New Delhi | Twitter Co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey is back in the social media game, with the launch of his Twitter alternative called Bluesky that is now available in Apple App Store in the testing phase. The Twitter-funded micro-blogging platform is available as an invite-only beta as of now, and a public launch is […]
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Pakistan govt’s official Twitter account withheld in India
Islamabad | The Pakistan government’s Twitter account has been withheld in India due to a “legal demand”, the media reported on Saturday. The account displayed a message that said: “@GovtofPakistan’s account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.” In June, Pakistan media had reported that New Delhi blocked the flow of information […]
Twitter shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $44 bn takeover bid
San Francisco | Twitter shareholders on Tuesday voted to approve Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover bid. The vote came as Musk’s lead team is in a court battle to get out of the deal. Twitter confirmed that a preliminary count shows it has enough votes to approve the deal, reports The Verge. Twitter has […]
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44bn, company to go private
San Francisco | Tesla CEO Elon Musk finally caught an elusive Twitter bird for $44 billion, as the company’s board decided to give in to his takeover bid with his “best and final” offer. Twitter announced late on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by […]
Twitter to soon add edit button to help users fix typos
New Delhi | Twitter on Wednesday announced that it is working to allow users to edit their tweets after posting them to fix typos and errors, as its CEO Parag Agrawal welcomed Tesla and SpaceX CEO to its board of directors. The micro-blogging platform said Twitter plans to begin testing the feature with Twitter Blue subscribers […]
Musk buys 9.2% stake worth $3 bn in Twitter, stock soars 23%
San Francisco/New Delhi | Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who used Twitter for various reasons — from infuriating the US regulators with business-related tweets to making fun of world leaders — has acquired 9.2 per cent share worth nearly $3 billion in Parag Agrawal-run platform, Twitter announced on Monday. The surprising news led Twitter stock […]
I&B ministry Twitter account hacked, restored later
New Delhi | The Twitter account of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was compromised on Wednesday. The account, however, was restored later on. The hacker renamed the account as Elon Musk and tweeted a great job. The account was restored and posts made by hackers were deleted. “The account @Mib_india has been restored. This […]
Manish Maheshwari confirms he is leaving Twitter
New Delhi | Manish Maheshwari, former head of Twitter India who moved to a bigger role at the company’s headquarters in the US amid the political storm over account removals earlier this year, on Tuesday confirmed that he is leaving the micro-blogging platform — now under new CEO Parag Agrawal — to launch his own edtech […]
Jack Dorsey quits as Twitter CEO, announces IIT man Parag Agarwal as successor
New York | Jack Dorsey, the maverick behind making Twitter the world’s go-to social platform to rant, laud, troll or play simple catch up, is moving on. Confirming long-standing speculation that he would, @Jack, Dorsey’s handle for 18 years, enigmatically said: “not sure anyone has heard but,” and attached a one-page version of why and who. […]
Indian-origin Parag Agrawal is new Twitter CEO as Jack Dorsey steps down
New Delhi | In a surprise development, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday decided to step down from a company he was deeply associated with, handing over the baton to Indian-origin Parag Agrawal, the current CTO, who will be the new CEO and a member of the Board, effective immediately. Dorsey will remain a member of […]