Delta Air Lines Inc held discussions with Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for its Starlink satellite internet service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing the airline CEO Ed Bastian. What Happened The Atlanta, Georgia-based airline aims to introduce Starlink’s high-speed, satellite-based wireless internet on its planes. The airline has also tested the offering. Bastian has in the past called for faster and free internet on…
Elon Musk’s Starlink Could Find Its Way to Delta Airlines’ In-Flight Internet
Elon Musk and Free Speech
Commentary Americans who subscribe to “traditional values” have had to put up with a lot from the left in the name of the First Amendment. From vulgarities on TV (self-described First Amendment defenders said things like, “If you don’t like, it change the channel”), to sexual scenes in movies (“If you don’t like it, don’t…
Elon Musk Snapping Up Twitter: Free Speech Revival or Socialist Expansion?
April 19, 2022
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While some feel that tech mogul Elon Musk’s recent 9.2 percent Twitter stock purchase and his offer to buy Twitter outright is a sign that the restoration of free speech could return to the platform, to others, Musk is a threat to the left’s control of the platform. Speaking at a TED event in Vancouver, Canada, on April…
Musk’s Vision, Skills Could Add Enormous Value to a Twitter 2.0
April 19, 2022
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Commentary Elon Musk’s attempted takeover of Twitter has generated mountains of news and comment since his 13D filing with the SEC announced his ownership of 9.2 percent of the common stock on April 4th. (Subsequent filings reduced that amount to 9.1 percent) The partisan boundaries have been clearly drawn, with those on the right applauding…
DeSantis to Hold Twitter Board Accountable for ‘Breaching Fiduciary Duty’ by Rejecting Musk Takeover Bid
April 19, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waded into Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout saga on Tuesday, saying that Florida would look into holding Twitter’s board of directors accountable for breaching their fiduciary duties after its members adopted a “poison pill” tactic to thwart Musk’s takeover attempt. DeSantis made the remarks at a press conference in The Villages, Florida,…
Twitter, Elon Musk, and Charisma
Commentary Where’s Max Weber When You Need Him? The grand analyst of the workings of “charisma” would doubtless have something to say about this week’s most inflated saga: Elon Musk’s star-crossed efforts to take over the anti-social social media company, Twitter. The story thus far has been eagerly picked over by the commentariat. The main…
Musk Says Twitter Board Will Be Paid Nothing If He Takes Over
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said that, if his Twitter takeover attempt is successful, the company’s Board of Directors will go from being paid millions per year to zero. “Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that’s ~$3 [million]/year saved right there,” Musk said in a tweet that was part of a thread…
Washington Post Editorial Board Hopes Elon Musk ‘Doesn’t Win’ in ‘Hostile Takeover’ Twitter Bid
April 19, 2022
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The Washington Post editorial board has said it hopes Tesla CEO Elon Musk “doesn’t win” in his bid to purchase Twitter. In an opinion piece published on Sunday, titled “Let’s hope Elon Musk doesn’t win his bid for Twitter,” the editorial board called Musks hopes to purchase the social media platform a “hostile takeover” adding, “let’s…
Tesla Bear Michael Burry Defends SEC After Elon Musk’s Rebuke
Tesla Inc bear and hedge fund manager Michael Burry on Sunday defended the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and took a shot at billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk for flouting the agency’s rules. What Happened The “Big Short” fame investor said in a now-deleted Tweet that the U.S. regulatory agency was “nothing but professional” and that,…
Musk No Longer Twitter’s Largest Shareholder: Who Has the Top Spot With an Over 10 percent Stake in the Company?
As Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk hopes to buy Twitter Inc in a $43 billion deal, he is now no longer the company’s largest shareholder. What Happened: A recent SEC filing shows that Vanguard Group is now the biggest shareholder of Twitter with a 10.3 percent stake in the company. That’s 82.4 million shares, worth $3.7 billion as of Friday’s…
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