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Advertisers plan to boycott Twitter if Elon Musk allows Donald Trump's return: Report

Oct 29, 2022, at 07:12 pm

San Francisco/UNI: Advertisers plan to boycott Twitter if Elon Musk allows former US President Donald Trump back on the platform after taking over as the social media boss, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Elon Musk says no change to Twitter moderation policy yet

Oct 29, 2022, at 04:25 pm

Los Angeles/UNI: World's richest man Elon Musk has said there will be no changes to Twitter's content moderation policies for now after completing his $44 billion takeover of the platform.

Parag Agrawal likely to exit Twitter with $ 50 million as Elon Musk takes the reins

Oct 29, 2022, at 06:06 am

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, who was fired along with two other top officials of the microblogging site by the company's new owner Elon Musk, is eligible to receive roughly $50 million, a Bloomberg report said.

'The bird is freed': Elon Musk tweets after Twitter takeover

Oct 28, 2022, at 06:13 pm

World's richest man and business magnate Elon Musk has posted a cryptic tweet after reports claiming his takeover of micro-blogging site Twitter surfaced Friday.

Elon Musk pledges to close Twitter deal by Friday: Report

Oct 27, 2022, at 09:21 pm

Elon Musk has promised to close the Twitter buyout deal by Friday over a video conference with lenders funding the acquisition, media reports said.

Elon Musk said to go ahead with $54.20 per share Twitter deal: Report

Oct 05, 2022, at 05:16 am

Elon Musk is likely to propose a go-ahead with his takeover of Twitter Inc at $54.20 per share, Bloomberg reported.

Twitter board approves Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout deal: Report

Sep 14, 2022, at 04:48 am

Twitter shareholders Tuesday approved Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout deal, news agency AFP reported.

Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud in buyout deal

Aug 06, 2022, at 05:29 am

San Francisco/IBNS:  Tesla chief Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud and alleged that the social media platform has misled him about key aspects of its business before he agreed to a $44 billion deal amid a court battle.

Twitter to sue Elon Musk over termination of takeover bid

Jul 09, 2022, at 07:39 pm

Washington/UNI: Twitter will seek legal action against Tesla CEO Elon Musk to force him to continue the merger agreement, said Bret Taylor, Twitter's board chair, Saturday.

Twitter says waiting period for Elon Musk's buyout deal has ended

Jun 04, 2022, at 07:14 am

The waiting period for Elon Musk's $44-billion deal to buy Twitter under HSR Act is over, the company said Friday.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down from board of directors

May 28, 2022, at 06:04 am

Twitter's co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down from the microblogging site's board of directors, bringing an end to all official ties with the company he founded in 2006, media reports said.

Snoop Dogg jokes about buying Twitter, Elon Musk joins in

May 17, 2022, at 02:38 am

San Francisco/UNI: With Elon Musk putting his acquisition of Twitter on hold, rapper Snoop Dogg joked about the "right time for him to buy the online microblogging social media platform".

Elon Musk to replace Parag Agrawal as Twitter CEO: Report

May 03, 2022, at 05:42 am

San Francisco/IBNS: Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has decided on a new Chief Executive for the micro-blogging site who will replace CEO Parag Agrawal once the $44 billion-sale of the company is complete, news agency Reuters has reported quoting an unnamed source.

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal faces employee anger as they anticipate mass exodus after Musk's criticism

May 01, 2022, at 02:16 am

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal faced the wrath of employees during a company-wide meeting where they questioned the managers on how they were going to handle an anticipated mass exodus prompted by Elon Musk, whose $44 billion takeover proposal was approved by the microblogging site's board earlier this week.

Elon Musk offloads $8.5 billion worth of shares in Tesla

Apr 30, 2022, at 06:59 am

Tesla's top boss Elon Musk has sold $8.5 billion worth of shares in the electric carmaker, media reports said.

'Still there': Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal clarifies after buzz over his future

Apr 29, 2022, at 04:54 am

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has tried to dismiss speculations over his future in the company after its hostile takeover by Tesla and Space X boss Elon Musk in a $44 billion cash deal.

