Tech News: Twitter Takes a Poison Pill

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Tech News: Twitter Takes a Poison Pill

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Apr 19, 2022

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Twitter's Board of Directors have initiated a poison pill strategy in an effort to fend off Elon Musk's bid to acquire the platform. In other news, Amazon is getting into the mixed reality game and holographic doctors visited the International Space Station.

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Apr 19, 2022

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