Former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated under the social media company’s owner, billionaire Elon Musk. Musk polled Twitter users on Friday and Saturday asking them whether Trump should be reinstated, and a narrow majority voted for Trump. On Saturday evening, Musk tweeted, “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, […]
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Twitter employees in mass exodus after Musk ultimatum
Twitter saw a fresh exodus of employees on Thursday as the company hit a deadline set by billionaire owner Elon Musk for remaining staff to commit to being “extremely hardcore” or leave the company. Departing employees posted on Twitter under the hashtag #LoveWhereYouWorked, announcing it was their last day at the social network. Twitter has […]
Musk does not rule out Twitter bankruptcy
Elon Musk’s tenure at Twitter got even bumpier on Thursday, as he reportedly told employees during an emergency all-hands meeting that he can’t rule out the company filing for bankruptcy in the next year. Musk made the announcement during the all-hands meeting after an employee asked about the company’s current run rate, according to both […]
Twitter ‘Spews lies across the world’ says Biden
President Biden mentioned Elon Musk and Twitter during a fundraiser Friday night, suggesting his acquisition of the platform could allow its users to spew “lies all across the world.” “Elon Musk goes out and buys an outlet that sends — that spews lies all across the world,” Biden remarked. “There are no editors anymore in […]
Musk to end Half of Twitter Jobs to Cut Costs
Elon Musk plans to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc., or half of the social media company’s workforce, in a bid to drive down costs following his $44 billion acquisition, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Twitter’s new owner aims to inform affected staffers Friday, said the people, who requested anonymity discussing […]
Left meltdown over Musk Twitter takeover
Billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over Twitter Thursday night and immediately fired several top executives, sending shockwaves throughout the social media platform. CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal and head of legal policy, trust, and safety Vijaya Gadde were all fired after Musk had accused them of misleading him and investors over the number of […]
Elon Musk wants out of 44 billion Twitter deal
Twitter stock prices nosedived after tech billionaire Elon Musk announced that he intends to break his $44 billion agreement to purchase the social media giant. A letter sent by the Telsa CEO’s legal team to Twitter on Friday, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said that the agreement was being […]
Exec admits Twitter does not believe in Free Speech
A senior engineer at Twitter has admitted the social media giant has a strong left-wing bias and they routinely censor conservatives. Siru Murugesan was recorded saying the company culture is extremely far left where workers are ‘commie as f**k’ and they ‘hate, hate, hate’ Elon Musk’s $44billion takeover. In a shockingly frank conversation, filmed over […]
Musk says Twitter deal is on hold
Elon Musk said he is putting his bid to acquire Twitter (TWTR) on hold, weeks after agreeing to take the company private in a $44 billion deal. “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,” Musk tweeted on Friday.The news initially sent Twitter […]
Elon Musk could make radical changes to Twitter
Twitter is usually awash with topics for discussion, but over the past couple of days one has stood out on the platform above others – what does the future hold for Twitter itself? With Elon Musk set to purchase the site – subject to shareholders’ approval – for $44bn (£35bn), tweeters across the world have […]
Musk’s $44 billion deal accepted by Twitter
Twitter shares popped over 5% on Monday after the company’s board unanimously accepted Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer to take the social media giant private. Under the terms of the agreement, Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction. […]
Elon Musk nearing deal to buy Twitter
Twitter is said to be nearing a deal to sell itself to Elon Musk, according to The New York Times and other outlets, 11 days after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO shocked the industry by offering to buy the company in a deal valuing it at more than $41 billion. A deal could be finalized […]