Elon Musk is seeking $7 million in severance after being fired by Facebook. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur has been a thorn in the side of former CEO Bob Iger, who was at Code this past week. "It just didn't work out with him is what it is," says CNN Tech's John Della Volpe.
Kara and Scott are back to discuss the demise of a journalism antitrust bill, as well as a potential deal between Vice and a Saudi media giant. Also, Twitter says payments to a whistleblower shouldn't affect its deal with Elon Musk. Then, Friend of Pivot Mark Bergen chats about his new book, “Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube’s Chaotic Rise to World Domination.” Plus, Scott was on Bill Maher!
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