Volkswagen Follows Audi, General Motors to Halt Paid Advertising on Twitter

Volkswagen Follows Audi, General Motors to Halt Paid Advertising on Twitter

Volkswagen on Friday said it has recommended to its brands to pause paid advertising on Twitter until further notice in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform. “We are closely monitoring the situation and will decide about next steps depending on its evolvement,” Europe’s top carmaker…

Elon Musk Takeover: Twitter India Said to Start Laying Off Staff as Part of Global Job Cut

Elon Musk Takeover: Twitter India Said to Start Laying Off Staff as Part of Global Job Cut

Twitter has started laying off employees in India as part of a global job cut ordered by the social media platform’s new owner Elon Musk to attain economies of scale and make the $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,62,100 crore) acquisition viable. The world’s richest businessman Musk began his innings at Twitter…

Twitter May Have Stopped Working on Crypto Wallet: Report

Twitter May Have Stopped Working on Crypto Wallet: Report

Twitter, under the leadership of its new billionaire chief Elon Musk, is undergoing a plethora of operational changes. Amid the ongoing changes, the microblogging site has reportedly halted work on developing its crypto wallet. The crypto community that expects Twitter to experiment with Dogecoin payments under Musk has not met…

Va. history repeating in NY, … and other commentary
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Va. history repeating in NY, … and other commentary

Conservative: Va. History Repeating in NY? Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe likely lost the 2021 election with his debate declaration, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” Now, argues the Washington Examiner’s Hugo Gurdon, Gov. “Hochul may have just gifted deep blue New York to her…

Elon Musk Could Soon Make Twitter’s Edit Button Available to Everyone For Free: Report

Elon Musk Could Soon Make Twitter’s Edit Button Available to Everyone For Free: Report

Elon Musk is reportedly looking to make the edit button available for all Twitter users, without a Twitter Blue subscription. The Tesla CEO, who recently took on the role of Twitter CEO, on Tuesday announced plans to revise Twitter’s user verification process by charging $8 (roughly Rs. 660) a month…

Elon Musk Ropes in Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Sriram Krishnan Ahead of Plans to Revamp Twitter

Elon Musk Ropes in Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Sriram Krishnan Ahead of Plans to Revamp Twitter

Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American technology executive, is “helping out” Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk as he revamps the social media giant following its acquisition by the billionaire entrepreneur. Krishnan is a general partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). “Now that the word is out: I’m helping…

Elon Musk Is Twitter’s New CEO, Becomes Company’s Sole Director After Takeover, Securities Filings Show

Elon Musk Is Twitter’s New CEO, Becomes Company’s Sole Director After Takeover, Securities Filings Show

Tesla boss Elon Musk said on Monday he will serve as chief executive of Twitter, the social media company he just bought for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,63,700 crore), a move that Wall Street analysts have said could stretch the billionaire thin. Musk, who also runs rocket company SpaceX, brain-chip…

Elon Musk’s Twitter Investors Include Jack Dorsey, Saudi Prince, Qatar Investment Authority

Elon Musk’s Twitter Investors Include Jack Dorsey, Saudi Prince, Qatar Investment Authority

Elon Musk bought Twitter last week for $44 billion with the help of Wall Street bank loans and shareholders who agreed to roll over their interest in the social media service in exchange for a stake of the new private company. That means Twitter, whose shares were delisted last week…

Elon Musk Fires Twitter’s Board of Directors to Become Sole Member

Elon Musk Fires Twitter’s Board of Directors to Become Sole Member

Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter‘s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a company filing Monday with the…

Elon Musk Said to Have Assured EU Chief to Abide by Online Content Policing Rules for Twitter

Elon Musk Said to Have Assured EU Chief to Abide by Online Content Policing Rules for Twitter

Elon Musk has assured the European Commission that Twitter will continue to abide by tough European rules on illegal online content policing now the social network has passed under his ownership, EU sources said on Monday. In a previously unreported exchange last week, Musk told Thierry Breton, the EU‘s industry…