twitter Musk told Twitter investors who gave him $13 billion that they wouldn't lose money, say sources Mark Frauenfelder

Business Jeremy Corbyn to Morgan Stanley: you're goddamned right we're a threat to you Cory Doctorow

politics Hegseth's broker tried to buy millions in defense stocks before Iran attack Ellsworth Toohey

twitter Twitter the only platform not "bought and paid for," says man who bought and paid for Twitter Rob Beschizza

movies Disney CEO Bob Iger is beginning to question the Marvel method Devin Nealy

Pending Failures After massive deflation, TSLA remains overpriced compared to other automakers Jason Weisberger

twitter Elon Musk back on with Twitter while two of his funders back off Carla Sinclair

twitter Twitter "seriously considering" Musk buyout after initially rejecting it Rob Beschizza

Business Dr. Martens planning for IPO in 2021 David Pescovitz

peter thiel Peter Thiel's dystopian cyberpunk business Palantir bombed its Initial Public Offering Thom Dunn

usps They're never going to get rid of the Postal Service because then who would deliver the scorpions? Thom Dunn

Guess why the Sultan of Brunei changed his mind about his gay death penalty Mark Frauenfelder

late stage capitalism Mister Bone Saw got a standing ovation at Davos in the Desert Cory Doctorow

Business Palantir may IPO at valuation of up to $41 billion Xeni Jardin

christ what an asshole Palantir has figured out how to make money by using algorithms to ascribe guilt to people, now they're looking for new customers Cory Doctorow

finance American banks' secret subprime exposure stretches into the billions Cory Doctorow

happy mutants 2017 Hugo nominees announced Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Morgan Stanley, with a long rapsheet for corporate crimes, says Jeremy Corbyn holding them to account would hurt them worse than the worst Brexit Cory Doctorow

crime Bank fraud investigations assisted by bankers' emails saying 'Please don't talk about this illegal thing in email' Cory Doctorow