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MGM is making a movie about the Wall Street-GameStop saga, based on a book by the author behind 'The Social Network'
MGM is said to have quickly bought the film rights to a coming book, "The Antisocial Network," by B…
Grace Dean,Shalini Nagarajan
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Elon Musk's cousin was once found 'basically sobbing' in Twitter HQ over fears he'd be fired, author says
"Breaking Twitter" author Ben Mezrich said a former exec discovered an upset James Musk in a phone …
Beatrice Nolan
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Elon Musk became so paranoid he banned meetings of more than 2 Twitter employees, fearing mutiny or sabotage, author says
Ben Mezrich said the Tesla CEO was afraid employees were going to sabotage the site and that there …
Beatrice Nolan
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Elon Musk screamed a profanity-laden jibe about Mark Zuckerberg when he signed the Twitter deal, author says
Ben Mezrich, author of "Breaking Twitter," told Kara Swisher that Elon Musk "definitely sees" Mark …
Beatrice Nolan
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X staff almost asked police to carry out a wellness check on Elon Musk after he once locked himself in his office, author says
Ben Mezrich, the author of the book "Breaking Twitter," told CNBC that Musk's Twitter acquisition h…
Beatrice Nolan
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Elon Musk may see Mark Zuckerberg as a rival, but the Meta chief never used to have any interest in the X owner, author says
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't know what to make of Elon Musk, an author who has profiled both tech bosses…
Beatrice Nolan
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A member of Elon Musk's entourage told ex-Twitter director Esther Crawford her job was to help take care of the billionaire, author says
"Elon is a very special guy," Jehn Balajadia told Esther Crawford, a new book said. "Your job is to…
Beatrice Nolan
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An author writing a book about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover says the billionaire is one of the most 'complex characters of our time'
Ben Mezrich, who wrote "The Antisocial Network," is writing a book about Elon Musk's Twitter takeov…
Kate Duffy
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The GameStop saga is getting a movie. Seth Rogen is cast as Wall Street Bets' most reviled hedge funder, and Paul Dano will play meme-stock hero Roaring Kitty.
The movie also stars Pete Davidson who plays a pot-smoking retail trader that bought shares in Game…
Matthew Fox
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Andrew Garfield says he had to play it cool while working with Justin Timberlake in 'The Social Network' because he's such a big fan
While participating in Wired's auto-complete interview, the "Tick, Tick ... Boom!" star said that h…
Olivia Singh
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Walter Isaacson is reportedly in early talks to write Elon Musk's biography. His famous biography of Steve Jobs sold millions of copies.
Walter Isaacson, author of a famous Steve Jobs biography, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk haven't made a fi…
Grace Dean
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Investor Bill Gurley is fascinated by the GameStop saga: 'Minnows rose up and took down a shark'
"Two weeks ago, I grabbed my 18-year-old and said, 'You've got to give me a Reddit demo,'" Gurley t…
Annabelle Williams
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The stock market is experiencing a rare trend that was connected to the last two market meltdowns. Here's why it's ominous for investors, and what they can do about it.
These days, the trade war is slowing growth in the world's largest economies and the bond market is…
Akin Oyedele
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Netflix is reportedly making a movie about the GameStop saga starring Noah Centineo
Netflix's currently untitled film about GameStop will investigate how social media sites have given…
Grace Dean
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Wall Street Bets founder sells his life story to film production studio owned by Brett Ratner, who was previously accused of sexual misconduct
The founder of WallStreetBets - the sub-Reddit Group that launched the GameStop frenzy - just made …
Grace Kay
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Peter Thiel gave $100,000 to the scientists trying to resurrect the woolly mammoth
The woolly mammoth went extinct 10,000 years ago, and in reality, the scientists wouldn't actually …
Erin Brodwin
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Billionaire James Packer And Producer Brett Ratner Are Betting On Hollywood Being 'So Similar' To The Casino Business
Packer's Melco Crown company already dabbles in the entertainment industry, holding "a 60% stake in…