Judge sets October trial to decide Musk's $44-bn deal for Twitter

Twitter and Musk laid out competing proposals for the trial date in court on Tuesday, with Musk pushing for a trial in February

Twitter Inc's lawsuit to hold Elon Musk to his $44 billion takeover will go to trial in October after a Delaware judge said on Tuesday the social media company deserved a quick resolution of the deal's uncertainty.

The ruling is a blow to Musk who pushed for a trial in February which his lawyer told the court would allow for an extensive investigation into the true number of spam accounts on the platform. Twitter had requested a September trial.

Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Court of Chancery in Delaware said the parties were capable of handling an expedited trial.

"The reality is delay