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Elon Musk vs. Twitter Part III: Musk Offers to Buy Twitter (Again)
ERICA PANDEY: Welcome back to "How It Happened." I'm your host for this season, Erica Pandey. By now, you know Elon Musk makes big moves that often catch the world by surprise.
That happened again this week when Musk sent a letter to Twitter declaring that he would proceed with his offer to purchase the platform after all.
To catch you up quick: In April, Musk made an offer to buy Twitter. Shortly after, he tried to reverse course. Twitter sued him to go through with the deal, and the trial was scheduled for mid-October in Delaware Chancery Court.
But just days before the trial start date, Musk decided to proceed with the sale. Off this news, we wanted to bring you a conversation between two of our top reporters who've covered every twist and turn in this saga, media reporter Sara Fischer and business editor Dan Primack. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
How It Happened: Elon Musk vs. Twitter
In the fifth season of How it Happened Elon Musk vs. Twitter hosted by Axios business reporter Erica Pandey, our reporters cover the collision between Elon Musk and Twitter through conversations with Twitter insiders and members of Musk’s inner circle.
Why it matters: Twitter and Musk are two powerful forces that rose to prominence and reshaped our world. Now the world’s richest man could own the global public square and reshape social media or something like that.
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Oil cuts could push gas prices back up
OPEC+ , the coalition of oil-producing nations led by Russia and Saudi Arabia, announced yesterday its planning to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, starting in November. This has the potential to push up gas prices in the US and around the world.
- Plus, American drivers are getting more loyal to electric vehicles.
- And, long COVID affects the daily lives of almost 20 million U.S. adults.
Guests: Axios' Ben Geman, Joann Muller and Sabrina Moreno.
Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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Building hurricane-resistant communities
President Biden is in Florida today, to survey the extensive damage from Hurricane Ian. One community northeast of Fort Myers escaped much of it. The new community was built with hurricanes in mind, and residents never lost power during Ian and saw minimal damage otherwise. What would it take to make every community this resilient?
- Plus, the GOP doubles down on abortion.
Guests: Axios' Alexi McCammond and Notre Dame University's Tracy Kijewski-Correa.
Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Robin Lin, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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