Tag: Twitter

Elon Musk Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for OpenAI, Sam Altman Responds with Offer to Buy Twitter Instead

This latest move marks Musk’s continued challenge to OpenAI, an organization he co-founded nearly a decade ago.

February 11, 2025

Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for USD128 million in severance payments

Musk claimed he could fire the executives "for cause" at the time of the takeover in order to avoid having to pay them severance.

March 5, 2024

X ends ban on Taylor Swift searches after explicit fake images spread

The social media platform had called the measure a temporary action done with an "abundance of caution."

January 30, 2024

Musk’s X to finally hire 100 employees for content moderation team

The team would reportedly focus on content related to child sexual exploitation moderation (CSEM), as the platform faces scrutiny.

January 28, 2024

Australia slams Musk’s X for massive cuts in trust, safety teams

X cut its public policy staff globally by 68 per cent and public policy staff in the APAC region by 73 per cent.

January 14, 2024

“Wishing everyone a splendid 2024”: PM Modi extends New Year wishes to people

"Wishing everyone a splendid 2024! May this year bring forth prosperity, peace and wonderful health for all," PM Modi posted on X.

January 1, 2024

Musk’s X can’t avoid content moderation law: US judge

US District Judge William Shubb has denied X's request for a preliminary injunction of the law.

December 30, 2023

Musk’s X faces major outage globally, including India

In India, X users in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Patna, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai are majorly facing issues with the micro-blogging platform.

December 21, 2023

Former Twitter security head sues Musk, X over unlawful sacking

The lawsuit alleged that Musk gave Davis broad authority with which he immediately “began cutting Twitter’s products and services that supported and complied with the Twitter FTC Consent Decree.”

December 7, 2023

X Corp loses over half a billion user visits in September

"SimilarWeb traffic shows that Twitter is quickly losing traffic and has already slipped in global rankings. Since Musk took over, its popularity appears to be declining," a Venture Smarter spokesperson said.

October 21, 2023