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Elon Musk is a man who lives for drama. Seldom does a day pass when he is not in the headlines. But what exactly goes on in the billionaire's mind??
Well, his new?biography?book, written by Walter Isaacson, has further?shed light on the world's richest person's decision to buy?Twitter?(now named X) for $44 billion in October last year.
The biography?reveals?Elon Musk's state of mind during the bizarre lead-up to his bid to buy Twitter. Twitter wasn’t seen as a natural fit for Musk’s portfolio of companies developing electric vehicles and space exploration technologies, but it reminded Musk of his longtime vision of building a social platform with payments incorporated. On a psychological level, Musk's decision to buy Twitter fulfilled his constant need to reach the next level in life, Isaacson wrote.
In early 2022, things were going "surprisingly well for Musk," according to Isaacson: the previous year had made Tesla a trillion-dollar company, and Musk had an extra $10 billion on hand from recent stock sales.?Calm is unnerving for Musk, Isaacson wrote, noting that the billionaire would try to “manufacture a drama” at such moments. This time, using his extra cash, Musk began purchasing shares of Twitter, the social platform where he had posted 19,000 times over a decade.?Tap on the image below to read more.
Apple released its latest addition to the iPhone line-up on September 12 at its "Wonderlust" event. As expected, Apple launched the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max at this year's event.
If you want to know about the specifications and features of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, click here. To learn more about the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, follow this link.
For the first time, iPhones are expected to hit the shelves in India at the same time as the United States. This was made possible due to the new iPhones being assembled in India. A report earlier claimed that Apple will prioritise these devices for the Indian market first.
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However, how much would you need to shell out for the new iPhones. Let's get right into it. The base models of the iPhone 15 series include the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Plus. Unfortunately, iPhones are still extremely pricey. For the iPhone 15 model, you have three storage choices - 128 GB (for ?79,990), 256GB (for ?89,900), and 512GB (?1,09,900). Tap on the image below to know about more specifications and check out some kidney selling jokes.
New iPhones usually mean new features. Last year's iPhone 14 series introduced the Dynamic Island to the world. This year, iPhone launched the entire iPhone 15 series with the feature, unlike last year when the feature was limited to the iPhone 14 Pro series.
The new iPhones launched this year are iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. You can read all about their features, price, and availability here. In this article, we'll compare how iPhone 15 series compares to last year's iPhone 14 line-up and what is new. Tap on the image below to read the comparison.