By Chris Morris November 01, 2022 Elon Musk made a lot of people very rich when he pulled the trigger on his takeover of Twitter last week. Institutional investors, which held more than two-thirds of Twitter’s stock, saw the biggest windfalls. Vanguard Group was the company’s largest shareholder, with a 10.3% … Continue reading These people got the biggest payouts when Elon Musk bought Twitter
Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership. K. Bell @karissabe Dado Ruvic / reuters After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief … Continue reading Elon Musk considers making verification a Twitter Blue perk
Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership. K. Bell @karissabe Dado Ruvic / reuters After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief … Continue reading Elon Musk has reportedly ordered layoffs across Twitter
By Filippo Menczer October 28, 2022 Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter on October 27, 2022, has triggered renewed debate about what it means for the future of the social media platform, which plays an important role in determining the news and information many people—especially Americans—are exposed to. In addition to expanding Twitter’s … Continue reading What Elon Musk gets wrong about free speech, Twitter bots, and content moderation
Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership. K. Bell @karissabe Dado Ruvic / reuters After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief … Continue reading Elon Musk says Twitter will form a ‘moderation council’ before it reinstates banned accounts
By S.A. Applin October 27, 2022 After months of speculation, on Thursday evening, Elon Musk finally took the helm at Twitter. The new “Chief Twit,” as his bio on the social media app now reads, was spotted earlier this week walking into San Francisco headquarters carrying a lavatory sink, all to make a … Continue reading Hello, Elon. Goodbye, the Twitter we once knew
Elon Musk reportedly wants to lay off most of Twitter’s employees The site could see more than 5,000 employees put out on the street. A. Tarantola @terrortola NurPhoto via Getty Images Twitter is gearing up for layoffs no matter whether Elon Musk purchases the company, which could happen as soon as this Friday, according … Continue reading Elon Musk reportedly wants to lay off most of Twitter’s employees
Elon Musk can use whistleblower claims to try to get out of Twitter deal, judge rules But the judge declined to extend the date of the trial. K. Bell @karissabe Carlos Barria / reuters Elon Musk can use whistleblower claims from Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, as he attempts to get out … Continue reading Elon Musk tells Twitter he wants to go ahead with original deal, according to Bloomberg
Neuralink’s brain-computer interface demo shows a monkey playing Pong Without a joystick. R. Lawler @Rjcc Neuralink Elon Musk’s last update on Neuralink — his company that is working on technology that will connect the human brain directly to a computer — featured a pig with one of its chips implanted in its brain. Now … Continue reading Elon Musk is reportedly considering investment in Neuralink’s rival brain chip company
By Mark Wilson August 05, 2022 Elon Musk, as surely you know by now, backed out on his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter in July, to the delight of corporate litigators everywhere. Days after Musk’s avowed withdrawal, the social media company filed a lawsuit against Musk to force him to complete the acquisition. … Continue reading The crux of Elon Musk’s countersuit against Twitter
