Elon Musk says Twitter’s legal team called him after revealing the company’s process for vetting fake accounts. On Friday, the Tesla founder said the company used a sample of 100 to determine that 5% of its accounts were either fake, spam or duplicate. The social media giant didn’t take the disclosure well, Musk said. ‘Twitter … Read more
Donald Trump predicted that Elon Musk won’t buy Twitter and urged people to flock to his own Truth Social social media platform. The former chairman said he doesn’t believe billionaire Tesla will follow through on the $44 billion takeover of the tech company. He claimed at a rally in Texas on Saturday that it was … Read more
Elon Musk has joked that “owning the libs” doesn’t come cheap after claiming he put his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on hold. “Whoever thought owning the libs would be cheap never tried to acquire a social media company!” Musk tweeted on Saturday. He added: “At least that’s what the spirit of the lib thinks, … Read more
Elon Musk has announced that his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter is temporarily on hold pending details on the number of spam and bot accounts on the social media platform. The company said earlier this month that fake accounts or spam accounted for less than 5% of its 229 million users in the first quarter. … Read more
Elon Musk blasted America’s poor work ethic and praised the hard-working Chinese staff who stay at the factory “burning 3 a.m. oil”. The Tesla CEO, who once slept on the floor of his Fremont factory during production of the company’s Model 3 car, said Americans were “trying to avoid going to work at all” compared … Read more
Elon Musk tweeted “Love Me Tender” as he again hinted at the possibility of a hostile takeover of Twitter. The billionaire released the words of Elvis Presley over the weekend in a bid to entice shareholders with a takeover bid that could see him take control. A takeover bid would see him bypass the board … Read more
The Tesla CEO agreed with a tweet saying “the game is rigged” if he can’t buy Twitter in an ongoing battle for the company. Elon Musk, 50, agreed with podcast platform entrepreneur David Sacks on Saturday that he would “indeed” be rigged if he couldn’t buy Twitter. Sacks had tweeted on Thursday: “If the game … Read more
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who launched a takeover bid on Twitter on Wednesday, reacted to a tweet himself from over four years ago in which he shared his passion for the social media platform . “I love Twitter,” Musk said in a December 2017 tweet. “How much does it cost?” he replied a … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $41.39 billion, according to a regulatory filing released Thursday. Musk’s offer price of $54.20 per share represents a 38% premium to Twitter’s closing stock price on April 1, the last trading day before the public announcement of the larger investment. 9% of Tesla’s CEO in the … Read more
Experts predict that Twitter’s biggest investor, Elon Musk, could become an activist investor and try to replace Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, install a disruptor on the board or even leak damaging information about the company. ‘business. Last week, the Tesla CEO revealed that he had become Twitter’s largest shareholder, with a 9.2% stake in the … Read more