After Twitter, Elon Musk now wants to buy Coca Cola 'to put the cocaine back in'

Apr 28, 2022, at 06:17 pm

San Francisco/IBNS: After bagging the social media giant Twitter, billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now aiming to buy soft drink company Coca Cola, at least his recent tweet says that.

Twitter accepts Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout deal

Apr 26, 2022, at 06:20 am

San Francisco/IBNS: In a major announcement, Twitter Inc. Monday accepted Tesla CEO Elon Musk's nearly $44 billion takeover offer, a deal ranked as one of the biggest-ever leveraged buyouts of a listed company.

Twitter to make announcement on Elon Musk's takeover offer soon: Reports

Apr 26, 2022, at 05:45 am

San Francisco/IBNS: Twitter Inc. is in its final lap to make an announcement over Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $43 billion takeover offer, a deal if finalised would rank as one of the biggest-ever leveraged buyouts of a listed company.

Elon Musk no longer Twitter's largest stakeholder

Apr 15, 2022, at 07:35 pm

Washington/UNI: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is no longer the largest shareholder in Twitter as The Vanguard Group has recently increased their stake in the micro-blogging company.

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter

Apr 14, 2022, at 10:50 pm

Tesla's top boss Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter at $54.20 per share in cash, days after he declined an offer to join the social media platform's board following his acquisition of over 9 percent stake in the company, Reuters reported.

Twitter to name top shareholder Elon Musk to board

Apr 06, 2022, at 02:03 am

Twitter will name Tesla's top boss Elon Musk to its board, it said a day after he announced the acquisition of a 9.2 percent stake in the social media company, making him its biggest shareholder.

Apple, Google set deadline for employees to resume work in offices: Reports

Mar 17, 2022, at 04:05 am

With the decline in Covid-19 cases across the world, a large number of finance and tech giants like Apple and Alphabet Inc's Google have announced dates for employees to return to their offices, media reports said.

Can CEO who fired 900 employees on Zoom have a second chance? Anand Mahindra asks Twitterati

Dec 11, 2021, at 05:33 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra asked his followers on Twitter whether Better.com CEO Vishal Garg, who laid off 900 employees in a Zoom call, will be able to survive his controversial action or bear the consequences of his action.

Indian-origin Parag Agrawal to take over as Twitter CEO after Jack Dorsey resigns

Nov 30, 2021, at 06:05 am

San Francisco/IBNS: Twitter Inc. co-founder and chief executive officer Jack Dorsey on Monday announced that he has resigned from the micro-blogging site paving the way for Indian-origin Parag Agrawal to step into his shoes.

Indian social media platform 'Koo' considers expansion in Nigeria after Twitter ban

Jun 06, 2021, at 06:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian social networking site Koo is hoping to make bigger inroads on to Nigeria after the country suspended Twitter "indefinitely" two days after the US-based micro blogging site deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari's account for violating its rules.

Twitter reports double-digit revenue growth in Q3

Oct 30, 2020, at 10:48 pm

San Francisco/Xinhua: US social media company Twitter Inc. Thursday said it saw a revenue of 936 million US dollars in the third quarter of 2020, up 14 percent year on year.

Twitter shows interest in acquiring TikTok's US operations, Microsoft offers to buy all of it: Reports

Aug 09, 2020, at 11:34 pm

San Francisco/ IBNS: Twitter Inc has approached ByteDance, expressing interest in buying its popular video sharing app TikTok's US operations, media reports said, adding that the deal is unlikely as tech giant Microsoft has offered to buy not only TikTok's US operations but the whole of it.

Twitter may permit employees to work from home 'Forever'

May 13, 2020, at 10:03 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Twitter said in a statement on Wednesday that it has come up with a new policy permitting all of its employees to work from home not only through the current coronavirus pandemic, but also indefinitely afterwards if they want to.

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams steps down from board

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:10 pm

New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): Twitter co-founder Evan Williams has said he has decided to step down from the board of the company.