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Twitter to charge $1,000 per month from businesses for their gold badges

The micro-blogging platform has expanded its Blue service subscription service to six more countries, taking the total to 12 where users can subscribe to it

Twitter to enable free write-only API to bots providing good content: Musk

Last week, Twitter announced that it will stop offering free access to its API from February 9 and instead launch a paid version

Last 3 months extremely tough, had to save Twitter from bankruptcy: Musk

Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the past three months have been "extremely tough" as he "had to save Twitter from bankruptcy" while also fulfilling his duties in Tesla and SpaceX. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Musk said that the microblogging site continues to have challenges.Elon Musk tweeted, "Last 3 months were extremely tough, as had to save Twitter from bankruptcy, while fulfilling essential Tesla & SpaceX duties. Wouldn't wish that pain on anyone. Twitter still has challenges, but is now trending to breakeven if we keep at it. Public support is much appreciated!". He tweeted in response to The Wall Street Journal's news article.Musk lamented the company's "massive drop in revenue" just one week after closing the USD 44 billion deal to buy Twitter in October, which he attributed to "activist groups pressuring advertisers," Fox Business reported. Since then, he has made a number of changes on Twitter, as per the news report.Elon Musk has reduced .

Twitter sued by advisory firm for not paying $1.9 mn as Musk deal fees

An advisory firm Innisfree M&A Incorporated has sued Twitter for failing to pay it $1.9 million for services the firm rendered for the $44 billion deal by Elon Musk.

SpaceX may attempt Starship rocket launch in March, says Elon Musk

Since last year, SpaceX has been looking to launch the pivotal demonstration flight of its next-generation deep-space transportation system as it aims to fly NASA astronauts to the moon

Tesla's Elon Musk listens while vilified, hailed as tweet trial ends

As he sat stoically in court, Elon Musk on Friday was both vilified as a rich narcissist whose reckless behaviour risks anarchy and hailed as a visionary looking out for the little guy. The contrasting portraits of the enigmatic billionaire came during closing arguments in a trial focused on whether Musk's tweeting in 2018 misled Tesla shareholders, steering them in a direction that they argue cost them billions of dollars. The three-week trial has pitted Tesla investors represented in a class-action lawsuit against Musk, who is CEO of both the electric automaker and the Twitter service he bought for USD 44 billion a few months ago. After three hours of arguments wrapped up Friday, a nine-person jury began its deliberations in the civil case centred on two tweets Musk posted August 7, 2018 about a Tesla buyout that never happened. The first tweet, posted just before he boarded his private jet, Musk declared he had funding secured to take Tesla private. A few hours later, Musk sent

Tesla's Musk found not liable in trial over 2018 'funding secured' tweets

Shares of Tesla rose 1.6% in after-hours trading following the verdict

Elon Musk surprise appearance as high-profile Tesla tweet trial wraps up

A high-profile trial focused on a 2018 tweet about the financing for a Tesla buyout that never happened drew a surprise spectator Friday Elon Musk, the billionaire accused of misleading investors with his usage of the Twitter service he now owns. Musk, the CEO of both Tesla and Twitter, strode into the San Francisco federal courtroom moments before closing arguments from the opposing attorney in the case were scheduled to begin and took a seat alongside his legal team. Like everyone else in the courtroom, he was wearing a mask, as required by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, but briefly dropped it as he chuckled and whispered something to one of his lawyers. Although an August 7, 2018 tweet disclosing he had funding secured " is the at the center of the trial, Musk wasn't required to show up for Friday's proceedings. His presence in court while he is trying to reverse huge losses at Twitter and overseeing Tesla amid stiffening competition underscores the importance of the trial's ..

Twitter to share ad revenue with some content creators, says Musk

Musk, however, did not give details about the portion of revenue that would be shared with users

Here's all you need to know about Twitter's various kinds of ticks, labels

Users are aware of the Blue-tick on Twitter which was reserved for active and prominent users on the platform that Twitter counts as "notable" profiles

Twitter expands Blue subscription service to 6 more countries: Reports

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has expanded its Blue service subscription service to six more countries, taking the total to 12 where users can subscribe to it.

All users can now request reinstatement of suspended accounts on Twitter

Elon Musk-run Twitter on Thursday announced that anyone can now appeal their account suspension

Elon Musk plans WeChat-like payments system on Twitter that includes crypto

Twitter under Elon Musk is now working on a payments system that will support accepted currencies with crypto functionality embedded into it

Gautam Adani now no longer among world's top 10 richest billionaires

In the last 24 hours, Adani's net worth has fallen $8.21 billion, the highest among the top 100 billionaires in the list

Next Twitter update to make For You or Following choice persist: Musk

On January 21, Musk had announced that the upcoming update of the platform will make it less mandatory for users to use the "For You" algorithmic timeline

US investigates self-driving claims made by Elon Musk for Tesla: Report

Musk in November last year said the Tesla FSD beta is available to anyone in North America

Twitter will take 'less severe action' against accounts that break rules

Elon Musk-run Twitter on Saturday announced it will take "less severe actions" against user accounts that break its rules, asking them to remove controversial tweets and move on

Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets US officials to discuss electric vehicles

Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk met Biden administration officials in Washington to discuss electric vehicles, CNN reported on Friday citing the White House spokesman.Reportedly, Musk met with a senior American political consultant focused on climate, John Podesta and Mitch Landrieu, who oversees the implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law.The group talked about "shared goals around electrification and how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act can advance electric vehicle production and charging, as well as the broader cause of electrification," according to the White House official.The meeting of Musk with US officials comes as the House Oversight Committee is planning to hold a hearing next month focused on Twitter and how it handled a story about Hunter Biden's laptop, according to CNN.Musk also met with US House speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the US Capitol in Washington.Taking to Twitter, Musk wrote, "Just met ..

Tesla Cybertruck won't see mass production until 2024, says Elon Musk

The Cybertruck was first announced in 2019 to widespread interest, but its production has been repeatedly delayed

Tesla says it will invest $3.6 bn in Nevada truck factory expansion

Tesla said it intends to invest USD 3.6 billion to expand manufacturing capabilities in Nevada and is confident growing software-related profits, reflected in record net income reported Wednesday for the fourth quarter of last year, will keep margins higher than any other automaker. The company confirmed it plans to produce high volumes of semi-trucks and make enough cell batteries for 2 million light-duty vehicles annually in Nevada. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo posted a photo on Twitter of himself and CEO Elon Musk late Tuesday after the newly elected Republican announced in his first State of the State address Monday night that Tesla had committed to a brand-new" manufacturing facility for electric trucks in northern Nevada. The project actually will expand an existing operation at the Truckee Reno Industrial Centre, about 20 miles (32 kilometres) east of Reno-Sparks along Interstate 80. But the plan takes the company a step closer to accomplishing previously announced plans to ramp