About This Mac. On Mac computers with an Intel processor, About This Mac shows an item labeled Processor, followed by the name of an Intel processor. A Mac with an Intel processor is also known as an Intel-based Mac.", "There are hopes therefore that the M2 Pro, Max and Ultra will support more RAM, up from 32GB, 64GB and 128GB respectively in the M1-series. In addition, the memory controller in the M2 offers 100GB/s of unified memory bandwidth, which is 50 percent more than M1. Apple’s claims about power efficiency might lead you to expect better battery life, but battery life for the M2-powered MacBooks is still 18 hours. Apple already updated the MacBook Air and 13in MacBook Pro with the M2. We expect that the Mac mini will also see a similar update in October. Assitionally, the iPad Pro is likely to get an M2 update as well. Apple is expected to add the M2 Pro and Max to the following Macs: Apple still sells an Intel version of the higher-end Mac mini, so that model is rumored to finally get an update to an M2 processor this fall. Additionally, the higher-end MacBook Pro machines will likely get a spec bump at the same time. Read about how Apple’s M1 and M2 processors compare to Intel in our Mac processor guide. A new Mac Studio will likely arrive with the M2 Max and M2 Ultra in 2023, but there could be a new Mac Pro in the pipeline with the M2 extreme processor.", "Text of this article July 6, 2022 UPDATE All-new MacBook Air with M2 available to order starting Friday, July 8 Featuring a new, strikingly thin design in four beautiful finishes, larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, 1080p HD camera, MagSafe charging, and more Beginning Friday, July 8, at 5 a.m. PDT, the completely redesigned MacBook Air with M2 will be available to order, and will start arriving to customers worldwide on Friday, July 15. Supercharged by the M2 chip, the all-new MacBook Air features even more performance and a new strikingly thin design, a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, a four-speaker sound system, up to 18 hours of battery life,1 and MagSafe charging. Now available in four gorgeous finishes — midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray — MacBook Air with M2 starts at $1,199 (US) and $1,099 (US) for education. New Design Enabled by M2 Completely reimagined around M2, MacBook Air has a new design that is remarkably thin from every angle. With a durable, all-aluminum unibody enclosure that feels incredibly solid and is built to last, it measures just 11.3 millimeters thin, is only 2.", "2 When compared to the latest 12-core PC laptop chip — which needs dramatically more power to deliver an increase in performance and is therefore found in thicker, hotter, more noisy systems with less battery life — M2 provides nearly 90 percent of the peak performance of the 12-core chip while using just one-fourth the power.3 M2 also features Apple’s next-generation GPU with up to 10 cores — two more than M1. Combined with a larger cache and higher memory bandwidth, the 10-core GPU delivers a big boost in graphics performance, bringing up to 25 percent higher graphics performance than M1 at the same power level, and up to 35 percent better performance at its max power.1 Compared with the integrated graphics of the latest PC laptop chip, the GPU in M2 delivers 2.3x faster performance at the same power level, and matches its peak performance using a fifth of the power.2 The higher performance per watt from M2 enables systems to have exceptional battery life, and run cool and quietly, even when playing graphics-intensive games or editing massive RAW images. Apple’s Next-Generation Custom Technologies M2 brings Apple’s latest custom technologies to the Mac, enabling new capabilities, better security, and more: macOS, M2, and Apps macOS has been designed for Apple silicon, and the combination of macOS Monterey and the powerful new M2 delivers breakthrough performance and productivity for users.", "More Transistors, More Memory The system-on-a-chip (SoC) design of M2 is built using enhanced, second-generation 5-nanometer technology, and consists of 20 billion transistors — 25 percent more than M1. The additional transistors improve features across the entire chip, including the memory controller that delivers 100GB/s of unified memory bandwidth — 50 percent more than M1. And with up to 24GB of fast unified memory, M2 can handle even larger and more complex workloads. Faster Power-Efficient Performance The new CPU features faster performance cores paired with a larger cache, while the efficiency cores have been significantly enhanced for even greater performance gains. Together, they deliver 18 percent greater multithreaded performance than M1, so M2 can rip through CPU-intensive tasks using very little power, like creating music with layers of effects or applying complex filters to photos.1 Compared with the latest 10-core PC laptop chip, the CPU in M2 provides nearly twice the performance at the same power level. And, M2 delivers the peak performance of the PC chip while using just a quarter of the power.", "At that time he suggested that the iMac was “not expected to go into mass production for at least three months” and indicated that it “won’t ship until the second half of the year at the earliest.” By July 2023 Gurman seemed a little more confident. In a newsletter, Gurman indicated that Apple will launch an M3 iMac, as well as an M3 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air in the fall of 2023. The unveiling would happen at a second Apple event in October, following the release of the iPhone 15 in September. Apple introduced new pricing for iMac in 2021, with the entry-level model costing $1,299. If Apple was to keep on an M1 iMac it could sell an iMac for less than $1,000. If it does that the starting price of the M3-powered range could actually increase, although, unless there’s a significant redesign like the MacBook Air–which isn’t anticipated–we expect the next model to cost the same. When Apple added the M2 Pro and M2 Max processors to MacBook Pro and Mac mini in January 2023, it also bumped pricing for the existing iMacs in countries outside the U.S. For example, in the U.K., each iMac model now costs £150 more even though it hasn’t been updated. Since Apple has adjusted prices in line with exchange rate fluctuations we don’t expect the pricing to increase again.", "Jul 6, 2022 ... Apple today announced the completely redesigned MacBook Air with M2, will be available to order beginning Friday, July 8, at 5 a.m. PDT.", "Mar 30, 2023 ... Apple's new M2 chip is configurable with an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU. That's an improvement over the original M1, which was ..."]}
+{"id": 42, "query": "What film won the 2022 Academy Award for Best Picture?", "answer": ["CODA"], "positive": ["CODA is the Oscars 2022 Best Picture Oscar winner! Ten films competed to take home the most prestigious award in film, the Oscar, with the winner revealed when The Oscars aired LIVE SUNDAY, MARCH 27 on ABC. The nominees for Best Picture were: BELFAST, CODA, DON'T LOOK UP, DRIVE MY CAR, DUNE, KING RICHARD, LICORICE PIZZA, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, THE POWER OF THE DOG and WEST SIDE STORY. THE POWER OF THE DOG had the most nominations, having been nominated for 12 Academy Awards. NIGHTMARE ALLEY was the fourth Best Picture nomination for Bradley Cooper, having previously been nominated for AMERICAN SNIPER (2014), A STAR IS BORN (2018) and JOKER (2019). WEST SIDE STORY was Steven Spielberg's 11th Best Picture nomination, which is a record for an individual producer. For all the details, you can read more about the Oscars 2022 Best Picture nominees below. You can also explore other Oscars 2022 nominees and see the complete Oscars 2022 nominations list right here on Oscar.com.", "By Allison Hussey CODA has won Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. It won over Belfast, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, and West Side Story. The film won in all three categories in which it received nominations. Troy Kotsur won Best Supporting Actor—the first deaf man to win an Oscar for Acting—and the film also won Best Adapted Screenplay. Eight categories were moved out of the live broadcast of the Oscars this year, including Editing, Original Score, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Production Design. The change in proceedings prompted some dissatisfied responses from industry members who felt that the move minimized the creative accomplishments of many departments responsible for a movie’s success. Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 Oscars. By Jazz Monroe By Madison Bloom By Eric Torres By Matthew Strauss By Evan Minsker By Eric Torres By Madison Bloom By Allison Hussey More From Pitchfork Events © 2023 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.", "The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after their usual late February date to avoid conflicting with both the 2022 Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LVI, with the latter being held in nearby Inglewood, California.[3] During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released from March 1 to December 31, 2021. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Will Packer and Shayla Cowan and was directed by Glenn Weiss.[4] Actresses Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes hosted the show for the first time.[5] Two days earlier, in an event held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood, the Academy held its 12th annual Governors Awards ceremony.[6] CODA won three awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included Dune with six awards, The Eyes of Tammy Faye with two, and Belfast, Cruella, Drive My Car, Encanto, King Richard, The Long Goodbye, No Time to Die, The Power of the Dog, The Queen of Basketball, Summer of Soul, West Side Story and The Windshield Wiper with one.", "WATCH LIVE Troy Kotsur, Ariana DeBose made Oscars history with their acting wins; Beyonce opened with performance 2022 Oscar winners' acceptance speeches LOS ANGELES -- The Academy Awards named the deaf family drama \"CODA,\" best picture Sunday, handing Hollywood's top award to a streaming service for the first time in a ceremony that saw the greatest drama when Will Smith strode onstage and slapped Chris Rock. While Jane Campion's \"The Power of the Dog,\" with a leading 12 nominations, seemed like the frontrunner for the Oscars' top prize, Sian Heder's \"CODA\" rode a wave of goodwill driven by its cast including Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Emilia Jones and Daniel Durant. It's the first film with a largely deaf cast to win best picture. Kotsur also won best supporting actor to become the first male deaf actor to win an Oscar, and only the second deaf actor to do so, joining his castmate and \"CODA\" co-star Matlin. Many, though, were talking about another moment. After Rock, as a presenter, joked to Jada Pinkett Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel to \"G.I. Jane,\" Will Smith stood up from his seat near the stage, strode up to Rock and smacked him. After sitting back down, Smith shouted at Rock to \"keep my wife's name out of your (expletive) mouth.", "The win for deaf family drama ‘CODA’ marks the first time a streaming service took Hollywood’s biggest prize. “CODA”, the heartwarming movie about a deaf family with a hearing daughter, has won the prestigious best picture prize at the Oscars. Sunday’s win for CODA marked the first time a streaming service took home the film industry’s biggest prize. “CODA” was released by Apple TV+, which beat Netflix Inc’s contender “The Power of the Dog” and other entries from traditional Hollywood studios. Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli presented the award to the film, which follows teenage Ruby – who can hear – as she juggles pursuing her musical ambitions with her family’s dependence on her to communicate. Deaf actors feature in several lead roles. “I really want to thank the academy for recognizing a movie of love and family at this difficult time that we need today,” producer Patrick Wachsberger said in front of the film’s cast stood on stage. “CODA” managed to take home the coveted prize despite being one of the least-nominated films with only three coming into Sunday. Not since 1932’s “Grand Hotel” has a movie won best picture with fewer than four nods. Earlier, a 94th Academy Awards that steadily maintained a buoyant spirit was rocked when best actor winner Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage over a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.", "Text of this article March 27, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Apple’s “CODA” wins historic Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards “CODA” becomes the first film with a predominantly Deaf cast to win Best Picture, star Troy Kotsur is the first Deaf male actor to win an Oscar, Siân Heder wins Best Adapted Screenplay, and Apple becomes the first streaming service honored with Best Picture at the Academy Awards cupertino, california Apple tonight made history after “CODA” landed three Academy Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, with wins for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Siân Heder. The winners were revealed this evening at the 94th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. “CODA” is the first motion picture starring a predominantly Deaf cast in leading roles to win Best Picture; Troy Kotsur is the first Deaf male actor to win Best Supporting Actor; and writer-director Siân Heder earned her first-ever Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. “On behalf of everyone at Apple, we are so grateful to the Academy for the honors bestowed on ‘CODA’ this evening,” said Zack Van Amburg, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video.", "Best Picture ; CODA. Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers ; Belfast. Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar ...", "Mar 27, 2022 ... CODA is the Oscars 2022 Best Picture Oscar winner! Ten films competed to take home the most prestigious award in film, the Oscar, with the ...", "Mar 28, 2022 ... CODA wins best picture, Jessica Chastain takes best actress, and Will Smith nabs best actor at a thoroughly unpredictable Oscars. By Hillary ...", "Mar 27, 2022 ... CODA Wins Best Picture at 2022 Oscars ... CODA has won Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. It won over Belfast, Don't Look Up, Drive My Car, ...", "'CODA' wins Oscar for best picture, bringing the audience to their feet as they made the sign for applause. Kotsur also won best supporting actor to become the ...", "Mar 28, 2022 ... Oscars 2022: 'CODA' wins prize for best picture. The win for deaf family drama 'CODA' marks the first time a streaming service took Hollywood's ..."], "negative": ["Los Angeles Times television critic Lorraine Ali said: \"Overall, the production was much tighter and brighter than in recent years, thanks in large part to powerful music numbers, a diverse mixture of guests, and the bitingly funny trio of hosts, Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall.\"[68] Film critic Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times praised the hosts' performances, writing: \"It was funny, albeit relatively safe stuff.\" He also noted that despite the Smith–Rock incident disrupting the momentum of the proceedings, the telecast was \"one of the most uplifting, groundbreaking, amazing Oscars ever\".[69] The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 16.62 million people over its length, which was a 60% increase from the previous year's ceremony.[2] The show also earned higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 9.0% of households watching the ceremony.[70] In addition, it garnered a higher 18–49 demo rating with a 3.76 rating, or 77% viewers in that demographic.[2] In July 2022, the broadcast was nominated for three awards at the 74th Primetime Emmys, but it failed to win any of its nominations.[71][72] The \"In Memoriam\" tribute, accompanied by a musical medley performed by musical group The Samples, paid tribute to the following individuals.[73]", "Two years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theater festival and drives to Hiroshima. DUNE Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers Film Synopsis Paul Atreides, a young man haunted by prophetic dreams and fated for greatness, is the son of a brave ruler and a warrior priestess. When his family is placed in charge of the desert planet Arrakis, Paul must defend his family's stewardship of the world's most valued resource. RELATED: Oscars 2022 Shortlists in 10 Award Categories Announced KING RICHARD Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers Film Synopsis Armed with a brazen plan, Richard Williams is determined to write his daughters into history. Along with his wife Oracene, Richard guides their young daughters, Venus and Serena, on their path to changing the sport of tennis and the world forever. LICORICE PIZZA Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers Film Synopsis Fifteen-year-old Gary Valentine, at the tail end of his career as a child actor, instantly falls in love with twenty-something photographer's assistant Alana Kane.", "the Machines Raya and the Last Dragon WINNER: DuneFree GuyNo Time to DieShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsSpider-Man: No Way Home WINNER: The Queen of BasketballAudibleLead Me HomeThree Songs for BenazirWhen We Were Bullies WINNER: Greig Fraser, DuneDan Laustsen, Nightmare AlleyAri Wegner, The Power of the DogBruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of MacbethJanusz Kaminski, West Side Story WINNER: DuneBelfastNo Time to DieThe Power of the DogWest Side Story WINNER: Ariana DeBose, West Side StoryJessie Buckley, The Lost DaughterJudi Dench, BelfastKirsten Dunst, The Power of the DogAunjanue Ellis, King Richard — Oscars 2022 Live Updates: Follow Every Twist and Turn of the Race— All the Outfits and Looks From the Oscars Red Carpet— Oscars 2022 Winners: See the Full List Here— The Vanity Fair Oscar Party Returns: Watch the Livestream— Blush Tones Take Over the Red Carpet— Sign up for the “HWD Daily” newsletter for must-read industry and awards coverage—plus a special weekly edition of “Awards Insider.", "Best Supporting Actor winner Troy Kotsur became the first deaf man and second deaf individual overall to win an acting award.[a] Best Supporting Actress winner Ariana DeBose was the first Afro-Latina person and first openly queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar.[17] Furthermore, as a result of her win for portraying Anita in the 2021 film adaptation of the Broadway musical West Side Story, she and Rita Moreno, who previously won for playing the same character in the 1961 film adaptation, became the third pair of actors to win for portraying the same character in two different films.[b] Nominated for their performances as Leda Caruso in The Lost Daughter, Best Actress nominee Olivia Colman and Best Supporting Actress nominee Jessie Buckley were the third pair of actresses nominated for portraying the same character in the same film.[c] Flee became the first film to be nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best International Feature Film, and Best Documentary Feature in the same year.[19] Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[20] The Academy held its 12th annual Governors Awards ceremony on March 25, 2022, during which the following awards were presented:[6] The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[21]", "In October 2021, the Academy hired film director and producer Will Packer and his production company chief of staff Shayla Cowan to oversee production of the 2022 ceremony.[25] \"Will is a powerhouse producer who has enjoyed success across all movie genres! He's already bringing a boundless energy and a focus on innovation to this year's Oscars, to entertain the widest spectrum of fans. Many wonderful surprises ahead,\" remarked Academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson. In response, Packer expressed his gratitude, saying: \"The power, the beauty, the romance of the imagery in movies has always attracted me. I'm fully embracing the challenge of bringing an ode to one of the most iconic mediums in the world to life. What an honor.\"[25] Four months later, actresses and comedians Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes were announced as hosts of the gala during an interview with Packer on Good Morning America.[5] This marked the first time that three people had shared hosting duties for the Oscars since Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan presided over the 59th ceremony held in 1987.[26] This year, the show was centered around the theme \"Movie Lovers Unite\".", "PHOTOS: Find all 2022 Oscars red carpet looks here The Oscars looked kindly on Jessica Chastain. She won the Academy Award for best actress on Sunday night for playing televangelist Tammy Faye Baker in \"The Eyes of Tammy Faye.\" It's the first Oscar for Chastain in three nominations: She was previously nominated for \"Zero Dark Thirty\" in 2013 and \"The Help\" in 2012. Chastain emerged as the Oscar favorite late in the season, earning an upset victory at the SAG Awards before adding a Critics' Choice trophy for a movie that was released six months ago. She beat out fellow best actress nominees Olivia Colman, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman and Kristen Stewart. \"It's very special to be part of a film that means something to me in that it rights a misjustice. It re-examines a life,\" she said backstage. \"It's so important to give each other our flowers when we're still alive, and I feel like we missed that opportunity with Tammy Faye.", "6] Production designer David Korins designed a new stage for the show.[38] Music producer and songwriter Adam Blackstone served as musical director for the telecast and conductor for the orchestra, which featured musicians Travis Barker, Sheila E., and Robert Glasper. Rapper D-Nice served as an in-house DJ during the gala.[39] As part of a continued focus on enhancing inclusion and accommodations for disabilities, the Academy offered a live feed of American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation for the ceremony through the Academy Awards' YouTube channel.[40] In June 2020, the Academy announced that, starting with the 94th awards, a fixed number of ten films would once again be nominated for Best Picture.[41] According to The Hollywood Reporter, this rule change was initiated in order \"to maximize the diversity of the films that are nominated for the Academy's highest honor\" as part of the organization's Academy Aperture 2025 equity and inclusion initiative.[42] Previously, AMPAS had experimented with a ten-film Best Picture slate for two years beginning with the 82nd ceremony in 2010 before changing the rules two years later so that a fluctuating number of films would be nominated depending on the nomination voting results.[43]", "Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth WINNER: Jane Campion, The Power of the DogPaul Thomas Anderson, Licorice PizzaKenneth Branagh, BelfastRyûsuke Hamaguchi, Drive My CarSteven Spielberg, West Side Story WINNER: “No Time to Die,” No Time to Die“Be Alive,” King Richard“Dos Oruguitas,” Encanto“Down to Joy,” Belfast“Somehow You Do,” Four Good Days WINNER: Zsuzsanna Sipos and Patrice Vermette, Dune Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Nightmare Alley Grant Major and Amber Richards, The Power of the DogStefan Dechant and Nancy Haigh, The Tragedy of Macbeth Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo, West Side Story WINNER: Summer of SoulAscensionAtticaFleeWriting With Fire WINNER: DuneDon’t Look UpKing RichardThe Power of the DogTick, Tick…Boom!", "32] The contest drew a predominantly negative reaction from Academy members, with some comparing it to the \"Popular Film\" category initially proposed for the 91st ceremony held in 2019, and others viewing it as an attempt to recognize Spider-Man: No Way Home and its box office performance.[33] Ultimately, Army of the Dead was named the Oscars Fan Favorite, while the Oscars Cheer Moment went to Zack Snyder's Justice League for \"The Flash Enters the Speed Force\".[34] According to TheWrap, the most active voters were autonomous web programs, although the Academy denied this claim.[35][36] The festivities marked their return to the Dolby Theatre after a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[37] In compliance with Los Angeles County health and safety standards, AMPAS announced that attending nominees and guests would need to show proof of vaccination or a valid medical exemption, and two negative PCR tests, in order to attend. Presenters and performers underwent \"rigorous testing\" but were not required to be vaccinated.[37] Audience members in sections closest to the stage were seated further apart but were not required to wear face masks. Masks were required for attendees in the mezzanine.[37] Additionally, the annual Governors Awards was held on March 25, two days before the main ceremony, after previously being postponed from its original January 15 date due to concerns due to health and safety concerns related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.", "47] Following the announcement, Steven Spielberg said: \"All of us are on the same line bringing the best of us to tell the best stories we possibly can. And that means for me we should all have a seat at the supper table together live at 5.\"[48] More than 70 prominent film professionals—including Guillermo del Toro, James Cameron, Jane Campion, Denis Villeneuve, and John Williams—issued a letter urging the Academy to reverse the plan, which they argued would relegate some nominees to \"the status of second-class citizens\". Addressed to Academy President David Rubin, the letter claimed that the decision would do \"irreparable damage\" to the Oscars' reputation by \"demeaning the very crafts that, in their most outstanding expressions, make the art of filmmaking worthy of celebration\".[49] Best Actress nominee (and eventual winner) Jessica Chastain decided to skip the red carpet and other press to ensure she was in the theater during the Makeup and Hairstyling category to support the team who worked with her on The Eyes of Tammy Faye, stating: \"The most important thing for me is to honor the incredible artisans who work in our industry.\"[50] Sound engineer Tom Fleischman and production sound mixer Peter Kurland resigned from the Academy in protest of the new policy.[51]", "Rock referenced the 1997 movie “G I Jane,” in which actress Demi Moore shaved her head. Smith slapped Rock in what at first appeared to be a scripted joke. But the theatre turned sombre moments later when Smith, back in his seat, shouted back, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f**king mouth”. The comment was silenced during the live US broadcast on Walt Disney Co’s ABC. Smith later apologised to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and to his fellow nominees as he tearfully accepted the Oscar for best actor for playing the father of Venus and Serena Williams in “King Richard”. “Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father,” he said, “just like they said about Richard Williams.” Jessica Chastain landed the best actress award for playing TV evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”. In other awards, Jane Campion won the Oscar for best director for her dark Western “Power of the Dog”. Campion, who had been the first woman ever twice nominated in the category (previously for 1993’s “The Piano”), is just the third woman to win best director. It is also the first time the directing award has ever gone to women in back-to-back years after “Nomadland” filmmaker Chloe Zhao won last year.", "Due to continued concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Academy decided once again to allow films that were released via video on demand or streaming to be eligible for the awards on the condition that said films were originally scheduled to have a theatrical release prior to the start of the pandemic. However, only feature films released during the ten-month period in 2021 from March 1 to December 31 would be eligible for awards consideration.[3] The presentations and acceptance of eight awards (Best Animated Short Film, Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Film Editing, Best Live Action Short Film, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, and Best Sound) were not broadcast live but instead pre-taped an hour before the start of the telecast, in an attempt to \"allow more time for comedy, film clips and musical numbers\", and to shorten the ceremony; a similar move had been attempted for the 91st Academy Awards in 2019 but had been reversed after being negatively received.[44] The decision was reportedly made under pressure from ABC executives, who had initially demanded that 12 categories be moved off the live broadcast, under the possible penalty of not airing the ceremony at all.[45] Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa presented the awards off the air.[46] The move was quickly met with significant backlash.", "When Rock, who joked about Jada Pinkett Smith while hosting the Oscars in 2016, protested that it was just a \"GI Jane\" joke, Smith repeated the same line. WATCH: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage after joke at wife Jada Pinkett Smith's expense The moment shocked the Dolby Theatre audience and viewers at home. Smith later took the stage when he won best actor for Venus and Serena Williams' father in \"King Richard,\" his first Oscar. His acceptance speech vacillated between defense and apology. \"Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,\" Smith said in his first remarks. Smith then shared what Denzel Washington told him: \"At your highest moment, be careful because that's when the devil comes for you.\" Aside from what seemed likely to be one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history, other wins made history of their own. Ariana DeBose became the first Afro-Latina and openly LBGTQ actor to win an Academy Award for supporting actress. Campion also became only the third woman to win best director for \"The Power of the Dog.\" She had been the first woman ever twice nominated in the category (previously for 1993's \"The Piano\"). It's also the first time the directing award has ever gone to women in back-to-back years, after \"Nomadland\" filmmaker Chloé Zhao won last year.", "Mar 29, 2022 ... Best documentary feature. Ascension Attica Flee Summer of Soul – WINNER! Writing With Fire. Best documentary short. Audible Lead Me Home", "The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, ... Its three nominations were the fewest for any Best Picture winner since ...", "Mar 27, 2022 ... 2022 Oscar Winners: Complete List · Will Smith won the best actor Oscar on Sunday for his role in."]}
