Just a week after billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter, he is now set to sack half its staff with employees raging at the cold method it’s being done.

By James Clayton in San Francisco and Annabelle Liang in Singapore

Co-founder Jack Dorsey, a Saudi prince and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund poured billions into the newly private company

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has made a major statement after completing his takeover of Twitter - ending a lengthy tug-of-war with the social media firm’s board.

The Tesla CEO sent out a tweet to advertisers which seemed to confirm the $68 billion deal.

Elon Musk has said his rocket firm SpaceX cannot continue indefinitely paying for Ukraine's Starlink internet service in his latest spat with Kyiv.

Beijing and Taipei have spoken out after Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said Taiwan should become a special administrative zone of China.

All you need to know about the latest developments in the twisting takeover saga

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has continued to agitate political pundits with his proposed solutions to the Ukraine conflict.

Social media analysts react to the news Elon Musk has finally agreed to acquire Twitter according to the original terms.

An agreement would allow the social-media company and the billionaire to avert a high-stakes trial that was set to start soon

The tycoon magnate said he doesn’t care about popularity, but doesn’t want “millions of people to die”

Court documents show Musk and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discussed changes to the platform prior to the $44 billion buyout

Peiter Zatko’s testimony to Senate committee threatens to complicate legal battle with Tesla CEO

Shareholders vote in favor of $44 billion takeover, even as Elon Musk seeks to cancel it

Early votes suggest the acquisition will be approved by a wide margin, say people familiar with the matter

Delaware judge asks Twitter to produce historical snapshot of accounts reviewed by company to determine spam

Musk’s legal team is already leaning into using Zatko’s complaint as the Musk-Twitter case heads to an October trial.

Subpoena is first sign the social-media firm’s co-founder will be an official part of the legal fight over Tesla CEO’s $44 billion takeover deal

Tesla boss Elon Musk has sold another 7.92 million shares in the electric car maker, worth around $6.88bn (£5.7bn).