Elon Musk starts putting his imprint on Twitter

Elon Musk starts putting his imprint on Twitter

On Elon Musk’s first full day as the owner of Twitter, the social media company immediately began to feel his imprint. Twitter’s top executives were fired and its board of directors dissolved. The company said its stock would stop trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 8. Musk announced that he planned to […]

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Musk is said to take Twitter CEO role, reverse life bans

Musk is said to take Twitter CEO role, reverse life bans

Elon Musk plans to assume the role of chief executive officer at Twitter Inc. after completing his $44 billion acquisition, taking the helm of the social media giant on top of leading Tesla Inc. and SpaceX. Musk intends to replace Parag Agrawal, who was fired along with other major executives upon completion of the takeover, […]

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Elon Musk completes  billion deal to own Twitter. Finally

Elon Musk completes $44 billion deal to own Twitter. Finally

After months of waffling, lawsuits, verbal mudslinging and the near miss of a full-blown trial, Elon Musk now owns Twitter. On Thursday night, Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy the social media service, said three people with knowledge of the situation. He had arrived at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters Wednesday and met with […]

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Elon Musk fires top Twitter executives including CEO Parag Agrawal

Elon Musk fires top Twitter executives including CEO Parag Agrawal

Elon Musk began his Twitter ownership by terminating Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and legal affairs and policy chief Vijaya Gadde Elon Musk began his Twitter ownership by terminating Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and legal affairs and policy chief Vijaya Gadde Elon Musk became Twitter’s new […]

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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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Musk’s acrimonious Twitter bid heads for business school case study immortalisation

Musk’s acrimonious Twitter bid heads for business school case study immortalisation

Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover saga comes with all the drama necessary to be immortalised in case studies for future captains of industry, as the tycoon’s on-off pursuit of the social media platform and unique management style make for a union like no other. The chief executive of electric car maker Tesla Inc performed […]

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What if Musk loses the Twitter case but defies the court?

What if Musk loses the Twitter case but defies the court?

Twitter wants a Delaware court to order Elon Musk to buy the social media service for $44 billion, as he promised back in April. But what if a judge makes that ruling and Musk balks? The Tesla billionaire’s reputation for dismissing government pronouncements has some worried that he might flout an unfavorable ruling of the […]

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