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Elon offers to take $TWTR private at $43B + Autonomous car drives away from police | E1435

Apr 14, 2022
01:09:39

All news show. First, Jason and Molly debrief after their Worldcoin interview (2:37). Next, they discuss Elon Musk's take-private offer for Twitter at $43B (08:50), the highlights from Elon's TED interview (15:33), and more (24:53). In a We Live in the Future segment, we react to a viral video of police pulling over self-driving Cruise car (58:38).


(00:00) Jason and Molly intro today’s Elon/Twitter packed news day
(02:37) Discussing Worldcoin and dictating narratives
(08:50) Elon offers to purchase all outstanding shares of Twitter and take the company private, a deal worth $43B
(14:01) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
(15:33) Elon Musk speaks at TED on 4/14/22 about open-sourcing the Twitter algorithm
(23:32) Indochino - Get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more by using code TWIST at checkout https://www.indochino.com
(24:53) Elon on increasing the trust in Twitter as a public platform
(32:42) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(34:04) Are Elon’s claims about Twitter credible?
(58:38) WLITF: Vid of police pulling over self-driving Cruise car goes viral

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