Twitter suffered a major outage on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of users globally unable to access the popular social media platform or use its key features for several hours …
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Elon Musk loses title as world’s richest man on Forbes list
Twitter and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, is no longer the richest person in the world, Forbes announced on Thursday. Forbes listed Mr Musk as occupying the second position in its latest …
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Twitter agrees to talks with fired Africa staff over severance
Twitter agreed to engage with fired staff from its only African office after they were offered poorer-than-announced severance packages. Affected employees in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, have secured talks with …
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Elon Musk laid off more Twitter Inc. workers from the sales side of the social network’s business beginning late on Sunday, further trimming a staff that had already been decimated …
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Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter accounts after online poll
The 24-hour poll garnered more than 15 million votes. Musk earlier reinstated accounts tied to conservative media personality Jordan Peterson and satirical website Babylon Bee. Trump’s reinstatement on Twitter is …
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Elon Musk postponed the relaunch of twitter after fake account frenzy
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk on Tuesday postponed the relaunch of the site’s paid subscription service after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers. …
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Jack Dorsey announces regrets over Twitter’s Rapid Growth
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he regrets growing the company too quickly as the social media platform downsizes following its recent sale to Elon Musk. Musk on Thursday and …
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Twitter to input charges on verification badge from next week
Twitter Inc. aims to start selling blue verification badges for user profiles as soon as next week, part of a plan by new owner Elon Musk to fight fake accounts …
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Elon Musk consolidated his control of Twitter Inc. on Monday after the entire board was dismissed. Musk, 51, completed his purchase of Twitter last week for $44 billion and immediately …
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Elon Musk lays ground work for layoffs at Twitter
Elon Musk has begun laying the groundwork for a round of layoffs at Twitter days after taking ownership of the social media platform. The billionaire entrepreneur, who completed his $44 …