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☆ 'Big Short' author Michael Lewis says Sam Bankman-Fried came to him for advice on ideas — like buying Twitter with Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Michael Lewis' book on the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is set to be published on Tuesday. "The Big Short" author told CBS' "60 Minutes" SBF used him as a sounding board for ideas, including buying Twitter with Elon Musk. AdvertisementAdvertisementSam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, used "The Big Short" author Michael Lewis as a sounding board for ideas — including one about acquiring Twitter. Lewis told CBS that Bankman-Fried came to him for advice on a variety of ideas. Should I join Elon Musk in buying Twitter?

Persons: Michael Lewis, SBF, Elon Musk, Lewis, —, Sam Bankman, Fried, Musk, Will MacAskill —, Musk's, Grimes texted Organizations: CBS, Elon, Service, Twitter, Forbes

☆ Elon Musk, who's fathered 10 children, reportedly donated $10 million to fund a fertility and population research project
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Per a new Bloomberg report, the billionaire donated $10 million to a project researching fertility. The money was given by The Musk Foundation to the University of Texas at Austin in 2021. A Bloomberg report revealed Monday that he's backed that up with a $10 million donation to a fertility and population research project. The PWI is a joint project of the University's Population Research Center and its economics department. Musk and a UT Austin spokesperson did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside US working hours.

Persons: Elon Musk, Will MacAskill —, Sam Bankman, Musk, Grimes Organizations: Bloomberg, The Musk Foundation, University of Texas, Morning, Population Research Center, UT Austin Locations: Austin

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