Elon Musk and Twitter's Will-They-Won't-They Relationship and Other Top Technology News Updates

Elon and Twitter’s Will-They, Won’t-They (and Other TC News)

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By Haje Jan Kamps on October 7, 2022

This week on The TechCrunch Podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Dom about how conservative VCs are using their dollars to shape the world. We also spoke with Taylor about how the Musk train just keeps on rumbling along.

Billionaires and Their Money

On the topic of billionaires, Dom shared some insightful thoughts:

"A big chunk of the conversation that is missing is just that it’s all about money, and that the economics of everything is what really drives politics and the motivations of politicians. So just monitoring how these ultra-conservative multibillionaires are wielding their money is just something to shine a light on, as to what the future could be,"

Dom emphasized the importance of understanding the role of money in shaping the world. He questioned: "If the people who have all the money are the ones shaping the future, then where does that leave the rest of us, who can’t compete with that?"

Elon Musk and Twitter

Moving on to the topic of Elon Musk, Taylor had this to say:

"Elon Musk is like ‘I’ll buy Twitter, after all,’ just a total about-face. The letter to Twitter has been filed with the SEC. Now, the SEC is a big deal, it can fine you, it’s a really serious regulatory agency. With almost any other figure in tech, like that would mean it’s a done deal. You tell the SEC something, you have to do it,"

Taylor pointed out that while most people would take the SEC seriously, Elon Musk seems to be above the law: "But it’s Elon Musk, like he doesn’t give a shit about the SEC. He doesn’t care about anyone. He’s rich enough not to have to care."

Podcast Highlights

It was an absolute pleasure hosting both Dom and Taylor on the podcast, and we’re excited for you to listen along! You can find the episode on all your favorite podcast platforms or right here in this browser.

Featured Interviews

We had the pleasure of speaking with Taylor about her and Amanda’s story on the cringiest texts from the Elon Musk / Twitter trial text dump. We also touched on Harri and Taylor’s story about Elon Musk buying Twitter, and Dom’s story about venture capitalists, and how they are investing to fund their vision of the future.

The TechCrunch Podcast Team

At TechCrunch, Haje (He/Him) covered general tech news and focused mostly on hardware. He has founded several companies to varying degrees of success, spent a while in the VC world, and has been a journalist and TV producer since the dawn of his career. He is more-than-averagely interested in photography and can often be found with a camera slung over his shoulder. He wrote a book about pitching startups to investors, and you can find him on @Haje on Twitter, or at Haje.me for everything else.