Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk announced Friday that the platform would be launching differently colored badges to distinguish between accounts. “Sorry for the delay, we’re tentatively launching Verified on Friday next week,” he tweeted. “Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals (celebrity or not) and all verified accounts will be manually
Musk scraps new Twitter label hours after launch
Twitter on Wednesday unveiled — and then almost immediately scrapped — a new grey “official” label for some high-profile accounts as Elon Musk struggles to revamp the highly influential platform following his $44 billion buyout. “I just killed it,” Musk tweeted just hours after the new tag was added to government accounts as well as those
Twitter to suspend fake accounts
Popular microblogging platform, Twitter , has stated that it will permanently suspend impersonation accounts which do not clearly specify “parody”. The new Twitter boss, Elon Musk, made this known in a series of tweets on Monday. The Chief Twit, as he calls himself, stated that the suspension would come without warning, following the rollout of
Twitter Rolls Out New $8 Subscriptions Offering Verification
Twitter on Saturday launched a subscription service for $8 a month that includes a blue checkmark now given to verified accounts as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the platform’s verification system. In an update to Apple iOS devices, Twitter said users who “sign up now” can receive the blue checkmark next to their names, “just
Elon Musk pulls out of Twitter deal
Elon Musk pulled the plug on his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter on Friday, accusing the company of “misleading” statements about the number of fake accounts, a regulatory filing showed. Musk terminating the deal that he inked in April to buy the social media giant sets the stage for an epic court battle over
Why Elon Musk’s Starlink is a big deal for Nigeria
Elon Musk announced via a tweet (how else) that the government of Nigeria has approved Starlink as an Internet Service Provider. Let’s understand the implications and what this means for you as an investor. What is Starlink? Starlink is high-speed internet access delivered via low earth orbital satellites (LEO). Figure 1, A Starlink antenna
Elon Musk proposes to buy Coca-Cola to ‘put the cocaine back’ in the soft drink
His reason? He wants to “put the cocaine back” in the soft drink, the billionaire wrote.Many Twitter users have been posting suggestions for other companies that Musk should purchase. Elon Musktweeted on Wednesdaythat he would like to purchase Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in the drink. Musk’s post came two days after the billionaire acquired
Twitter CEO set to receive $42 million if terminated after Musk deal
CEO Parag Agrawal would get an estimated $42 million if he were terminated within 12 months of a change in control at the social media company, according to research firm Equilar. On Monday billionaire Elon Musk struck a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, ending its run as a public company since 2013. Musk
Elon Musk’s clubhouse statements push Bitcoin up
A jump in the price of Bitcoin sparked last week by Elon Musk’s Twitter profile had largely unwound by Monday. The cryptocurrency surged as much as 16% Friday, touching $38,627, after Musk changed his Twitter profile to “#bitcoin.” While the reference was still visible Monday, Bitcoin was back at around $33,600 as of 2 p.m. in Tokyo.
Elon Musk raises alarm over COVID-19 Tests
Elon Reeve Musk has raised an alarm regarding his Covid-19 test that came in contradictory. He took to his Twitter account to display his worry over the incidence. Elon Musk FRS is a business magnate, industrial designer, engineer, and philanthropist. He is the founder, CEO, CTO and chief designer of SpaceX; early investor, CEO and