+{"id": 43, "query": "When will the 94th Academy Awards be held?", "answer": [["March 27", "Mar 27", "Mar. 27", "27 March", "27 Mar", "27 Mar."]], "positive": ["Kong\" \"The Matrix Resurrections\" \"No Time to Die\" \"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings\" \"Spider-Man: No Way Home\" Download Nominations voting begins on Thursday, January 27, 2022, and concludes on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. The 94th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland® in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. FOLLOW THE ACADEMYwww.oscars.orgwww.facebook.com/TheAcademywww.youtube.com/Oscarswww.twitter.com/TheAcademywww.instagram.", "The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after their usual late February date to avoid conflicting with both the 2022 Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LVI, with the latter being held in nearby Inglewood, California.[3] During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released from March 1 to December 31, 2021. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Will Packer and Shayla Cowan and was directed by Glenn Weiss.[4] Actresses Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes hosted the show for the first time.[5] Two days earlier, in an event held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood, the Academy held its 12th annual Governors Awards ceremony.[6] CODA won three awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included Dune with six awards, The Eyes of Tammy Faye with two, and Belfast, Cruella, Drive My Car, Encanto, King Richard, The Long Goodbye, No Time to Die, The Power of the Dog, The Queen of Basketball, Summer of Soul, West Side Story and The Windshield Wiper with one.", "The 94th annual Academy Awards will be held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, March 27. After three years of the award show going host-less, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes are set to co-host. “The Power of the Dog” leads in nominations with 12 nods. Troy Kotsur became the first deaf male actor to receive an Oscar nomination while Denzel Washington continued his record of being the most-nominated Black actor in Academy Awards history with his 10th nomination for his performance in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” Read on for the full list of nominees.", "Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. The 94th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® ...", "Mar 24, 2022 ... Here's the 2022 Oscar nominees list. The Academy Awards ceremony will be held in-person at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, March 27.", "Mar 27, 2022 ... at the 94th Academy Awards held at Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood ... Reba McEntire, who will be performing her Oscar-nominated song ..."], "negative": ["The 95th annual Oscars will be held on March 12, 2023, in Los Angeles. Credit: ABC/Jeff Lipsky\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t Kimmel is returning to host for the third time. He previously helmed the 2017 and 2018 awards. Kimmel is returning to host for the third time. He previously helmed the 2017 and 2018 awards. Credit: Shutterstock /Alex Millauer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t The ceremony will be broadcast on ABC. The ceremony will be broadcast on ABC. Credit: Chris Chew/UPI/Shutterstock\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t Nominations have not yet been announced, but the 2023 Oscars will honor the best and brightest of films released in 2022. The Whale, The Fabelmans, Elvis and Everything Everywhere All at Once are strong contenders for top trophies. The official list will be revealed in January 2023. Nominations have not yet been announced, but the 2023 Oscars will honor the best and brightest of films released in 2022. The Whale, The Fabelmans, Elvis and Everything Everywhere All at Once are strong contenders for top trophies. The official list will be revealed in January 2023. Credit: Rob Latour/Shutterstock\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t Despite the drama that ensued during the 2022 ceremony, ABC was pleased with the broadcast.", "In October 2021, the Academy hired film director and producer Will Packer and his production company chief of staff Shayla Cowan to oversee production of the 2022 ceremony.[25] \"Will is a powerhouse producer who has enjoyed success across all movie genres! He's already bringing a boundless energy and a focus on innovation to this year's Oscars, to entertain the widest spectrum of fans. Many wonderful surprises ahead,\" remarked Academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson. In response, Packer expressed his gratitude, saying: \"The power, the beauty, the romance of the imagery in movies has always attracted me. I'm fully embracing the challenge of bringing an ode to one of the most iconic mediums in the world to life. What an honor.\"[25] Four months later, actresses and comedians Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes were announced as hosts of the gala during an interview with Packer on Good Morning America.[5] This marked the first time that three people had shared hosting duties for the Oscars since Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan presided over the 59th ceremony held in 1987.[26] This year, the show was centered around the theme \"Movie Lovers Unite\".", "Due to continued concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Academy decided once again to allow films that were released via video on demand or streaming to be eligible for the awards on the condition that said films were originally scheduled to have a theatrical release prior to the start of the pandemic. However, only feature films released during the ten-month period in 2021 from March 1 to December 31 would be eligible for awards consideration.[3] The presentations and acceptance of eight awards (Best Animated Short Film, Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Film Editing, Best Live Action Short Film, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, and Best Sound) were not broadcast live but instead pre-taped an hour before the start of the telecast, in an attempt to \"allow more time for comedy, film clips and musical numbers\", and to shorten the ceremony; a similar move had been attempted for the 91st Academy Awards in 2019 but had been reversed after being negatively received.[44] The decision was reportedly made under pressure from ABC executives, who had initially demanded that 12 categories be moved off the live broadcast, under the possible penalty of not airing the ceremony at all.[45] Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa presented the awards off the air.[46] The move was quickly met with significant backlash.", "1 hour ago\t\t\t \r \t\t\t\t1 hour ago\t\t\t \r \t\t\t\t2 hours ago\t\t\t \r \t\t\t\t2 hours ago\t\t\t \r \t\t\t\t2 hours ago\t\t\t \r \t\t\t\t2 hours ago\t\t\t Take a trip back to the Academy Awards ceremonies of the recent past with Gold Derby’s Oscars Playback series. Hosts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen recap every Oscar ceremony of the 1990s and 2000s. Joyce and Chris tackle the highs and lows of each show and see how the winners aged. It’s a wonderful night for Oscar, whenever you watch! Gold Derby is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2023 Gold Derby Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Deadline Media", "Los Angeles Times television critic Lorraine Ali said: \"Overall, the production was much tighter and brighter than in recent years, thanks in large part to powerful music numbers, a diverse mixture of guests, and the bitingly funny trio of hosts, Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall.\"[68] Film critic Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times praised the hosts' performances, writing: \"It was funny, albeit relatively safe stuff.\" He also noted that despite the Smith–Rock incident disrupting the momentum of the proceedings, the telecast was \"one of the most uplifting, groundbreaking, amazing Oscars ever\".[69] The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 16.62 million people over its length, which was a 60% increase from the previous year's ceremony.[2] The show also earned higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 9.0% of households watching the ceremony.[70] In addition, it garnered a higher 18–49 demo rating with a 3.76 rating, or 77% viewers in that demographic.[2] In July 2022, the broadcast was nominated for three awards at the 74th Primetime Emmys, but it failed to win any of its nominations.[71][72] The \"In Memoriam\" tribute, accompanied by a musical medley performed by musical group The Samples, paid tribute to the following individuals.[73]", "Two days earlier, in an event held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood, the Academy held its 12th annual Governors Awards ...", "Since 1929, the Oscars have recognized excellence in cinematic achievements.For a complete list of winners for the 95th Oscars, click here.", "Mar 12, 2023 ... When Are the 2023 Oscars? The 95th annual Oscars will be held on March 12, 2023, in Los Angeles.", "Mar 3, 2023 ... What films are nominated for Oscars 2023? Take a deep breath. Here is the full list of 2023 Oscar nominees, led by “Everything Everywhere All At ...", "Mar 12, 2023 ... The 95th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023. How can I watch the 2023 Oscars? The Oscars ceremony will air live on ABC from 8 ..."]}
+{"id": 44, "query": "When was A House Between the Earth and the Moon published?", "answer": [["March 29", "Mar 29", "Mar. 29", "29 March", "29 Mar", "29 Mar."]], "positive": ["First published March 29, 2022 ... In a nutshell, A House Between Earth and the Moon is set in the not-too-distant future and hinges on the phenomenon of ...", "A House Between Earth and the Moon by Rebecca Scherm | Literary Fiction. Paperback | $18.00. Published by Penguin Books Mar 28, 2023 ; | Literary Fiction. Ebook | $5.99. Published by Viking Mar 29, 2022", "A House Between Earth and the Moon: A Novel *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A House Between Earth and the Moon: A Novel. ... Publication date. March 29, 2022. ", "A HOUSE BETWEEN EARTH AND THE MOON · Rebecca Scherm · RELEASE DATE: March 29, 2022 ; DEMON COPPERHEAD · Barbara Kingsolver ·", "Mar 29, 2022 ... Rebecca Scherm's second novel, “A House Between the Earth and the Moon,” centers on Parallaxis, a space station designed by the tech corporation ..."], "negative": [") Mary Agnes worries that her schlubby dad will be changed by the posh Parallaxis I she sees in promotional videos, but her fear is misplaced. Parallaxis I is portrayed as pristine in advertisements but barely functions in reality. The Pioneers must double as amateur space-station builders as they scramble to get the place up and running. Alex thinks of it as a “freezing, comfortless warehouse.” It’s like a zero-gravity version of “luxury” skyscrapers riddled with issues like 432 Park, its exclusivity and high price tag obscuring how janky it is. Buy This Book At: If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Despite its glaring issues, some of Alex’s teammates are planning to bring their families up, like Lenore, the team’s 3D fabricator, who plans to have her grandparents come. She frames it like they’re simply space enthusiasts, but there’s a financial angle. On Earth, they’re broke. In fact, several of the Pioneers are motivated by precarity. Meanwhile, even as Sensus’ guinea pigs sleep in makeshift dorms as they try to make the space station functional, the Sons are peddling Parallaxis I to investors as the one place privacy can truly be guaranteed. And the true concern of A House Between Earth and the Moon is the value of privacy.", "1] In H. G. Wells' 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon (also relating to the first voyagers to the Moon) the protagonist, Mr. Bedford, mentions Verne's novel to his companion, Professor Cavor, who replies (in a possible dig at Verne) that he does not know what Bedford is referring to. Verne returned the dig later when he pointed out that he used gun cotton to send his men to the Moon, an actual substance. \"Can Mr. Wells show me some 'cavourite'?\", he asked archly. The novel (along with Wells' The First Men in the Moon) inspired the first science fiction film, A Trip to the Moon, made in 1902 by Georges Méliès. In 1958, another film adaptation of this story was released, titled From the Earth to the Moon. It was one of the last films made under the RKO Pictures banner. The story also became the basis for the very loose adaptation Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967), a caper-style British comedy starring Burl Ives and Terry-Thomas. The 1961 Czechoslovak film The Fabulous Baron Munchausen combines characters and plot elements from the Verne novel with those of the stories of Baron Munchausen and Cyrano de Bergerac.[citation needed]", "She has ditched academia for a gig at Sensus, where she heads a project known as Views. Unbeknownst to the Pioneers, Tess is watching their every move, studying them as part of Sensus’ efforts to predict human behavior. In addition to surveilling the Pioneers, Sensus founder Katherine Son employs Tess to spy on her sister and cofounder. Charismatic younger sister Rachel Son is the public face of the company, but it’s the shadowy eldest, Katherine, who pulls all the strings. As the climate crisis on Earth accelerates and billionaires clamber for Parallaxis I to open, Katherine sends Rachel to the space station with one goal—get it ready, or else. Name a hot-button social issue and it’s likely Rebecca Scherm’s A House Between Earth and the Moon touches on it. This is a Big Ideas book. In addition to climate change, space tourism, and Big Tech, plot points also hinge on deepfakes, cyberbullying, screen addiction, abortion rights, and surveillance. Toggling the perspective between Alex, Tess, Mary Agnes, and Rachel, and from Earth into space, a less-nimble author might’ve wound up with a story spread too thin, told too shallowly. But each character is fully realized, as is the expansive world in which they struggle to live.", "© 2023 Goodreads, Inc.", "—Jia Tolentino, New York Times bestselling author of Trick MirrorThe gripping story of one scientist in outer space, another who watches over him, the family left behind, and the lengths people will go to protect the people and planet they loveFor twenty years, Alex has believed that his gene-edited super-algae will slow and even reverse the effects of climate change. His obsession with his research has jeopardized his marriage, his relationships with his kids, and his own professional future. When the Son sisters, founders of the colossal tech company Sensus, offer him a chance to complete his research, he seizes the opportunity. The catch? His lab will be in outer space on Parallaxis, the first-ever luxury residential space station built for billionaires. Alex and six other scientists leave Earth and their loved ones to become Pioneers, the beta tenants of Parallaxis. But Parallaxis is not the space palace they were sold. Day and night, the embittered crew builds the facility under pressure from Sensus, motivated by the promise that their families will join them. At home on Earth, much of the country is ablaze in wildfires and battered by storms. In Michigan, Alex’s teenage daughter, Mary Agnes, struggles through high school with the help of the ubiquitous Sensus phones implanted in everyone’s ears, archiving each humiliation, and wishing she could go to Parallaxis with her father—but her mother will never allow it.", "A gigantic tech company has hawked their luxury space station, Parallaxis, as a haven for the wealthy. An assortment of scientists and engineers are shipped ...", "A HOUSE BETWEEN EARTH AND THE MOON ... An ambitious, sometimes cumbersome dystopian tale. ... Near-future Earth is in deep trouble. The humanity-saving space ...", "“Rebecca Scherm's A House Between Earth and the Moon returns us to the cautionary mode of futuristic fiction, taking place largely in a billionaire-funded space ...", "—Jia Tolentino, New York Times bestselling author of Trick Mirror“If A House Between Earth and the Moon wants us to ask what makes a house into a home, it wants us to know that family is the answer. . . . What A House Between Earth and the Moon suggests is that there is no solution but some kind of strange mix of hope and resignation, a wry kind of wonder.” —Bekah Waakles, Ploughshares“A House Between Earth and the Moon is a compelling, urgent book. I couldn't put it down. Rebecca Scherm brilliantly, and with such heart and tenderness, imagines a frightening future for our planet and our flawed, complicated species, and the worlds she imagines are so vivid, and feel so real I wondered if she owns a crystal ball. I loved these characters and their struggles and desires, and I rooted for them, and worried about them, and I can’t stop thinking about them. This is a remarkable novel.” —Edan Lepucki, New York Times bestselling author of California“If you read just one novel about future billionaires funding scientists to try to save a select few from global warming by making it possible to live in outer space, definitely let it be A House Between Earth and the Moon.", "—Jia Tolentino, New York Times bestselling author of Trick Mirror“If A House Between Earth and the Moon wants us to ask what makes a house into a home, it wants us to know that family is the answer. . . . What A House Between Earth and the Moon suggests is that there is no solution but some kind of strange mix of hope and resignation, a wry kind of wonder.” —Bekah Waakles, Ploughshares“A House Between Earth and the Moon is a compelling, urgent book. I couldn’t put it down. Rebecca Scherm brilliantly, and with such heart and tenderness, imagines a frightening future for our planet and our flawed, complicated species, and the worlds she imagines are so vivid, and feel so real I wondered if she owns a crystal ball. I loved these characters and their struggles and desires, and I rooted for them, and worried about them, and I can’t stop thinking about them. This is a remarkable novel.” —Edan Lepucki, New York Times bestselling author of California“If you read just one novel about future billionaires funding scientists to try to save a select few from global warming by making it possible to live in outer space, definitely let it be A House Between Earth and the Moon.", "—L.A. Taggart, San Francisco Chronicle“Part ensemble family drama, part coming-of-age story, part social novel, part cli-fi, [A House Between Earth and the Moon is] original and affecting not despite its overstuffed mélange of big ideas but because of how deftly Scherm weaves them together. . . . [The novel] primarily takes place in space, but it succeeds because of how richly Scherm depicts her characters’ interior lives. This is the kind of book that practically begs for a sequel, one that dangles some tantalizingly loose ends. This is a house with more rooms to explore.” —Kate Knibbs, Wired“Rebecca Scherm’s A House Between Earth and the Moon returns us to the cautionary mode of futuristic fiction, taking place largely in a billionaire-funded space station called Parallaxis. On Earth, global warming has brought about hurricanes, drought, food shortages, stinkbug infestations and deadly heat waves. A tech juggernaut called Sensus has exploited the insecurity, manufacturing phone chips that are implanted beneath the skin and can, of course, capture endless amounts of personal data. Sensus is the mover behind Parallaxis, into which they have sent a team of scientists who are tasked with both constructing living quarters and perfecting their research innovations to provide food, water and clean air. . . .", "Baumer, Science Magazine“A surprisingly timely work of science fiction, Rebecca Scherm’s A House Between Earth and the Moon follows Alex, a climate scientist, as he leaves the burning Earth behind for Parallaxis — a luxury space station owned by a tech titan, which has agreed to bankroll his latest research. Moving between Alex, his teen daughter living back on Earth, and the psychologist tasked with observing Alex and the other Parallaxis Pioneers, Scherm’s novel explores humanity’s fraught relationship with technology and innovation.” —Bustle, “The Most Anticipated Books of March 2022”“Inventive and thrilling, A House Between Earth and the Moon dives into the near-future climate apocalypse with eerie prescience, startling humor, and, somehow, hope. I couldn’t put it down.” —Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half“Rebecca Scherm is a treasure of a novelist: searching, inventive, her scope both everyday and expansive, her work marked by a tender but merciless psychological acuity. In A House Between Earth and the Moon, she has the near future—or the present—of perpetual emergency firmly within her grasp. It’s a thrill to read this novel, which punctures, urgently and humanely, the technocrat fantasy that space might save us; it brilliantly vivifies the terrors of love and surveillance and ambition, the dream and impossibility of escape.", "Baumer, Science Magazine“A surprisingly timely work of science fiction, Rebecca Scherm’s A House Between Earth and the Moon follows Alex, a climate scientist, as he leaves the burning Earth behind for Parallaxis — a luxury space station owned by a tech titan, which has agreed to bankroll his latest research. Moving between Alex, his teen daughter living back on Earth, and the psychologist tasked with observing Alex and the other Parallaxis Pioneers, Scherm’s novel explores humanity’s fraught relationship with technology and innovation.” —Bustle, “The Most Anticipated Books of March 2022”“Inventive and thrilling, A House Between Earth and the Moon dives into the near-future climate apocalypse with eerie prescience, startling humor, and, somehow, hope. I couldn’t put it down.” —Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half\"Rebecca Scherm is a treasure of a novelist: searching, inventive, her scope both everyday and expansive, her work marked by a tender but merciless psychological acuity. In A House Between Earth and the Moon, she has the near future—or the present—of perpetual emergency firmly within her grasp. It’s a thrill to read this novel, which punctures, urgently and humanely, the technocrat fantasy that space might save us; it brilliantly vivifies the terrors of love and surveillance and ambition, the dream and impossibility of escape.", "He watched Carl pulling himself along the gray exterior of the station, hand over hand toward the solar panels, and his mind expected bumps, crunches, and squeaks, but he didn't hear anything at all. Compulsively readable. . . . A House Between the Earth and the Moon is a thought-provoking and absorbing read. By deftly combining the subjects of big tech and climate change, Scherm has created a world that fully embodies the anxiety and indignity of our times.” —Sandra Newman, The New York Times Book Review“Riveting. . . . Rebecca Scherm’s A House Between Earth and the Moon grapples with a gaggle of red-hot current issues: income inequality, surveillance, capitalist overreach, AI, cyberbullying, gun control. She packs them all into the powerful rocket engine of climate disaster—the biggest, baddest issue of all—and launches the whole shebang into space. It’s a rocking ride. The novel is propulsive, captivating, touching, funny—and utterly terrifying.” —L.A. Taggart, San Francisco Chronicle“Part ensemble family drama, part coming-of-age story, part social novel, part cli-fi, [A House Between Earth and the Moon is] original and affecting not despite its overstuffed mélange of big ideas but because of how deftly Scherm weaves them together. . . .", "—Good Housekeeping’s “20 New Books to Add to Your Summer 2022 Reading List”“Part sci-fi, part dreamy drama, The House Between Earth and the Moon follows the residents of Parallaxis (a luxury space station developed by tech giant Sensus) as they try to build a home for billionaires to escape Earth's increasing inhospitality. Meanwhile, the people they leave back home—particularly the family of Alex, a researcher seeking to create a carbon-guzzling algae—are struggling with both their present and futures.” —Marie Claire, “The Most Eagerly Anticipated Fiction by Women in 2022”“[A House Between Earth and the Moon] repeatedly engages with competing ideas about the most effective way to make the world a better place. . . . Scherm’s characters seem unsatisfied with the ways they themselves answer such questions, an interpretive ambiguity that is one of the book’s strengths. . . . A House Between Earth and the Moon does not offer prescriptive answers to the various problems it identifies, leaving the reader room to consider their own views. In doing so, the reader may learn something about themselves. In the end, what more can one ask of a book?”