Elon Musk’s team seeks new funding for Twitter, says potential investor

Elon Musk’s team seeks new funding for Twitter, says potential investor

File photo of Twitter CEO Elon Musk | Photo Credit: AP Elon Musk’s team has reached out to investors to raise new funds for his struggling social media platform Twitter, one of the investors said. Ross Gerber, president and CEO at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management, told Reuters that he was contacted by a […]

Continue Reading
Twitter fate in doubt as employees defy Musk’s ultimatum

Twitter fate in doubt as employees defy Musk’s ultimatum

Elon Musk, also the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has come under fire for radical changes at the California-based firm, which he bought less than a month ago for $44 billion. | Photo Credit: Reuters The future of Twitter seemed to hang in the balance Friday after its offices were locked down and key employees […]

Continue Reading
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 […]

Continue Reading
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 […]

Continue Reading
Twitter DMs may soon be end-to-end encrypted: What to expect

Twitter DMs may soon be end-to-end encrypted: What to expect

With Elon Musk at Twitter’s helm after the $44 billion takeover last month, many aspects of the popular social network are currently being modified. There are also some older Twitter components that may be brought back, including Vine. However, it seems another important feature could be coming back soon to Twitter – end-to-end encryption on […]

Continue Reading
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 […]

Continue Reading
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 […]

Continue Reading
Twitter reportedly cuts thousands of contract workers without notice

Twitter reportedly cuts thousands of contract workers without notice

Twitter has reportedly fired thousands of contract workers as Elon Musk continues to implement aggressive measures to bring the social media giant back on its feet. According to Platformer, an estimated 4400 out of 5500 contact workers have been impacted by job cuts. Other outlets, including Axios and CNBC, claim the staff were not given […]

Continue Reading