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April 24, 2023

Web

Twitter restores ‘blue tick’ free of charge to celebrities in U-turn

Decision to reinstate ‘verified’ status without distinguishing paid-for from free users prompts criticism for ‘false advertising’

By Editors Desk

A photo illustration of the Twitter account of Elon Musk on a mobile phone. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

April 20, 2023

People

Elon Musk’s fortune slashed by $17 billion after a horror 24 hours

In 24 hours, Tesla’s grim earnings were revealed, a SpaceX rocket blew up, Twitter purged legacy blue checkmarks – and Elon Musk paid a pretty penny for it all.

By Editors Desk

Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s net worth has taken a major hit in the last 24 hours. Picture: Chandan Khanna

April 20, 2023

Science & Environnement

SpaceX’s Starship Explodes Shortly After Launching Uncrewed Test Flight

Elon Musk says company learned much from the flight of vehicle that is core to deep-space ambitions

By Editors Desk

April 19, 2023

Tech

What we know about Elon Musk’s plan to turn Twitter into a super app

Wait, what’s a super app?

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Elon Musk wants Twitter to have everything but the kitchen sink. Twitter account of Elon Musk/AFP via Getty Images

April 15, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk launches AI start-up

The billionaire entrepreneur previously warned of the “profound risks” AI could pose to humanity

By Editors Desk

April 14, 2023

Tech

Musk announces new Twitter monetization tool

The platform will not take a cut for the first year under the new system, which launched days after Substack’s Notes

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April 13, 2023

Business

Twitter Inc. Changes Its Name to X Corp. and Moves to Nevada

The platform is keeping the Twitter branding but is no longer incorporated in Delaware.

By Editors Desk

The social-media platform on users’ phones and computers still bears the name Twitter even though Twitter Inc. itself has a new name. PHOTO: JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES

March 30, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak sign open letter calling for pause on AI experiments

Elon Musk and other tech leaders are demanding a pause on the development of powerful new artificial intelligence systems.

By Editors Desk

Elon Musk is among the authors of the open letter that warns about AI technology. Picture: Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for CAA

February 27, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk sacks 200 more Twitter staff

A Twitter executive so devoted to Elon Musk she slept at the office after working “round the clock” has lost her job amid new brutal staff cuts.

By Editors Desk

There have been at least eight rounds of lay-offs since Elon Musk took over Twitter. Picture: Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg

February 05, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk Found Not Liable in Trial Over Tweets Proposing to Take Tesla Private

Jury finds investors failed to prove their claims against the CEO or the electric-car company

By Editors Desk

Israelis hold flags as they protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new right-wing coalition and its proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on February 4, 2023. © Ronen Zvulun, Reuters

January 12, 2023

Business

Elon Musk breaks world record for biggest drop of personal wealth in history

The Tesla founder has just shattered a huge world record – but it’s probably one he would rather have left alone.

By Editors Desk

Elon Musk has seen his fortunes plummet. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)

January 08, 2023

Tech

Musk drops major Twitter bombshell

Elon Musk has announced a huge change is coming to Twitter next month, with many users claiming it will ruin the social media platform.

By Editors Desk

Elon Musk has announced long-form tweets will be available in February. Picture: Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP

January 03, 2023

Business

Brutal day for Musk as Tesla plummets

Elon Musk’s hopes of leaving his financial woes behind him in 2022 have gone up in smoke as the Tesla share price continues to nosedive.

By Editors Desk

It was another brutal day for Tesla on Wall Street. Picture: AFP

December 24, 2022

Business

$1.2 trillion wiped: Musk’s disastrous year

Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man after a catastrophic 365 days for the billionaire where he has just haemorraged money.

By Editors Desk

Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to defend his company’s abysmal stock performance. Picture: Frederic J. Brown / AFP

December 22, 2022

Tech

Musk announces new Twitter feature

The view counter will prove “how much more alive” the platform is, its CEO claimed

By Editors Desk

December 21, 2022

Tech

Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found

Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter's chief executive officer when he finds someone "foolish enough to take the job".

By Editors Desk

December 20, 2022

Tech

Elon Musk Says ‘No One Wants’ Top Twitter Job, But Some People Raise Their Hands

Jason Calacanis volunteered himself and ran his own poll

By Editors Desk

Twitter ‘Trainwreck’ Unchanged If Musk Steps Down: Ives

December 19, 2022

Tech

Elon Musk ‘set to resign as Twitter CEO’

Elon Musk looks set to quit as CEO of Twitter after asking the website’s users to decide his future at the company

By Editors Desk

Elon Musk in 2021. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)

December 17, 2022

Tech

Twitter reinstates banned journalists' accounts

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk says several journalists he suspended from his social media company, Twitter, will have their accounts reinstated.

By Editors Desk

REUTERS Image caption, Since buying the social media platform, Elon Musk has changed many of its moderation practices

December 16, 2022

Tech

Elon Musk’s huge Twitter U-turn

Elon Musk said he wants free speech on Twitter – but his latest move suggests the opposite. And he’s be warned sanctions may follow.

By Editors Desk

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Elon Musk says company learned much from the flight of vehicle that is core to deep-space ambitions

A Twitter executive so devoted to Elon Musk she slept at the office after working “round the clock” has lost her job amid new brutal staff cuts.

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