Twitter on Monday said that Elon Musk's effort to abandon his $44 billion takeover of the company is "invalid and wrongful," according to a letter filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
Why it matters: This is an opening legal salvo in what soon will become a full-fledged brawl in Delaware Chancery Court.
Worries that Ubisoft would soon block people who bought one of its older Assassin’s Creed games from playing it have been allayed, thanks to a statement from the game’s publisher.
Why it matters: Over the last 24 hours, we got a new scene in the ongoing drama about whether players should worry about losing access to games they download instead of buy on disc.
Why it matters: Dominion is seeking $1.6 billion in damages against Fox News, arguing that the network knowingly spread misinformation about the company's role in nonexistent voter fraud.
The Elon Musk vs. Twitter fracas has hurt almost everyonein its proximity, no matter how a Delaware judge may rule or if the two sides settle out of court. So let's rank them:
The biggest loser: Musk, who's committed more unforced errors than a toddler playing tennis against a wall.
Following heaps of advice from Axios readers, my wife and I recently told our 5½-year-old twins that we had video games in the house — and that we could play them.
Why it matters: This was a big step. There's no clear guideline about when to introduce your kids to games, not even for someone like me who's reported about games for two decades.
The architects and proponents of Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter all describe the platform as a global public square whose health is essential for democracy.
Yes, but: Musk's efforts to exit the deal leave the company, and that public square, shakier than ever.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to leadership at Meta last week to press the company about reports it has been "censoring posts containing accurate information about abortion" since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a letter shared exclusively with Axios.
Driving the news: Klobuchar and Warren wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri July 7.
Uber allegedly attempted to lobby politicians, including Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron, to help the ride-sharing service in its "bare-knuckled global expansion" from 2013 to 2017, according to a joint media investigation published Sunday.
Why it matters: Uber's history of challenging or ignoring local laws and regulations has long been a matter of record. But these revelations, outlined in the Guardian-led probe, shared with nonprofit the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and outlets including the Washington Post, add new details and help fill out the portrait.
Former President Donald Trump dug into Elon Musk over his effort to buy Twitter during a rally in Alaska Saturday, going so far as to call Musk "another b------t artist."
Driving the news: According to statement filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission on Friday, Musk will try to bail on his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter on the grounds that the social media company hasn't met its contractual obligations.
