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Musk sells Tesla stock worth $3.5 bn amid Twitter overhaul

Elon Musk has sold over 20 million more Tesla shares worth about $3.5 billion and did not provide any reason for selling more stock in the electric car company.

Dec 15, 2022

Next Fed rate hike will amplify recession: Elon Musk

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that the next US Federal Reserve rate hike will amplify the recession

Dec 10, 2022

Apple 'fully resumed' advertising on Twitter after Musk, Cook make peace [details]

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that the tech giant Apple has "fully resumed" advertising on the micro-blogging platform.

Dec 4, 2022

Sachin Pilot's video on 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' a hit on social media [Watch]

Rajasthan Congress is all set to welcome Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo yatra' into the state at Jhalawar on Sunday. In view of this, former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Saturday released a video on his social media platforms, which soon started trending on Facebook and Twitter.

Dec 3, 2022

Twitter bans over 44K accounts for policy violations in India [Details]

Twitter banned 44,611 accounts promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity in India between September 26 and October 25, as Elon Musk took over.

Dec 1, 2022

5.4 mn users' data exposed online as Musk reveals Twitter 2.0; includes phone numbers, email IDs

As Elon Musk goes gaga over Twitter 2.0 which will be the 'Everything App', at least 5.4 million Twitter user records, stolen via an internal bug, have been leaked online on a hacker forum.

Nov 28, 2022

Elon Musk may produce 'alternative' smartphones

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that he will produce "alternative" smartphones to compete with Apple and Android devices, if the micro-blogging platform gets removed from the application stores.

Nov 26, 2022

Musk has great news for content creators; video gets top priority, faster upload time promised

Twitter Boss Elon Musk has said that the company will work on speeding up the upload time on the micro-blogging platform, in which videos will be given top priority.

Nov 21, 2022

"My firstborn child died in my arms, I felt his last heartbeat": Elon Musk; says no mercy

Reacting to calls to reinstate American far-right radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Elon Musk on Monday categorically denied Jones' return to Twitter, saying he has no mercy for those who use the "deaths of children to gain fame" and fulfil their political ambitions.

Nov 21, 2022

Musk reinstates some celebrity accounts on Twitter, says 'no decision' on Trump yet

Elon Musk has said there is still "no decision" on reinstating former US president Donald Trump's account on Twitter, as he reinstated some controversial accounts banned earlier.

Nov 19, 2022

Twitter manager vomits after Musk ordered to fire employees: Report

Elon Musk reportedly gathered several human-resource executives in a "war room" in the company's offices and told them to prepare for widespread layoffs.

Nov 13, 2022

'Captain Sully' quits Twitter as Musk makes drastic changes

Sully Sullenberger aka 'Captain Sully', who is known for landing a airplane on the Hudson River in the US has announced to take a step back from the Elon Musk-owned Twitter.

Nov 11, 2022

I will remove all legacy Blue badges in coming months: Musk

Elon Musk on Friday said that there are too many corrupt and fake legacy Blue "verification" checkmarks on Twitter and he is going to remove all of them in the coming months.

Nov 11, 2022

Twitter alternative Mastodon gains maximum traction after Musk takeover; founder shows off stats

As Elon Musk takes over Twitter and begins massive changes, those who do not like his ideology are migrating to other platforms and Mastodon, a decentralised open-source alternative to Twitter, is gaining maximum traction.

Nov 10, 2022

Twitter's global market share grows by 55% amid Musk's takeover

Twitter's market share has surged by 55.8 per cent in 2022 amid Elon Musk's takeover, while Facebook's share plunged by 11.86 per cent till November across desktop and mobile devices worldwide, a new report has revealed.

Nov 10, 2022

Twitter handles with blue tick rejoice; $8 Twitter Blue service may not affect you [details inside]

Twitter's revamped Blue subscription service for $8 will not affect the existing verified accounts as of now, and is applicable to those who seek Blue Badge as well as new users who wish to be verified.

Nov 8, 2022

$8 Twitter Blue with verification in India in less than a month: Musk

Elon Musk on Sunday confirmed that the new Twitter Blue subscription service with verification (blue badge) for $8 will be available in India in less than a month.

Nov 6, 2022

#AskSRK: From Salman Khan to Kardashians and more; Shah Rukh Khan's witty answers will leave you in splits

On Saturday, Shah Rukh Khan surprised his fans by hosting an impromptu AMA (ask me anything) session on Twitter. During the interaction, Shah Rukh Khan answered fans' questions related to working with Deepika Padukone and Salman Khan.

Nov 5, 2022

Musk begins laying off Twitter employees; shuts offices

Content curation, AI ethics, other teams fired by Twitter under new owner Elon Musk

In India, more that 50 per cent of the communications team was eliminated.