According to the Global Times: On October 26, local time, Elon Musk, CEO of American billionaire, Tesla and SpaceX, walked into Twitter's San Francisco headquarters holding a washbasin, and he also changed his public self-introduction on his Twitter account to "Chief Twit".
Musk changed his public self-introduction on his Twitter account to "Twitter boss"
According to a video Musk posted on Twitter, he walked into Twitter headquarters with a sink in his hands with the caption: "Into Twitter headquarters." Let that SINK in (in short, an English pun joke)." According to the report, Musk is expected to address Twitter employees on the 28th local time, which is the deadline for his acquisition of Twitter.
Musk acquires Twitter
It has been "repeatedly jumping" for half a year
In the past six months, Musk's acquisition of Twitter has experienced multiple reversals from finalizing the deal to renege, being threatened with court, and then resuming the deal.
On April 25 this year, Musk and Twitter's board of directors finalized a $44 billion acquisition agreement. Shortly thereafter, he accused Twitter of misleading him about the size of users and the proliferation of alleged fake accounts for bot accounts, threatening to halt acquisitions.
Less than three months later, on July 8, Musk announced the termination of the deal, saying Twitter had "materially violated multiple terms of the agreement" and had "false and misleading statements" when signing the agreement, which could have had a material adverse effect.
On July 12, Twitter formally sued Musk over the acquisition, urging him to complete the acquisition at $54.20 per share. In the weeks since, lawyers for both Twitter and Musk have issued numerous subpoenas to comb through testimony and evidence in preparation for the October trial.
In early October, less than two weeks before the acquisition trial, Musk suddenly announced that he proposed to buy Twitter according to the original offer.
On October 6, a Delaware court suspended Musk's acquisition of Twitter until October 28. The judge ordered that by 17:00 EST on Friday, October 28, Musk must complete the merger transaction; If the transaction is not completed by then, a November trial date will be scheduled.
On Tuesday, the 25th Eastern time, according to sources familiar with the matter, when holding a video conference with the bank that helped finance the acquisition deal on Monday, Musk promised to complete the transaction by this Friday.
The media pointed out that the participating banks provided Musk with $13 billion in bond financing, and they have completed the final credit agreement and are going through the process of signing the documents, which is one of the final stage steps before the bank actually appropriates money to Musk.
The above news means that Musk plans to close the deal by the deadline set by the judge, avoid facing court trial, and avoid actually making the acquisition of Twitter a lawsuit of the century.
In addition to the acquisition of Twitter
Lao Ma's "meddling" in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict caused controversy
In addition to the "tossing" acquisition of Twitter, Musk is not idle at all. According to a report by the global network on October 4, Musk expressed his views on Twitter on the 3rd local time and put forward 4 suggestions, including Crimea officially becoming part of Russia, causing Ukrainian President Zelensky to be dissatisfied.
"Ukrainian-Russian peace" in his tweet, Musk listed 4 proposals, which are 1. Reopen the referendum on the "occupied areas" under UN supervision, and if this is the will of the people, Russia leaves. 2. Crimea officially became part of Russia, as it has been since 1783. 3. The supply of water in Crimea is guaranteed. 4. Ukraine remains neutral. Below the tweet, Musk also set up a poll for netizens to express whether to support his suggestion.
As of the screenshot on the morning of the 4th Beijing time, it shows that more than 1.9 million people participated in the vote, with a support rate of 37.9% and a disapproval rate of 62.1%.
Musk then went on to tweet that this is most likely the end result — the question is how many people will die before then. "It is also worth noting that the probable, though unlikely, outcome of this conflict is a nuclear war."
Musk tweeted again shortly after, saying, "Russia is partially mobilizing." If Crimea is in danger, they will carry out all-out mobilization for war. The deaths on both sides will be devastating. Musk went on to say, "Russia's population is three times that of Ukraine, so Ukraine cannot win a full-scale war." If you care about the Ukrainian people, then seek peace. ”
Musk's proposal sparked strong opposition from Ukrainian officials, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Melnyk, the former Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, wrote in response to Musk's tweet: "Fuck off is my very diplomatic reply to you." Zelensky tweeted to Etmusk and asked "Which Musk do you prefer?" The two options below are those that support Ukraine and those that support Russia.
As of 10 a.m. Beijing time on the 4th, the voting results showed that 82.1% chose to like "support Ukraine" and 17.9% chose to like "support Russia".
Musk commented under Zelensky's tweet, "I am still very supportive of Ukraine, but I believe that the large-scale escalation of the war will cause great harm to Ukraine and the world." ”
The Global Times reported on the 12th that shortly after Musk issued a vote, the Ukrainian port city of Odessa decided to delete Musk's photo from the billboard of international celebrities who supported Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
The staff covered Musk's photo with a huge blue paper screenshot
The Pentagon was asked to bear the cost of running Starlink in Ukraine
Later, he "confessed" to withdraw the application
According to a report by the reference news network on October 14, Musk-led space exploration technology (SpaceX) said that it could no longer pay for the maintenance of the Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine and asked the Pentagon to bear the cost.
Musk wrote on Twitter on the 14th that SpaceX spent $80 million for actions related to this, and these costs will exceed $100 million by the end of this year.
These "charitable donations" could reportedly cease because SpaceX has informed the Pentagon that it may stop funding the use of the network in Ukraine unless the U.S. military allocates tens of millions of dollars a month for this purpose.
Musk (Xinhua News Agency)
SpaceX wrote to the Pentagon in September, saying that SpaceX "can no longer continue to fund Starlink operations as before." The letter also asked the U.S. Department of Defense to undertake funding for Starlink's services to serve the Ukrainian government and military. For the rest of the year, that cost will exceed $120 million, with nearly $400 million more next year.
According to the reference news network on October 15, a senior Pentagon official refused to confirm on the 14th that the Ministry of Defense is discussing the payment of the "Starlink" network with SpaceX, only confirming that the Ministry of Defense "continues to consult with SpaceX and other companies on satellite communication services." An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 14th that Kiev will definitely find a solution to make the "Starlink" service continue to operate in Ukraine.
On the 17th local time, Musk "confessed" and said that the US Space Exploration Technology Company (SpaceX) had withdrawn a previous request to the Pentagon to ask the other party to pay for the operation of the "Starlink" project in Ukraine.
Musk replied to a Twitter user on the 17th, saying, "SpaceX has withdrawn the funding application." ”↓
"Out of concern for national security"
The U.S. government is considering a security review of Musk
According to surging news, the US government is discussing whether to conduct a security review of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's business transactions, including the Twitter acquisition plan and SpaceX's "Starlink" Internet service due to national security concerns.
Musk's Twitter page. Graph source network
The U.S. government is reportedly discussing whether to conduct a security review of the business transactions carried out by Musk's company, which is currently in the early stages and will be reviewed if available tools are found. One possibility is that the U.S. government conducts a review through the Committee on Foreign Investment under the Treasury Department. The White House has paid attention to Musk's friendly stance towards Russia in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as well as his threats to stop providing Starlink Internet services to Ukraine, and Starlink-related transactions may be included in the scope of review.
According to Observer.com, on October 24, local time, a reporter asked whether Musk would be subject to a "national security review", which White House press secretary Pierre denied it, saying that the relevant reports were "untrue" and there was no "national security review". This is also the second time that the White House has denied this after National Security Council spokesman Watson on the 21st.
And to the White House's "refuting rumors", Musk only sent an expression in response:
Do you understand these recent riotous operations of the "live-action version of Iron Man"?
Editor: Nicholas Tse Mamura Comprehensive Global Times, Observer Network, Phoenix Network, Reference News