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Billionaire Elon Musk is continuing to clash with Twitter over the accuracy of its bot count, and hinted today that he may try to renegotiate the $44 billion deal. Musk told attendees at a Miami conference that a deal at a lower price wasn’t “out of the question,” reportedBloomberg. Musk’s potential bid for a lower price is an unexpected twist, given that the SpaceX exec agreed to pay a 38 percent premium on Twitter when he reached a deal with the company’s board back in April.

“Currently what I’m being told is that there’s just no way to know the number of bots,” Musk said at the conference. “It’s like, as unknowable as the human soul.”

Musk’s potential bid for a lower price is an unexpected twist, given that the SpaceX exec agreed to pay a 38 percent premium on Twitter when he reached a deal with the company’s board back in April. 

Last Friday, Musk had announced that a buyout of Twitter was “temporarily on hold” due to concerns that the number of bots on the platform was much higher than the company estimated. The billionaire tweeted that his team would do an independent analysis on bot count and also tried to crowdsource bot estimates from his own followers. Musk was later reprimanded by Twitter’s legal team for revealing — in a tweet, of course — the company’s methodology for estimating the proportion of bot accounts across the platform.

Earlier today, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal explained in a series of tweets that external estimates of bots are likely wrong, since the platform includes private data in its count.

“Unfortunately, we don’t believe that this specific estimation can be performed externally, given the critical need to use both public and private information (which we can’t share),” tweeted Agrawal.

Musk responded to Agrawal’s explanation with a series of his own tweets, one that included a single poop emoji. Musk also suggested that Twitter verify whether users are human or not by calling them on the phone.

Tesla expert Dan Ives — an analyst at financial advisory firm Wedbush Securities — put the chances of Musk going through with the deal at under 50 percent. If Musk chooses to walk away, he’ll be subject to a $1 billion “kill fee”. But according to legal experts who spoke to The Washington Post, Twitter could sue Musk for the financial damages inflicted on the company due to the hasty reversal of the deal.

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Now available in the UK, the Honor Magic4 Pro is a 949.99 UKP high-end smartphone that competes directly with the major brands at the top (official page).

This 6.81” waterproof (IP68) smartphone is very agreeable both to the eye and when in your hand. That’s a significant “plus” for any handset, and Honor has not held back on any expense, whether in design or luxurious materials.

The display has minimal bezels and is curved towards the edge, visually appealing, although some people prefer a flatter bezel. I’m okay with both, but you might have a preference.

The 2848×1312 resolution isn’t the highest in the world, but one that is very good and sufficient to satisfy any user in my opinion. The 1000 NITs brightness is impressive, and the 120 Hz refresh rate makes scrolling “butter-smooth,” as Google might say.

Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, the performance appears to be impeccable, and that’s probably the best Android hardware platform at this price point. As of late, MediaTek was coming back strong, but Qualcomm still has an advantage in sheer performance. Keep an eye on these two as the competition is red-hot.

The 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage are acceptable but not particularly impressive. Many large OEMs propose similar configurations at this price point, so this is the new “normal” in these times of supply-chain woes.

The camera hardware is fascinating: there are three high-resolution sensors of 50 (primary), 50 (ultrawide), and 64 (3.5X telephoto) megapixels, respectively. I’m very curious to analyze the image quality more closely, but this is a solid camera hardware platform.

The final and most important thing you should notice is the 100W uber-fast charging of the 4600 mAh battery. As we often say, 5000 mAh is the current maximum capacity in the market, and faster charging can more than make up for a slightly smaller capacity.

Honor gives you an 80W charger in the box, while the competition can charge you $45 for a much slower charger. You can hit a 50% charge in 15mn and a full charge in 30mn, making any deep battery drain a minor inconvenience instead of an emergency.

The phone ships with Android 12, and keep in mind that Honor does use its Honor Magic UI 6 layer on top of Android. It’s not as lean as a “pure Android”, but I found it to work well, and Honor customers simply get used to it. If you’re transiting, the learning curve is small.

The Honor Magic4 Pro has everything required to make great high-end phones: a slick design, high-powered camera specs, a speedy processor, a great screen, and battery life.

Honor Magic4 Pro: Hands-On

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