Elon Musk twitter acquisition

Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter - the world’s largest microblogging platform - was not your standard corporate acquisition, to say the least. Filled with twists and turns, the story was in the headlines for most of the year. ETtech looks back at how the saga unfolded. The beginning: On April 5, Musk revealed he had become the largest single shareholder in Twitter - a move he started putting into effect three months ago in January - with a 9.2% shareholding (valued at nearly $3 billion at the time). The next day,…

Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store. Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store, saying the iPhone maker has threatened to oust his recently acquired social media platform.Musk also joined the chorus crying foul over a 30 percent fee Apple collects on transactions via its App Store -- the sole gateway for applications to get onto its billion plus mobile devices.…

Elon Musk’s tumultuous month atop Twitter Inc. has already included firing most of the company’s employees, tinkering with key features and restoring banned accounts. Elon Musk's tumultuous month atop Twitter Inc. has already included firing most of the company's employees, tinkering with key features and restoring banned accounts. Now he's embarking on what could be his riskiest gambit yet: a war with Apple Inc. The billionaire attacked the iPhone maker with a flurry of tweets Monday, saying the company had cut its…

As boys, we dream of being John Galt or Howard Roark. As men, most of us move on. If we don’t, that’s a problem. I'm fed up reading about Elon Musk and Twitter. If you think about it, neither the spoiled-brat serial entrepreneur nor the spoiled-brat social network he bought matters a whit in a world where millions are fighting for sheer survival against evil imperialists, famine or other disasters. And yet I also confess to a voyeuristic reflex that does make me glance at headlines about Musk and Twitter, as I might…

Twitter Inc. is hiring, according to slides from a company talk tweeted by owner Elon Musk, following sweeping job reductions in a cost-cutting drive since the billionaire took over the social network. Twitter Inc. is hiring, according to slides from a company talk tweeted by owner Elon Musk, following sweeping job reductions in a cost-cutting drive since the billionaire took over the social network. The first slide had the words “We're recruiting” with no further details. Musk, who didn't say when he gave the talk,…

Elon Musk has said Twitter Inc will launch its new Verified services next Friday, after a series of delays and mishaps over fake accounts. Elon Musk has said Twitter Inc will launch its new Verified services next Friday, after a series of delays and mishaps over fake accounts.Twitter had earlier suspended the $8 subscription program to combat a growing problem of users impersonating major brands. Twitter Verified is Musk's attempt to distinguish between different classes of users, and drum up much needed revenue. …

From the Arab Spring uprisings to the MeToo movement, Twitter has proven itself a formidable ally for political activists and opposition groups. From the Arab Spring uprisings to the MeToo movement in which women spoke up about sexual assaults, Twitter has proven itself a formidable ally for political activists and opposition groups, one whose reach and impact would be difficult to replace.Other social media platforms may have more users, but the network now owned by the billionaire Elon Musk dominates the global…

“Twitter is ALIVE.”That was Elon Musk's most recent Twitter post at the time of writing, several hours after announcing he would reinstate former President Donald Trump to the site.   It's a move that epitomizes the chaos Musk has wrought at his new social media company, as well as his inability to keep his word or stick to a plan. On Oct. 27, for instance, he promised Twitter's increasingly dubious advertisers that Twitter would not “become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences.” The…

American musician Ye has returned to Twitter after a two-week hiatus from the social network, and new owner Elon Musk welcomed him back on the platform. American musician Ye has returned to Twitter after a two-week hiatus from the social network, and new owner Elon Musk welcomed him back on the platform.Posting from an iPhone on Sunday, the artist formerly known as Kanye West first tested that he was still unblocked -- his account had been temporarily suspended and restored at the end of October, which Musk said was…

Twitter's future seems highly uncertain, with users -- and everybody else -- increasingly asking one question: What would a world without the so-called bird app even look like? After another chaotic week of mass staff departures and policy reversals, Twitter's future seems highly uncertain, with users -- and everybody else -- increasingly asking one question: What would a world without the so-called bird app even look like?With about 237 million daily visitors at the last count in late June, Twitter's user base is…