elon musk Elon Musk Secures $46.5 Billion to Fund Potential Twitter Buyout Elon Musk lines up $46.5 billion in financing from Morgan Stanley and other institutions for a possible Twitter acquisition. He has not yet decided if he will formally launch a tender offer to purchase shares directly from investors.
elon musk Musk's $44B Twitter Deal Sparks Intense Free Speech Debate Elon Musk's proposed $44 billion purchase of Twitter creates a major political divide over content moderation, pitting conservatives demanding less regulation against civil rights groups warning of increased disinformation.
elon musk Elon Musk Threatens to Abandon $44B Twitter Purchase Over Bot Data Elon Musk warns he will terminate his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter unless the company provides detailed data on fake and spam accounts. Twitter insists it shares information appropriately and plans to close the deal at the original agreed price.
elon musk Elon Musk Acknowledges Overpaying for Twitter but Predicts Massive Future Value Elon Musk admits he is currently overpaying for Twitter with his $44 billion deal, but he argues the platform's long-term potential is an order of magnitude greater than its current value.
twitter Musk Reportedly Demands $20 Monthly Fee for Twitter Verified Status Elon Musk instructs Twitter staff to charge verified users $19.99 per month to keep their blue check marks. Employees face a November 7 deadline to implement this change or risk losing their jobs.
twitter Musk Demands Twitter Verified Users Pay $20 Monthly or Lose Check Marks Elon Musk instructs Twitter staff to raise the Blue subscription price to $19.99 per month, making it mandatory for users to keep their verified status. Employees face a November 7 deadline to implement this change or risk losing their jobs.
elon musk Elon Musk Sets Twitter Blue Price at $8 Monthly for Verification Elon Musk announces that Twitter Blue will cost $8 per month and serve as the exclusive path to getting a verified blue checkmark on the platform.
elon musk Elon Musk Convenes Emergency Code Review With Remaining Twitter Engineers Elon Musk shares photos of a late-night code review with Twitter engineers after hundreds of employees resign. He asks the remaining staff to prove their coding achievements from the past six months.
twitter Elon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump's Twitter Account After User Poll Elon Musk restores Donald Trump's banned Twitter account following a public poll, reversing the permanent suspension from January 2021. The controversial move reactivates the former president's profile and past tweets.
twitter Twitter Grants Elon Musk Access to Firehose Data Amid Bot Dispute Twitter plans to hand over its complete "firehose" data stream to Elon Musk as he seeks information about bot accounts on the platform. This move comes as the billionaire attempts to scrutinize the company's user base before finalizing his $44 billion acquisition.
apple Apple Unveils M2 Chip and Redesigned MacBook Air at WWDC Apple kicks off its annual WWDC conference by revealing the powerful new M2 silicon chip alongside a completely redesigned MacBook Air. The event also introduces macOS Ventura and highlights ongoing tensions in the Elon Musk-Twitter acquisition saga.
elon musk Musk Halts Twitter Takeover Over Disputed Spam Bot Statistics Elon Musk pauses his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, demanding proof that fake accounts make up less than five percent of users. The billionaire insists the deal cannot proceed until the social network provides solid evidence to back its claims.
elon musk Musk Threatens to Abandon Twitter Purchase Over Fake Account Dispute Elon Musk warns that his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter is on hold until the company provides public proof that fake or spam accounts make up less than 5% of its user base.
elon musk Musk Halts Twitter Takeover Pending Proof of Fake Account Numbers Elon Musk pauses his $44 billion Twitter acquisition until the company proves its claim that fake accounts make up less than 5% of users. Twitter insists the deal proceeds at the agreed price despite Musk's assertion that spam accounts actually total around 20%.
elon musk Elon Musk Pauses Twitter Acquisition Over Spam Bot Concerns Elon Musk puts his $44 billion Twitter purchase on hold as he demands proof regarding the platform's spam bot accounts. The move sparks debate over the true number of fake users on the social network.