Elon Musk on Sunday said through a series of tweets that any Twitter handles found engaged in ‘impersonation’ without clearly specifying “parody” will be suspended permanently. “Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended,” Musk tweeted. Twitter’s new CEO further said that unlike before, […]
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Elon Musk says Twitter will charge USD 8 a month for ‘blue tick’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced a new version of “Twitter Blue” where he planned to charge USD 8 a month for Twitter’s subscription service with priority in replies, mentions, and searches. Taking to Twitter, Musk said, “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have […]
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Elon Musk denies sharing links of sites known to publish false news to NYT
Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter on Sunday (local time) denied sharing links to sites known to publish false news to New York Times (NYT). “This is fake – I did *not* tweet out a link to The New York Times!” tweeted Musk. The tweet by Musk, which was later deleted, […]
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Rahul Gandhi hopes Twitter will “act against hate speech” as he congratulates Elon Musk
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday extended a congratulatory message to Elon Musk on his Twitter takeover. In a cryptic tweet, Rahul Gandhi showed alleged Twitter followers manipulation data in an image he attached with the congratulatory message directed to Elon Musk. “Congrats @elonmusk. I hope @Twitter will now act against hate speech, fact-check more robustly, and […]
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Elon Musk in charge of Twitter, begins purge of top executives
Despite doubting his intentions multiple times to follow through with the USD 44 billion Twitter acquisition deal, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter, CNBC reported. As per sources, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal have left the company’s San Francisco headquarters and will […]
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Elon Musk to lay off 75 percent of staff if he takes over Twitter?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce once his USD 44 billion deal for the social network goes through. As per Variety, Musk informed potential investors in the Twitter deal that he intended to lay off about 75 per cent of the social media […]
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Elon Musk suggests SpaceX may continue funding Ukraine Starlink service for free
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that SpaceX will continue funding Starlink internet service in war-torn Ukraine. A tweet from Musk’s verified account posted said, “The hell with it … even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep […]
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Elon Musk under federal investigation, reveals latest Twitter court filing
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is being investigated by the US federal authorities in connection with his USD 44 billion Twitter buyout deal, said media reports citing a court filing by the microblogging site. However, the Thursday Twitter court filing did not go into details of the ongoing probe as to what actions […]
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Elon Musk launches new ‘Burnt Hair’ perfume
Elon Musk has become a perfume salesman. Well, quite literally! Elon Musk has launched his own perfume line and guess what? The fragrance product is called ‘Burnt Hair’. Musk took to Twitter to announce the launch of his perfume line. He wrote, “With a name like mine, getting into the fragrance business […]
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Elon Musk meets his Twitter friend from India, see duo’s picture
Elon Musk recently met a 23-year-old Pune man Pranay Pathole, whom the Tesla CEO has been touting as his Twitter friend for a while now. Pranay who met Musk at the Gigafactory Texas a few days ago shared a glimpse of his meeting with the billionaire tycoon on the microblogging […]
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Elon Musk seeks dismissal of Twitter lawsuit; subpoenas former CEO Jack Dorsey
As Elon Musk fights a lawsuit from Twitter asking him to complete the takeover, he has called for the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit against him for cancelling his multibillion-dollar buyout deal and subpoenaing the social media company’s former CEO. The moves come in response to Musk’s sudden announcement in […]
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After twitter bid, Elon Musk now sets eye on Manchester United
After the failed Twitter bid that has left Tesla’s chief executive officer (CEO) in an arduous legal battle, Elon Musk has now set his eyes on buying the English football club Manchester United. “To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party,” […]
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Elon Musk’s Space X launches Falcon 9 rocket with 46 Starlink Satellites
Billionaire tycoon Elon Musk-led Space X launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday. Taking to his official Twitter account, Musk, the founder of American spacecraft manufacturer, and satellite communications corporation Space X shared the details about the new satellite launch. Ahem @twitter pic.twitter.com/LCDpOeIei5 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August […]
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Twitter sets date for shareholders to vote on Elon Musk’s USD 44 billion takeover offer
Despite Twitter’s ongoing legal battle with Elon Musk, the microblogging site has set a date for its shareholders to vote to approve its USD 44 billion takeover offer by Tesla CEO. As per CNN, Twitter on Tuesday sent shareholders a letter saying it would hold a virtual special meeting on September 13 to vote […]
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Twitter-Elon Musk takeover dispute heading for five-day trial in October
Twitter’s lawsuit seeking to hold Elon Musk to his USD 44 billion takeover deal will go to a five-day trial in October, a judge on Tuesday ruled as per CNN. Last week, the microblogging site filed a lawsuit against Musk after he decided to back out of the USD 44 billion […]