cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 天前Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification systemwww.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1647arrow-down130
arrow-up1617arrow-down1external-linkAngry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification systemwww.neowin.netcyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 天前message-square149fedilink
minus-squarethatKamGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 天前Oh, no doubt - but he’s no longer personally on the hook for Twitter’s $44b debt-loan! So when it eventually fails, it’ll be a corporate write-off and Elon’s wealth across Tesla and SpaceX are protected.
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 天前Wait is that what happened? Investors in his AI company are on the hook for Twitter now? The rich really are a vampiric class.
minus-squarethatKamGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 天前Yes, that’s what happened: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/03/28/elon-musk-says-xai-has-purchased-x-formerly-known-as-twitter-for-33-billion/ For what it’s worth, xAI is still a private company - so at least it’s not retail investors on the hook, just venture capital.
Oh, no doubt - but he’s no longer personally on the hook for Twitter’s $44b debt-loan!
So when it eventually fails, it’ll be a corporate write-off and Elon’s wealth across Tesla and SpaceX are protected.
Wait is that what happened? Investors in his AI company are on the hook for Twitter now?
The rich really are a vampiric class.
Yes, that’s what happened: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/03/28/elon-musk-says-xai-has-purchased-x-formerly-known-as-twitter-for-33-billion/
For what it’s worth, xAI is still a private company - so at least it’s not retail investors on the hook, just venture capital.