Space X is reporting looking to raise $750 million by selling insider shares. The sale would value the company at $150 billion up from $137 billion valuation in January. Louie had a friend of his over last night, Ben and Ben was like, Oh, can I get front row seats? And I'm like, it totally appeals to men. It completely does not appeal to women. Like really a bunch of tiny penises.Like what do you do? Well, men are, men are more violent. Some of that violence can come in handy. In this instance, it's nothing. You want some of that big dig energy when Russians come over the border in Ukraine. Yes.
Breaking news: Kara Swisher will not referee the cage match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Also, SpaceX is looking to up its valuation, and Meta wants to shut down access to news in Canada. And this weekend’s insurrection in Russia revealed how unequipped social media is to cover breaking news. Plus, an investigation into the Titan submersible implosion may lead to new regulations. Will the same happen for space travel? Then we’re joined by Friend of Pivot, Jason Del Rey on the decades-long battle between Walmart and Amazon.
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