Twitter is fighting a hostile takeover. billionaire, elon musk wants to buy the social media giant and members of twitter s board who once offered musk a seat at the table are squaring off with musk now. tech billionaire, elon musk facing resistance tonight in his fight to rule the twitter verse. the social media giant now fending off musk s $43 billion bid with a business maneuver called the poison bill. they are strengthening their defenses against musk buying the company. if his shares grow to 15% or more, the poison bill kicks in and the company makes discounted stock available to others to
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In discussions about a pretty seismic decision that will have ramifications not only inside the tech world but in politics, finance, and perhaps even our debate about free speech. you may have been following it already. it s the saga of elon musk and twitter. weeks ago the tesla ceo and the richest person in the world, by the way, became the leading shareholder of twitter, amassing a 9.2% stake in the company in a pretty surprising takeover. that s where things sort of started to get interesting. after that purchase, twitter offered musk a seat on its board of directors with elon musk seemingly jazzed about that move and the chance to make, quote, significant improvements to the social media company in his view. so then fast forward one week, and the billionaire makes a stunning u-turn. he abandons his seat on the