—Eric P.S.", "—Good Housekeeping’s “20 New Books to Add to Your Summer 2022 Reading List”“Part sci-fi, part dreamy drama, The House Between Earth and the Moon follows the residents of Parallaxis (a luxury space station developed by tech giant Sensus) as they try to build a home for billionaires to escape Earth’s increasing inhospitality. Meanwhile, the people they leave back home—particularly the family of Alex, a researcher seeking to create a carbon-guzzling algae—are struggling with both their present and futures.” —Marie Claire, “The Most Eagerly Anticipated Fiction by Women in 2022”“[A House Between Earth and the Moon] repeatedly engages with competing ideas about the most effective way to make the world a better place. . . . Scherm’s characters seem unsatisfied with the ways they themselves answer such questions, an interpretive ambiguity that is one of the book’s strengths. . . . A House Between Earth and the Moon does not offer prescriptive answers to the various problems it identifies, leaving the reader room to consider their own views. In doing so, the reader may learn something about themselves. In the end, what more can one ask of a book?”—Eric P.S.", "Prescient and insightful, A House Between Earth and the Moon is at once a captivating epic about the machinations of big tech and a profoundly intimate meditation on the unmistakably human bonds that hold us together. Rebecca Scherm is the author of Unbecoming. She lives in California with her family. Rebecca Scherm is the author of Unbecoming. She lives in California with her family. Rebecca Scherm is the author of Unbecoming. She lives in California with her family. “Compulsively readable. . . . A House Between the Earth and the Moon is a thought-provoking and absorbing read. By deftly combining the subjects of big tech and climate change, Scherm has created a world that fully embodies the anxiety and indignity of our times.” —Sandra Newman, The New York Times Book Review“Riveting. . . . Rebecca Scherm’s A House Between Earth and the Moon grapples with a gaggle of red-hot current issues: income inequality, surveillance, capitalist overreach, AI, cyberbullying, gun control. She packs them all into the powerful rocket engine of climate disaster—the biggest, baddest issue of all—and launches the whole shebang into space. It’s a rocking ride. The novel is propulsive, captivating, touching, funny—and utterly terrifying.", "[The novel] primarily takes place in space, but it succeeds because of how richly Scherm depicts her characters’ interior lives. This is the kind of book that practically begs for a sequel, one that dangles some tantalizingly loose ends. This is a house with more rooms to explore.” —Kate Knibbs, Wired“Rebecca Scherm’s A House Between Earth and the Moon returns us to the cautionary mode of futuristic fiction, taking place largely in a billionaire-funded space station called Parallaxis. On Earth, global warming has brought about hurricanes, drought, food shortages, stinkbug infestations and deadly heat waves. A tech juggernaut called Sensus has exploited the insecurity, manufacturing phone chips that are implanted beneath the skin and can, of course, capture endless amounts of personal data. Sensus is the mover behind Parallaxis, into which they have sent a team of scientists who are tasked with both constructing living quarters and perfecting their research innovations to provide food, water and clean air. . . . I like the point that luxury space residences, portrayed in films in spotless modular fashion, will more likely be depressing and unhygienic cubes.", "In 1889 Verne wrote a second sequel to the novel, The Purchase of the North Pole, which has the Gun Club members (led by J. T. Maston) plan to use the Columbiad to alter the tilt of the Earth to enable the mineral wealth of the Arctic region to be put within reach of exploitation. In March 1953, the Gilberton Company published a comic-book adaptation of From the Earth to the Moon as issue No. 105 in its Classics Illustrated series. An unidentified scriptwriter combined Verne's From the Earth to the Moon with the sequel, Around the Moon. Gilberton art director Alex A. Blum supplied both the cover painting and the 44 pages of interior art. The title went through twelve printings between 1953 and 1971.[2] During their return journey from the Moon, the crew of Apollo 11 made reference to Jules Verne's book during a TV broadcast on 23 July.[3] The mission's commander, astronaut Neil Armstrong, said, \"A hundred years ago, Jules Verne wrote a book about a voyage to the Moon. His spaceship, Columbia [sic], took off from Florida and landed in the Pacific Ocean after completing a trip to the Moon. It seems appropriate to us to share with you some of the reflections of the crew as the modern-day Columbia completes its rendezvous with the planet Earth and the same Pacific Ocean tomorrow.\"", "Advertisement Supported by Fiction When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Sandra Newman A HOUSE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE MOONBy Rebecca Scherm Rebecca Scherm’s second novel, “A House Between the Earth and the Moon,” centers on Parallaxis, a space station designed by the tech corporation Sensus as an orbital luxury condo for billionaires. Sensus has hired a team of world-class scientists to construct the station and make it habitable long-term. In return, they are told, they and their families can live there, safe from the catastrophic climate change that is devastating society below. They are not told they will also be experimental subjects; Sensus is using the station to test Views, its new, top-secret surveillance and behavioral modification system. The novel makes us feel the terror of a 2030s Earth where extreme weather events are so common that whole cities routinely burn to the ground and even the affluent have become nomadic, always one step ahead of natural disasters. Mass deaths are a staple of daily news, and privacy is a thing of the past, available only by going off the grid and doing without the evacuation alerts that would warn of approaching floods or wildfires. We share the desperation of Alex, whose work on carbon-extracting algae has become a race against time: “He wanted to save his planet, and with each disastrous year, his work became more necessary and less possible.", "It ultimately feels peculiar that the Son sisters are treated primarily as people with ordinary problems, even as they test and implement Views, their mass mind-control project. The Views plotline, meanwhile, is shown from the perspective of a lonely data scientist, Tess, who is given access to the visual feeds of Parallaxis employees and their families and becomes consumed by voyeurism, living vicariously through her subjects to the point of stalking. Scherm manages the difficult trick of making us care about these essentially unsympathetic characters, but neglects to explain how Views is meant to work, or why hiring Tess to watch their subjects go to the bathroom would be of use. Similar weaknesses undercut the novel’s ending, which focuses on individual emotions in a way that feels increasingly trivial, while failing to offer a convincing resolution to the political and environmental crises. But in general, “A House Between the Earth and the Moon” is a thought-provoking and absorbing read. By deftly combining the subjects of big tech and climate change, Scherm has created a world that fully embodies the anxiety and indignity of our times. Sandra Newman is the author of several novels, most recently “The Heavens” and the forthcoming “The Men.” A HOUSE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE MOONBy Rebecca Scherm400 pp. Viking. $27.", "Scherm’s prose is not especially stylish—there is a description of Mary Agnes curled up “like a shrimp” which made me physically frown—but it is sturdy enough to carry the story halfway to the moon nonetheless, and briskly paced. A House Between Earth and the Moon, out this week, synthesizes genres to create something new. Part ensemble family drama, part coming-of-age story, part social novel, part cli-fi, it’s original and affecting not despite its overstuffed melange of big ideas but because of how deftly Scherm weaves them together. It could be subtitled Everything Happens So Much. Mary Agnes, the youngest point-of-view character, is the novel’s bruised heart. A lonely nerd, she is elated when her father’s space travels make some of her school’s popular crew notice her. Even in the future, though, the in-crowd sucks, and Mary Agnes’ charming crush turns out to have a sadistic streak sharpened by technology. The screen-addled, empathy-deficient teenagers are reminiscent of the jerky crew of M.T. Anderson’s prescient Feed, and Mary Agnes’ story reads like an especially observant young-adult novella braided throughout the book. (Her younger brother Shane, alas, doesn’t get a similarly compelling storyline. His only personality trait seems to be “allergic to everything.", "In this imagined future, the Supreme Court has ruled that privacy is a commodity, not a right. It has become a luxury only the elite can attain, by becoming “privatized” to varying degrees, with Z-level the most coveted. Katherine, who has achieved a level of privatization beyond the alphabetical designation, describes power as the ability to bypass image entirely—the ultimate status symbol is to not be perceived. Tess, Katherine’s true-believer follower, doesn’t register privacy as something to treasure. Instead, as she observes the Pioneers, she reminds herself of how much good might come from the obliteration of privacy in favor of an algorithm that could predict someone’s choices. For Tess, “all ‘privacy’ meant was the degree to which a person allowed their choices, preferences, and feelings to be known, and every day people traded their privacy for privileges, goods, and services.” As the avatar for Sensus’ plan for the future, she deeply creeps out almost everyone who meets her; internalizing the company’s ideas about commodifying humanity saps Tess of her own. A House Between Earth and the Moon primarily takes place in space, but it succeeds because of how richly Scherm depicts her characters’ interior lives. This is the kind of book that practically begs for a sequel, one that dangles some tantalizingly loose ends. This is a house with more rooms to explore. More From WIRED Contact © 2023 Condé Nast.", "From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes (French: De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes) is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil War society of weapons enthusiasts, and their attempts to build an enormous Columbiad space gun and launch three people—the Gun Club's president, his Philadelphian armor-making rival, and a French poet—in a projectile with the goal of a Moon landing. Five years later, Verne wrote a sequel called Around the Moon. The story is also notable in that Verne attempted to do some rough calculations as to the requirements for the cannon and in that, considering the comparative lack of empirical data on the subject at the time, some of his figures are remarkably accurate. However, his version of a space gun for a non-rocket spacelaunch turned out to be impractical for safe human space travel since a much longer barrel would have been required to reach escape velocity while limiting acceleration to survivable limits for the passengers. The character of Michel Ardan, the French member of the party in the novel, was inspired by the real-life photographer Félix Nadar. The story opens some time after the end of the American Civil War.", "Day and night, the embittered crew builds the facility under pressure from Sensus, motivated by the promise that their families will join them. At home on Earth, much of the country is ablaze in wildfires and battered by storms. In Michigan, Alex’s teenage daughter, Mary Agnes, struggles through high school with the help of the ubiquitous Sensus phones implanted in everyone’s ears that archive each humiliation, and wishes she could go to Parallaxis with her father—but her mother will never allow it. The Pioneers are the beta testers of another program, too: Sensus is designing an algorithm that will predict human behavior. Katherine Son hires Tess, a young social psychologist, to watch the experiment’s subjects through their phones—including not only the Pioneers, but Katherine’s sister, Rachel. Tess begins to develop an intimate, obsessive relationship with her subjects. When Tess and Rachel travel to Parallaxis, the controlled experiment begins to unravel. Prescient and insightful, A House Between Earth and the Moon is at once a captivating epic about the machinations of big tech and a profoundly intimate meditation on the unmistakably human bonds that hold us together. “Compulsively readable.” —The New York Times Book Review “Inventive and thrilling. . . . I couldn’t put it down.” —Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half“It’s a thrill to read this novel.", "After this, the ride no longer featured elements of the original storyline from the novel, as it was opened again in 2017 with Star Wars theme. In 1995 the BBC made a documentary about the creation of Space Mountain, called Shoot For The Moon. The 44-minute program followed Tim Delaney and his team in bringing the book From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne to life. The program shows the development of the attraction, from conception to construction to testing the final attraction. The documentary, originally broadcast on BBC Two in the United Kingdom, was also aired on other channels in many countries. In 2013, a new film version of the story was announced, under the banner of Project Epicus[8]—a film project—with the full blessing of Jules Verne's great-grandson Jean Verne that began production in 2017.[9][10]", "—Glamour, “The Best Books of 2022 to Add to Your Reading List”“I loved A House Between Earth and the Moon—a smart, propulsive, sharply observed psychological novel set in a convincingly detailed near future, as well as an insightful examination of how rapid advances in communication technology can inadvertently render us indecipherable to each other.” —Dexter Palmer, author of Version Control“Addictive. . . . Fast-paced. . . . Scherm’s character-driven sf story centers on individuals working against the clock to find a solution to climate change. . . . Scherm beautifully captures emotion in her writing as she shows how important connection is to our shared humanity.” —Booklist“A high-concept domestic novel that merges science fiction and eco-fiction tropes. . . . Scherm [gives] the climate change novel a wider yet still realistic scope and . . . nuanced characters in Alex and Mary Agnes, who are both eager to do the right thing but undone by humanity, its fickle nature, and its allegedly liberating but often self-imprisoning technologies.” —Kirkus Reviews Connect Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from Penguin Random House © 2023 Penguin Random House Connect Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from Penguin Random House © 2023 Penguin Random House Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network Brightly Raise kids who love to read", "In Back to the Future Part III, Clara Clayton in 1885 asks Emmett Brown if he believes mankind will ever \"travel to the Moon the way we travel across the country on trains\". Being from the future, Brown already knows that doesn't happen for another 84 years, but he affirms they will while inadvertently quoting a passage of From the Earth to the Moon. Clara calls him out on this, and it's from this encounter that the pair discovers their mutual love of Jules Verne novels. 100 years after the sequel, 1989's A Grand Day Out chronicles a trip to the moon by Wallace and Gromit, an inventor and his dog, which was a homage to the Jules Verne story. The novel and its sequel were the inspiration for the 2005 point-and-click adventure computer game Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne.[citation needed] In the 2010 The Quantum Thief trilogy, the protagonist enters an uneasy alliance with the \"Gun Club zoku\", who specialize in military weaponry, and in The Causal Angel (2014) after escaping Earth using a nuclear powered space gun, sells the \"Verne gun bullet\" to them as a unique collectible item; author Hannu Rajaniemi is a fan of Verne.[4][5]", "The Gun Club travels there and begins construction of the Columbiad cannon, which requires the excavation of a 900-foot-deep (270 m) and 60-foot-wide (18 m) circular hole, which is completed in the nick of time, but a surprise awaits Barbicane: Michel Ardan, a French adventurer, plans to travel to the moon aboard the projectile. During a meeting between Ardan, the Gun Club, and the inhabitants of Florida, Nicholl appears and challenges Barbicane to a duel. The duel is stopped when Ardan—having been warned by J. T. Maston, secretary of the Gun Club—meets the rivals in the forest where they have agreed to duel. Meanwhile, Barbicane finds the solution to the problem of surviving the incredible acceleration that the explosion would cause. Ardan suggests that Barbicane and Nicholl travel with him in the projectile, and his proposition is accepted. In the end, the projectile is successfully launched, but the destinies of the three astronauts are left inconclusive. The sequel, Around the Moon, deals with what happens to the three men during their voyage from the Earth to the Moon. The novel influenced the opera Le voyage dans la lune in 1875, with music by Jacques Offenbach. In 1880 The Pall Mall Gazette described Verne’s Columbiad as a ‘space-ship’ - the first recorded use of this term in history.", "—Glamour, “The Best Books of 2022 to Add to Your Reading List”“I loved A House Between Earth and the Moon—a smart, propulsive, sharply observed psychological novel set in a convincingly detailed near future, as well as an insightful examination of how rapid advances in communication technology can inadvertently render us indecipherable to each other.” —Dexter Palmer, author of Version Control“Addictive. . . . Fast-paced. . . . Scherm's character-driven sf story centers on individuals working against the clock to find a solution to climate change. . . . Scherm beautifully captures emotion in her writing as she shows how important connection is to our shared humanity.” —Booklist“A high-concept domestic novel that merges science fiction and eco-fiction tropes. . . . Scherm [gives] the climate change novel a wider yet still realistic scope and . . . nuanced characters in Alex and Mary Agnes, who are both eager to do the right thing but undone by humanity, its fickle nature, and its allegedly liberating but often self-imprisoning technologies.", "I like the point that luxury space residences, portrayed in films in spotless modular fashion, will more likely be depressing and unhygienic cubes.” —Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal“This book had me sleepless and wild-eyed, obsessing over how I would live if I, like the characters in Scherm’s novel, lived on a climate change-ravaged earth, watching billionaires flee to their own private oasis in outer space. . . . Scherm’s book will embed in your brain like a futuristic smartphone, in part because she wisely sets it just a couple of years in the future. Her characters may have technology we don’t, but they share our collective sense of denial about the ramifications of climate devastation, and they share our hope.” —Jenny Singer, Glamour“Rebecca Scherm is a novelist gifted with both a visionary sense of invention and an unrelenting attention to fine-grained details. . . . Compellingly plotted and thoughtfully made, her novel speaks to what constrains each of us, as inhabitants and inheritors of this fraught world, as parents and caretakers, as people caught between good intentions and bad options. How we might move beyond those limits is the essential question at the heart of this eerie, deeply affecting book.” —Los Angeles Review of Books“This dystopian novel will carry you far away, no matter where you are.", "The Pioneers are the beta testers of another program, too: Sensus is designing an algorithm that will predict human behavior. Katherine Son hires Tess, a young social psychologist, to watch the experiment’s subjects through their phones—including not only the Pioneers, but Katherine’s sister, Rachel. Tess begins to develop an intimate, obsessive relationship with her subjects. When Tess and Rachel travel to Parallaxis, the controlled experiment begins to unravel. Prescient and insightful, A House Between Earth and the Moon is at once a captivating epic about the machinations of big tech and a profoundly intimate meditation on the unmistakably human bonds that hold us together. “Compulsively readable.” —The New York Times Book Review “Inventive and thrilling. . . . I couldn’t put it down.” —Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half“It’s a thrill to read this novel.” —Jia Tolentino, New York Times bestselling author of Trick MirrorThe gripping story of one scientist in outer space, another who watches over him, the family left behind, and the lengths people will go to protect the people and planet they loveFor twenty years, Alex has believed that his gene-edited super-algae will slow and even reverse the effects of climate change. His obsession with his research has jeopardized his marriage, his relationships with his kids, and his own professional future.", "Mar 30, 2022 ... Rebecca Scherm's A House Between Earth and the Moon is set amongst the stars, but is psychologically grounded. A collage of scifi imagery.", "Apr 1, 2022 ... In A House Between Earth and the Moon, Rebecca Scherm Confronts the Startling Art of Speculation ... The author of Unbecoming imagines a nearly ...", "From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, ..."]}
+{"id": 45, "query": "Which alnum won the Album of the Year GRAMMYs 2022", "answer": ["We are"], "positive": ["Be the first to find out about GRAMMY nominees, winners, important news, and events. Privacy Policy Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images news Jon Batiste's 'WE ARE' wins the GRAMMY for Album Of The Year at the 2022 GRAMMYs Jon Batiste's WE ARE wins Album Of The Year at the 2022 GRAMMYs. The coveted award marks the singer's fifth win of the 2022 GRAMMYs. Walking up to the stage practically in disbelief, Batiste delivered perhaps one of the most moving speeches of the night upon accepting his award. \"I believe this to my core — there is no best musician, best artist, best dancer, best actor,\" he said. \"The creative arts are subjective and they reach people at a point in their lives when they need it most. It’s like a song, or an album, is made and it almost has a radar to find the person when they need it the most.\" Batiste thanked everyone who was involved in the making of WE ARE, including his grandfather and his nephews. Beating out Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga's Love For Sale, Justin Bieber's Justice, Doja Cat's Planet Her, Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever, H.E.R.", "The 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.[2] It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.[3] The nominations were revealed via a virtual livestream on November 23, 2021. The performers for the ceremony were announced on March 15, 24, and 30, 2022. South African comedian Trevor Noah, who hosted the previous ceremony in 2021, returned as host.[4] The ceremony's location marked the first time the Recording Academy switched host cities for a single ceremony.[5] This also makes it the first Grammy Awards ceremony to not to be held in either New York City or Los Angeles since the 15th Grammy Awards in 1973 when it was held at the Tennessee Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee.[6] Jon Batiste received the most nominations with eleven, followed by Doja Cat, H.E.R., and Justin Bieber with eight each.[7] Batiste received the most awards with five, and won Album of the Year for We Are. Silk Sonic won Record of the Year and Song of the Year for \"Leave the Door Open\", and Olivia Rodrigo won Best New Artist.[8] The ceremony was originally scheduled for January 31, 2022, at the Crypto.", "By Madison Bloom Tonight, at the 2022 Grammy Awards, Jon Batiste won Album of the Year for his latest LP We Are. Batiste beat out Kanye West, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, H.E.R., and Justin Bieber for the accolade. Batiste, who looked stunned upon hearing his name called by Lenny Kravitz, gave a speech thanking his fellow nominees and speaking about how inspiring he’s found all of their music. “You know, I really, I believe this to my core—there is no best musician, best artist, best dancer, best actor,” he said. “The creative arts are subjective and they reach people at a point in their lives when they need it most. It’s like a song or an album is made, and it almost has a radar to find the person when they need it the most.” Earlier in the evening, Batiste took home four Grammys: Best Music Video (for “Freedom”), Best American Roots Performance (for “Cry”), and Best American Roots Song (for “Cry”), as well as Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (for Soul, which he wrote alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross). Earlier in the night, he delivered a bright and colorful performance of “Freedom.", "Jon Batiste's 'We Are' Wins GRAMMY For Album Of The Year | 2022 GRAMMYs ... Jon Batiste's WE ARE wins Album Of The Year at the 2022 GRAMMYs. The coveted award ...", "Apr 4, 2022 ... Album of the Year. Jon Batiste – 'We Are' – winner. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – 'Love For Sale' · Best Rap Album. J. · Best Gospel Performance/ ...", "Apr 3, 2022 ... Tonight, at the 2022 Grammy Awards, Jon Batiste won Album of the Year for his latest LP We Are. Batiste beat out Kanye West, Billie Eilish, ...", "After finding a new date and host city (thanks COVID-19) the 2022 Grammys officially went down in Las Vegas. Going into the night, Late Night with Stephen Colbert bandleader, Jon Batiste had the spotlight, clocking in with a whopping 11 nods in a number of genres. Batiste would end up being a big winner, picking up five 2022 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. Doja Cat came into the night with eight nominations. She picked up a W for Best Pop Duo, for her hit \"Kiss Me More\" It was also a big night for Silk Sonic, who came into the night with four nominations. They swept the night, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Best Rap Album was announced before the show and it went to Tyler, the Creator for his unofficial Gangsta GrillzalbumCALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. In one of the most surprising moments of the night, Baby Keem and his cousin Kendrick Lamar won the Best Rap Performance Grammy for \"Family Ties.