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Elon Musk’s $44 bln Twitter challenge begins

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🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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The Tesla boss is now the proud owner of the social media platform. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss the billionaire’s plans to boost revenue, the implications for the electric carmaker’s shareholders, and what the saga tells us about mega-deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Where do you find a clear signal in a world of static?

0:03.2

In a time of rapid change cut through the noise,

0:06.2

the economist goes beyond the headlines to decode the forces shaping today and defining tomorrow.

0:12.7

Get the full story.

0:14.1

It's more than news.

0:15.4

It's a trusted global perspective.

0:17.2

The economist know which way is up.

0:20.7

The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants, not of Rogers'

0:26.0

news.

0:28.7

I respect the guy, Meyer, the guy, I think he's the Thomas Edison of our generation.

0:34.3

I think it's terrible.

0:36.3

I think whenever you give one person way too much power.

0:41.3

Like his politics and his work, I don't actually think he's that like far off from most

0:46.3

like elite tech people.

0:48.3

Those are the contrasting views of New Yorkers when they were asked for their opinion

0:53.3

on Elon Musk's new

0:55.0

ownership of Twitter. Just how this deal came about and its implications are the focus of this

1:00.4

week's views room. Welcome back to the views room, the podcast for Reuters breaking views where

1:06.2

columnists from around the world talk about the big stories of the week. I'm your host, Amy Donnellan,

1:11.2

coming to you from London. Late last week, Elon Musk became the owner of the famous social

1:17.5

media platform. It may seem like now that the deal is completed, the drama will end. But on the

1:22.4

contrary, it could be just beginning. In true Musk fashion, the Tesla CEO is controversially testing

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