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 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Hiring still strong despite inflation and interest rates In our news wrap Friday, the latest look at the U.S. economy shows hiring still going strong despite soaring inflation and rising interest rates, Twitter began sweeping layoffs under Elon Musk's ownership, federal agents say they identified a man who… Continue watching
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