TECH CRUNCH - Twitter's board wants the $44B Elon Musk takeover completed, which is why it's asking its shareholders to approve the deal, according to a new regulatory filing. The board states in the document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it "unanimously recommends that you vote the adoption of the merger agreement." The $44B deal is still hanging in balance over the issue of the number of bots on the platform.