US court allows Twitter's ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, other dismissed execs to sue Elon Musk for severance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'
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
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.