What people are saying about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter

What people are saying about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter

U.S. billionaire Elon Musk became Twitter Inc’s owner on Thursday, firing top executives and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform. Here’s what people are saying about the purchase. STEVE JOHNSON, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, FORAGER FUNDS MANAGEMENT, SYDNEY: “It’s been a heck […]

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Elon Musk fires Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, policy chief Vijaya Gadde

Elon Musk fires Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, policy chief Vijaya Gadde

Elon Musk became Twitter Inc’s new owner Thursday, firing top executives he had accused of misleading him and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform. The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Inc has said he wants to “defeat” spam bots on […]

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Musk doesn’t seek a “free-for-all hellscape” for Twitter

Musk doesn’t seek a “free-for-all hellscape” for Twitter

Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t want it to become a “free-for-all hellscape” where anything can be said with no consequences. The message to advertisers posted Thursday on Twitter came a day before Musk’s deadline for closing his $44 billion deal to buy the social-media […]

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Musk tells Twitter employees he doesn’t plan to cut 75% of jobs

Musk tells Twitter employees he doesn’t plan to cut 75% of jobs

Elon Musk told Twitter Inc. employees on Wednesday that he doesn’t plan to cut 75% of the staff when he takes over the company, according to people familiar with the matter. Musk, whose $44 billion deal for Twitter is on track to close Friday, denied the previously reported number in an address to employees at […]

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Elon Musk plans to close Twitter deal by October 28

Elon Musk plans to close Twitter deal by October 28

The move is the clearest sign yet that Elon Musk plans to comply with a Delaware court judge’s deadline to complete the transaction The move is the clearest sign yet that Elon Musk plans to comply with a Delaware court judge’s deadline to complete the transaction Elon Musk has notified co-investors who committed to help […]

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Neuralink’s ‘show and tell’ delayed by one month, Elon Musk says

Neuralink’s ‘show and tell’ delayed by one month, Elon Musk says

Billionaire Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday pushed back by a month the date for Neuralink’s “show & tell” event to Nov. 30 and did not provide further information. The chief executive of electric car maker Tesla Inc and rocket developer SpaceX said in August that the event would be held on Oct. […]

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Elon Musk backtracks, saying his company will continue to fund internet service in Ukraine

Elon Musk backtracks, saying his company will continue to fund internet service in Ukraine

Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of SpaceX, abruptly reversed his decision Saturday, saying his company would continue to fund the operation of the Starlink internet service in Ukraine, where it has become a digital lifeline for both soldiers and civilians. Musk, the world’s richest man, drew criticism Friday when he said on Twitter that his […]

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Elon Musk has the world’s strangest social calendar

Elon Musk has the world’s strangest social calendar

When a snapshot of Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced on social media in 2020, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO took to Twitter — as he so often does — to explain why he had been photographed with the British socialite, who was later convicted of sex trafficking in connection with the financier Jeffrey Epstein. […]

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