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Elon Musk invests $1 billion in Skydance

The investment is part of a larger initiative that Skydance has launched to fund itself. Read

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Elon Musk invests $1 billion in Skydance

Elon Musk has invested approximately $1 billion in Skydance, a company formed after the recent merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. The investment is part of a larger initiative by Skydance to secure funding. Musk has a close relationship with Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle and David Ellison's father, who has also invested in Musk's projects, including Tesla and the purchase of X, formerly Twitter.

The merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery was valued at around $110 billion and was finalized on October 6, despite opposition from 12 US states due to antitrust concerns.

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