\" Scroll down to see the list of 2022 Grammys winners. Jon Batiste - We Are Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - Love For Sale Justin Bieber - Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) Doja Cat - Planet Her Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever H.E.R."], "negative": ["Be the first to find out about GRAMMY nominees, winners, important news, and events. Privacy Policy Graphic by the Recording Academy news Find out who won in each of the 86 categories at the 2022 GRAMMYs Editor's Note: The 2022 GRAMMYs Awards show, officially known as the 64th GRAMMY Awards, has been rescheduled to Sunday, April 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The below article was updated on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to reflect the new show date and location. Updated Sunday, April 3 The 2022 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 64th GRAMMY Awards, are officially wrapped. See below to see who won golden gramophones at the 2022 GRAMMYs. (The 64th GRAMMY Awards recognize recordings released between Sept. 1, 2020 — Sept. 30, 2021.) Relive the 10 must-see moments from the annual award show. 1. Record Of The YearAward to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.", "Rodrigo won three awards, including Best New Artist, while Kanye West and Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga won two. A tribute to Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins was presented following the iconic musician’s death last week (March 25). Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform at the ceremony, but have since pulled out, as well as cancelling their planned touring schedule. BTS put in a stunning performance of their hit single ‘Butter’, becoming undercover agents for the appearance, while Eilish performed ‘Happier Than Ever’ from a rain-soaked rooftop wearing a t-shirt of Taylor Hawkins. Rodrigo delivered a version of her breakthrough track ‘Drivers License’, Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow teamed up for ‘Industry Baby’, and Nas dipped into his back catalogue, while Lady Gaga paid tribute to Bennett. The full list of winners from the Grammys 2022 is as follows: ABBA – ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ Jon Batiste – ‘Freedom’ Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga – ‘I Get A Kick Out of You’ Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon – ‘Peaches’ Brandi Carlile – ‘Right on Time’ Doja Cat, SZA – ‘Kiss Me More’ Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ Lil Nas X – ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Drivers License’", "Jon Batiste poses with four of his five trophies during the 64th annual Grammy Awards. David Becker/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption Jon Batiste poses with four of his five trophies during the 64th annual Grammy Awards. The complete list of nominees and winners (in bold) of the 64th annual Grammy Awards, presented on April 3, 2022, is below. The 2022 Grammy Awards are being presented in Las Vegas. The show was originally scheduled to be presented in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, but was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus. 1. Record Of The Year 2. Album Of The Year 3. Song Of The Year 4. Best New Artist 5. Best Pop Solo Performance 6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance 7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 8. Best Pop Vocal Album 9. Best Dance/Electronic Recording 10. Best Dance/Electronic Music Album 11. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album 12. Best Rock Performance 13. Best Metal Performance 14. Best Rock Song 15. Best Rock Album 16. Best Alternative Music Album 17. Best R&B Performance (tie) 18. Best Traditional R&B Performance 19. Best R&B Song 20. Best Progressive R&B Album 21. Best R&B Album 22. Best Rap Performance 23.", "For the 2022 ceremony and during both voting rounds, the number of categories members of the Recording Academy were allowed to vote in was reduced to ten, on top of the four major categories. The ten categories could belong to up to three different fields, including the genre fields. The changes were made to \"help ensure the quality of voting\".[3] Drake was initially announced as a nominee for Best Rap Performance (for \"Way 2 Sexy\") and Best Rap Album (for Certified Lover Boy), but withdrew from contention for both awards on December 6, 2021.[13] The Recording Academy subsequently honored Drake's request and officially removed his nominations for both awards.[13] The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held on January 31, 2022, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. On January 5, 2022, the Recording Academy postponed the ceremony indefinitely due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 Omicron variant.[14] With the Crypto.com Arena booked with sports games and concerts nearly every night through mid-April, the academy decided to switch the ceremony's location to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.[2] The MGM Grand Garden Arena hosted the Latin Grammy Awards for six years, including the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in November 2021. The performers for the ceremony were announced on March 25, 2022.[15]", "*Alicia - WINNER George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys) CliqueJim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Jim Anderson, immersive producer (Patricia Barber) Fine LineGreg Penny, immersive mix engineer; Greg Penny, immersive mastering engineer; Greg Penny, immersive producer (Harry Styles) The Future BitesJake Fields & Steven Wilson, immersive mix engineers; Dave Kosten & Steven Wilson, immersive producers (Steven Wilson) Stille GrenderMorten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor) *72. Best Immersive Audio Album (63RD GRAMMY)Due the COVID-19 pandemic, the 63RD GRAMMY Awards Best Immersive Audio Album Craft Committee meeting was postponed until after last year’s GRAMMY Awards. The committee has met and the nominations for the 63rd GRAMMYs are being voted on and the winner presented as part of the 64TH GRAMMY Awards.", "For Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano), 2021 winner Natalia Lafourcade's Un Canto por México - El Musical is up against Chiquis' Abeja Reina, Los Tigres Del Norte's La Reunión (Deluxe), Christian Nodal's EP #1 Forajido, and Marco Antonio Solís' Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe). As for Best Tropical Latin Album, Marc Anthony — a two-time winner in the category — returns as a nominee with Pa'lla Voy, alongside pioneers Tito Nieves (nominated for Legendario), La Santa Cecilia (Quiero Verte Feliz), Víctor Manuelle (Lado A Lado B), Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Imágenes Latinas), and Carlos Vives (Cumbiana II). Listen to all of the above albums in this comprehensive, 338-song playlist of the Latin music GRAMMY nominees at the 2023 GRAMMYs. Check it out on Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music — and we'll see you at Music's Biggest Night on Sunday, Feb. 5! 2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List RECORDING ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP GRAMMYS ADVOCACY MUSICARES LATIN GRAMMYS GRAMMY MUSEUM @ 2023 - Recording Academy. All rights reserved.", "See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news How did an album with such relatively modest commercial and critical success triumph over so many of 2021’s biggest albums? Here are five reasons that might begin to explain it. 1. Nomination momentum. A little meta here, but sometimes recognition breeds recognition with award shows — and going into the voting, no artist was more recognized in the nominations at this year’s Grammys than Jon Batiste. The singer/songwriter/instrumentalist scored a staggering 11 nods for the evening, including an additional Big Four nomination in song of the year (for “Freedom”), and genre nods that ranged from best R&B performance to best improvised jazz solo to to best American roots song. Such a large number of nominations (three more than any other artist on Sunday) is bound to grab attention, and perhaps a number of ballots from future voters who might’ve otherwise not been familiar: If you’re doing some light research but don’t have time to check out all the nominees you don’t already know, you’d be more likely to check out the artist with 11 nominations than one with just a handful (or only the one, in the case of Taylor Swift and Evermore). You might also be more likely to vote for them, since anyone with that many nominations clearly has some chance of winning the top prize. 2. Musician’s musician.", "That’s a lot of diffuse votes for Batiste to potentially scoop up, and based on Sunday night’s results, it appears he got a lot of them. It’s hardly unprecedented in Grammy history — even in this century, where veteran non-pop performers like Herbie Hancock (River: The Joni Letters, 2008) and Alison Krauss (Raising Sand with Robert Plant, 2009) and even the American roots compilation soundtrack to the Coen Brothers’ O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2002) have all emerged victorious in album of the year. However, with winners the past decade generally coming from more contemporary mainstream artists, it might’ve taken a combination of a crowded year and the recently expanded Big Four categories (from five nominations to eight to now 10 this year) for the timing to be right for another unexpected winner from totally outside of the top 40 sphere. 5. Industry connections. Even if you’re not necessarily the biggest pop star, it always helps to be an artist everyone knows and everyone likes, for one reason or another.", "This article was published more than 1 year ago The Grammys are hulking out this year, expanding the nominee slate in the top categories from eight to 10 — which makes for some mind-breaking math: Someone ostensibly could win one of the night’s four biggest trophies with only 11 percent of the vote. Numbers, shmumbers, right? The idea here is that “bigger” means “more inclusive,” which doesn’t really make sense. Improving inclusivity is a noble and essential goal for the Recording Academy, but Grammy night is fundamentally about prestige — and the only way to transform something inherently exclusive into something more inclusive is by inviting new people and dismissing the same-olds. But the Academy is horrible at breaking bad habits. Plus, after that 11 percent thing, asking organizers to balance an equation is probably too much. The expansion of the slate feels especially egregious when it comes to album of the year — once the Academy’s unofficial top prize, now more like an award for recordings that feel reverse-engineered to win it. Still, these are the albums being touted as the year’s best, so with the 64th Grammy Awards in Las Vegas approaching on Sunday, let’s give them a fresh listen in no particular order. From within her cozy new Pottery Barn aesthetic emerges some wild science fiction: Taylor Swift is now in the business of folding time.", "Best Rap AlbumFor albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings. The Off-SeasonJ. Cole King's Disease IINas *Call Me If You Get Lost - WINNER Tyler, The Creator 26. Best Country Solo PerformanceFor new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings. Forever After AllLuke Combs Remember Her NameMickey Guyton All I Do Is DriveJason Isbell camera rollKacey Musgraves *You Should Probably Leave - WINNER Chris Stapleton 27. Best Country Duo/Group PerformanceFor new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings. If I Didn't Love YouJason Aldean & Carrie Underwood Younger Me - WINNERBrothers Osborne Glad You ExistDan + Shay Chasing After YouRyan Hurd & Maren Morris Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)Elle King & Miranda Lambert 28. Best Country SongA Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. Better Than We Found ItJessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris) camera rollIan Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves) Cold - WINNERDave Cobb, J.T.", "Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat Featuring SZA) *Leave The Door Open - WINNER Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) Montero (Call Me By Your Name)Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X) PeachesLouis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha \"Fury\" King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon) Right On TimeBrandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) 4. Best New ArtistThis category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape. Arooj Aftab Jimmie Allen Baby Keem FINNEAS Glass Animals Japanese Breakfast The Kid LAROI Arlo Parks Olivia Rodrigo - WINNER Saweetie 5. Best Pop Solo PerformanceFor new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.", "Arena in Los Angeles; however, on January 5, 2022, the Recording Academy postponed the ceremony indefinitely due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 Omicron variant.[9] On January 18, 2022, the ceremony was rescheduled to April 3, 2022, and its location was moved to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, due to resultant scheduling conflicts with the Crypto.com Arena.[5] The nominations were announced during a virtual livestream on November 23, 2021, by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr., alongside Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, H.E.R., BTS, Måneskin, Tayla Parx, Carly Pearce, comedian Nate Bargatze, Recording Academy chair Tammy Hurt, and CBS Mornings anchor Gayle King.[10] The academy announced Trevor Noah to return as the host of the ceremony.[11] For the 2022 ceremony, the academy announced several changes for different categories and rules:[3] For the 2022 ceremony, the Recording Academy opted to eliminate its nomination review committees, which were previously responsible for determining the nominees of each category. Nominees would be solely decided based on votes from the Recording Academy.[12]", "Yes, a big win here for 19-year-old Olivia Rodrigo would be a win for vivid teenage emotions rendered in attentive melodic detail. But it would also be a para-victory for Eilish (who swept the top four Grammy categories in 2020) and Swift (a three-time album of the year winner), as well as a potential embarrassment for the Recording Academy, which too often reduces artists to types — in this case, the precocious songwriter-dynamo type whose hit singles live at the top of the charts. For Rodrigo, that hit was “Drivers License,” a power ballad fueled by adolescent confusion and the desire to accelerate into an unwritten future. If Rodrigo takes home the night’s biggest trophy, it should be for her musical imagination, not the Grammy electorate’s lack of one. Unfettered thoughts that appeared in the mind of a 42-year-old White man upon hearing the debut full-length from Lil Nas X, a 22-year-old Black man, the day it dropped, Sept. 17, 2021: Why isn’t this weird? Why make such freaky-deaky music videos for such normy sounding pop songs? Does Lil Nas X want to be normal? I grew up being made to feel I was normal, which made me want to be weird, made me want to get weird haircuts, like weird music and have a bad attitude about all of it without anyone giving me too much of a hard time.", "S) Sing (Jon Batiste) (T) 73. Best Remixed RecordingA Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only. Back To Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub)Booker T, remixer (Soul II Soul) Born For Greatness (Cymek Remix)Spencer Bastian, remixer (Papa Roach) Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)Tracy Young, remixer (K.D. Lang) Inside Out (3SCAPE DRM Remix)3SCAPE DRM, remixer (Zedd & Griff) Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)Dave Audé, remixer (Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande) *Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix) - WINNER Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones) 74. Best Immersive Audio AlbumThis category recognizes excellence in multichannel immersive audio recordings. Eligible recordings must be commercially released for sale or streaming on a consumer format/configuration (DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Blu-Ray, Atmos, Auro-3D, immersive download, etc.) that provides an original immersive mix (not electronically re-purposed) of four or more channels.", "Double Dealin'Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal The GardenRachel Eckroth *Tree Falls - WINNER Taylor Eigsti At Blue Note TokyoSteve Gadd Band Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2Mark Lettieri 12. Best Rock PerformanceFor new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings. Shot In The DarkAC/DC Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)Black Pumas Nothing Compares 2 UChris Cornell OhmsDeftones *Making A Fire - WINNER Foo Fighters 13. Best Metal PerformanceFor new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings. *The Alien - WINNER Dream Theater AmazoniaGojira Pushing The TidesMastodon The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)Rob Zombie 14. Best Rock SongA Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.", "Best Gospel AlbumFor albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings. Changing Your StoryJekalyn Carr Royalty: Live At The RymanTasha Cobbs Leonard Jubilee: Juneteenth EditionMaverick City Music Jonny X Mali: Live In LAJonathan McReynolds & Mali Music *Believe For It - WINNER CeCe Winans 39. Best Contemporary Christian Music AlbumFor albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, Latin, or rock recordings. No StrangerNatalie Grant Feels Like Home Vol. 2Israel & New Breed The Blessing (Live)Kari Jobe Citizen Of Heaven (Live)Tauren Wells *Old Church Basement - WINNER Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music 40. Best Roots Gospel AlbumFor albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings. Alone With My FaithHarry Connick, Jr. That's Gospel, BrotherGaither Vocal Band Keeping OnErnie Haase & Signature Sound Songs For The TimesThe Isaacs *My Savior - WINNER Carrie Underwood 41. Best Latin Pop AlbumFor albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.", "AnyoneJustin Bieber Right On TimeBrandi Carlile Happier Than EverBillie Eilish PositionsAriana Grande *drivers license - WINNER Olivia Rodrigo 6. Best Pop Duo/Group PerformanceFor new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only. I Get A Kick Out Of YouTony Bennett & Lady Gaga LonelyJustin Bieber & benny blanco ButterBTS Higher PowerColdplay *Kiss Me More - WINNER Doja Cat Featuring SZA 7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumFor albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings. *Love For Sale - WINNER Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Til We Meet Again (Live)Norah Jones A Tori Kelly ChristmasTori Kelly Ledisi Sings NinaLedisi That's LifeWillie Nelson A Holly Dolly ChristmasDolly Parton 8. Best Pop Vocal AlbumFor albums containing at least 51% playing time of new pop vocal recordings. Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)Justin Bieber Planet Her (Deluxe)Doja Cat Happier Than EverBillie Eilish PositionsAriana Grande *Sour Olivia Rodrigo 9. Best Dance/Electronic RecordingFor solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.", "Bashar Jackson, Sean Jacob, Nima Jahanbin, Paimon Jahanbin, Syleena Johnson, Dominique Armani Jones, Eli Klughammer, Chinsea Lee, Mike Lévy, Evan Mast, Mark Mbogo, Miles McCollum, Josh Mease, Scott Medcudi, Brian Miller, Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr., Michael Mulé, Mark Myrie, Charles M. Njapa, Nasir Pemberton, Carlos St. John Phillips, Jason Phillips, Khalil Abdul Rahman, Laraya Ashlee Robinson, Christopher Ruelas, David Ruoff, Maxie Lee Ryles III, Matthew Samuels, Daniel Seeff, Eric Sloan Jr., Sean Solymar, Ronald O’Neill Spence Jr., David Styles, Michael Suski, Aqeel Tate, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, Caleb Zackery Toliver, Bastian Völkel, Brian Hugh Warner, Jacques Webster II, Kanye West, Orlando Wilder, Jeffery Williams & Mark Williams, songwriters; Irko, mastering engineer 3. Song Of The YearA Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.", "From crossover pop hooks to red-dirt outlaw roots, the genre's most celebrated elements are on full display — thanks to rising stars, leading ladies and country icons. Longtime hitmaker Miranda Lambert delivered a soulful performance on the rootsy ballad \"In His Arms,\" an arrangement as sparing as the windswept west Texas highlands where she co-wrote the song. Viral newcomer Zach Bryan dug into similar organic territory on the Oklahoma side of the Red River for \"Something in the Orange,\" his voice accompanied with little more than an acoustic guitar. Two of country's 2010s breakout stars are clearly still shining, too, as Maren Morris and Kelsea Ballerini both received Best Country Solo Performance GRAMMY nods. Morris channeled the determination that drove her leap-of-faith move from Texas to Nashville for the playful clap-along \"Circles Around This Town,\" while Ballerini brought poppy hooks with a country edge on the infectiously upbeat \"HEARTFIRST.\" Rounding out the category is the one and only Willie Nelson, who paid tribute to his late friend Billy Joe Shaver with a cover of \"Live Forever\" — a fitting sentiment for the 89-year-old legend, who is approaching his eighth decade in the business. As the excitement builds for the 2023 GRAMMYs on Feb. 5, 2023, let's take a closer look at this year's nominees for Best Country Solo Performance.", "The genre-blending jubilation continues with the Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album category. This year's nominees are Cimafunk's ...", "Silk Sonic won Record of the Year and Song of the Year for \"Leave the Door Open\", and Olivia Rodrigo won Best New Artist. The ceremony was originally scheduled ...", "Mar 31, 2022 ... Unsurprisingly, “Folklore” won album of the year at last year's Grammys, and if “Evermore” repeats the feat this year, it'll make 2022 feel ...", "Feb 5, 2023 ... Watch HARRY STYLES's acceptance speech for Album Of The Year for 'HARRY'S HOUSE' at the 2023 GRAMMYs. About the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs: ..."]}
+{"id": 46, "query": "When is the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup?", "answer": [["December 18", "Dec 18", "Dec. 18", "18 December", "18 Dec", "18 Dec."]], "positive": ["16] The defending champions were France, who defeated Croatia 4–2 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final.[17][18] The event was scheduled to take place under a reduced length,[19] from 20 November to 18 December in Qatar.[20][21][22] Being held in Qatar, it was the first World Cup tournament to be held in the Arab world.[23] Spectators were not required to follow most COVID-19 pandemic restrictions such as social distancing, wearing masks, and negative tests.[24] Unlike previous FIFA World Cups, which are typically played in June and July, because of Qatar's intense summer heat and often fairly high humidity,[2][21][25] the 2022 World Cup was played in November and December.[5][26] As a result, the World Cup was unusually staged in the middle of the seasons of many domestic association football leagues, which started in late July or August, including all of the major European leagues, which had been obliged to incorporate extended breaks into their domestic schedules to accommodate the World Cup. Major European competitions had scheduled their respective competitions group matches to be played before the World Cup, to avoid playing group matches the following year.[27] The match schedule was confirmed by FIFA in July 2020.[28] The group stage was set to begin on 21 November, with four matches every day.", "371] On 24 February 2015, the FIFA Task Force proposed that the tournament be played from late November to late December 2022,[372] to avoid the summer heat between May and September and also avoid clashing with the 2022 Winter Olympics in February, the 2022 Winter Paralympics in March and Ramadan in April.[373][374] The notion of staging the tournament in November was controversial because it would interfere with the regular season schedules of some domestic leagues around the world. Commentators noted the clash with the Christian Christmas season was likely to cause disruption, whilst there was concern about how short the tournament was intended to be.[375] FIFA executive committee member Theo Zwanziger said that awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a \"blatant mistake\".[376] Frank Lowy, chairman of Football Federation Australia, said that if the 2022 World Cup were moved to November and thus upset the schedule of the A-League, they would seek compensation from FIFA.[377] Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the Premier League, stated that they would consider legal action against FIFA because a move would interfere with the Premier League's popular Christmas and New Year fixture programme.[378] On 19 March 2015, FIFA sources confirmed that the final would be played on 18 December.[379]", "The 2022 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 22nd edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match was played at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 18 December 2022, the Qatari National Day, and was contested by Argentina and defending champions France. The final took place in front of 88,966 supporters, with a record crowd of 1.5 billion people watching on television, becoming one of the most widely-watched televised sporting events in history.[3] The tournament comprised hosts Qatar and 31 other teams who emerged victorious from the qualification phase, organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage. En route to the final, Argentina finished first in Group C, first losing to Saudi Arabia 2–1, then defeating both Mexico and Poland 2–0. They then won against Australia in the round of 16, the Netherlands in the quarter-final through a penalty shoot-out, and Croatia in the semi-final. France finished top of Group D with two wins and one loss (4–1 win over Australia, 2–1 win over Denmark, and a 1–0 loss to Tunisia), defeating Poland in the round of 16, England in the quarter-final and Morocco in the semi-final.", "Live streaming and full replays of FIFA World Cup 2022™ will be available on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. Full replays of the FIFA World Cup 2022™ will also be available on Tubi. Because of the scalding desert temperatures in Qatar, the monthlong tournament was moved from its traditional summer window. The final at the 80,000-seat Lusail Iconic Stadium is set for Dec. 18, 2022 — one week before Christmas. Here are all the kits that have been released for Qatar 2022 so far.", "The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. It was the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world and Muslim world, and the second held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan.[A] This tournament was the last with 32 participating teams, with the number of teams being increased to 48 for the 2026 edition. To avoid the extremes of Qatar's hot climate,[B] the event was held during November and December.[C] It was held over a reduced time frame of 29 days with 64 matches played in eight venues across five cities. Qatar entered the event—their first World Cup—automatically as the host's national team, alongside 31 teams determined by the qualification process. Argentina were crowned the champions after winning the final against the title holder France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time. It was Argentina's third title and their first since 1986, as well being the first nation from outside of Europe to win the tournament since 2002.", "Later, the schedule was tweaked by moving the Qatar vs Ecuador game to 20 November, after Qatar lobbied FIFA to allow their team to open the tournament.