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Elon Musk to commence job cuts at Twitter today as advertisers hit pause

"In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday," Twitter management said in an email reviewed by Bloomberg

Elon Musk plans to eliminate 3,700 jobs at Twitter to cut costs: Reports

Musk also intends to reverse the company's existing work-from-anywhere policy, asking remaining employees to report to offices -- though some exceptions could be made, the people said

Twitter can allow users to see global content with ease: Musk to Ali Zafar

The Tesla CEO is in a hurry to change Twitter, announcing product changes every day via his Twitter account that now has 113.5 million followers

Elon Musk may enable Twitter Edit button for everyone, says report

Twitter boss Elon Musk might enable the micro-blogging platform's Edit button for all the users very soon

Twitter drops flagship developer event 'Chirp' as CEO Musk trims workforce

In June this year, then CEO Parag Agarwal had announced that the company was bringing back the Chirp conference in November

Elon Musk aims to start charging for Twitter verification from next week

The badges will be part of an $8-a-month subscription that could go live as early as Monday, according to people familiar with the plans.

Twitter is simply the most interesting place on the Internet: Elon Musk

A day after announcing plans to charge a monthly fee for Twitter's blue tick verification, the social media company's new owner Elon Musk said you get what you pay for and that Twitter is simply the most interesting place on the Internet. Twitter is simply the most interesting place on the Internet. That's why you're reading this tweet right now, Musk tweeted on Wednesday. Earlier he tweeted: Being attacked by both right and left simultaneously is a good sign and you get what you pay for. Musk has announced that the verification blue tick in front of a user's name that authenticates the account will be charged eight dollars per month, prompting outrage and disbelief among some longtime users. Musk, the world's richest person, acquired Twitter in a whopping USD 44 billion deal on October 27. He also fired the social media company's four top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal and legal executive Vijaya Gadde. Power to the people! Blue for USD 8 per month, he tweeted on Tuesday,

People banned from Twitter won't be restored for weeks: Elon Musk

Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Twitter will not allow anyone who has been kicked off the site to return until it sets up procedures on how to do that, a process that will take at least a few weeks. That would mean people banned from the site for violating Twitter's rules for harassment, violence, or election and COVID-related misinformation will not be able to return before next Tuesday's US midterm elections. The pledge came after Musk, who took control of the social-media site last week after buying it for USD 44 billion, said in a tweet that he had met with a handful of civil-society leaders about how Twitter will continue to combat hate and harassment and enforce its election integrity policies." Those attending the meeting on Tuesday asked Musk not to restore the banned users ahead of the midterms, said Jessica Gonzlez, an attorney and co-CEO of the advocacy group Free Press who attended the meeting. The attendees including leaders from the NAACP, Anti-Defamation League and

RuPay credit card UPI to succeed if small transactions under 10%: Asbe

'RuPay credit card UPI to see good traction if small merchant transaction stays within 10%'

Hate content on Twitter surges, more top-management executives quit

The departures come as hateful content skyrocketed since Musk closed the deal

Elon Musk to keep funding key satellite links, confirms Ukrainian official

Elon Musk has given assurances to Ukraine that he will keep funding its access to a crucial satellite network providing Kyiv with battlefield and humanitarian communications in its war with Russia, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday. Elon Musk told me personally that he will continue to support Ukraine and continue to provide Starlink to Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, told The Associated Press. There are no problems for now with Starlink, Fedorov said through an interpreter. Doubts arose last month about whether Musk would continue to offer the SpaceX Starlink system to Ukraine. Its more than 2,200 low-orbiting satellites provide a broadband internet service to more than 150,000 Ukrainian ground stations. But Musk tweeted in mid-October that it was costing SpaceX USD 20 million a month to support Ukraine's communications needs. He also noted his company has to create, launch, maintain and replenish satelli

Twitter won't allow anyone back on platform without diligent process: Musk

The 'Chief Twit' Musk earlier said that he will reinstate Trump's account on Twitter

Twitter may allows users to paywall their video content, says report

It is, however, unclear whether this option was conceived after Tesla CEO Elon Musk took over the platform

Binance CEO invest $500 mn in Elon Musk's Twitter to support free speech

Twitter boss Musk has announced that users can get their accounts verified with the new Blue plan at a price of $8

Paid Twitter blue ticks? A look at the origin of social media verification

Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that Twitter users would have to 'buy' their verification blue ticks for $8 per month

Mastodon social network sees user influx amid Twitter turbulence: Report

Mastodon is a decentralised, open source and distributed social network with independent user-managed servers

NPCI CEO pitches UPI autopay after Musk demands fee for blue ticks

Even as a debate rages about Twitter's decision to charge users for 'blue ticks', the NPCI has pitched its UPI autopay offering to take care of the monthly payments. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) managing director and chief executive Dilip Asbe replied to a tweet by billionaire Musk, saying the UPI's recurring payments offering already has 7 million users. "No worries, India has UPI AutoPay (7 Mn new approved collection mandates/month) to collect every anytime/month/quarter or yearly as you wish dear Twitter," Asbe wrote in response to Musk's tweet, tagging the microblogging site as well. "To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost USD 8," Musk said in a tweet. It can be noted that the NPCI operated Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been at the centre of the Indian digital payments story and taken the electronic alternative to newer highs. Twitter has been giving the 'blue tick' for public figures and known figures for many years now. The

Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for premium Blue subscribers

The feature was based on the platform Twitter acquired from Scroll, a service that specialised in removing ads from news sites

Continue complaining, but it will cost $8: Musk on blue tick fee backlash

After Twitter's new owner Elon Musk announced that getting a blue tick on the microblogging site will cost around USD 8 a month, many netizens expressed their disappointment over Musk's decision.Musk's plan to charge Twitter users to get a verified account quickly prompted outrage and disbelief among some longtime microblogging site users. However, the backlash did not affect Musk.On Wednesday morning, he took to Twitter and reaffirmed his stance on the matter at hand."To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost USD 8," he tweeted."Totally stole idea of charging for insults & arguments from Monty Python tbh," Musk later added.A day ago, Musk announced what amounted to a Twitter plus paid subscription service that will allow users to post long videos, audio and also combat "spam and scam.""Twitter's current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for USD 8/month," he tweeted.The ...

Twitter CMO steps down as more top heads roll after Musk takeover

Jean-Philippe Maheu, vice president of global client solutions; chief consumer officer Sarah Personette; and Dalana Brand, chief of people and diversity, are also leaving the micro-blogging platform.