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X Tipped to Introduce Payments Service Soon, Realising Elon Musk’s ‘Everything App’ Vision
- Wednesday August 7, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
X (formerly Twitter) may introduce its in-house payments service soon, according to claims by an independent app researcher on social media. Since Elon Musk’s takeover, the microblogging platform has undergone a myriad of changes. Musk has highlighted his ambitions of making the platform into an “everything app”.
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X Working on Support for Editing Direct Messages, Employee Confirms
- Tuesday July 30, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by David Delima
X (formerly Twitter) has been gradually adding a slew of features since the billionaire’s takeover in 2022. The latest feature which could soon be introduced on X is the ability to edit DMs (direct messages), according to information provided by an employee on the social media platform, although the timeline of its rollout remains unknown.
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Led By Elon Musk, Left-Dominated Silicon Valley Inches Towards Right
- Sunday March 10, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats.
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Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Elon Musk For Nobel Peace Prize For Enabling "Free Speech"
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The lawmaker said that Mr Musk's tech companies had helped "make the world a more connected and safer place."
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Elon Musk Bought Twitter After Then-CEO Refused To Ban Jet Tracker: Report
- Monday February 12, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A seemingly simple decision by Parag Agrawal, former CEO of the social media platform previously known as Twitter, may have led to Elon Musk's eventual takeover in January 2022.
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US Regulator To Investigate Elon Musk's Twitter Stock Purchases
- Friday October 6, 2023
- World News | Reuters
Elon Musk is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over his $44 billion takeover of social media giant Twitter, according to a Thursday court filing in which the agency sought to compel Musk to testify.
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Elon Musk Borrowed $1 Billion From SpaceX in Same Month of Twitter Takeover: Report
- Wednesday September 6, 2023
- Reuters
Elon Musk withdrew a loan of $1 billion from SpaceX - the two-decade-old rocket company run by the billionaire - around the same time he was acquiring Twitter, now known as X, for $44 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Meta's Twitter-Rival Threads App Said to Skip Launch in EU
- Thursday July 6, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Facebook owner Meta's new Threads app, meant to rival Twitter, will not be available in the European Union when it launches Thursday because of regulatory concerns, a source close to the company said. The app is seen as the biggest challenge yet to Twitter since the takeover by Elon Musk sent the social media platform, hugely popular with politicia...
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Twitter Faces Fresh Lawsuit As PR Firm Stays Unpaid Post Elon Musk Buyout
- Saturday May 27, 2023
- World News | Reuters
A former public relations firm for Twitter sued the social media company on Friday, saying it has not paid its bills since Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout.
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Elon Musk-Owned Twitter Still Lacks Clear Alternative Months After Takeover Deal: Here Are the Top Contenders
- Tuesday May 2, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Twitter has no clear alternative, months after Elon Musk acquired the widely used microblogging platform. From Mastodon to Bluesky, these are some of the popular contenders for a Twitter alternative, in the aftermath of sweeping changes introduced by Musk after the takeover deal.
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'Monetising Hate': Misinformation Surges on Twitter After Elon Musk's $44 Billion Takeover
- Monday April 17, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
The Tesla tycoon bitterly denies that misinformation has surged since his turbulent $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,60,275 crore) acquisition of the messaging platform, but experts say content moderation has been gutted after mass layoffs, while a paid verification system has served to boost conspiracy theorists.
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NPR Quits Twitter Over ‘Government-Funded Media’ Label, Says Elon Musk-Owned Platform Undermined Credibility
- Thursday April 13, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday said it was quitting Twitter, in the first significant defection by a major news outlet since Elon Musk's tumultuous takeover of the platform.
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NPR Announces Exit From Twitter After Being Labelled "State-Affiliated"
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday said it was quitting Twitter, in the first significant defection by a major news outlet since Elon Musk's tumultuous takeover of the platform.
- www.ndtv.com
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Twitter's Advertisement Revenue to Reportedly See 28 Percent Drop in 2023
- Tuesday April 11, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Twitter's income from advertising will reportedly fall by 28 percent in 2023, as the platform struggles under the ownership of Elon Musk. Analysts at Insider Intelligence are said to be slashing an earlier worldwide revenue estimate of $4.74 billion by more than a third to $2.98 billion as trust in the platform deteriorates.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, Others to Sue Twitter Over Legal Bills
- Tuesday April 11, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Three top Twitter executives who were sacked by Elon Musk last year when he took over the social media company filed suit on Monday, seeking to be reimbursed for costs of litigation, investigations and congressional inquiries related to their former jobs.
