Experts say Peiter Zatko’s Senate testimony on Twitter is unlikely to have a big impact on Elon Musk’s legal battle to terminate his $44B takeover deal (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Experts say Peiter Zatko’s Senate testimony on Twitter is unlikely to have a big impact on Elon Musk’s legal battle to terminate his $44B takeover deal  —  Testimony from Twitter’s former security chief to US senators on Tuesday was undoubtedly bruising for the social media company.

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In Senate testimony, ex-head of security and whistleblower Peiter Zatko says Twitter had been told that “there was at least one [Chinese] agent” on its payroll (David McCabe/New York Times)

David McCabe / New York Times:
In Senate testimony, ex-head of security and whistleblower Peiter Zatko says Twitter had been told that “there was at least one [Chinese] agent” on its payroll  —  At a congressional hearing, Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former head of security, told lawmakers that the company lied about its data practices.

A judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to see if whistleblower Peiter Zatko contacted Elon Musk’s lawyers before he backed out of the deal (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
A judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to see if whistleblower Peiter Zatko contacted Elon Musk’s lawyers before he backed out of the deal  —  The Delaware Court of Chancery says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to figure out whether whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” …

Sources: Twitter agreed to a ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko in June 2022 over lost pay; Zatko signed an NDA but he can speak to Congress or file a complaint (Cara Lombardo/Wall Street Journal)

Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Twitter agreed to a ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko in June 2022 over lost pay; Zatko signed an NDA but he can speak to Congress or file a complaint  —  Peiter Zatko pact over lost pay didn’t prevent him from filing complaint now part of Elon Musk case

In a letter to Twitter, Musk’s legal team cited Twitter’s ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko as a violation of the merger agreement and a reason to end the deal (The Verge)

The Verge:
In a letter to Twitter, Musk’s legal team cited Twitter’s ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko as a violation of the merger agreement and a reason to end the deal  —  He sent a letter to Twitter on Friday  —  Elon Musk has sent a third letter to Twitter attempting to terminate his $44 billion acquisition of the company.