Musk’s $44bn Twitter deal fuels super app speculation

Elon Musk cemented the deal for the social media platform on Friday. But his touted plans to turn the tech giant into a “super app” are still unclear.

After many months of back-and-forth negotiations, Elon Musk purchased Twitter, taking the company private after declaring “I did it to try to help humanity, whom I love”.

Forbes called it “The Beginning Of A Musk Controlled Twitter Era”. The Verge has been generally critical of the buyout, with a headline

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