Microsoft introduced several new devices this week including the Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface Studio 2 Plus. They’re all fairly iterative updates; you know that’s true when Microsoft’s hype videos emphasize new colors and integrated 5G connectivity (for the Arm-powered Pro 9) as the most exciting “new” features. We finally got a release date for the helpful accessibility kit, at least.
Elon Musk’s Twitter deposition reportedly delayed as companies work to close deal
Elon Musk will no longer be deposed by Twitter’s lawyers on Thursday morning, after both sides agreed to a delay as they worked to close the $44 billion purchase of the social media network, the Financial Times and Bloomberg report. Musk was scheduled to be deposed for two days in Tesla’s home of Austin, Texas starting at 9:30AM, ahead of the trial’s scheduled start on October 17th. His deposition was previously pushed back from its original September 28th date due to COVID-19 exposure concerns.
The deposition had been due to take place last month
Musk has agreed to proceed with the purchase on the condition that Twitter drop its lawsuit against him. But the FT reports that negotiations are being held up over concerns that Musk could still attempt to get out of the deal if his $13 billion of debt financing falls through. The CEO has reportedly attempted to add a new contingency to the deal that would allow him to walk away if his debt financing isn’t received, which Twitter is pushing back on.
Twitter wants “precise contractual protections from the court to guarantee that Musk would close the deal,” according to the FT.
Musk’s apparent change of heart about the deal this week follows months of legal analysts casting doubt on the strength of his case. The CEO waived due diligence when he signed the deal in April, undermining subsequent attempts to question Twitter’s spam account numbers. The legal battle has been an invasive process