[29][30] The final was played on 18 December 2022, National Day, at Lusail Stadium.[31][28] The matches for each group were allocated to the following stadiums:[31] FIFA confirmed the group stage venue and kick-off times on 1 April 2022, following the draw.[32][33] On 11 August, it was confirmed that Qatar vs Ecuador had been brought forward one day, now becoming the tournament's opening match, while Senegal vs Netherlands, which would have opened the tournament under the original schedule, had been reallocated to the freed-up timeslot.[34] In April 2022, FIFA announced the prizes for all participating nations. Each qualified team received $1.5 million before the competition to cover preparation costs with each team receiving at least $9 million in prize money. This edition's total prize pool was $440 million, $40 million greater than the prize pool of the previous tournament.[35] The tournament featured new substitution rules whereby teams could make up to five substitutions in normal time, and an additional substitution in extra time.[36][37][38] In addition, it was the first World Cup to feature concussion substitutions, whereby each team was permitted to use a maximum of one concussion substitute during a match.", "Once every four years, the most-watched sporting event in the world returns. The time has arrived… The FIFA World Cup QATAR 2022 kicked off last month and the final is now on the horizon. Inter Miami CF is partnering with Florida Blue to host an Official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Watch Party for the 2022 World Cup Final. The big event will be hosted at DRV PNK Stadium on December 18. Tickets are free for the public on a first-come, first-served basis, but required for entry. Secure your free ticket HERE while supplies last. The World Cup Final kicks off at 10 a.m. ET. Doors to the Watch Party will open at 8:30 a.m. ET. Fans of all ages are invited to attend the party, which will feature fútbol and an array of giveaways and activities for the whole family. Fans will be invited to head down to the pitch to watch the game field-side, where the match will be shown on a theater-sized LED screen. Activities include face-painting of your favorite country flag and Inter Miami CF logos, soccer drills and stickers trading locations just to name a few. Full menu of food and drink specials will be announced once the match up is set.", "-1 USA50 - Argentina 2-1 Australia Sunday December 452 - France 3-1 Poland51 - England 3-0 Senegal Monday December 553 - Japan 1-1 Croatia - Croatia win 3-1 on penalties54 - Brazil 4-1 South Korea Tuesday December 655 - Morocco 0-0 Spain - Morocco win 3-0 on penalties56 - Portugal 6-1 Switzerland Quarter-finals Friday December 958 - Croatia 1-1 Brazil - Croatia win 4-2 on penalties57 - Netherlands 2-2 Argentina - Argentina win 4-3 on penalties Saturday December 1060 - Morocco 1-0 Portugal59 - England 1-2 France Semi-finals Tuesday December 1361 - Argentina 3-0 Croatia Wednesday December 1462 - France 2-0 Morocco Saturday December 1763 - Croatia vs Morocco (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm) Final Sunday December 1864 - Argentina vs France (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 3pm) December 3-6 - The World Cup round of 16 starts. December 9-10 - The World Cup quarter-finals. December 10 - The Championship resumes. December 13-14 - World Cup semi-finals. December 18 - World Cup final. December 26 - The Premier League resumes. Make yourself a millionaire with Super 6."], "negative": ["The update for FIFA 23 added World Cup-themed tournament modes with all teams and two of the stadiums from the event, campaigns and World Cup-themed unlockable content for Ultimate Team mode, and real-time squad and fixture updates during the tournament.[259] On 24 August 2022, the Panini Group produced themed stickers and a sticker album for a 14th consecutive World Cup.[260] Collectors were meant to open player packs and use them to fill their sticker book with all 32 participating teams. This year, rare cards with coloured borders \"parallels\" could be found, and could be collected, traded, or sold.[261] On 12 April 2022, FIFA released an over-the-top media service and app revolving around the World Cup called FIFA+, where fans could play games, predict matches, and compete with others.[262] In May 2022, Infantino projected that the 2022 FIFA World Cup could be the most-watched in its history, with a global audience of at least 5 billion. The 2018 tournament was seen by 3.57 billion across the tournament.[263] The various controversies surrounding the World Cup in Qatar led to questions over how the tournament would be covered in the media, and whether they would be discussed or addressed during coverage.[264][265] David Neal, executive producer for U.S.", "Argentina were crowned the champions after winning the final against the title holder France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time. It was ...", "FIFA will pay out $209m to clubs whose players competed at last year's World Cup, with Manchester City and Barcelona receiving the largest amount.", "[18] Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring with a penalty before Ángel Di María and Gabriel Mercado put Argentina in front, with France then scoring the next three goals courtesy of Benjamin Pavard's volley outside of the box – which was later voted as the goal of the tournament[19] – and then Kylian Mbappé twice.[20] Sergio Agüero reduced the deficit to one in stoppage time, but Argentina was unable to equalise and send the match to extra time.[21] The match ball for the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, third place match and final was announced on 11 December 2022. It was a variation of the Adidas Al Rihla used in the rest of the tournament named the Adidas Al-Hilm, meaning \"The Dream\" in Arabic, a reference to every nation's dream of lifting the FIFA World Cup.[22] Whilst the technical aspects of the ball are the same, the colour is different from the Al-Rihla balls used in the group stages and preceding knockout games, with a Gold Metallic, maroon, Collegiate Burgundy, and red design, a reference to the national colours of host nation Qatar and the golden colours shared by the final's venue Lusail Stadium and the FIFA World Cup Trophy.", "110] Due to COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads, Vanuatu and Cook Islands also withdrew because of the travel restrictions.[111][112] Of the 32 nations qualified to play at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 24 countries competed at the previous tournament in 2018.[113] Qatar were the only team making their debut in the FIFA World Cup, becoming the first hosts to make their tournament debut since Italy in 1934. As a result, the 2022 tournament was the first World Cup in which none of the teams that earned a spot through qualification were making their debut. The Netherlands, Ecuador, Ghana, Cameroon, and the United States returned to the tournament after missing the 2018 tournament. Canada returned after 36 years, their only prior appearance being in 1986.[114] Wales made their first appearance in 64 years – the longest ever gap for any team, their only previous participation having been in 1958.[115] Italy, four-time winners and reigning European champions, failed to qualify for a second successive World Cup for the first time in their history, losing in the qualification play-off semi-finals.[116] The Italians were the only former champions and the highest ranked team in the FIFA Men's World Rankings that failed to qualify.", "ifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022", "123] In August 2022, FIFA increased the final squad size to 26 players from a total of 23 players at the 2018 edition.[124] All teams had a total of 26 players in their final squads except for France, who decided not to replace Karim Benzema after he sustained an injury, and Iran, who chose 25 players.[125][126] The final draw was held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar,[127] on 1 April 2022,[128] 19:00 AST, prior to the completion of qualification. The two winners of the inter-confederation play-offs and the winner of the Path A of the UEFA play-offs were not known at the time of the draw.[129] The draw was attended by 2,000 guests and was led by Carli Lloyd, Jermaine Jenas and sports broadcaster Samantha Johnson, assisted by the likes of Cafu (Brazil), Lothar Matthäus (Germany), Adel Ahmed Malalla (Qatar), Ali Daei (Iran), Bora Milutinović (Serbia/Mexico), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Rabah Madjer (Algeria), and Tim Cahill (Australia).[130][131] For the draw, 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings of 31 March 2022.", "With the draw for the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup done and dusted, here's what all of Southeast Asia's hopefuls have lying ahead of them. Neymar said he \"cried for five days straight\" after Brazil's 2022 World Cup exit to Croatia and added he considered international retirement. The world's biggest game needs to be played on the world's biggest stage said New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who along with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy are making a pitch to land the 2026 World Cup Final. 'Dear England,' James Graham's innovative play about the Three Lions' journey under Gareth Southgate, brings games to life with creative choreography. The draw for the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup was made in Abidjan on Thursday ahead of the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. FIFA will pay out $209m to clubs whose players competed at last year's World Cup, with Manchester City and Barcelona receiving the largest amount. Vietnam coach Philippe Troussier believes the expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams will allow teams like his side to dream. FIFA's search for the men's 2030 World Cup hosts was postponed on Friday due to delays about agreeing on rules for the campaign and the final vote. A new museum in Madrid houses an inspiring display of the game's most iconic shirts worn during the World Cup, Champions League, and more.", "A concussion substitution did not count towards a team's quota of regular substitutions.[39] Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand suffered a concussion in his country's opening match against England and was replaced by Hossein Hosseini. This was the first use of a dedicated concussion substitute during a World Cup.[40] The bidding procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups began in January 2009. National associations had until 2 February 2009 to register interest.[41] Initially, 11 bids were made for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but Mexico withdrew from proceedings,[42][43] and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian Football Association failed to submit a letter of Indonesian government guarantee to support the bid.[44] After UEFA were guaranteed to host the 2018 event, members of UEFA were no longer in contention to host in 2022.[45] There were five bids remaining for the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Australia, Japan, Qatar, South Korea, and the United States. The 22-member FIFA Executive Committee convened in Zürich on 2 December 2010 to vote to select the hosts of both tournaments.[46] Two FIFA executive committee members were suspended before the vote in relation to allegations of corruption regarding their votes.", "In addition, the Khalifa, Al Thumama and Education City stadiums hosted eight matches each (Khalifa hosted the third place match, while Al Thumama and Education City hosted a quarter-final each) and the 974, Al Janoub and Ahmad bin Ali stadiums hosted seven matches each, including a round of 16 match each. Stadium 974, formerly known as the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, was the seventh FIFA World Cup 2022 venue to be completed by the SC. Its name comes from the number of shipping containers used in its construction and Qatar's international dialling code. The venue will be dismantled completely after the tournament – this stadium was the first temporary stadium ever used for a FIFA World Cup.[83] All of the other stadiums used except Khalifa International were reduced in capacity by half.[84] The Qatari government employed about 50,000 security personnel including police departments and military forces from at least thirteen countries, including Poland, Germany, France, Kuwait, Jordan, Italy, Palestine, Spain, Pakistan, Turkey, USA, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.[85][9] Team base camps Base camps were used by the 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. In July 2022, FIFA announced the hotels and training sites for each participating team.", "Coach John Herdman challenged the Canada Soccer Association to increase resources ahead of co-hosting 2026 World Cup. A project using AI to track social media abuse of players at the 2022 World Cup identified more than 300 people whose details are being given to law enforcement. Lionel Messi is \"eager\" to begin the next chapter of his career when he moves to Major League Soccer. FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura is leaving after seven years as the highest-profile woman working in world soccer, the governing body said Wednesday. Argentina captain Lionel Messi announced on Tuesday he has no plans to play at the 2026 World Cup. Budweiser will still be the official World Cup beer through the 2026 tournament in North America after brewer AB InBev renewed with FIFA on Thursday despite a troubled time with men's 2022 World Cup host Qatar. Nearly half the players competing at last year's World Cup experienced extreme or increased mental fatigue during an unprecedented season of fixture congestion, according to international players' union FIFPRO. Australian football pioneer Rale Rasic, the first coach to take the Socceroos to a World Cup, has died, aged 87. New York and New Jersey stepped up their bid to host the final of the 2026 World Cup by promising a spectacle on par with \"eight Super Bowls\" at a launch event on Thursday.", "Saturday December 3Netherlands 3-1 USAArgentina 2-1 Australia Sunday December 4France 3-1 PolandEngland 3-0 Senegal Monday December 5Japan 1-1 Croatia - Croatia win 3-1 on penaltiesBrazil 4-1 South Korea Tuesday December 6Morocco 0-0 Spain - Morocco win 3-0 on penaltiesPortugal 6-1 Switzerland Group stage Sunday November 20 Group A: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador Monday November 21 Group B: England 6-2 IranGroup A: Senegal 0-2 NetherlandsGroup B: USA 1-1 Wales Tuesday November 22 Group C: Argentina 1-2 Saudi ArabiaGroup D: Denmark 0-0 TunisiaGroup C: Mexico 0-0 PolandGroup D: France 4-1 Australia Wednesday November 23 Group F: Morocco 0-0 CroatiaGroup E: Germany 1-2 JapanGroup E: Spain 7-0 Costa RicaGroup F: Belgium 1-0 Canada Thursday November 24 Group G: Switzerland 1-0 CameroonGroup H: Uruguay 0-0 South KoreaGroup H: Portugal 3-2 GhanaGroup G: Brazil 2-0 Serbia Friday November 25 Group B: Wales 0-2 IranGroup A: Qatar 1-3 SenegalGroup A: Netherlands 1-1 EcuadorGroup B: England 0-0 USA", "Italy were also the fourth team to have failed to qualify for the upcoming World Cup after having won the previous UEFA European Championship, following Czechoslovakia in 1978, Denmark in 1994, and Greece in 2006.[117] The previous World Cup hosts, Russia, were disqualified from competing due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[118] Chile, the 2015 and 2016 Copa América winners, failed to qualify for the second consecutive time. Nigeria were defeated by Ghana on away goals in Confederation of African Football (CAF) final playoff round, having qualified for the previous three World Cups and six out of the last seven. Egypt, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Iceland, and Sweden, all of whom qualified for the 2018 World Cup, did not qualify for the 2022 tournament.[119] Ghana were the lowest ranked team to qualify, ranked 61st.[120] The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the FIFA Men's World Ranking before the tournament were:[121] AFC (6) CAF (5) CONCACAF (4) CONMEBOL (4) OFC (0) UEFA (13) Before submitting their final squad for the tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 55 players. Teams were required to have their 55-player roster submitted to FIFA by 21 October.[122] Teams were required to name their final squads by 13 November.", "Saturday November 26 Group D: Tunisia 0-1 AustraliaGroup C: Poland 2-0 Saudi ArabiaGroup D: France 2-1 DenmarkGroup C: Argentina 2-0 Mexico Sunday November 27 Group E: Japan 0-1 Costa RicaGroup F: Belgium 0-2 MoroccoGroup F: Croatia 4-1 CanadaGroup E: Spain 1-1 Germany Monday November 28 Group G: Cameroon 3-3 SerbiaGroup H: South Korea 2-3 GhanaGroup G: Brazil 1-0 SwitzerlandGroup H: Portugal 2-0 Uruguay Tuesday November 29 Group A: Netherlands 2-0 QatarGroup A: Ecuador 1-2 SenegalGroup B: Wales 0-3 EnglandGroup B: Iran 0-1 USA Wednesday November 30 Group D: Australia 1-0 DenmarkGroup D: Tunisia 1-0 FranceGroup C: Poland 0-2 ArgentinaGroup C: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico Thursday December 1 Group F: Croatia 0-0 BelgiumGroup F: Canada 1-2 MoroccoGroup E: Costa Rica 2-4 GermanyGroup E: Japan 2-1 Spain Friday, December 2 Group H: South Korea 2-1 PortugalGroup H: Ghana 0-2 UruguayGroup G: Serbia 2-3 SwitzerlandGroup G: Cameroon 1-0 Brazil Round of 16 Saturday December 349 - Netherlands 3", "132] Pot 1 contained host Qatar (who were automatically assigned to position A1) and the best seven teams. Pot 2 contained the next best eight teams, with the next best eight teams into pot 3. Pot 4 contained the five lowest-ranked teams, along with the placeholders for the two inter-confederation play-off winners and the UEFA Path A play-off winner. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for UEFA teams, for which there was at least one and no more than two per group.[133] This principle also applied to the placeholder teams, with constraints applying based on the confederation of both potential winners of each play-off tie. The draw started with pot 1 and ended with pot 4, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the team within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the match schedule), with the pot 1 teams automatically drawn into position 1 of each group.[133] The pots for the draw are shown below.[134] In May 2022, FIFA announced the list of 36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video assistant referees for the tournament. Of the 36 referees, FIFA included two each from Argentina, Brazil, England, and France.[135][136] For the first time women referees officiated games at a major men's tournament.", "citation needed] For the first time, a multi-song FIFA World Cup official soundtrack has been released, instead of one official song.[315] The first song of the album is \"Hayya Hayya (Better Together)\", performed by Trinidad Cardona, Davido, and AISHA, released on 1 April 2022 along with the music video.[316] The second song is \"Arhbo\", performed by Gims and Ozuna, released on 19 August 2022 along with the music video.[317] The third song is \"The World Is Yours to Take\" performed by American rapper Lil Baby, teamed up with Budweiser, released on 23 September 2022 along with the music video.[318] The fourth song is \"Light The Sky\" performed by Nora Fatehi, Manal, Rahma Riad, and Balqees, composed by RedOne and released on 7 October 2022 along with the music video.[319] A fifth song, \"Tukoh Taka\", performed by Nicki Minaj, Maluma and Myriam Fares, was released on 17 November 2022 along with the music video, serving as the official song of the FIFA Fan Festival.[320] The final song is \"Dreamers\" by Jungkook of BTS released on 20 November 2022. It was performed with Fahad Al-Kubaisi during the tournament's opening ceremony.[321][322]", "Argentina are crowned World Champions after beating France on penalties in the final. Monday 19 December 2022 11:34, UK. WORLD CUP QATAR 2022 ...", "From the final four, which beat do you want heard inside the stadium? ... 정국 (Jung Kook) \"Dreamers\" Official Music Video | FIFA World Cup 2022 Official ...", "The 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar is the 22nd edition of the biggest sporting event on the planet. The tournament is already at a fever pitch, being held in the ..."]}
+{"id": 47, "query": "How many vehicles did Tesla deliver in the first quarter of 2022?", "answer": ["310,048"], "positive": ["Checking Accounts Best Credit Cards for Small Business Best Small Business Loans Best Tax Software for Small Business SELECT All Taxes Best Tax Software Best Tax Software for Small Businesses Tax Refunds SELECT All Help for Low Credit Scores Best Credit Cards for Bad Credit Best Personal Loans for Bad Credit Best Debt Consolidation Loans for Bad Credit Personal Loans if You Don't Have Credit Best Credit Cards for Building Credit Personal Loans for 580 Credit Score or Lower Personal Loans for 670 Credit Score or Lower Best Mortgages for Bad Credit Best Hardship Loans How to Boost Your Credit Score SELECT All Investing Best IRA Accounts Best Roth IRA Accounts Best Investing Apps Best Free Stock Trading Platforms Best Robo-Advisors Index Funds Mutual Funds ETFs Bonds Tesla just reported first-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers for 2022. Here's how they did. Electric vehicle deliveries (total): 310,048 Electric vehicle production (total): 305,407 Over the same period last year, Tesla delivered 184,800 electric vehicles and produced 180,338 cars. Model 3 and Model Y vehicles comprised 95%, or 295,324, of deliveries in the first quarter of 2022, according to Tesla. The company produced 4,641 fewer cars than it delivered during the quarter citing \"ongoing supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns.\" Analysts expected deliveries of 317,000 vehicles for the first three months of 2022, according to estimates compiled by FactSet as of March 31.", "Checking Accounts Best Credit Cards for Small Business Best Small Business Loans Best Tax Software for Small Business SELECT All Taxes Best Tax Software Best Tax Software for Small Businesses Tax Refunds SELECT All Help for Low Credit Scores Best Credit Cards for Bad Credit Best Personal Loans for Bad Credit Best Debt Consolidation Loans for Bad Credit Personal Loans if You Don't Have Credit Best Credit Cards for Building Credit Personal Loans for 580 Credit Score or Lower Personal Loans for 670 Credit Score or Lower Best Mortgages for Bad Credit Best Hardship Loans How to Boost Your Credit Score SELECT All Investing Best IRA Accounts Best Roth IRA Accounts Best Investing Apps Best Free Stock Trading Platforms Best Robo-Advisors Index Funds Mutual Funds ETFs Bonds In this article Tesla just posted its second-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers for 2022. Here are the key numbers: Delivery numbers, which are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla, fell just shy of analysts' expectations. According to a consensus compiled by FactSet-owned Street Account, analysts were expecting deliveries of 256,520 vehicles for the quarter, which was marked by Covid restrictions, supply chain snarls, semiconductor chip and other parts shortages. Last year, Tesla delivered 201,250 vehicles in the second quarter, its first time delivering more than 200,000 units in a three-month period. In the first quarter of 2022, Tesla delivered 310,048 vehicles. Today's delivery numbers represented sales growth of 26.", "Apr 2, 2022 ... Tesla delivered 310,048 electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2022. · Deliveries are the closest approximation to sales numbers reported by ...", "Tesla produced and delivered record numbers of vehicles during the first quarter of 2022, despite supply chain issues, Covid surges and health restrictions in China causing it to shut down production during the first few months of the year. A Tesla Model Y electric vehicle is shown during the start of the production at Tesla's ... [+] \"Gigafactory\" on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin, Germany. (Photo by PATRICK PLEUL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Tesla delivered 310,048 vehicles from January through March, up 70% from the same period in 2021, and produced 305,407 vehicles, it said Saturday. The Model 3 and Model Y accounted for the vast majority of deliveries in the quarter, which were up only slightly from the fourth quarter of 2021, when it delivered nearly 309,000 vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet it was an “exceptionally difficult quarter due to supply chain interruptions & China zero Covid policy,” and applauded the work from the Tesla team and key suppliers that “saved the day.” Wedbush Securities analysts Daniel Ives and John Katsingris wrote Saturday the first-quarter sales were a “positive step in the right direction,” noting that most investors will look past the slight miss on deliveries – Wall Street analysts were on average expecting 312,000, they said.", "Tesla, the Texas-based EV manufacturer, delivered 254,695 vehicles in Q2 2022 and delivered 310,048 vehicles across the world in Q1 2022, as compared to Q1 2022, vehicle deliveries declined by 17.8% in Q2 2022. Tesla delivered 4 different models of vehicles, namely Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y. In Q2 2022, Tesla delivered a total of 16,162 vehicles of the Model S and Model X, and delivered 238,533 vehicles of the Model 3 and Model Y. The delivery of Model S and X increased by 9.7%, whereas the delivery of Model 3 and Y dipped by 19.2% as compared to Q1 2022. In Q1 2022, Tesla’s global vehicle inventory or days of supply (DOS) was 3 days. The two new manufacturing units: Gigafactory Texas and Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg delivered their first vehicle (Model Y) in April 2022 and March 2022 respectively. Although Tesla’s production was limited by semiconductor chip scarcity, manufacturing challenges, and pandemic limitations, it managed to circumvent these challenges by switching to alternate solutions, thus managing to deliver a total of 564,743 vehicles in the first six months of 2022."], "negative": ["Cumulatively, more than 2.6 million Tesla cars were delivered. Considering that Tesla already produces the Tesla Model Y in two new plants - in Germany and in Texas - it seems very likely that Q2 and the following quarters also will bring new records. See also Trending Car Buying Service Get upfront price offers on local inventory.", "in January 2016. The remaining quarterly figures prior to Q4 2022 were taken from previous Tesla updates. Vehicles & Road Traffic Automotive manufacturers' estimated market share in the U.S. 2022 Vehicles & Road Traffic Most valuable automotive brands worldwide by brand value 2023 Vehicles & Road Traffic Tesla's vehicle production by quarter YTD Q1 2023 Vehicles & Road Traffic Tesla's revenue 2008-2022 You only have access to basic statistics. Business Solutions including all features. Overview Financials Segments Competitors Special focus on domestic market", "By September, executives speaking at an all-hands meeting with employees at the Nevada Gigafactory were celebrating new production records, and lauding employees' hard work. As CNBC previously reported, Tesla execs said at that time August had been a record month for the Fremont factory in terms of production, and that Tesla's relatively new factory in Austin, Texas, had hit a 1,000 cars per-week production rate on a seven day rolling basis, a promising milestone. