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Elon Musk's Boring Co. turns to Middle East for expansion in reaching $23 billion valuation

Bloomberg - Technology and Market Watch describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened The Boring Co.'s latest $3 billion financing round was led by the United Arab Emirates.
The headline split CNBC frames it as "Elon Musk's Boring Co. turns to Middle East for expansion in reaching $23 billion valuati...". Bloomberg - Technology frames it as "Musk’s Boring Co. Gets $23 Billion Valuation".
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CNBCNews report · Sep 10, 6:15 PM

Elon Musk's Boring Co. turns to Middle East for expansion in reaching $23 billion valuation

The Boring Co.'s latest $3 billion financing round was led by the United Arab Emirates.

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MarketWatchNews report · Sep 10, 6:16 PM

Elon Musk is pulling in even more cash. Meet his $23 billion underground venture.

The Boring Company, a tunneling startup that works closely with Tesla, just raised $3 billion through a private funding round.

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Bloomberg - TechnologyNews report · Sep 10, 4:58 PM

Musk’s Boring Co. Gets $23 Billion Valuation

Elon Musk's Boring Co. secured $3 billion in fresh investment backed by the United Arab Emirates and affiliated entities, in a funding round valuing Elon Musk’s tunneling startup at $23 bil...

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