- www.gadgets360.com
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X Tipped to Introduce Payments Service Soon, Realising Elon Musk’s ‘Everything App’ Vision
- Wednesday August 7, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
X (formerly Twitter) may introduce its in-house payments service soon, according to claims by an independent app researcher on social media. Since Elon Musk’s takeover, the microblogging platform has undergone a myriad of changes. Musk has highlighted his ambitions of making the platform into an “everything app”.
- www.gadgets360.com
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X Working on Support for Editing Direct Messages, Employee Confirms
- Tuesday July 30, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by David Delima
X (formerly Twitter) has been gradually adding a slew of features since the billionaire’s takeover in 2022. The latest feature which could soon be introduced on X is the ability to edit DMs (direct messages), according to information provided by an employee on the social media platform, although the timeline of its rollout remains unknown.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Led By Elon Musk, Left-Dominated Silicon Valley Inches Towards Right
- Sunday March 10, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats.
- www.ndtv.com
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Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Elon Musk For Nobel Peace Prize For Enabling "Free Speech"
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The lawmaker said that Mr Musk's tech companies had helped "make the world a more connected and safer place."
- www.ndtv.com
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Elon Musk Bought Twitter After Then-CEO Refused To Ban Jet Tracker: Report
- Monday February 12, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A seemingly simple decision by Parag Agrawal, former CEO of the social media platform previously known as Twitter, may have led to Elon Musk's eventual takeover in January 2022.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Regulator To Investigate Elon Musk's Twitter Stock Purchases
- Friday October 6, 2023
- World News | Reuters
Elon Musk is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over his $44 billion takeover of social media giant Twitter, according to a Thursday court filing in which the agency sought to compel Musk to testify.
- www.ndtv.com
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Elon Musk Borrowed $1 Billion From SpaceX in Same Month of Twitter Takeover: Report
- Wednesday September 6, 2023
- Reuters
Elon Musk withdrew a loan of $1 billion from SpaceX - the two-decade-old rocket company run by the billionaire - around the same time he was acquiring Twitter, now known as X, for $44 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Meta's Twitter-Rival Threads App Said to Skip Launch in EU
- Thursday July 6, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Facebook owner Meta's new Threads app, meant to rival Twitter, will not be available in the European Union when it launches Thursday because of regulatory concerns, a source close to the company said. The app is seen as the biggest challenge yet to Twitter since the takeover by Elon Musk sent the social media platform, hugely popular with politicia...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Twitter Faces Fresh Lawsuit As PR Firm Stays Unpaid Post Elon Musk Buyout
- Saturday May 27, 2023
- World News | Reuters
A former public relations firm for Twitter sued the social media company on Friday, saying it has not paid its bills since Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout.
- www.ndtv.com
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Elon Musk-Owned Twitter Still Lacks Clear Alternative Months After Takeover Deal: Here Are the Top Contenders
- Tuesday May 2, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Twitter has no clear alternative, months after Elon Musk acquired the widely used microblogging platform. From Mastodon to Bluesky, these are some of the popular contenders for a Twitter alternative, in the aftermath of sweeping changes introduced by Musk after the takeover deal.
- www.gadgets360.com
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'Monetising Hate': Misinformation Surges on Twitter After Elon Musk's $44 Billion Takeover
- Monday April 17, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
The Tesla tycoon bitterly denies that misinformation has surged since his turbulent $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,60,275 crore) acquisition of the messaging platform, but experts say content moderation has been gutted after mass layoffs, while a paid verification system has served to boost conspiracy theorists.
- www.gadgets360.com
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NPR Quits Twitter Over ‘Government-Funded Media’ Label, Says Elon Musk-Owned Platform Undermined Credibility
- Thursday April 13, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday said it was quitting Twitter, in the first significant defection by a major news outlet since Elon Musk's tumultuous takeover of the platform.
- www.gadgets360.com
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NPR Announces Exit From Twitter After Being Labelled "State-Affiliated"
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday said it was quitting Twitter, in the first significant defection by a major news outlet since Elon Musk's tumultuous takeover of the platform.
- www.ndtv.com
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Twitter's Advertisement Revenue to Reportedly See 28 Percent Drop in 2023
- Tuesday April 11, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Twitter's income from advertising will reportedly fall by 28 percent in 2023, as the platform struggles under the ownership of Elon Musk. Analysts at Insider Intelligence are said to be slashing an earlier worldwide revenue estimate of $4.74 billion by more than a third to $2.98 billion as trust in the platform deteriorates.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, Others to Sue Twitter Over Legal Bills
- Tuesday April 11, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Three top Twitter executives who were sacked by Elon Musk last year when he took over the social media company filed suit on Monday, seeking to be reimbursed for costs of litigation, investigations and congressional inquiries related to their former jobs.
- www.gadgets360.com