Is Elon Musk killing Twitter?

Plus: This new drone can collect environmental DNA from tree branches. Jan 21, 2023 [Blueprint]( Twitter has been coming up with negative news since Elon Musk acquired the company in October. The situation hasn't changed since we entered the new year, either. All these developments raise the question of whether Musk is out to [kill Twitter once and for all](. Intelligence Squared, a debate platform, discussed this topic in a debate between Kara Swisher and Anthony Scaramucci. Before diving deeper into the never-ending Elon Musk and Twitter controversy, let’s take a look at our [video of the day]( to see how a YouTuber made a bladeless jet engine using a Dyson fan. Good morning. I’m Mert, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s dive in. Last Sunday, Blueprint subscribers heard from the man behind the AI technology that could represent you in court. Don't miss out — [subscribe to IE+]( today to receive exclusive interviews, features, and much more. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [YouTuber makes a bladeless jet engine out of a Dyson fan]( [bladeless jet engine]( Could you imagine such a device? [Must Read]MUST READ [Is Elon Musk killing Twitter? How bankruptcy might not be the end]( Last October, Elon Musk completed his move to acquire Twitter after a short legal brawl, but the joy of the move was short-lived. Having fired the top brass the same day, Musk moved on to firing more than half of Twitter’s staff, and bad news kept pouring out of the San Francisco headquarters quite regularly. As we enter the New Year, the situation hasn’t changed much, and Twitter continues to be in the news for all the wrong reasons, like not paying rent for its office spaces and employees being forced out of buildings by landlords, The New York Times reported. The question that crosses everyone’s mind is if [Musk is out to kill Twitter]( once and for all. Intelligence Squared, a platform known for organizing debates, took up this question and set up a debate between Kara Swisher, the editor-at-large at New York Magazine, and Anthony Scaramucci, managing partner at Skybridge capital and former communications director at the White House. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( [INNOVATION]INNOVATION [This new drone can collect environmental DNA from tree branches]( Monitoring and cataloging eDNA, or environmental DNA, left behind by animals and insects is no easy task. Usually, insect DNA detection is done with traps that kill the insects. Also, although obtaining samples from water or soil is easy, accessing them from the forest canopy and other unexplored areas is challenging. As a potential solution, researchers have [partnered to develop a unique drone]( that can autonomously collect samples on tree branches. [SCIENCE]SCIENCE [A city in Japan is trying to generate electricity from snow]( Researchers from the Japanese city of Aomori have begun to study methods to [create electricity from snow]( to provide a sustainable energy supply and meet power shortages. Aomori is known for being one of the snowiest places on Earth. Last year there was so much snow in the city that the local authorities had to spend about $46 million to remove it from the buildings and roads. The researchers suggest that the extra snow at Aomori could be used to generate clean and affordable electric power. They have already begun testing this idea in the swimming pool of an abandoned school building. [HEALTH]HEALTH [J&J's HIV vaccine trial discontinued due to ineffectiveness]( Janssen pharmaceutical company, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johson, has [discontinued the Phase 3 trials]( of its investigational vaccine against HIV. This vaccine, the only one in advanced trial stages, was found to be ineffective in preventing HIV infection. The vaccine candidate joins the long list of vaccines that have been tested in the past but failed to generate an appropriate immune response to prevent an infection. While modern science has been successful in developing vaccines against viruses, HIV has been a tricky beast to tame since it manages to evade the immune system. [MAIL & MUSINGS]MAIL & MUSINGS A debate between an investor and a journalist looks into what is happening at Twitter. Do you believe Elon Musk is killing Twitter? [Yes, he already did]( [No, it’s all fine for now]( [I don’t use Twitter]( [I’m clueless]( YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Yesterday we asked whether Leonardo's paradox was one of many ancient paradoxes that scientists will be able to solve as technology advances. 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