Column | What’s Musk got to do with it?

Column | What’s Musk got to do with it?

These last few weeks, I have been watching with endless fascination the antics of two wildly rich men: Kanye West (or the artist Ye who was formerly known as Kanye West or whichever iteration of his ever-changing preferred moniker is appropriate) and Elon Musk. Since earlier this year, West has been on social media oversharing […]

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More Twitter workers flee after Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum

More Twitter workers flee after Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum

Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “hardcore” work or resign with severance pay. | Photo Credit: AP Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers on Thursday, after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “hardcore” work […]

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Elon Musk says he expects to find a new Twitter CEO ‘over time’

Elon Musk says he expects to find a new Twitter CEO ‘over time’

Elon Musk said Twitter is a software and servers company at its heart. | Photo Credit: Reuters Billionaire Elon Musk, who just took over as the chief executive at Twitter after buying the company, said he does not want to be the CEO of any company. Mr. Musk took the witness stand on Wednesday in […]

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Elon Musk publicly fires Twitter engineers who call him out online

Elon Musk publicly fires Twitter engineers who call him out online

Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk, who has called himself a “free speech absolutist,” has resorted to firing company engineers who publicly criticize him on the social-media service.In one case, Musk announced the firing in a tweet. In another, the former employee said he was fired after he openly rebuked Musk. Engineer Eric Frohnhoefer, who worked […]

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Elon Musk’s pay package at Tesla challenged in court

Elon Musk’s pay package at Tesla challenged in court

November 15, 2022 02:00 am | Updated 02:00 am IST – WILMINGTON, Del. Testimony is under way in a shareholder lawsuit challenging approval by Tesla’s board of directors of a compensation plan potentially worth more than $55 billion for CEO Elon Musk. | Photo Credit: AP Testimony began on November 14 in a Delaware courtroom […]

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX buys ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink

Elon Musk’s SpaceX buys ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink

SpaceX has bought an advertising package on Twitter for its satellite internet service Starlink, said Elon Musk, who owns both the rocket company and the social media platform, in a tweet on Monday. “SpaceX Starlink bought a tiny – not large – ad package to test effectiveness of Twitter advertising in Australia & Spain. Did […]

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Elon Musk says Twitter to soon enable organisations to identify their associated accounts

Elon Musk says Twitter to soon enable organisations to identify their associated accounts

Elon Musk earlier said that Twitter Blue will probably “come back end of next week” Elon Musk earlier said that Twitter Blue will probably “come back end of next week” Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk on November 13 said that Twitter will soon enable organisations to identify Twitter accounts associated with them as the new […]

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Musk’s lawyer calms Twitter staff fearing jail risk for FTC lapses

Musk’s lawyer calms Twitter staff fearing jail risk for FTC lapses

After losing thousands of employees and top compliance officials at Twitter Inc., Elon Musk’s deputies are racing to contain heightened concerns that staff will be held liable for security lapses. Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro, who is guiding the legal team following the billionaire’s acquisition, sought to reassure employees that they would not go to jail […]

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