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Governments have to reach for the stars to close the digital divide with satellites
Activist investor held 10mn shares as price rallied on news of Tesla chief’s $44bn takeover offer
Legal academics have their day in the sun explaining the intricacies of a fight that has captured the public imagination
Plus, SoftBank sells off key assets in the fight for survival and the $600mn debt deal that was set up to fail
The richest man in the world is on the defensive
Billionaire seeks to avoid ‘emergency sale’ of shares if social media company forces $44bn deal to close
Social media company and Tesla chief executive exchange salvos in bitter fight over takeover
Latest legal manoeuvre comes ahead of trial over Tesla chief executive’s attempt to walk away from $44bn deal
Advertisers and investors have so far shown that they care very little about bot activity
Legal battle to enforce $44bn sale has exacerbated tensions between leadership and staff
A conversation with a Twitter bear
His impudent online character gives him unpredictability but attention does not always lead to financial success
Second-quarter figure falls 1 per cent while costs surge as company is shaken by on-off sale
Electric carmaker’s gross margin slips from recent record after higher spending on new plants
Billionaire Tesla chief executive must now consider risk and harm to other business ventures
Social media platform wins early victory in fight to force billionaire to complete acquisition
Plus, Euromoney accepts £1.7bn buyout and a British billionaire’s crypto empire
Battle over Huntsman shows costs and gains of suing a suitor that walks away
Billionaire says he needs more time to prepare for courtroom showdown over his attempt to back out of $44bn deal
Twitter has hired Wachtell’s Bill Savitt to try to save its $44bn deal with Tesla’s erratic founder
Billionaire boss says he will transform iron ore giant Fortescue Metals Group into a clean energy leader
US securities regulator asks why Tesla chief did not notify investors before saying deal ‘cannot move forward’ over bots
The Delaware trial is sure to be a spectacle but outsmarting the world’s richest man will be a challenge
Plus, a look inside Celsius’ crypto chaos and India’s $1.3bn battle with a satellite firm
New York-based firm says Tesla chief has ‘squandered much of his leverage’ in attempt to pull out of $44bn deal
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