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services. © 2023 CNBC LLC. All Rights Reserved. A Division of NBCUniversal Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis.", "The automaker ramped up production at new factories in Texas and Berlin, and as China production recovered from a COVID-19 lockdown hit. Tesla tweeted on Sunday that its Texas factory built 4,000 Model Y this week, while the automaker said in late February that its German plant was producing 4,000 cars per week. Tesla's Frankfurt-listed shares were down 0.6% at 0801 GMT, lagging the broader European market but inline with weaker tech stocks as rising crude oil prices revived worries about inflation. The pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX) was up 0.2%. Barclays analyst Dan Levy expected Tesla may be pressured to lower prices further as many automakers have matched the cuts and concerns about a weakening economy persist. Tesla did not immediately respond to Reuters' questions about whether further cuts are in store. Further clouding the demand outlook are U.S. electric vehicle subsidies, which may fall on some models starting on April 18. Tesla's cuts in China ignited a price war, with Chinese rivals including BYD (002594.SZ) and Xpeng (9868.HK) dropping prices to defend market share amid weakening demand. Market leader BYD accounted for 41% of so-called new energy car sales in the world's biggest auto market for the first two months of the year. Tesla, by contrast, had a share of 8%.", "5% year-over-year, and a 17.9% decrease sequentially for Elon Musk's electric vehicle venture. The company has soft-guided to around 50% average annual growth, long-term, depending on manufacturing capacity and other factors. In Tesla's first-quarter shareholder deck, the company said, \"We plan to grow our manufacturing capacity as quickly as possible. Over a multi-year horizon, we expect to achieve 50% average annual growth in vehicle deliveries.\" The chip wars are heating up. This Chinese stock rose 30% in five days Tesla’s push into humanoid robots is set to benefit these 5 global stocks in the supply chain, HSBC says As investor focus shifts to EVs, analysts expect these auto stocks to soar In China this quarter, Tesla had to shut down or only allow partial operations at its Shanghai factory for weeks due to covid-related public health orders. (FactSet noted that some analysts' projections were excluded from the StreetAccount consensus if they did not take into account the Shanghai factory shutdown.) Other supply chain snarls, worsened by Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, also impacted Tesla and the broader auto industry during the quarter. Separately, Tesla is grappling with the high costs of building out and starting up production at new factories in Austin, Texas and near Berlin in addition to its Fremont, California and Shanghai plants.", "*** Our net income and cash flow results will be announced along with the rest of our financial performance when we announce Q1 earnings. Tesla vehicle deliveries represent only one measure of the company’s financial performance and should not be relied on as an indicator of quarterly financial results, which depend on a variety of factors, including the cost of sales, foreign exchange movements and mix of directly leased vehicles.", "CEO Elon Musk has publicly lamented that the new factories are costing Tesla billions, but have not yet been able to make enough vehicles and batteries to justify their costs. As startups and legacy automakers offer more new electric vehicles, Tesla's share of the global and domestic EV market is expected to decrease but remain substantial. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services. © 2023 CNBC LLC. All Rights Reserved. A Division of NBCUniversal Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis.", "In the U.S., Tesla has been leaving customers waiting for months before filling their car orders. Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned in mid-March of inflationary pressures on the business, and hiked the prices of its cars in both the U.S. and China. —CNBC's Jordan Novet contributed to this report. WATCH: Tesla's stock split shows confidence in the company Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services. © 2023 CNBC LLC. All Rights Reserved. A Division of NBCUniversal Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis.", "In order to provide an apt comparison to NFPA data, Tesla’s data set includes instances of vehicle fires caused by structure fires, arson, and other things unrelated to the vehicle, which account for some of the Tesla vehicle fires over this time period. From 2012 – 2019, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 175 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled. In order to provide an apt comparison to NFPA data, Tesla’s data set includes instances of vehicle fires caused by structure fires, arson, and other things unrelated to the vehicle, which account for some of the Tesla vehicle fires over this time period. From 2012 – 2018, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 170 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled. In order to provide an apt comparison to NFPA data, Tesla’s data set includes instances of vehicle fires caused by structure fires, arson, and other things unrelated to the vehicle, which account for about 15% of Tesla vehicle fires over this time period. Methodology:", "By comparison, NHTSA data from 2018 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 481,000 miles. In the 3rd quarter, we recorded one crash for every 3.35 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.92 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA data from 2018 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 481,000 miles. From 2012 – 2021, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 210 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled. In order to provide an apt comparison to NFPA data, Tesla’s data set includes instances of vehicle fires caused by structure fires, arson, and other things unrelated to the vehicle, which account for some of the Tesla vehicle fires over this time period. From 2012 – 2020, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 205 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled.", "Active safety features come standard on all Tesla vehicles made after September 2014 for an added layer of safety beyond the physical structure of each car. Because every Tesla is connected, we’re able to use the billions of miles of real-world data from our global fleet – of which more than 9 billion have been driven with Autopilot engaged – to understand the different ways accidents happen. We then develop features that can help Tesla drivers mitigate or avoid accidents. Through over-the-air software updates, we’re able to introduce safety features and enhancements long after a car has been delivered, as well as release updated versions of existing safety features that take into account the most up-to-date real-world data collected by our fleet. In October 2018, we began voluntarily releasing quarterly safety data in order to provide critical safety information about our vehicles to the public, and in July 2019 we began voluntarily releasing annually updated data about vehicle fires as well. Accident rates among all vehicles on the road can vary from quarter to quarter and can be affected by seasonality, like reduced daylight and inclement weather conditions. In the 4th quarter, we recorded one crash for every 4.85 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.40 million miles driven.", "Musk warned that the prospect of recession and higher interest rates meant the EV maker could lower prices to sustain growth at the expense of profit. In January, Musk said the price cuts had stoked demand. Tesla shares have soared more than 68% this year on hopes the company would win the price war it started, although the stock remains more than 50% below its November 2021 peak. Shares have fallen since Tesla's investor day on March 1 when Musk said little about how soon the EV maker might launch a more affordable, mass-market vehicle. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Thomson Reuters Akash reports on technology companies in the United States, electric vehicle companies, and the space industry. His reporting usually appears in the Autos & Transportation and Technology sections. He has a postgraduate degree in Conflict, Development, and Security from the University of Leeds. Akash's interests include music, football (soccer), and Formula 1. The World Health Organization on Monday flagged a batch of contaminated common cold syrup, manufactured by an Indian company, the latest in a series of warnings by the agency about substandard medicines from the country. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.", "The benefit and promise of Autopilot is clear from the Vehicle Safety Report data that we have been sharing for 4 years. As part of Tesla’s commitment to continuous improvement, recent analysis led us to identify and implement upgrades to our data reporting. Specifically, we discovered reports of certain events where no airbag or other active restraint deployed, single events that were counted more than once, and reports of invalid or duplicated mileage records. Including these events is inconsistent with our methodology for the Vehicle Safety Report and they will be excluded going forward. These upgrades in data analysis reinforce the positive impact that Autopilot has on vehicle safety. To ensure the accuracy of our reporting, we updated all collision rates historically to account for these upgrades, including the baseline collision rates for the United States based on currently available NHTSA and FHWA data. (Note that for purposes of the baseline collision rates in the United States, an automobile crash is one that involves at least one passenger vehicle, light truck, SUV or van that is 10,000 pounds or less, as classified by available federal data.) The end result is that, when Autopilot is active, the collision rates are even lower than we previously reported.", "By comparison, the most recent data available from NHTSA and FHWA (from 2021) shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 652,000 miles. In the 4th quarter, we recorded one crash for every 4.35 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.52 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA and FHWA data from 2021 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 652,000 miles. In the 3rd quarter, we recorded one crash for every 5.54 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.58 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA and FHWA data from 2021 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 652,000 miles. In the 2nd quarter, we recorded one crash for every 4.94 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.36 million miles driven.", "By comparison, NHTSA and FHWA data from 2021 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 652,000 miles. In the 1st quarter, we recorded one crash for every 4.64 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 0.984 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA and FHWA data from 2021 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 652,000 miles. In the 4th quarter, we recorded one crash for every 3.76 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.26 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA and FHWA data from 2020 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 553,000 miles. In the 3rd quarter, we recorded one crash for every 5.09 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.78 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA and FHWA data from 2020 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 553,000 miles.", "We collect the amount of miles traveled by each vehicle with Autopilot active or in manual driving, based on available data we receive from the fleet, and do so without identifying specific vehicles to protect privacy. We also receive a crash alert anytime a crash is reported to us from the fleet, which may include data about whether Autopilot was active at the time of impact. To ensure our statistics are conservative, we count any crash in which Autopilot was deactivated within 5 seconds before impact, and we count all crashes in which the incident alert indicated an airbag or other active restraint deployed. (Our crash statistics are not based on sample data sets or estimates.) In practice, this correlates to nearly any crash at about 12 mph (20 kph) or above, depending on the crash forces generated. We do not differentiate based on the type of crash or fault (For example, more than 35% of all Autopilot crashes occur when the Tesla vehicle is rear-ended by another vehicle). In this way, we are confident that the statistics we share unquestionably show the benefits of Autopilot. Please note that seasonality can affect crash rates from quarter to quarter, particularly in quarters where reduced daylight and inclement or wintry weather conditions are more common. To minimize seasonality as a variable, compare a quarter to the same quarter in prior years. *Update (January 2023): We are proud of Autopilot’s performance and its impact on reducing traffic collisions.", "In the 2nd quarter, we recorded one crash for every 5.08 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.63 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA and FHWA data from 2020 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 553,000 miles. In the 1st quarter, we recorded one crash for every 4.86 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.45 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA and FHWA data from 2020 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 553,000 miles. In the 4th quarter, we recorded one crash for every 3.11 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.48 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA data from 2019 shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 483,000 miles. In the 3rd quarter, we recorded one crash for every 3.85 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology.", "Jun 7, 2023 ... How many Tesla vehicles were delivered in 2023? ... 4.34 percent during the first quarter of 2023, compared with the fourth quarter of 2022.", "Jan 2, 2023 ... AUSTIN, Texas, January 2, 2023 – In the fourth quarter, we produced over 439000 vehicles and delivered over 405000 vehicles. In 2022 ...", "Jan 3, 2023 ... The electric automaker delivered 1.3 million vehicles in 2022, up 40% from 2021. It produced nearly 1.4 million vehicles, up 47% from the prior ...", "Jul 2, 2022 ... Tesla delivered 254,695 electric vehicles in the second quarter of 2022 ... A giant cowboy boot is on ...", "Apr 3, 2023 ... Tesla delivered 422,875 vehicles for the first three months of this ... a price war after missing Wall Street delivery estimates for 2022.", "Oct 2, 2022 ... Tesla delivered 343,000 vehicles in the third quarter of 2022 · Tesla just reported third-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers for ...", "Apr 6, 2022 ... The company averaged 100,000+ units per month in Q1 2022. ... Tesla's global production and sales results in the first quarter of 2022 did not ...", "Much of this has to do with the rigid, fortified structure of the battery pack ... we began voluntarily releasing quarterly safety data in order to provide ..."]}
+{"id": 48, "query": "Who acquired Twitter?", "answer": ["Elon Musk"], "positive": ["Searching for your content... In-Language News Contact Us 888-776-0942 from 8 AM - 10 PM ET News provided by 25 Apr, 2022, 14:50 ET Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company. Under the terms of the agreement, Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction. The purchase price represents a 38% premium to Twitter's closing stock price on April 1, 2022, which was the last trading day before Mr. Musk disclosed his approximately 9% stake in Twitter. Bret Taylor, Twitter's Independent Board Chair, said, \"The Twitter Board conducted a thoughtful and comprehensive process to assess Elon's proposal with a deliberate focus on value, certainty, and financing. The proposed transaction will deliver a substantial cash premium, and we believe it is the best path forward for Twitter's stockholders.\" Parag Agrawal, Twitter's CEO, said, \"Twitter has a purpose and relevance that impacts the entire world.", "The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, according to a filing with the US government. Mr Musk tweeted \"the bird is freed\" and later said \"let the good times roll\". A number of top executives, including the boss, Parag Agrawal, have reportedly been fired. Mr Agrawal and two other executives were escorted out of Twitter's San Francisco headquarters on Thursday evening, said Reuters. The completion of the deal brings to an end months of legal wrangling but it has prompted questions over the platform's future direction. A filing was made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, confirming the takeover. The New York Stock Exchange said on Friday that trading in Twitter's shares had been suspended, giving the reason as \"merger effective\". Allow Twitter content? This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. Chief financial officer Ned Segal, and the firm's top legal and policy executive, Vijaya Gadde, are leaving alongside Mr Agrawal, according to US media reports. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone appeared to confirm the executives' departure.", "Advertisement The world’s richest man closed his blockbuster purchase of the social media service, thrusting Twitter into a new era. By Kate Conger and Lauren Hirsch Kate Conger reports on technology from San Francisco and Lauren Hirsch reports on mergers and acquisitions from New York. After months of waffling, lawsuits, verbal mudslinging and the near miss of a full blown trial, Elon Musk now owns Twitter. On Thursday night, Mr. Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy the social media service, said three people with knowledge of the situation. He also began cleaning house, with at least four top Twitter executives — including the chief executive and chief financial officer — getting fired on Thursday. Mr. Musk had arrived at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters on Wednesday and met with engineers and ad executives. The closing of the deal, which followed months of drama and legal challenges as Mr. Musk changed his mind about buying the company, sets Twitter on an uncertain course. Mr. Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist,” has said that he wants to make the social media platform a more freewheeling place for all types of commentary and that he would “reverse the permanent ban” of former President Donald J. Trump from the service. Mr. Musk’s open approach to speech on Twitter could exacerbate long simmering issues of toxic content and misinformation, affecting political debates around the world.", "Musk's acquisition of the social media company has been mired in controversy. The richest person in the world said he wanted to own one of the most popular social media platforms -- until he said he didn't. In early October, he reversed course again, saying he wanted to complete the deal. On Oct. 28, he finally did. Tesla CEO Elon Musk completed the deal to acquire Twitter at his original offer price of $54.20 a share at a total cost of roughly $44 billion. In the ensuing days, Musk fired top executives, laid off half of the company's staff, formed a content moderation council that will review account reinstatements and revamped the platform's subscription service. The changes at Twitter mark the latest chapter in a monthslong saga that began in January when Musk started investing in the social media company. Musk reached an acquisition deal with Twitter in April, but over the ensuing weeks, he raised concerns over spam accounts on the platform, claiming Twitter had not provided him with an accurate estimate of their number. Twitter rebuked that claim, saying it has provided Musk with information in accordance with conditions set out in the acquisition deal.", "Business magnate Elon Musk initiated an acquisition of American social media company Twitter, Inc. on April 14, 2022, and concluded it on October 27, 2022. Musk had begun buying shares of the company in January 2022, becoming its largest shareholder by April with a 9.1 percent ownership stake. Twitter invited Musk to join its board of directors, an offer he initially accepted before declining. On April 14, Musk made an unsolicited offer to purchase the company, to which Twitter's board initially responded with a \"poison pill\" strategy to resist a hostile takeover, before unanimously accepting Musk's buyout offer of $44 billion on April 25. Musk stated that he planned to introduce new features to the platform, make its algorithms open-source, combat spambot accounts, and promote free speech. In July, Musk announced his intention to terminate the agreement, asserting that Twitter had breached their agreement by refusing to crack down on spambot accounts. The company filed a lawsuit against Musk in the Delaware Court of Chancery shortly thereafter, with a trial scheduled for the week of October 17. Weeks before the trial was set to begin, Musk reversed course, announcing that he would move forward with the acquisition. The deal was closed on October 27, with Musk immediately becoming Twitter's new owner and CEO. Twitter was taken private and merged into a new parent company named X Corp.", "Upon acquiring Twitter, Musk promptly fired several top executives, including previous CEO Parag Agrawal. Musk has since proposed several reforms to Twitter and laid off half of the company's workforce. Hundreds of employees then resigned from the company after Musk issued an ultimatum demanding they commit to \"extremely hardcore\" work. Reactions to the buyout have been mixed, with praise for Musk's planned reforms and vision for the company, particularly his calls for greater free speech, but criticism over fears of a potential rise in misinformation, disinformation, harassment, and hate speech on the platform. Within the United States, conservatives have largely supported the acquisition, while many liberals and former Twitter employees have voiced concerns about Musk's intentions. Since becoming owner, Musk has faced backlash for his handling of the company and account suspensions.[1][2][3] Business magnate Elon Musk published his first tweet on his personal Twitter account in June 2010,[4] and had more than 80 million followers by April 2022.[5] In 2017, in response to a tweet suggesting that he buy Twitter, Inc., Musk replied, \"How much is it?\"[6] On March 24, 2022, Musk began tweeting criticisms of Twitter,[7] polling his followers on whether the company adhered to the principle that \"free speech is essential to a functioning democracy\".", "Markets Fear & Greed Index Latest Market News Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the company confirmed in a securities filing Friday, putting the world’s richest man in charge of one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. The company said the deal “became effective” on Thursday, as part of a filing notifying its intention to de-list from the New York Stock Exchange, a move that happened later on Friday. The confirmation comes after a source familiar with the deal told CNN the deal had closed Thursday night. Musk also appeared to acknowledge the takeover in a tweet Thursday night saying, “the bird is freed.” The deal’s closing removes a cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Twitter’s business, employees and shareholders for much of the year. It also averts a court battle that was set to take place if the acquisition did not close by 5 p.m. ET Friday. Elon Musk now owns Twitter. Here's what he could change But Musk’s takeover now raises a host of new questions for the future of the social media platform, and the many corners of society impacted by it. Musk on Thursday fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Neg Segal and policy head Vijaya Gadde, according to two sources familiar with the situation. He also fired Sean Edgett, Twitter’s general counsel, a source told CNN.", "Profile Sections tv Featured More From NBC Follow NBC News A lot has happened since Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter last month — layoffs of thousands of employees, firings of engineers critical of him and an impersonation of an official Eli Lilly account that caused the pharmaceutical company's stock to drop. It's all part of the chaotic saga that began this spring, when Musk first put in motion a plan to take control of the social media platform. Here’s a complete timeline of what’s happened so far. On April 5, Musk discloses he has purchased more than 9% of Twitter's shares on the open market. At first, he is offered a board seat. That plan quickly falls through — and Twitter decides to adopt a poison-pill strategy to fend off a hostile takeover from Musk. Musk subsequently makes an offer to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share, or about $44 billion — a price well above the company's stock price at the time. He says his goal is to apply free speech principles to the platform, which he claimed had been mismanaged. \"The company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form,\" he writes. \"Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.\" \"Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it,\" he adds. Musk says he would fund the deal through a combination of cash and borrowing.", "Nov 11, 2022 ... Tesla CEO Elon Musk completed the deal to acquire Twitter at his original offer price of $54.20 a share at a total cost of roughly $44 ...", "Oct 27, 2022 ... After months of waffling, lawsuits, verbal mudslinging and the near miss of a full blown trial, Elon Musk now owns Twitter.", "Business magnate Elon Musk initiated an acquisition of American social media company Twitter, Inc. on April 14, 2022, and concluded it on October 27, 2022.", "Apr 25, 2022 ... (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 ...", "Oct 28, 2022 ... Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the company confirmed in a securities filing Friday, putting the world's ...", "Oct 28, 2022 ... The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, according to a filing with the US government."], "negative": ["AdvisorsGoldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan, and Allen & Co. are serving as financial advisors to Twitter, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP are serving as legal counsel. Morgan Stanley is acting as lead financial advisor to Mr. Musk. BofA Securities and Barclays are also acting as financial advisors. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as legal counsel. About Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR)Twitter is what's happening and what people are talking about right now. To learn more, visit about.twitter.com and follow @Twitter. Let's talk. Additional Information and Where to Find ItTwitter, its directors and certain executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in connection with the pending acquisition of Twitter (the \"Transaction\"). 