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News Articles: Twitter

Owner Elon Musk has told remaining Twitter employees that they must decide whether to stay or go by Thursday afternoon. Here, Musk, as CEO of Tesla, speaks at a conference in Norway.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk gives Twitter employees an ultimatum: Stay or go by tomorrow

Twitter CEO Elon Musk tells workers they must decide to stay with the company and be prepared to work long, intense hours, or leave with three month's severance pay.

November 16, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Yang
Amazon said Wednesday it had begun layoffs in its Devices and Services division.

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  • Business

It's the end of the boom times in tech, as layoffs keep mounting

Amazon began layoffs, reportedly affecting as many as 10,000 employees. That follows job cuts at Meta, Twitter, and Stripe, with CEOs citing economic uncertainty and a slowdown in online ad buying.

November 16, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2022.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk says Twitter bankruptcy is possible, but is that likely?

Twitter regularly loses money. But Elon Musk took on billions in debt to buy the company at a time when online advertising is slumping. Could bankruptcy be next?

November 12, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
The Mastodon app homepage is seen displayed on a mobile phone screen.

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  • Technology

Some Twitter users flying the coop hope Mastodon will be a safe landing

Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, some of the social network's users are looking for alternatives. One that's ballooned in the past two weeks is Mastodon.

November 11, 2022
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By:
  • Raquel Maria Dillon and
  • Mary Yang
People walk outside Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk targets impersonators on Twitter after celebrities troll him

Twitter's new owner warned of suspending accounts after some celebrities tweeted as 'Elon Musk' in reaction to the billionaire's decision to offer verified accounts for a fee.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A receptionist works Oct. 26 in the lobby of the building that houses the Twitter office in New York.

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  • Business

Twitter layoffs begin, sparking a lawsuit and backlash

New owner Elon Musk moved swiftly to fire thousands, saying "unfortunately there is no choice" when Twitter is bleeding money. Critics called for an ad boycott.

November 04, 2022
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By:
  • Raquel Maria Dillon

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  • Politics

The new normal of election disinformation

Tech companies are showing people a little bit about misleading information so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it. And they've seen encouraging results — for now, anyway.

November 04, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's executive vice president, said on Monday that regulators have stepped up scrutiny of Twitter since Elon Musk acquired the social network.

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  • Technology

Top European official: if Twitter ignores the law, penalties will 'haunt' Elon Musk

In her first interview since Musk took the reins of Twitter, Margrethe Vestager said there will be serious penalties against Twitter if the platform ignores new European speech laws.

November 02, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Elon Musk regularly tweets and shares controversial things on Twitter, but now that he's the boss, his actions take on new significance. In this photo, Musk  arrives for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk said Twitter wouldn't become a 'hellscape.' It's already changing

Musk has deleted a tweet in which he shared misinformation about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, but not before it had been retweeted and liked tens of thousands of times.

November 01, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
A poll worker handles ballots for the midterm election, in the presence of observers from both Democrat and Republican parties, at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center in Phoenix on Oct. 25.

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  • Technology

False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.

October 29, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
This image from the Twitter page of Elon Musk shows Musk entering Twitter headquarters carrying a sink through the lobby area on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 in San Francisco. Musk posted a video Wednesday showing him strolling into Twitter headquarters ahead of a Friday deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company.

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  • Technology

These are some of the Twitter features users want now that Elon Musk owns it

Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, and already people are hopeful that new leadership means new capabilities on the app.

October 28, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
This image from the Twitter page of Elon Musk shows Musk entering Twitter headquarters carrying a sink through the lobby area on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 in San Francisco.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk takes control of Twitter and immediately ousts top executives

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company's general counsel, two people familiar with the deal said.

October 28, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • Technology

Elon Musk has finally bought Twitter: A timeline of the twists and turns

Elon Musk has added Twitter to the list of his companies, which includes Tesla and SpaceX. Here are the major twists and turns in his tumultuous courtship of the social network.

October 27, 2022
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By:
  • Koko Nakajima,
  • Mary Yang,
  • and 1 more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is about to seal the deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion.

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  • Technology

From Tesla to SpaceX, what Elon Musk touches turns to gold. Twitter may be different

Elon Musk brought a sink into Twitter headquarters on Wednesday, in anticipation of owning the social media company by the end of the week.

October 27, 2022
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By:
  • Raquel Maria Dillon
Billionaire Elon Musk's on-again, off-again bid to acquire Twitter advanced this week after he agreed to pay the $44 billion he had originally offered for the social media site.

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  • Technology

Here's what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it

Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources.

October 07, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
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