The Big Tech Show: Why Elon Musk is Retiring from Twitter and What Happens Next

Is Elon Musk, conqueror of space in low orbit, pioneer of the electric car, what we come closest to a real Iron Man, actually planning to buy Twitter or not?

Is he really put off by spam bots, defeating which was one of the reasons he said he wanted to buy the platform? Is he trying to get out on the tech stocks crash? Having already legally signed a contract, *can* he resign? Or does he still want the company but is just trying to lower the price?

Tech Editor Adrian Weckler has a basic explainer on what’s going on and what to expect next.