Nov 16 Musk gives Twitter workers until Thursday to decide to work long hours or leave By Associated Press Elon Musk says Twitter is a software and servers company at its heart and wants employees to decide by Thursday evening if they want to remain a part of the business, according to an email the billionaire sent to Twitter… Continue reading
Nov 14 'Be careful what you wish for,' Musk speaks on Twitter and workload at G-20 forum By Adam Schreck, Associated Press It's not easy being Elon Musk. That was the message the new Twitter owner and billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX had for younger people who might seek to emulate his entrepreneurial success. Continue reading
Nov 13 Outsourced content moderators lose Twitter jobs in Musk's latest round of cuts By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is further gutting the teams that battle misinformation on the social media platform as outsourced moderators learned over the weekend they were out of a job. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 7:11 Twitter faces uncertain future after tumultuous start to Elon Musk's ownership The brief reign of billionaire Elon Musk at Twitter has unleashed a wave of turmoil throughout the company. Firings, resignations and policy reversals leave the social media giant facing an uncertain future and many are worried about growing risks of… Continue watching
Nov 11 Twitter Blue unavailable after flood of fake accounts By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Twitter's relaunched premium service — which grants blue-check "verification" labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month — is unavailable after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts approved by Twitter. Continue reading
Nov 09 Twitter rolls out new 'official' tag for some users then takes it back By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Twitter began adding gray "official" labels to some high-profile accounts to indicate that they are authentic, then they started disappearing. It's the latest twist in new owner Elon Musk's chaotic overhaul of the platform and its verification system. Continue reading
Nov 09 New Twitter owner Elon Musk sells almost $4 billion in Tesla stock By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Twitter's new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings. Continue reading
Nov 09 Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13 percent of workforce By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook parent Meta is laying off 13 percent of its employees as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes. The move that comes just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new owner, billionaire Elon… Continue reading
Nov 07 Musk threatens to suspend account impersonators amid verification debate By Frank Bajak, Associated Press The platform's new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names and tweeted as ‘Elon Musk’ in reaction to the billionaire's decision to offer verified accounts to all comers for $8 month. Continue reading
Nov 04 Widespread Twitter layoffs begin a week after Musk takeover By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Twitter's roughly 7,500 employees have been expecting layoffs since Musk took helm of the company. Already, Musk has fired top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal. Continue reading