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
Nov 04 Twitter employees brace for layoffs as new owner Elon Musk overhauls platform By Associated Press Employees are bracing for widespread layoffs at Twitter as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the social platform. Continue reading
Oct 31 Elon Musk fires Twitter board, considers major changes By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. One proposal would make some users pay if they want to keep a blue check mark on their… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 6:41 Elon Musk fires Twitter executives, promises overhaul after taking over platform By Amna Nawaz Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk now owns Twitter after completing a $44 billion takeover of the social media platform. Within hours, he fired several top executives and he took the company private Friday at $54.20 a share. It's raising… Continue watching
Oct 28 As Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, some wonder what happens next By Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The question now is what the billionaire Tesla CEO will actually do with the social media platform. Continue reading
Oct 27 Musk doesn’t want Twitter ‘free-for-all hellscape,’ he tells advertisers By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to "help humanity" and doesn't want it to become a "free-for-all hellscape" where anything can be said with no consequences. Continue reading
Oct 15 Elon Musk says SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine By Associated Press Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. Continue reading