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Twitter removes option to send direct message on Android, iOS: Report

It is difficult to figure out whether this was done on purpose by the platform given the way the service is now run

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

'For You' tab to stay on users' preferred timeline on Twitter for web

The microblogging platform also said that the feature will also be coming to iOS and Android soon

Tesla says its 4Q profit rose 59% to $3.69 bn, expects strong margins

Tesla on Wednesday posted record net income in the fourth quarter of last year, and the company predicted that additional software-related profits will keep its margins higher than any other automaker. The Austin, Texas, maker of electric vehicles and solar panels said it made $3.69 billion from October through December, or an adjusted $1.19 per share. That beat estimates of $1.13 that had been reduced by analysts, according to FactSet. The company's profit was 59% more than the same period a year ago. Revenue for the quarter was $24.32 billion, which fell short of the $24.67 billion that analysts expected. On Jan. 13, the company cut prices in the U.S. and China, its two biggest markets, by up to 20% on some models, leading many analysts to believe that demand had fallen due to high prices and rising interest rates. Tesla said in its investor letter Wednesday that it would produce about 1.8 million vehicles this year, ahead of a predicted 50% annual growth rate. But the outlook

Elon Musk's 'impulsive' use of Twitter seizes spotlight in Tesla trial

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's impulsive and sometimes inflammatory usage of Twitter took centre stage Wednesday in a trial focused on whether he misled investors with his 2018 tweets indicating he had lined up financing to take the electric automaker private, a proposal that rapidly unravelled. The spotlight on Musk's tweeting habits came a day after the 51-year-old billionaire completed three days of defiant testimony during which he told the nine-member jury why he believed he could have pulled off a Tesla buyout that could have cost anywhere from $30 billion to more than $70 billion at the time. Musk, who now owns the Twitter service that's central to the trial about his management of Tesla, raised the prospect of a buyout in an Aug. 7, 2018 tweet stating he had the funding secured for the deal. Musk followed up a few hours later with another tweet suggesting a deal was imminent. After it became apparent that the money wasn't in place to take Tesla private, Musk and the company reached

New Twitter whistleblower says privacy lapses continued into Musk era

"Twitter does not have the capability to log which, if any, engineers use or abuse GodMode"

Two co-founders at Google and Twitter-backed Sharechat step down

This comes a week after Mohalla Tech Pvt Ltd, the parent company of homegrown video-sharing platforms ShareChat and Moj, laid off 20 per cent of its workforce, comprising around 500 employees

Prime Minister Modi extends greetings on National Voters' Day, lauds ECI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted people of the country on National Voters' Day

Twitter faces more lawsuits over unpaid rent for US HQ, UK office

Twitter quit paying rent on its San Francisco headquarters in December

Twitter faces more lawsuits over unpaid rent for US HQ, UK office

More landlords are taking Twitter to court over unpaid rent at the social media company's headquarters in San Francisco and its British offices the latest legal headaches for billionaire owner Elon Musk, who has been trying to slash expenses. Twitter is facing a lawsuit over allegations it failed to pay rent for its head office, according to California court documents. The owner of its premises in central London, meanwhile, said it's taking the company to court over rental debt. Musk is making extreme cost cuts after his USD 44 billion deal last year to buy Twitter left the company on the hook for about USD 1 billion a year in interest payments. Twitter has already been taken to court this month for falling behind on rent at another San Francisco office. It comes as Musk has been testifying in recent days in a separate class-action lawsuit from Tesla investors alleging his 2017 tweet misled them about funding to take the electric carmaker private. The Tesla CEO's cost-cutting ...

Twitter sued over failure to pay Dec rent on San Francisco headquarters

The social media company failed to pay the $3.36 million December rent for its offices at 1355 Market Street and the $3.42 million for January rent

Twitter expands fact-checking programme Community Notes to 4 more countries

"We're monitoring quality and continuing to expand to new countries over time," the company tweeted

Twitter plans to roll out zero ads subscription model, says Elon Musk

'Ads are too frequent on Twitter and too big. Taking steps to address both in coming weeks'

Derek O'Brien says Twitter deleted post on BBC documentary critical of PM

TMC MP Derek O'Brien has alleged that a tweet by him on a BBC documentary which he claimed "exposed" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stand on minorities has been deleted by Twitter. Posting a mail from the microblogging site which said his tweet was deleted on the request of the Indian government claiming it violated laws in India, O'Brien termed it as "censorship ". "CENSORSHIP. Twitter India HAS TAKEN DOWN MY TWEET of the #BBCDocumentary, it received lakhs of views. The 1-hour BBC documentary exposes how PM Narendra Modi HATES MINORITIES," the TMC leader alleged. He also posted the mail he received from Twitter. "Also see flimsy reason given. Opposition will continue to fight the good fight," the Rajya Sabha MP said in a tweet.

Musk admits he ignored investors while tweeting on Tesla 'going private'

Elon Musk has admitted in a US court that he ignored his advisors and investors while tweeting about Tesla securing funding in 2018

New update in Twitter will stop forcing 'For You' timeline on users: Musk

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday announced that the upcoming update of the micro-blogging platform will make it less mandatory for users to use the "For You" algorithmic timeline

Twitter officially bans third-party applications with new developer rules

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has quietly updated its "Developer Agreement" to ban third-party clients, almost a week after it blocked the apps' access to its platform

Twitter's bird statue sells for $100,000 at auction, says report

Microblogging platform prices Blue for Android at $11 per month, launches annual web plan

Twitter Blue now costs $11 per month for Android users: Details here

Twitter Blue plan starts at $8/month or $84/year in available countries to get the blue checkmark in addition to early access to features

Twitter plans further layoffs in product division in coming weeks: Report

Musk had said in November that Twitter was facing "a massive drop in revenue" as advertisers dropped out