla

    Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter in jeopardy: report (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Elon Musk has threatened to walk away from the deal over Twitter's spam bots.

  11. Engadget

    Elon Musk is officially trying to kill his Twitter takeover (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Elon Musk is officially trying to pull the plug on the $44 billion deal to buy Twitter..

  12. Breitbart News

    Elon Musk Pulls Out Twitter Buyout Deal (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has declared his intention to pull out of his proposed $44 billion deal to take over the far-left social network Twitter, following months of back-and-forth between Musk and the company's board.

  13. Lamag

    Elon Musk is Officially Trying to Ditch His Twitter Dream Deal (opens Lamag)

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    Musk says Twitter never soothed his spambot fears, but to others it could seem as if the company did just what he asked

  14. Insider

    Elon Musk says he is terminating his deal to buy Twitter (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Lawyers for Musk accused Twitter of being "in material breach of multiple provisions" of the merger agreement.

  15. KTVU San Francisco

    Elon Musk calls off $44-billion deal to buy Twitter (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Elon Musk is calling off the $44-billion Twitter deal, accusing the company of "false and misleading representations" regarding fake accounts on the platform. But Twitter has vowed to fight.

  16. Deseret News

    Is Elon Musk’s $44B Twitter deal about to implode? (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Elon Musk’s journey to add Twitter to his toy box of personal holdings has taken on Homeric proportions since the world’s richest person dropped a $44 billion offer on the table back in April. But it appears a final stanza is about to be written and, like any good pseudo-tragic tale, a happy…

  17. Insider

    Elon Musk says he'll back out of Twitter deal, but experts say he could face a legal fight and a $1 billion breakup fee (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    If Elon Musk follows through on breaking his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, he could be setting himself up for a big legal fight — and potentially a $1 billion breakup fee.

  18. Washington Examiner

    Twitter CEO reportedly 'willing to go to war' to make Musk acquisition happen (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Twitter's CEO is pushing for Elon Musk to uphold his offer to buy the company despite recent claims that he may pull out of the deal.

  19. Townhall

    Elon Musk Backs Out of Twitter Deal (opens Townhall)

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    Well, this news sucks. The hope so many had for Twitter to experience a rebirth of free speech and expression could be dead. Elon Musk says he's backing out of

  20. Los Angeles Times

    Elon Musk says he's terminating $44B Twitter buyout deal (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Elon Musk’s tumultuous $44 billion bid to buy Twitter is on the verge of collapse — after the Tesla CEO sent a letter to Twitter’s board saying he is terminating the acquisition

  21. Washington Post

    Elon Musk files to pull out of Twitter deal (opens Washington Post)

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    Musk said he's done with trying to buy Twitter, but it's unclear if he can just walk away without a massive legal fight.

  22. Geek Wire

    Elon Musk moves to back out of $44B Twitter bid (opens Geek Wire)

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    Geek Wire's feed description

    Elon Musk is attempting to back out of his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Lawyers for the…

  23. Newsweek

    Twitter stock slides as Elon Musk seeks to kill $44B deal over spam bots (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Musk accused Twitter of making "false and misleading representations" regarding "fake or spam accounts on Twitter's platform."

  24. Breitbart News

    Report: Elon Musk's Buyout of Twitter Is on Thin Ice Due to Bot Numbers (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Elon Musk's deal to purchase Twitter is reportedly in danger of falling apart after Musk's team concluded that Twitter's figures on spam accounts are not verifiable, according to sources close to the negotiation.

  25. CBS News

    Elon Musk withdraws $44 billion offer to buy Twitter (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tesla founder's move to jilt the social media company ends fraught courtship and leaves its immediate future in doubt.

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