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Battle for the Bird

Book • 2024
In 'Battle for the Bird,' Kurt Wagner chronicles the tumultuous history of Twitter, from its humble beginnings as a 140-character microblogging platform to its emergence as a global force shaping politics, culture, and communication.

The book delves into the $44 billion takeover by Elon Musk, the rise and fall of key figures like @RealDonaldTrump, and the relentless challenges faced by the company.

Wagner provides a meticulous and riveting account through deeply sourced, exclusive interviews, highlighting the clash of visions between Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk and the impact on the flow of news and information.

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Mentioned in 11 episodes

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Kara Swisher
as the author of "Battle for the Bird: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, and the $44 Billion Fight for Twitter's Soul".
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Disney's "Epic" Deal, Biden's Memory, and Guests Zoë Schiffer and Kurt Wagner
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Max Chafkin
as a book written by
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Kurt Wagner
about Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter.
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Is Elon Really Quitting Politics... for Banking?
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Kurt Wagner
when discussing his experience writing about Twitter.
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Mentioned by Kurt Wagner in the podcast as the title of his book about Elon Musk and Twitter.
Musk’s XAI Deal Offers an Unexpected Win for X Investors
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Kurt Wagner
as his book about Twitter and the Elon Musk takeover that happened in 2022.
Meta goes MAGA – Inside Zuckerberg's right-wing transformation
Mentioned by Chris McCusker as
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Kurt Wagner
's book about Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, and the fight for Twitter's soul.
Can X return to social media respectability?
Recommended by Kurt Wagner on Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter and its transition to X.
OpenAI, Oracle Expand Stargate Project
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Ron Gross
as the author of "The Battle for the Bird", a book about Twitter.
It’s NVIDIA’s world and we’re just living in it!
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Carol Massar
as the author of "Battle for the Bird, Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, and the $44 billion fight for Twitter".
Trump Tariffs Shows China Has More to Lose
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Tim Stenovec
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Kurt Wagner
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MP Materials Strikes Deal With Pentagon to Build US Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain
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John Piper
in the context of the intense debate on biblical inerrancy in the 1970s.
Defending Biblical Authority
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Carol Massar
as the author of the book about the Twitter acquisition.
Zuckerberg Says Meta to Spend Up to $65 Billion on AI This Year
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Richard Kramer
as the author of the book about Twitter's history.
An X-Rated Account of Twitter with Kurt Wagner
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John Warwick Montgomery
as influential in Southern Baptist circles regarding biblical inerrancy.
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