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Additional information regarding such participants, including their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Transaction Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transaction.", "Additional risks and uncertainties include those associated with: the possibility that the conditions to the closing of the Transaction are not satisfied, including the risk that required approvals from Twitter's stockholders for the Transaction or required regulatory approvals to consummate the Transaction are not obtained; potential litigation relating to the Transaction; uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the Transaction; the ability of each party to consummate the Transaction; possible disruption related to the Transaction to Twitter's current plans and operations, including through the loss of customers and employees; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the periodic reports that Twitter files with the SEC, including Twitter's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 16, 2022, which may be obtained on the investor relations section of Twitter's website (https://investor.twitterinc.com). All forward-looking statements in this communication are based on information available to Twitter as of the date of this communication, and Twitter does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law. ContactsInvestors:[email protected] Press:[email protected] SOURCE Twitter, Inc. Sign up to get PRN’s top stories and curated news delivered to your inbox weekly! Cision Distribution 888-776-0942 from 8 AM - 9 PM ET", "Acquired Podcast. @AcquiredFM. Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world's greatest companies — and how you can apply them.", "has helped 100s of startups get acquired and has facilitated $500m+ in closed deals. Our goal is to build world's most founder-friendly startup acquisition ...", "Twitter, which is based in San Francisco and employs more than 7,500 people, has had difficulties consistently growing its advertising-based business and attracting new users. The firings of the top company executives on Thursday were a sign that Mr. Musk intended to move swiftly. Mr. Musk, 51, will be remaking Twitter without having to disclose how it is performing every few months. By taking the company private, he does not need to regularly answer to shareholders and can make changes to the service away from the public’s prying eyes. Mr. Musk, who also runs the electric carmaker Tesla and the rocket company SpaceX, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Completing the deal was a victory for Twitter’s board. When Mr. Musk agreed to pay $54.20 a share for the company in April, Twitter faced criticism for accepting a price that was too low. But, as the global economy faltered in the ensuing months and Twitter’s stock fell, the deal price appeared to be a win for shareholders, and the board sought to force Mr. Musk to abide by the agreement. A Twitter spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Twitter executives who were fired on Thursday include Parag Agrawal, the chief executive; Ned Segal, the chief financial officer; Vijaya Gadde, the top legal and policy executive; and Sean Edgett, the general counsel, said two people with knowledge of the matter.", "145][146] A week later, it was revealed that Musk was being investigated by the U.S. government for his conduct in the proposed buyout.[147][148] Musk later stated that he believed Twitter's long-term value would exceed the price of $54.20 per share, which he considered an overpayment.[149] On October 20, The Washington Post reported that Musk intended to terminate 75 percent of Twitter's staff, and that Twitter executives were keen on selling the company to Musk so they could mitigate their planned payroll and infrastructure cuts.[150][151] In an open letter, Twitter employees condemned Musk's intentions and warned of negative consequences on the future of Twitter.[152][153] Bloomberg News and the Post further reported that officials in the U.S. Biden administration were considering a national security review of Musk's proposed acquisition and other ventures via the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS),[154][155] with the possibility of President Joe Biden blocking the purchase if need be.[156] The White House has refuted those reports as well.[157][158] By October 21, both parties' bankers and lawyers were set to complete the paperwork for the acquisition by the end of the month, with the deal expected to close by then.[159][160] The banks funding the acquisition were to hold the $13 billion worth of debt incurred as opposed to selling it.", "On May 4, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom summoned Musk to discuss the effect of his buyout on free speech and \"online harms\".[66] Musk secured another $7.1 billion in funding the next day, including from Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison, Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, as well as sovereign wealth fund Qatar Holding.[67][68] The equity infusion reduced his original $12.5 billion personal bank loan to $6.25 billion and his required cash equity contribution from $21 billion to just under $20 billion.[34][69] On May 11, The Wall Street Journal reported that the SEC and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had launched investigations into events leading to the acquisition.[70] The next day, Agrawal fired Twitter general manager Kayvon Beykpour and revenue product lead Bruce Falck.[71] On May 13, Musk revealed that he had placed the deal \"on hold\" in the wake of reports that 5 percent of Twitter's daily active users were spam accounts,[72] causing Twitter shares to drop more than 10 percent.[73] Musk clarified that he remained committed to the acquisition,[74] and Agrawal stated he expected the deal to close.", "75] In response to a May 16 Twitter thread in which Agrawal said an external review into the platform's users was impractical, Musk tweeted out a poop emoji.[76] The following day, Musk reiterated that the acquisition could not \"move forward\" until Twitter could prove the aforementioned reports false,[77][78] urging the SEC to investigate Twitter's daily user numbers.[79] The same day, Twitter filed new documents with the SEC, including a detailed timeline of Musk's purchase,[9] and affirmed they would \"enforce the merger agreement\" regardless of Musk's actions.[80] On May 25, Musk abandoned plans to partially fund the deal through margin loans against Tesla stock, instead opting to pledge an additional $6.25 billion in equity financing.[81][82] Dorsey departed Twitter's board the same day,[83] while Twitter investor William Heresniak filed a class-action lawsuit against Musk, alleging that he had violated corporate laws in California by manipulating the market.[84] The lawsuit further declared that Musk was not permitted by the acquisition contract to place the deal on hold, and that Musk's misleading statements had contributed to declining Twitter stock prices.[85][86] On June 3, the acquisition was cleared by U.S. antitrust review.[87] In an email sent by Musk's attorney to Twitter three days later, Musk threatened to terminate his agreement with Twitter because the company had refused to give him data pertaining to its users.", "At least one of the executives who was fired was escorted out of Twitter’s office, they said. Mr. Musk, who is one of Twitter’s most active users and has more than 109 million followers, began accumulating shares in the company this year. In April, he struck the deal to buy the company for $44 billion and said he would lift Twitter’s content moderation policies, eliminate spam, add new features and provide more transparency about the algorithms used to promote content. “Twitter has tremendous potential — I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it,” he said in a statement in April. But, within weeks, he began questioning the deal. Mr. Musk lashed out at the Twitter executives responsible for content decisions and accused the company of failing to accurately count the spam accounts on its platform. When Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief executive, tried debunking Mr. Musk’s claims, Mr. Musk responded by tweeting a poop emoji. By July, Mr. Musk had decided that he no longer wanted to own Twitter, arguing that he had been misled about the amount of spam on the platform. He announced his intent to abandon the acquisition. Twitter sued Mr. Musk to force him to carry out the agreement. The company accused Mr. Musk of trying to back out of the deal because the economic downturn had caused a decline in his personal wealth. Mr. Musk had agreed to personally provide roughly $33 billion of the $44 billion deal.", "On April 23, Musk informed Taylor that his offer was \"best and final\", urging him to accept in a letter sent the following day.[9] Multiple outlets subsequently reported that Twitter was in final negotiations to accept Musk's offer,[39][40] with a deal expected to be reached by the next day,[41] though Reuters cautioned that the deal could still fall apart.[42] On April 25, Twitter shares rose by 5 percent following reports that Twitter was poised to accept Musk's offer.[43] Twitter advisors Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase both approved of the deal, deeming it fair from a financial perspective.[9] Twitter's board publicly and unanimously accepted the buyout offer for $44 billion, and Twitter was to become a private company once the transaction was completed sometime in 2022.[44][45] Negotiations with Musk were led by the board's transaction committee, composed of Taylor, Martha Lane Fox, and Patrick Pichette.[46] The deal would require shareholder and regulatory approval before it could be finalized,[47] though analysts believed it was unlikely to be challenged by regulators.[48] Musk was barred from disparaging the company or its employees when tweeting about the acquisition before the transaction closed.[49] The agreement also stipulated that if Musk failed to close the acquisition, he would be required to pay Twitter a $1 billion breakup fee.", "50][51] Agrawal was set to receive $39 million from the buyout, while Dorsey would receive $978 million.[52] Musk had privately selected a new CEO to replace Agrawal upon completion of the acquisition,[35] though he was expected to serve as interim CEO in the months after its completion.[53] Tesla's stock sank by more than $125 billion the next market day, causing Musk to lose about $30 billion of his net worth.[54][55] After the acceptance was announced, Musk said that his first goal would be to make the algorithm that ranks tweets in the content feed open-sourced, in an effort to increase transparency. He has also stated that he intended to remove spambots and \"authenticate all real humans\",[56] suggesting that he might convert Twitter's San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter.[57][58] Musk said he lacked confidence in Twitter's corporate management,[59] telling banks that he had considered reducing executive and board pay.[35] He published tweets critical of decisions made by Twitter executives such as Vijaya Gadde,[60] who was subsequently harassed by Twitter users using racist and sexist language.[61][62] On April 28, Twitter told advertising agencies that their work would not be seen next to offensive material.[63] Musk also discussed with bankers with the ideas of cutting jobs and costs, encouraging influencers to be creative, and adding subscription services to Twitter.[64][65]", "258] Amazon founder Jeff Bezos questioned whether Tesla's business interest in China would give the Chinese government leverage over Twitter via Musk, before answering that it would \"probably not\".[259][260] Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates questioned if Musk would allow the spread of public health misinformation, including vaccine misinformation.[261] Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales speculated that Twitter could either thrive or fall within five years under Musk's supervision.[262] Bitcoin investor Roger Ver and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong welcomed the buyout, citing the potential for reduction of perceived censorship on Twitter.[263] Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said that he hoped Twitter would improve over time due to its importance to society,[264] while Facebook and Meta Platforms founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed confusion and uncertainty over the proposed buyout.[265] Edgett instructed employees not to share commentary on the purported cancellation; nonetheless, several Twitter employees posted humorous messages making light of the situation.[266] Tesla shares rose 2.11 percent in the hours after Musk's announcement.[267] Trump criticized Musk and called the acquisition \"rotten\",[268] which led to a protracted feud between the two.[269][270] With the exception of Trump, most conservatives sided with Musk, with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon attacking Twitter for allegedly lying about the prevalence of its spambot accounts and Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk musing that Musk may have been seeking to \"expose\" Twitter the whole time.", "the new parent company of Twitter, sued Wachtell to recoup a portion of the $90 million fee it had paid, accusing the firm of \"unjust enrichment\" for charging a bonus fee on successful completion of the acquisition when the agreement with prior Twitter management stipulated billing only on an hourly basis.[226][227] Following Musk's induction to Twitter's board of directors on April 5, Agrawal wrote that he believed Musk's appointment would bring long-term value to the company, while Dorsey wrote that Musk \"cares deeply about our world and Twitter's role in it\".[15] Dorsey privately relayed his appreciation to Musk for his commitment, texting that he trusted Musk.[10] On April 11, Agrawal stated that he believed Musk's withdrawal from the board was \"for the best\", noting that the company would \"remain open to his input\".[17] Musk's offer to take over Twitter was met with both praise and criticism.[228] On April 14, Twitter employees expressed concern with Musk's views on free speech.[229][230] Media outlets expressed concerns that his proposed changes to Twitter would result in an increase in disinformation and online harassment.[228][231] Jim Cramer of CNBC opined that the Twitter board would have \"no choice\" but to reject Musk's offer due to potential personal liability faced by the board members.", "April 25 – Twitter accepts Musk's offer to acquire the company and values the deal at $44 billion, according to an announcement from the company. April 29 – Over a three-day period after Musk and Twitter reach a deal, and he sells about $8.5 billion worth in Tesla stock to help finance the bid. May 4 – Musk secures more than $7 billion in financing for the deal, including commitments from Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to a securities filing. May 6 – In a pitch deck for investors, Musk says he will quintuple Twitter's revenue by 2028, increasing annual earnings to $26.4 billion, the New York Times reports. May 10 – Musk says he would reverse Twitter's ban of the account that belongs to former President Donald Trump. The remarks from Musk were made virtually at an auto conference. May 12 – Twitter announces a temporary hiring freeze, pending Musk's acquisition; and two top executives leave the company. May 13 – Musk tweets that the Twitter deal is \"temporarily on hold,\" citing concern over what he says is the prevalence of bot and spam accounts on the platform. Along with his tweet, Musk posts a Reuters report about a public filing from Twitter earlier in May that said fake accounts made up less than 5% of users on the platform.", "\"Welcome Elon!\" April 10 – Musk says he will not join the Twitter board after all. \"There will be distractions ahead but our goals and priorities remain unchanged,\" Agrawal said in a statement announcing Musk's choice. \"The decisions we make and how we make them remain in our hands, no one else's.\" April 14 – Musk offers to buy Twitter at $54.20 per share, valuing the company at about $43 billion, according to a securities filing. The offer amounts to a 38% premium above where the price stood a day before Musk's investment in Twitter became public. \"I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,\" Musk said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. \"Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.\" April 15 – Twitter adopts a poison pill provision to prevent the Musk acquisition. A poison pill allows current stockholders to purchase additional shares at a discounted price, diluting the shares owned by Musk and making it more expensive for him to buy the company. In an announcement, Twitter said the poison pill will be triggered if any individual or entity acquires at least 15% of the company's shares. April 21 – Musk says in a securities filing that he has garnered commitments of about $46.5 billion in financing for a possible Twitter acquisition.", "In May, when Musk said the deal was on \"temporary hold\" over bot concerns, Dan Ives, a managing director of equity research at Wedbush, an investment firm, told ABC News the grievance could serve as a pretext for Musk to renegotiate or abandon the deal amid a market downturn that had proven especially pronounced for tech stocks. Over the course of the saga, Musk has been cast as a suitor, critic and legal adversary of Twitter, where he boasts 115 million followers. Below is a timeline of Musk's bid to acquire the social media platform, and what has happened since he took ownership. Late January – Musk begins investing in Twitter, according to information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in April. March 14 – Musk's stake in Twitter reaches 9.2%, making him the largest shareholder in the company, according to a securities filing. April 4 – In a securities filing, Musk discloses his stake in Twitter. Based on the price of Twitter shares at close of the previous trading day, his stake was worth $2.89 billion. Twitter shares rise more than 27% on the announcement. April 5 – Twitter announces Musk will join the company's board of directors. \"He's both a passionate believer and intense critic of the service which is exactly what we need on @Twitter, and in the boardroom, to make us stronger in the long-term,\" Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said on the platform.", "These included misrepresentations to Musk made during the course of the acquisition bid, with the complaint specifically calling Agrawal's May 16 thread deceptive.[101][102][103] In a July 7 conference call, Twitter revealed that over one million spam accounts were removed daily, and reiterated that it was impossible to externally determine the exact number of these accounts as it would involve private user data.[104] That same day, The Washington Post reported that the deal was \"in peril\" amid a slowdown in discussions on funding.[105] On July 8, Musk announced his intention to terminate the proposed acquisition, claiming in a regulatory filing that Twitter was in \"material breach\" of several parts of the agreement by refusing to comply with Musk's requests for spambot account data and dismissing high-ranking employees.[106][107] In response, Taylor pledged to pursue legal action against Musk at the Delaware Court of Chancery with the goal of completing the acquisition,[108][109] with the ensuing lawsuit once again overseen by the Twitter board's transaction committee.[46] Twitter's stock sank by 7 percent after the news, dropping by a further 11 percent the next day.", "88][89] Twitter responded that they would continue to cooperate with Musk to ensure that the transaction was closed in accordance with their agreement.[90] On June 8, Twitter's board complied with Musk's demands, agreeing to provide him with a \"firehose\" data stream of tweets.[91][92] A week later, the SEC asked Agrawal to provide information on how Twitter estimated its number of spam accounts, to which the company obliged; the SEC concluded its inquiry on July 27.[93][94] Musk attended an all-hands meeting on June 16 to answer questions from Twitter employees,[95] discussing Twitter's content moderation policy, freedom of speech, potential layoffs, remote work, and \"the cosmic nature of Twitter\".[96][97][98] Musk also expressed his desire for Twitter to reach one billion active users,[99] and pledged his commitment to advertising as a source of revenue for Twitter.[100] In a complaint filed by Whistleblower Aid with the SEC, U.S. Justice Department, and FTC on July 6, former Twitter security officer Peiter Zatko accused several Twitter executives, including Agrawal and certain board members, of making false or misleading statements about privacy, security, and content moderation on the platform in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 and SEC disclosure rules.", "126] Other businessmen and investors subpoenaed include Marc Andreessen, Ellison, David Sacks, and Joe Lonsdale, while Twitter and Musk also subpoenaed Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Salesforce, Mastercard, and more. Sacks and Lonsdale were both irritated that they were being subpoenaed, with the former filing a failed motion to dismiss the subpoena. In total, lawyers for Twitter issued over 84 subpoenas, while Musk's lawyers issued more than 36.[112] Facing increasing pressure from Musk, Twitter announced that it would combine its health team, tasked with preventing non-consensual nudity and child sexual exploitation on the platform, with its anti-spam team.[127] McCormick rejected much of Musk's team's \"absurdly broad\" request for data pertaining to all of Twitter's users, but ordered the company to produce data from 9,000 accounts it previously audit sampled.[128] Musk filed a \"termination letter\" with the SEC on August 29, citing Zatko's claims as evidence Twitter breached their contract,[129][130] before asking McCormick to delay the trial by a few weeks.[131] McCormick rejected the request,[132] and Musk's team sent a third termination letter to Twitter.[133] On September 13, Zatko testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee,[134][135][136] while Twitter shareholders voted in favor of the acquisition.", "[23] In a TED interview, Musk said he aimed to make Twitter a \"platform for free speech around the globe\", hailing free speech a \"societal imperative for a functioning democracy\" and insisting that he had not made the offer to increase his wealth.[24][25] Critics noted that he showed more interest in altering Twitter's moderation policies than in fighting government censorship.[26] According to The Washington Post, the banning of accounts such as The Babylon Bee had prompted Musk to initiate the acquisition.[27] The price of $54.20 per share is believed to be a reference to 420, a slang term in cannabis culture for marijuana consumption.[28] On April 15, Twitter's board of directors announced a \"poison pill\" strategy, which would allow shareholders to purchase additional stock in the event of a hostile takeover; the plan will expire on April 14, 2023.[29] On April 17, Taylor was urged by Twitter's largest institutional shareholders to \"seriously consider\" the offer.[9] On April 20, Musk disclosed that he had secured financing provided by a group of banks led by Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays, MUFG, Société Générale, Mizuho Bank, and BNP Paribas, for a potential tender offer to acquire the company."]}
+{"id": 49, "query": "How much did Elon Musk bought Twitter?", "answer": ["44 billion"], "positive": ["Musk's acquisition of the social media company has been mired in controversy. The richest person in the world said he wanted to own one of the most popular social media platforms -- until he said he didn't. In early October, he reversed course again, saying he wanted to complete the deal. On Oct. 28, he finally did. Tesla CEO Elon Musk completed the deal to acquire Twitter at his original offer price of $54.20 a share at a total cost of roughly $44 billion. In the ensuing days, Musk fired top executives, laid off half of the company's staff, formed a content moderation council that will review account reinstatements and revamped the platform's subscription service. The changes at Twitter mark the latest chapter in a monthslong saga that began in January when Musk started investing in the social media company. Musk reached an acquisition deal with Twitter in April, but over the ensuing weeks, he raised concerns over spam accounts on the platform, claiming Twitter had not provided him with an accurate estimate of their number. Twitter rebuked that claim, saying it has provided Musk with information in accordance with conditions set out in the acquisition deal.", "Oct 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk on Thursday closed the $44 billion deal announced in April to take Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) private and took ownership of the influential social media platform by firing top executives immediately. \"The bird is freed,\" he tweeted in an apparent nod to his desire to see the company has fewer limits on content that can be posted. But Musk provided little clarity on how he will achieve his goals. read more Earlier this month, Musk brought the deal back on the table after previously trying to walk away from it. Musk had said he was excited to buy Twitter but he and his co-investors are overpaying. Musk pledged to provide $46.5 billion in equity and debt financing for the acquisition, which covered the $44 billion price tag and the closing costs. Banks, including Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and Bank of America Corp (BAC.N), committed to provide $13 billion in debt financing. Experts have said commitments from banks to the deal were firm and tight, limiting their ability to walk away from the contract despite the prospect that they may face major losses. Musk's $33.5 billion equity commitment included his 9.6% Twitter stake, which is worth $4 billion, and the $7.1 billion he had secured from equity investors, including Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) co-founder Larry Ellison and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.", "Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A sign is pictured outside the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. A court has given Elon Musk until Friday to close his April agreement to acquire the company after he earlier tried to back out of the deal. