Elon Musk

Twitter not to be free for business and Govts: Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that business and government users on Twitter may need to pay a slight fee to stay on the micro-blogging platform.

May 4, 2022

Twitter bans 2 right-wing accounts as Musk promotes free speech

Amid Elon Musk's free speech call, Twitter has re-suspended the accounts of two prominent conservative figures -- MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and Dr Vladimir "Zev" Zelenko.

May 3, 2022

Who's Vijaya Gadde? Twitter's top lawyer becomes new target as Elon Musk begins blitzkrieg

Vijaya Gadde, a "conscience keeper to Co-founder Jack Dorsey", the person who took the call to deplatform Trump, faces new owner Elon Musk's wrath now

Apr 29, 2022

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey to take home nearly $1 bn once Elon Musk closes deal

Jack Dorsey is set to take home a hefty amount of $978 million in cash once the Elon Musk's Twitter takeover deal gets through.

Apr 27, 2022

To sell Tesla cars in India, make 'em here, not China; Gadkari tells Musk [details]

Elon Musk, who has just bought Twitter for $44 billion, will have to manufacture his Tesla cars in India, and not China, if he wants to come and sell the vehicles in the country, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Tuesday.

Apr 26, 2022

"Was there nothing better to do with $44B": Hollywood reacts to Musk's Twitter takeover, some quit [details]

Several criticised Musk's decision to buy Twitter for $44 billion and not donate money towards ending world hunger or other philanthropic cause.

Apr 26, 2022

As $44 billion takeover fires Twitter stock, Elon Musk turns mushy and cute

Shares of Twitter, arguably the world's most influential social media platform, jumped after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company is nearing a deal with Elon Musk, the world's richest man.

Apr 26, 2022

It's final! After 12 days of hectic parleys, Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion; See what's next

Elon Musk has finally achieved what he intended. The Twitter board has accepted a $44 billion buyout offer, giving Musk total control of the company.

Apr 26, 2022

Elon Musk wants his "worst critics" to remain on Twitter amid $43B takeover bid [details]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that he hopes that his worst critics should remain on Twitter, amid reports that the board of the company has decided to accept his $46.5 billion takeover bid.

Apr 25, 2022

"Why should I?" Bhavish Aggarwal won't invite Elon Musk to Ola FutureFactory [here's why]

Bhavish Aggarwal said that no one company has the right or the entitlement to own the future of humanity, which is electric mobility.

Apr 24, 2022

Elon Musk not Tesla founder, tweets B'luru man; Yes, here's how Tesla CEO responded

Musk clarified that if one were to follow the logic adopted in the narrative that paints Eberhard and Tarpenning as the founders of Tesla, then he would not be its founder but of PayPal since he started the company that eventually became the online payments giant.

Apr 23, 2022

Elon Musk willing to boost personal Twitter investment to $15bn: Report

Elon Musk may also be willing to borrow against his current stake if necessary, a move that could possibly raise several billion additional dollars, citing sources, the New York Post reported on Tuesday.

Apr 20, 2022

Twitter's board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds: Musk

Tesla CEO and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken another dig at Twitter board, saying the members of the board will get zero salary if his $43 billion takeover bid succeeds.

Apr 19, 2022

What is the 'poison pill' measure that Twiter is adopting to stop Elon Musk's takeover

It's a corporate strategy established during the wild leverage buyout (LBO) days of the 1980s in the United States, and it's another name for the "shareholder rights plan."

Apr 16, 2022

Elon Musk may bring wealthy partners to acquire Twitter

As Twitter adopts the 'poison pill' strategy to stop Elon Musk from forcefully buying it, the Tesla CEO is reportedly speaking to investors who could partner with him on acquiring the micro-blogging platform.

Apr 16, 2022

Twitter adopts "poison pill" after unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire Twitter by Elon Musk

Twitter, Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan following an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire Twitter by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Apr 16, 2022

Now, Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter; makes $43 billion offer [details]

On April 13, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has delivered a letter to Twitter with non-binding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer not owned by him already (9.1 per cent).

Apr 14, 2022

Twitter investor sues Elon Musk for hiding his stake

A Twitter investor has sued Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for failing to disclose his stake in the micro-blogging platform as sought by the US laws.

Apr 13, 2022

Thanks to Elon Musk, Ukraine gets 5,000 Starlink internet terminals via SpaceX, USAID

Elon Musk-led SpaceX, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has delivered 5,000 starlink terminals to war-torn Ukraine.

Apr 9, 2022

We can't let Putin take over Ukraine: Elon Musk

As Moscow's invasion of Kiev has entered its second month, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the world cannot let Russian President Vladimir Putin win in Ukraine because if he can get away with it, this will be a message to other countries that perhaps they could get away with it too.

Mar 28, 2022