US court allows Twitter's ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, other dismissed execs to sue Elon Musk for severance
Nov 02, 2024, at 07:52 pm
California/IBNS: A US District Court judge in California has ruled that former Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, may proceed with a lawsuit against Elon Musk for severance pay, Bloomberg reported on Saturday (Nov. 2).
Indian social media app Koo shuts down after funding talks fail
Jul 03, 2024, at 10:25 pm
Bengaluru: Indian social media app Koo, once considered a potential future rival to the micro-blogging platform X, has shut down today, is closing down, founder Aprameya Radhakrishna announced on LinkedIn on Wednesday.
Unused X handles on sale, prices start from $50,000: Report
Nov 05, 2023, at 05:33 am
San Francisco: Elon Musk's social media platform, formerly known as Twitter but now renamed as X, is offering unused user accounts for sale, with prices starting at $50,000 and above.
Musk says X to collect biometrics only at the user's consent
Sep 03, 2023, at 05:30 am
Washington: Microblogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, will collect biometrics information of its users only upon the individual's consent, owner Elon Musk has said.
Meta plans to launch Twitter's rival App
Jun 10, 2023, at 08:15 am
Menlo Park: The United States-based IT giant Meta (banned in Russia as an extremist organization) plans to launch an app mirroring Twitter and build up publicity by asking prominent public figures to use it, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing sources.
Elon Musk finds new Twitter CEO, rumours suggest it is Linda Yaccarino
May 12, 2023, at 02:58 pm
Twitter chief Elon Musk on Friday said he has found a new chief executive for micro-blogging site Twitter.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk cuts paid parental leave to 14 days from 20 weeks: Report
Apr 30, 2023, at 09:58 pm
New York: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has drawn flak after the company changed its parental leave policy by slashing the period from 20 weeks to 14 days (2 weeks), as per internal company documents accessed by New York Times.
Twitter introduces worldwide account monetization
Apr 29, 2023, at 10:41 pm
San Francisco/UNI/IBNS: Twitter has announced an option to monetize accounts, which will allow all its users to earn money from their posts.
Musk calls for Lawsuit against Microsoft for illegally using Twitter data for AI training
Apr 20, 2023, at 10:10 pm
San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Microsoft corporation illegally trained its artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with Twitter user data, which calls for legal action.
Elon Musk says open to SVB buyout after tech lender closes
Mar 12, 2023, at 08:43 pm
Washington: Twitter CEO Elon Musk says he is "open to the idea" of having his social media company buy the bankrupt Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
Twitter fires at least another 200 employees: Reports
Feb 27, 2023, at 05:31 pm
Washington/UNI: Twitter has laid off at least another 200 employees on Saturday evening, The New York Times reported citing sources familiar with the matter.
Twitter once again fires 50 more employees as cost-cutting continues: Reports
Feb 27, 2023, at 02:54 pm
Washington: Twitter has fired another 50 employees in the eighth round of job cuts since Elon Musk bought the microblogging firm for $44 billion in October, The Information reported, citing sources.
Elon Musk announces ad-free model for Twitter users
Jan 22, 2023, at 11:43 pm
Washington: Elon Musk Saturday announced that the company's subscription service would show less advertising to users, including an ad-free tier, to address frequent and long advertisements on Twitter to improve the experience of the users on the microblogging site.
Elon Musk suspends Kanye West's Twitter account for violating 'rule against incitement to violence'
Dec 02, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Washington/UNI: Twitter owner and US billionaire Elon Musk said on Friday that he suspended the Twitter account of American rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, due to another violation of rule against incitement to violence following his now-deleted tweet featuring a swastika.
Elon Musk says Twitter beginning to block fake, spam accounts
Dec 01, 2022, at 06:05 pm
Washington/UNI: Twitter owner and US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said that the social media platform has begun blocking fake and spam accounts, which may result in decreasing the number of followers for Twitter users.
Twitter employees left meeting even as Elon Musk continued speaking: Report
Nov 19, 2022, at 04:51 am
New York/IBNS: Twitter is facing a stiff challenge ever since Elon Musk has taken over which saw several of its employees quit following a deadline by the billionaire entrepreneur and the company sending messages that it was closing its "office buildings" for the next few days.
Elon Musk reacts after Twitter faces mass resignations
Nov 18, 2022, at 05:45 pm
Nov 18, 2022, at 05:40 pm
#RIPTwitter and #GoodByeTwitter have started trending on the social networking site after it faced mass resignation following company head Elon Musk's ultimatum to his employees over "long working hours".
Mass resignations by Twitter employees after Elon Musk's 'long working hours' ultimatum
Nov 18, 2022, at 04:25 pm
Social networking site Twitter faced mass resignations by its employees after its chief Elon Musk gave an ultimatum to the staff over long working hours, media reports said.
Nov 18, 2022, at 02:02 am
San Francisco/IBNS: World's richest man and owner of several companies, Elon Musk, has "a few productivity recommendations", that the employees need to follow in order to keep working in any of his firms.
'Work for long hours at high intensity or take severance package': Elon Musk tells Twitter staff
Nov 17, 2022, at 01:52 am
San Francisco/IBNS: New boss Elon Musk has sent a message to Twitter employees telling them that they had until Thursday to consider whether they wanted to stay with the social media giant for "working long hours at high intensity" or take a severance package of three months payment.
Nov 12, 2022, at 05:15 am
San Francisco/IBNS: Twitter Inc. suspended the $8 subscription fee program for getting the blue tick provided for verified accounts that it launched earlier this week amid a growing issue of users impersonating major brands, media reports said.
'80 hours of work per week, no free food, no work from home': Elon Musk warns employees
Nov 12, 2022, at 02:17 am
San Francisco/IBNS: New boss Elon Musk in his first address to Twitter employees warned of bankruptcy if the company doesn't start generating more cash, media reports said.
New boss Elon Musk ends remote working in first email to Twitter employees
Nov 11, 2022, at 02:21 am
In his first email to Twitter Inc. employees, new owner Elon Musk has prepared them for "difficult times ahead" and ended remote working.
Facebook's parent company Meta may begin large scale layoff this week: Reports
Nov 07, 2022, at 02:46 pm
California: Social media giant Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms Inc is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week, media reports said on Monday.
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey apologises to employees after mass lay off
Nov 06, 2022, at 05:52 am
Twitter's co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey Saturday apologised to the employees of the company after 50 percent of the workforce was laid off as part of new-owner Elon Musk's ambitious revamp plan.
Twitter sacks entire marketing and communications team in India
Nov 05, 2022, at 12:39 am
Twitter has sacked the entire marketing and communications team in India, media reports said.
Twitter starts laying off employees in India: Reports
Nov 05, 2022, at 12:17 am
Micro-blogging site Twitter on Friday announced several job cuts in India, media reports said.
Twitter to make job cuts after Elon Musk takeover
Nov 04, 2022, at 07:30 pm
Los Angeles/UNI: Micro-blogging site Twitter has said it will inform its staff about whether they will be laid off following the firm's takeover by Elon Musk.
Indian-origin techie Sriram Krishnan is 'helping out' Elon Musk in revamping Twitter
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:07 am
New York/IBNS: Indian-origin technology executive Sriram Krishnan is “helping out” Twitter's new owner Elon Musk in revamping the social media platform following the 44 billion acquisition by the billionaire.