Elon Musk tweeted early Friday morning that his US$44-billion plan to buy the social media giant was stalled pending an investigation into the prevalence of spam and fake accounts on the platform. About two hours later, he assured that the acquisition would still go through. Twitter shares closed down nearly 10 per cent Friday. (The Logic)
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