Has tech billionaire Elon Musk actually bought the short message service Twitter? In any case, Musk now describes himself as "Chief Twit" in his Twitter bio. He also posted a video of himself carrying a sink through a glass door into a building. He writes: "Entering Twitter HQ - let that sink in!". In German: "When entering the Twitter headquarters" In English, the second sentence results in a pun: "Let that sink in!" can be both "Let that sink in!" as well as "Let the sink in!" mean.

Most recently, US media reported that Musk wanted to complete the takeover of the online network by the court-imposed deadline on Friday. The Tesla boss assured this at a video conference with bankers who are helping to finance the $ 44 billion deal, the Bloomberg financial service reported on Tuesday (local time), citing insiders.

The banks, which are to provide $ 13 billion in loans, only have to settle the final formalities before the money is released for Musk. The tech billionaire himself and Twitter initially did not comment. The transaction must be completed by this Friday at 5:00 p.m. local time (11:00 p.m. CEST), otherwise the deal, which has been contentious for months, will end up in court after all.

Musk had actually agreed on the takeover with Twitter in April. In July, however, he voided the agreement over alleged misrepresentations by the company about fake accounts. Twitter sued for compliance with the purchase agreement and a court case was scheduled to resolve the dispute. At the beginning of October, Musk surprisingly renewed his purchase offer. Now the deal seems finally closed.