Elon Musk has lost the fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him. A Delaware judge has set an October trial date citing a “cloud of uncertainty” after he tried to back out of his deal to purchase the company. Twitter is seeking a legal verdict that will force Elon to make the agreed purchase of the company at $54.20 per share. Musk pulled the deal after concerns about the number of spam accounts on the platform. READ MORE.
There have been rumblings about some sort of Van Halen tribute concert for Eddie Van Halen that we’ve heard about from several musicians, but no one seems to be able to say whether it’s actually going to happen and according to Wolfgang Van Halen, that’s because ‘some people’ are making it 'very difficult' to plan. He didn’t name names, but it sounds like he’s talking about David Lee Roth. READ MORE.
The jacket Buzz Aldrin wore on the moon is hitting the auction block. It’s one of several item’s he’s decided to sell at auction next weekend and is expected to sell for at least $2 million. Today (7/20) is National Moon Day - the 53rd Anniversary of the Moon landing. READ MORE.
The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to 630-million dollars. No one matched all six numbers in the Tuesday night drawing for 555-million dollars, so the jackpot for Friday's drawing will be worth at least $630 million, with a cash option of about $360 million. READ MORE.
Netflix is looking to turn around declining subscription numbers with a cheaper, ad-supported streaming package set to debut next year. They’ll likely launch "the early part" of 2023. They haven’t announced the price yet, but it is expected to be less than the most popular plan without commercials, which is a little over $15/month. In its latest earnings report, the company said it lost 970,000 subscribers in the second quarter. READ MORE.