Inmarsat’s £5.4bn takeover given provisional thumbs up by UK competition agency March 1, 2023 The £5.4 billion takeover of UK satellite giant Inmarsat by US firm Viasat has been given the provisional green light by Britain’s competition watchdog as it said the merged firm would be “challenged” in the rapidly expanding sector. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that while the companies compete closely in the aviation sector [...]
Twitter: Musk wants new CEO by end of year, as he warns of AI regulation and insists there are no aliens February 15, 2023 Billionaire Elon Musk has said he anticipates finding a chief executive for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year”. Speaking via a video call to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Musk said making sure the platform can function remained the most important thing for him. “I think I need to stabilise the organisation [...]
A case for the defence in a trial of Elon Musk vs The Cryptoverse January 4, 2023 Nigel Green sets out the key reasons why he believes that it is now high time for crypto bulls to embrace the vision of Elon Musk.
Twitter, Elon Musk – and what’s next for the bird-owning billionaire December 24, 2022 Elon Musk started the year as just a prominent Twitter user, but he ends it as its beleaguered owner set to step down as chief executive after a chaotic two months in charge. The Tesla and SpaceX owner launched his dramatic takeover bid in April after buying up enough shares to become the site’s biggest [...]
Elon Musk’s year in Tweets: Ukraine, buying Twitter, Trump, Bitcoin and blue ticks December 21, 2022 Elon Musk’s time as Twitter CEO has been controversial. Even before his purchase of the social media platform, the business magnate and investor was an avid Twitter user. After a turbulent year online – and off – we have done the painstaking task of trawling through the Tesla billionaire’s feed, for high (and low) points [...]
Twitter’s top advertisers leave en masse following Musk entrance November 23, 2022 Twitter’s top advertisers are leaving the social media firm en masse, as Elon Musk’s grand plans scare away marketeers. More than a third of Twitter’s top 100 marketers have not advertised on the Elon Musk site in the last two weeks, according to analysis from the Washington Post. The analysis from Pathmatics data reckons that [...]
SpaceX snaps up Twitter advertising package in push from Musk November 14, 2022 Elon Musk owned SpaceX has snapped up a Twitter advertising package, as the new ‘Chief Twit’ continues to drive a greater focus on profitability and revenue for the social media firm. In a tweet this morning, SpaceX founder Musk said the firm’s satellite arm Starlink had “bought a tiny – not large – ad package” [...]
Crypto market volatility plunges amid widespread accumulation phase November 7, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin moved up slightly over the past week.
Is Elon Musk a free speech champion or a bombastic fool? Perhaps, he’s both October 31, 2022 Finally, it has happened. In a story with more drama and grandstanding than Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Elon Musk has bought Twitter for $44bn. The man himself announced the success of his deal in a tweet – of course. He has also dubbed himself “Chief Twit”, with which some may agree for the wrong reasons. There [...]
Doge price up more than 50% and SHIBA INU 25% on back of Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition October 29, 2022 The price of Dogecoin has jumped 30 per cent in the 24 hours since Elon Musk bought social media platform Twitter.