Page 23 - Latest Updates on Elon Musk
Pandemic boom to season of layoffs: How big tech and startups got it wrong
It is not just Meta which is looking at becoming capital efficient. Alphabet, the parent company of Google and Microsoft have already sent messages that focus will be on increasing productivity
 "Pandemic boom to season of layoffs: How big tech and startups got it wrong")
Musk sells additional Tesla shares worth $3.4 bn towards Twitter deal
With this, he has offloaded almost $20 billion in Tesla shares this year. The world's richest man sold $8.4 billion in Tesla shares in April and another $6.9 billion in August.
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Twitter turbulence puts focus on brand security in social media advertising
Focused approach to media targeting, using third-party verification tools among measures advertisers are adopting
 "Twitter turbulence puts focus on brand security in social media advertising")
Mastodon struggles to keep up with recent flood of Twitter defectors
Searches for Mastodon spiked on Google following the Twitter acquisition, especially in Europe where the social network is based.
 "Mastodon struggles to keep up with recent flood of Twitter defectors")
Cryptoverse: Dogecoin's price doubled after Musk's Twitter acquisition
It was trading at about $0.07 on Oct. 27 before Musk tweeted "the bird is freed" to announce his ownership. Five days later, it was at $0.16.
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Latest LIVE: Nirav Modi loses extradition appeal in UK; to return to India
From strong earthquake in Nepal to US Midterm elections, catch all the live updates from across the globe here
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Musk's Twitter to introduce 'Official' label for some verified accounts
The lack of ID verification is likely to raise concerns about the possibility of people impersonating public figures
 "Musk's Twitter to introduce 'Official' label for some verified accounts")
Politics is war, truth is first casualty, says Musk as he attacks Democrats
Elon Musk on Tuesday said that politics is war and truth is first casualty, as he attacked Democrats and supported Republicans during the US mid-term election
 "Politics is war, truth is first casualty, says Musk as he attacks Democrats")
Twitter's $8 Blue service may not affect existing verified accounts
The original plan for the new Blue plan was that users who were already verified should also pay, or lose their Blue Badges after 90 days
 "Twitter's $8 Blue service may not affect existing verified accounts")
User growth at 'all-time highs' under Elon Musk, Twitter tells ad firms
Since the take-private deal closed, Twitter's so-called monetisable daily user (mDAU) growth accelerated to more than 20 per cent
 "User growth at 'all-time highs' under Elon Musk, Twitter tells ad firms")
India's 'first' Twitter user undecided on whether to pay for blue tick
Naina Redhu says she joined social media platform in 2006 after getting an invitation email
 "India's 'first' Twitter user undecided on whether to pay for blue tick")
Cryptoverse: Dogecoin's price double abfter Elon Musk acquired Twitter
Dogecoin's price doubled after the Tesla tycoon completed the $44 billion deal. It was trading at about $0.07 on Oct. 27 before Musk tweeted "the bird is freed" to announce his ownership
 "Cryptoverse: Dogecoin's price double abfter Elon Musk acquired Twitter")
Mastodon: Know everything about the platform hailed as Twitter alternative
Before Musk completed the Twitter acquisition on Oct. 27, Mastodon's growth averaged 60-80 new users an hour, according to the widely-cited Mastodon Users account
 "Mastodon: Know everything about the platform hailed as Twitter alternative")
Twitter: Mastodon, Tumblr, other alternatives that users are turning to
Launched in 2016, Mastodon is an open source software for a decentralized social network, with several features that are similar to Twitter
Twitter tells advertisers its user growth at all-time high under Musk
Twitter last reported 237.8 million mDAUs and a 16.6 per cent annual growth for its second quarter
 "Twitter tells advertisers its user growth at all-time high under Musk")
I'm open to the idea of voting Democrat again in future: Elon Musk
'Hardcore Democrats or Republicans never vote for the other side, so independent voters are the ones who actually decide who's in charge!'
 "I'm open to the idea of voting Democrat again in future: Elon Musk")
Why Musk's takeover of Twitter and the layoffs will shrink free speech
Musk's vision for Twitter is not particularly complex. He views it as a software platform first, and only then as a social network
Elon Musk tells Twitter followers to vote for Republicans in US midterms
His tweets were slammed by many of his followers
Elon Musk's Indian-origin adviser defends $8 fee for Blue tick verification
In his Twitter thread, he further mentioned that charging for blue tick would bring consistency to the platform
 "Elon Musk's Indian-origin adviser defends $8 fee for Blue tick verification")
Why pay $8 when you get everything free on our platform: Koo co-founder
In a Q&A, Aprameya Radhakrishna, who is also the CEO of the made-in-India microblogging platform, says Koo is even open to hiring those Twitter sacked and that verification on Koo is free for life
 "Why pay $8 when you get everything free on our platform: Koo co-founder")