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and fired its CEO and other top executives. Trading in company shares was suspended Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the stock will be officially delisted early next month, according to a filing with securities regulators. So now what? One reason why Musk bought Twitter this week is because he had little choice. The world’s richest man spent months trying to back out of the $44 billion purchase agreement he originally signed in April. But the uncertainty was so disruptive to Twitter’s business that it sued him in the Delaware Court of Chancery to force the deal’s completion, and a judge gave a Friday deadline to complete the deal or face a November trial that Musk was likely to lose. As for why Musk wanted to own Twitter in the first place, the reasons are more complicated. “There has been much speculation about why I bought Twitter and what I think about advertising,” he said in an open letter Thursday to companies that sell ads on Twitter, which is how the company makes money. “Most of it has been wrong.", "At least one of the executives who was fired was escorted out of Twitter’s office, they said. Mr. Musk, who is one of Twitter’s most active users and has more than 109 million followers, began accumulating shares in the company this year. In April, he struck the deal to buy the company for $44 billion and said he would lift Twitter’s content moderation policies, eliminate spam, add new features and provide more transparency about the algorithms used to promote content. “Twitter has tremendous potential — I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it,” he said in a statement in April. But, within weeks, he began questioning the deal. Mr. Musk lashed out at the Twitter executives responsible for content decisions and accused the company of failing to accurately count the spam accounts on its platform. When Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief executive, tried debunking Mr. Musk’s claims, Mr. Musk responded by tweeting a poop emoji. By July, Mr. Musk had decided that he no longer wanted to own Twitter, arguing that he had been misled about the amount of spam on the platform. He announced his intent to abandon the acquisition. Twitter sued Mr. Musk to force him to carry out the agreement. The company accused Mr. Musk of trying to back out of the deal because the economic downturn had caused a decline in his personal wealth. Mr. Musk had agreed to personally provide roughly $33 billion of the $44 billion deal.", "By Wailin Wong , Darian Woods , Nicky Ouellet , Kate Concannon Yes, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world. But he only used some of his cash to buy Twitter for $44 billion. For the rest of it, he used a tactic called a leveraged buyout and spent $13 billion of borrowed money on the acquisition. And now Twitter—not Elon—is on the hook for that loan. Leveraged buyouts had a heyday in the 1980s, when corporate raiders would use debt to finance purchases of companies with healthy balance sheets. The Twitter acquisition, though, is a whole different beast—and as its employees leave en masse and its ad revenues continue to fall, the banks who put up billions to finance the deal might be second guessing their decision. Carl Tack, who we spoke to for this story, wrote a Substack post on the Twitter buyout aimed at students and young professionals. Listeners may find it informative. It's linked here. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter. Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PocketCasts and NPR One. For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.", "4 – Musk proposes the completion of a deal to acquire Twitter, reversing a monthslong effort to terminate the agreement. The proposal would complete the deal at Musk's original offer price of $54.20 a share at a total cost of roughly $44 billion, a person familiar with the proposal told ABC News. Oct. 28 – Musk closes a deal to acquire Twitter on the final day before the Delaware Chancery Court trial would have moved forward. Some of Twitter's top executives were fired, including CEO Parag Agrawal, chief financial officer Ned Segal, chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde and general counsel Sam Edgett, according to a source. Musk said that he will forgo any significant content moderation or account reinstatement decisions until after the formation of a new committee devoted to the issues. \"Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints,\" Musk tweeted. \"No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.\" Nov. 4 – Twitter begins layoffs that will cut roughly half of its 7,500-person workforce, the company announced in an email. \"Today is your last working day at the company,\" the email said, which ABC News has reviewed. The subject line read \"Your Role at Twitter\" and was sent to the personal email addresses of those laid off. Nov.", "Nov 30, 2022 ... Yes, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world. But he only used some of his cash to buy Twitter for $44 billion. For the rest of it, ...", "Nov 11, 2022 ... Tesla CEO Elon Musk completed the deal to acquire Twitter at his original offer price of $54.20 a share at a total cost of roughly $44 billion.", "Oct 7, 2022 ... Elon Musk on Thursday closed the $44 billion deal announced in April to take Twitter Inc private and took ownership of the influential ...", "Oct 28, 2022 ... How much will the Twitter acquisition cost? ... Musk is paying $54.20 per share for Twitter, or about $44 billion. It's the same price he offered ..."], "negative": ["120] During its quarterly earnings investor call on July 22, Twitter cited the \"chaos\" caused by the proposal as the primary factor for its decline in revenue.[121] In a letter to McCormick on July 26, Musk's lawyers complained that Twitter had hindered them from commencing the discovery process and requested an October 17 start date,[120] which McCormick granted three days later with a duration of five days.[122] In a tweet on August 6, Musk challenged Agrawal to a public debate on Twitter's spambot accounts, before polling his followers on whether they believed that less than 5 percent of Twitter accounts were \"fake/spam\".[123] On August 10, Musk sold 7.92 million Tesla shares worth a total of $6.9 billion as backup should he lose the lawsuit, despite previously stating he would no longer sell Tesla stock.[124] The next week, McCormick ordered Twitter to produce documents from Beykpour, which Musk's team had requested along with files from 22 other Twitter employees and 41 \"custodians\".[125] Shortly thereafter, Musk subpoenaed Dorsey.", "It’s not obvious to me how, if he bought Twitter, he would then be better able to get his message out, or better able to tell a story in a way that is good for Tesla and good for his economic interests. But it’s not obvious that it wouldn’t be. And he’s a really smart guy. One possible way to tell this story is that Twitter doesn’t make that much money compared to Facebook and other social-media companies. It’s not that big a company in terms of market cap. He might say, “Look, I get so much value out of this direct access to the public.” Owning that direct access to the public—owning that thing that creates so much value for Elon Musk and Tesla—it has to be valuable somehow, whether it’s by increasing the value that it creates for Tesla, or whether it’s by finding a way to monetize the value that it creates for sports stars and celebrities and Donald Trump and lots of other people. You know, Donald Trump’s tweets back when he was on Twitter could create billions or trillions of dollars’ worth of market moves, right? And Twitter never made a lot of money off of that. It’s not obvious how the company would, but if you’re sitting on top of a thing that can create that much value, surely, if you’re really smart then you can extract some value out of it.", "Oct 27, 2022 ... After months of waffling, lawsuits, verbal mudslinging and the near miss of a full blown trial, Elon Musk now owns Twitter.", "Oct 28, 2022 ... Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and fired its CEO and other top ... “There has been much speculation about why I bought Twitter and what I ...", "Apr 26, 2022 ... Why do you think Elon Musk is buying Twitter? I assume it's because he has some genuine set of political and social beliefs about how Twitter ...", "50][51] Agrawal was set to receive $39 million from the buyout, while Dorsey would receive $978 million.[52] Musk had privately selected a new CEO to replace Agrawal upon completion of the acquisition,[35] though he was expected to serve as interim CEO in the months after its completion.[53] Tesla's stock sank by more than $125 billion the next market day, causing Musk to lose about $30 billion of his net worth.[54][55] After the acceptance was announced, Musk said that his first goal would be to make the algorithm that ranks tweets in the content feed open-sourced, in an effort to increase transparency. He has also stated that he intended to remove spambots and \"authenticate all real humans\",[56] suggesting that he might convert Twitter's San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter.[57][58] Musk said he lacked confidence in Twitter's corporate management,[59] telling banks that he had considered reducing executive and board pay.[35] He published tweets critical of decisions made by Twitter executives such as Vijaya Gadde,[60] who was subsequently harassed by Twitter users using racist and sexist language.[61][62] On April 28, Twitter told advertising agencies that their work would not be seen next to offensive material.[63] Musk also discussed with bankers with the ideas of cutting jobs and costs, encouraging influencers to be creative, and adding subscription services to Twitter.[64][65]", "On May 4, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom summoned Musk to discuss the effect of his buyout on free speech and \"online harms\".[66] Musk secured another $7.1 billion in funding the next day, including from Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison, Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, as well as sovereign wealth fund Qatar Holding.[67][68] The equity infusion reduced his original $12.5 billion personal bank loan to $6.25 billion and his required cash equity contribution from $21 billion to just under $20 billion.[34][69] On May 11, The Wall Street Journal reported that the SEC and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had launched investigations into events leading to the acquisition.[70] The next day, Agrawal fired Twitter general manager Kayvon Beykpour and revenue product lead Bruce Falck.[71] On May 13, Musk revealed that he had placed the deal \"on hold\" in the wake of reports that 5 percent of Twitter's daily active users were spam accounts,[72] causing Twitter shares to drop more than 10 percent.[73] Musk clarified that he remained committed to the acquisition,[74] and Agrawal stated he expected the deal to close.", "30][31] The funding included $7 billion of senior secured bank loans; $6 billion in subordinated debt; $6.25 billion in bank loans to Musk personally, secured by $62.5 billion of his Tesla stock; $20 billion in cash equity from Musk, to be provided by sales of Tesla stock and other assets; and $7.1 billion in equity from 19 independent investors.[32][33][34] The initially proposed $13 billion in money borrowed by Twitter is equivalent to seven times the company's 2022 projected operating cash flow; some banks found that multiple too risky and opted to participate only in the $12.5 billion margin loan to Musk.[35] The debt is estimated to cost Twitter approximately $1 billion in annual interest and fees.[30] Two days after announcing his bid, Musk registered three holding companies under the name \"X Holdings\" in preparation for his takeover.[36] Tesla shares fell 12 percent on the day after the acquisition was announced, amid smaller declines in the broader markets. Musk incurred a $21 billion paper loss that day. Within three days after Twitter agreed to be acquired, Musk had sold $8.5 billion of his Tesla shares.[37][38]", "137][138] Musk privately offered to purchase Twitter at the reduced prices of $31 billion and $39.6 billion, both of which the company rejected.[139][140] On October 3, Musk's legal team informed Twitter that Musk had changed his mind and decided to move forward with his proposed acquisition at the originally agreed-upon price of $54.20 per share, on the condition that Twitter drop its lawsuit.[141] The reason for this reversal was attributed to concerns from Musk's team that they would not be able to prove that there was a material adverse effect justifying a break from contract. Musk and Agrawal's depositions were originally scheduled for October 6 and 10, respectively.[142] Musk stated that his purchase of Twitter was part of his ambition to create an \"everything app\" called X, which would offer many different services.[143] In response, McCormick asked both sides to propose to her how they should proceed. Twitter shares surged by 23 percent as a result of Musk's announcement.[142] Neither Twitter nor Musk responded to McCormick's request, prompting her to announce that the trial would go forward as planned.[144] On October 6, McCormick agreed to a request by Musk to postpone the trial to October 28 so Musk could finalize his debt financing for the acquisition, adding that the trial would be rescheduled to November if the deal did not close by then.", "145][146] A week later, it was revealed that Musk was being investigated by the U.S. government for his conduct in the proposed buyout.[147][148] Musk later stated that he believed Twitter's long-term value would exceed the price of $54.20 per share, which he considered an overpayment.[149] On October 20, The Washington Post reported that Musk intended to terminate 75 percent of Twitter's staff, and that Twitter executives were keen on selling the company to Musk so they could mitigate their planned payroll and infrastructure cuts.[150][151] In an open letter, Twitter employees condemned Musk's intentions and warned of negative consequences on the future of Twitter.[152][153] Bloomberg News and the Post further reported that officials in the U.S. Biden administration were considering a national security review of Musk's proposed acquisition and other ventures via the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS),[154][155] with the possibility of President Joe Biden blocking the purchase if need be.[156] The White House has refuted those reports as well.[157][158] By October 21, both parties' bankers and lawyers were set to complete the paperwork for the acquisition by the end of the month, with the deal expected to close by then.[159][160] The banks funding the acquisition were to hold the $13 billion worth of debt incurred as opposed to selling it.", "Upon acquiring Twitter, Musk promptly fired several top executives, including previous CEO Parag Agrawal. Musk has since proposed several reforms to Twitter and laid off half of the company's workforce. Hundreds of employees then resigned from the company after Musk issued an ultimatum demanding they commit to \"extremely hardcore\" work. Reactions to the buyout have been mixed, with praise for Musk's planned reforms and vision for the company, particularly his calls for greater free speech, but criticism over fears of a potential rise in misinformation, disinformation, harassment, and hate speech on the platform. Within the United States, conservatives have largely supported the acquisition, while many liberals and former Twitter employees have voiced concerns about Musk's intentions. Since becoming owner, Musk has faced backlash for his handling of the company and account suspensions.[1][2][3] Business magnate Elon Musk published his first tweet on his personal Twitter account in June 2010,[4] and had more than 80 million followers by April 2022.[5] In 2017, in response to a tweet suggesting that he buy Twitter, Inc., Musk replied, \"How much is it?\"[6] On March 24, 2022, Musk began tweeting criticisms of Twitter,[7] polling his followers on whether the company adhered to the principle that \"free speech is essential to a functioning democracy\".", "On April 23, Musk informed Taylor that his offer was \"best and final\", urging him to accept in a letter sent the following day.[9] Multiple outlets subsequently reported that Twitter was in final negotiations to accept Musk's offer,[39][40] with a deal expected to be reached by the next day,[41] though Reuters cautioned that the deal could still fall apart.[42] On April 25, Twitter shares rose by 5 percent following reports that Twitter was poised to accept Musk's offer.[43] Twitter advisors Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase both approved of the deal, deeming it fair from a financial perspective.[9] Twitter's board publicly and unanimously accepted the buyout offer for $44 billion, and Twitter was to become a private company once the transaction was completed sometime in 2022.[44][45] Negotiations with Musk were led by the board's transaction committee, composed of Taylor, Martha Lane Fox, and Patrick Pichette.[46] The deal would require shareholder and regulatory approval before it could be finalized,[47] though analysts believed it was unlikely to be challenged by regulators.[48] Musk was barred from disparaging the company or its employees when tweeting about the acquisition before the transaction closed.[49] The agreement also stipulated that if Musk failed to close the acquisition, he would be required to pay Twitter a $1 billion breakup fee.", "[23] In a TED interview, Musk said he aimed to make Twitter a \"platform for free speech around the globe\", hailing free speech a \"societal imperative for a functioning democracy\" and insisting that he had not made the offer to increase his wealth.[24][25] Critics noted that he showed more interest in altering Twitter's moderation policies than in fighting government censorship.[26] According to The Washington Post, the banning of accounts such as The Babylon Bee had prompted Musk to initiate the acquisition.[27] The price of $54.20 per share is believed to be a reference to 420, a slang term in cannabis culture for marijuana consumption.[28] On April 15, Twitter's board of directors announced a \"poison pill\" strategy, which would allow shareholders to purchase additional stock in the event of a hostile takeover; the plan will expire on April 14, 2023.[29] On April 17, Taylor was urged by Twitter's largest institutional shareholders to \"seriously consider\" the offer.[9] On April 20, Musk disclosed that he had secured financing provided by a group of banks led by Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays, MUFG, Société Générale, Mizuho Bank, and BNP Paribas, for a potential tender offer to acquire the company.", "75] In response to a May 16 Twitter thread in which Agrawal said an external review into the platform's users was impractical, Musk tweeted out a poop emoji.[76] The following day, Musk reiterated that the acquisition could not \"move forward\" until Twitter could prove the aforementioned reports false,[77][78] urging the SEC to investigate Twitter's daily user numbers.[79] The same day, Twitter filed new documents with the SEC, including a detailed timeline of Musk's purchase,[9] and affirmed they would \"enforce the merger agreement\" regardless of Musk's actions.[80] On May 25, Musk abandoned plans to partially fund the deal through margin loans against Tesla stock, instead opting to pledge an additional $6.25 billion in equity financing.[81][82] Dorsey departed Twitter's board the same day,[83] while Twitter investor William Heresniak filed a class-action lawsuit against Musk, alleging that he had violated corporate laws in California by manipulating the market.[84] The lawsuit further declared that Musk was not permitted by the acquisition contract to place the deal on hold, and that Musk's misleading statements had contributed to declining Twitter stock prices.[85][86] On June 3, the acquisition was cleared by U.S. antitrust review.[87] In an email sent by Musk's attorney to Twitter three days later, Musk threatened to terminate his agreement with Twitter because the company had refused to give him data pertaining to its users.", "175] Agrawal, Segal, and Gadde were set to receive \"golden parachute\" sums of $38.7 million, $25.4 million, and $12.5 million, respectively,[176][177] but The New York Times reported that Musk was unlikely to make the payments because the executives had been dismissed for cause.[178] According to the Financial Times, Musk's justification for this assertion was that the company had been mismanaged, and the executives were \"weighing their legal options over the decision\".[179] Dorsey retained his $1 billion ownership stake,[180][181] and several other executives departed Twitter in the ensuing days.[182][183][184] Musk assumed the position of CEO,[185][186] merging the company with X Holdings and dissolving Twitter's board of directors.[187] With this merger, Twitter ceased to be an independent company, with X Corp. later created in March 2023 to house the company.[188][189] Musk uses the title \"Chief Twit\" to refer to his position as CEO.[190] A \"war room\" was established at Twitter, with Musk meeting with Spiro, Sacks, and others to discuss his next steps.[191] According to The New York Times, the group's two primary objectives were to reduce the size of Twitter's workforce and overhaul the platform's mobile app.", "161][162] In a video call with banks who helped Musk fund the acquisition, Musk assured them he would complete the buyout by the deadline.[163] Musk made a trip to Twitter's headquarters on October 26, tweeting a video of him carrying a kitchen sink at the site's lobby and changing his Twitter bio to \"Chief Twit\".[164][165][166] Musk also told Twitter employees that while layoffs were still likely to happen, he did not intend to do so at the scale the Post had previously reported.[167][168] The next day, Musk wrote in an open letter to advertisers that Twitter would not become a \"free-for-all hellscape\", reiterating that his motives for the purchase were not based on greed but rather a desire to create \"a common digital town square\".[169] He then asked Tesla engineers to meet with Twitter's product managers in order to assess the platform's codebase,[170] which was frozen until November 1.[171] In the afternoon of October 27, Musk and Twitter closed the deal, with Musk tweeting \"the bird is freed\". Musk immediately became Twitter's new owner, promptly firing Agrawal, chief financial officer (CFO) Ned Segal, Gadde, and general counsel Sean Edgett,[172][173][174] with the executives escorted out of the company's headquarters by security.", "After building a stake in Twitter at the start of the year, Mr Musk made his $44bn offer in April, a price tag that looked too high almost as soon as it was agreed. He said he was buying it because he wanted \"civilisation to have a common digital town square\" and said he planned to clean up spam accounts and preserve the platform as a venue for free speech. But by the summer he had changed his mind about the purchase, citing concerns that the number of fake accounts on the platform was higher than Twitter claimed. The Elon Musk Show From South Africa to Silicon Valley - the enigmatic, compelling and controversial inside story of the world's richest man, as told by family, friends and enemies. Watch Now on BBC iPlayer (UK Only) Eventually Twitter executives took legal action to hold Mr Musk to his offer and while he recently admitted he and the other investors involved in the deal were \"overpaying for Twitter right now\", the deal does now appear to have gone through. But speculation continues around Mr Musk's intentions for the platform. Earlier this week, he changed his Twitter profile to read \"Chief Twit\" and some observers believe he will take the reins at the firm himself. Mr Musk also tweeted a video of himself walking into Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco carrying a sink with the caption: \"let that sink in!\" There has been no comment yet from Twitter about its new management team.", "Publicly, he began to ask a different question - how many real accounts were on Twitter? The billionaire - ranked by Forbes and Bloomberg as the world's richest person, with a net worth of about $250bn (£216bn) - had for years complained about the number of bots on the platform. After having his offer accepted, he repeatedly asked Twitter to provide data about how many real users it had. Twitter executives shared their figure that fewer than 5% of daily active users, based on estimates from randomly sampled accounts, were bots. It appeared to enrage Mr Musk. After a long Twitter thread from Mr Agrawal, explaining how the company had reached that figure, Mr Musk responded with the poop emoji. The deal was falling apart. Not entirely unexpectedly, on 8 July, Mr Musk announced he wanted to pull out of the deal. Was he trying to get a better price for the company or was he genuinely walking away? It was hard to tell. Twitter was not having any of it. It argued that Mr Musk's agreement to buy the company was legally binding and unpicking the deal now was not an option. With very expensive lawyers on both sides, a court date was set in Delaware for 17 October to decide whether Mr Musk would be forced to buy the company. In court documents, Twitter argued it had given him ample information about how many real users it had.", "That had left Musk in need for an additional $22.4 billion of funds to cover the equity financing portion of the deal. Since the co-backers were revealed, Apollo Global Management Inc (APO.N) and Sixth Street Partners have pulled their offers from the table. [1/3]Elon Musk's Twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo in this photo illustration taken, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Musk, 51, is the world's richest person with a net worth of $222 billion, according to Forbes, but a large portion of his fortune is tied to his stakes in Tesla and Space X. According to a Reuters calculation, Musk had about $20 billion cash after selling part of his stake in Tesla through multiple transactions in November and December last year and April and August. Musk would have needed to raise an additional $2 billion to $3 billion to complete the financing for the deal. It was not immediately clear how Musk covered a gap of about $3 billion in financing. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said it could be outside capital as no Form 4s were filed this week and it could likely be an investor already backing the deal. Musk was widely expected to sell more of his Tesla shares in the nine-day window between the electric automaker's results on Oct. 19 and the Oct. 28 deadline to close the deal.", "258] Amazon founder Jeff Bezos questioned whether Tesla's business interest in China would give the Chinese government leverage over Twitter via Musk, before answering that it would \"probably not\".[259][260] Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates questioned if Musk would allow the spread of public health misinformation, including vaccine misinformation.[261] Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales speculated that Twitter could either thrive or fall within five years under Musk's supervision.[262] Bitcoin investor Roger Ver and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong welcomed the buyout, citing the potential for reduction of perceived censorship on Twitter.[263] Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said that he hoped Twitter would improve over time due to its importance to society,[264] while Facebook and Meta Platforms founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed confusion and uncertainty over the proposed buyout.[265] Edgett instructed employees not to share commentary on the purported cancellation; nonetheless, several Twitter employees posted humorous messages making light of the situation.[266] Tesla shares rose 2.11 percent in the hours after Musk's announcement.[267] Trump criticized Musk and called the acquisition \"rotten\",[268] which led to a protracted feud between the two.[269][270] With the exception of Trump, most conservatives sided with Musk, with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon attacking Twitter for allegedly lying about the prevalence of its spambot accounts and Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk musing that Musk may have been seeking to \"expose\" Twitter the whole time.", "On April 14, Musk made an unsolicited and non-binding offer to Twitter to purchase the company for $43 billion, or $54.20 per share, and take it private. Though ...", "Oct 28, 2022 ... He offered $44bn (£38bn) for Twitter in a take it or leave it offer. Twitter's board initially rejected the offer, even creating a \"poison pill\" ...", "Oct 28, 2022 ... Elon Musk takes control of Twitter in $44bn deal · What next for Twitter under Elon Musk? · How the world's richest person bought Twitter · Who is ..."]}
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