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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon hopes Twitter "servers don't melt" amid "all-time high" usage

    Elon hopes Twitter "servers don't melt" amid "all-time high" usage Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Twitter Inc., said that usage on the social media platform is “at an all-time high,” without providing evidence or explaining how he defines usage. In another tweet, he added, “I just hope...
  3. Jan

    Elon Musk controversies cause thousands of Twitter's millions of users to check out Mastodon

    Twitter users flock to Mastodon after Elon Musk takeover Social media platform Mastodon has seen immense user growth since Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, with the network saying it gained around 230,000 users in the last week, BBC News reports. The jump brought its subscriber count to...
  4. Jan

    Twitter delays Blue price increase, verification badge change until after US midterms

    Twitter delays $8 Blue subscription launch Twitter will be increasing the price of its Blue subscription service — the plan users will require to have their account verified — to $7.99 a month, CEO Elon Musk announced. However, citing an internal memo, The Verge reported the micro-blogging...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter starts banning impersonator accounts without parody labels

    Twitter starts banning impersonator accounts without parody labels After a weekend where several high-profile users changed their names and pictures to match Elon Musk’s, Twitter’s new owner says the social media platform will crack down on the practice. “Going forward, any Twitter handles...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter begins firing staff after Musk takeover

    Twitter begins firing staff after Musk takeover The emails started arriving in Twitter Inc. employees’ personal inboxes in the early morning hours Friday: “Today is your last working day at the company,” the message read. As people frantically refreshed their work and personal accounts to...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Biden blasts Elon's Twitter buyout

    Biden blasts Elon's Twitter buyout President Joe Biden criticised Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter Inc., saying the social media platform was responsible for spewing lies. Biden made the remarks as an aside during a fundraiser in Chicago on Friday evening as he warned donors about the effect...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter Blue with verification could launch next week

    Twitter Blue with verification could launch 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 and squeeze revenue from the company he bought for $44 billion. The badges will...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Volkswagen, General Motors, and others pause Twitter advertising

    Volkswagen, General Motors, and others pause Twitter advertising General Mills Inc., said it’s temporarily pausing advertising on Twitter, joining Pfizer Inc., Volkswagen AG’s Audi and other brands rethinking their presence on the platform now that Elon Musk has taken over and is making his...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    This is what a Twitter verified account badge will cost you

    This is what a Twitter-verified account badge will cost you Elon Musk said the premium version of Twitter, called Blue, will cost $8 (R145) a month and will include a verified check mark for paying users’ accounts. Musk, who acquired the social network for $44 billion last week, said these...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon wants Twitter edit button to be free

    Elon wants Twitter edit button to be free Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk wants to make the ability to edit tweets free for all its users, Platformer’s Casey Newton reports. Newton has learnt that this is one of the other significant changes the “Chief Twit” has demanded staff make to the social...
  12. Jan

    Elon Musk wants a free Twitter edit button, and charge for verification badges

    Elon Musk wants Twitter edit button to be free Twitter's new boss Elon Musk wants to make the ability to edit tweets free for all its users, Platformer's Casey Newton reports. Newton has learnt that this is one of the other significant changes the "Chief Twit" has demanded staff make to the...
  13. Jan

    Dogecoin jump fueled by Musk enlivens crypto's beaten-down bulls

    Elon Musk sends Dogecoin rocketing A parabolic surge in meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin over the past week is encouraging speculation that other so-called alternative tokens could also catch a speculative tailwind. The coin represented by an image of a Shiba Inu has climbed to almost 15 US cents...
  14. Jan

    Musk consolidates power at Twitter after board is dismissed

    Elon Musk orders Twitter engineers to bring Vine back from the dead 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 started molding the company to his...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Saudi prince, Jack Dorsey, and Qatar fund help Musk buy Twitter

    Saudi prince, Jack Dorsey, and Qatar fund help Musk buy Twitter Elon Musk bought Twitter Inc. last week for $44 billion with the help of Wall Street bank loans and shareholders who agreed to roll over their interest in the social media service in exchange for a stake of the new private company...
  16. Jan

    Twitter to launch paid-for verified accounts

    Elon Musk wants Twitter to charge $20 for verification badges One of Elon Musk's first demands from Twitter staff shortly after buying out the company is to launch paid-for verification badges, The Verge reports. The publication has seen internal correspondence which requires employees to...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon fires top Twitter executives shortly after deal closes

    Elon fires top Twitter executives shortly after deal closes Elon Musk completed his $44-billion (R789.4-billion) acquisition of Twitter Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, putting the world's richest man in charge of the struggling social network after six months of public and...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk tells Twitter staff he won't cut 75% of company's workforce

    Elon Musk tells Twitter staff he won't cut 75% of company's workforce Elon Musk told Twitter Inc. employees on Wednesday that he doesn’t plan to cut 75% of the staff when he takes over the company, according to people familiar with the matter. Musk, whose $44 billion deal for Twitter is on...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk's Starlink network and Twitter deal could face US national security reviews

    Elon Musk's Starlink network and Twitter deal could face US national security reviews Biden administration officials are discussing whether the US should subject some of Elon Musk’s ventures to national security reviews, including the deal for Twitter Inc. and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Report says Musk wants to fire 75% of Twitter staff, company claims it knows nothing

    Report says Musk wants to fire 75% of Twitter staff, company claims it knows nothing Twitter Inc., confronting reports that Elon Musk aims to gut its workforce as part of his takeover, told staff that there haven’t been plans for companywide layoffs since it signed a deal to be acquired by the...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk knows he is paying too much for Twitter

    Elon Musk knows he is paying too much for Twitter Elon Musk said he and other investors are “obviously overpaying” for Twitter Inc. [Bloomberg]
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