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Elon Musk Purchases Twitter, Firing Top Executives
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Elon Musk fires 4 top Twitter execs including CEO Parag Agrawal: The executives fired include CEO Parag Agrawal, COO Ned Segal, top legal and policy executive ...
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Elon Musk fires 4 top Twitter execs including CEO Parag Agrawal
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Elon Musk Purchases Twitter, Firing Top Executives: Billionaire tweets ‘the bird is freed’ after closing $44 billion deal and ousting CEO Parag Agrawal ...
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Elon Musk Purchases Twitter, Firing Top Executives
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Elon Musk scrapped Twitter's board of directors, became sole director: Seven months after he tried to join Twitter's board, Elon Musk has now taken the company ...
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Elon Musk scrapped Twitter's board of directors, became sole director
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Elon Musk, ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal: history of their relationship: Just a year ago the pair met for what Musk called a "great dinner." Musk has since bought ...
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Elon Musk, ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal: history of their relationship
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Twitter CEO, executives will get big payday as Elon Musk takes over: Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and top lawyer Vijaya Gadde were jettisoned by ...
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Twitter CEO, executives will get big payday as Elon Musk takes over
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Elon Musk, ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal: history of their relationship: Just a year ago the pair met for what Musk called a "great dinner." Musk has since bought ...
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Elon Musk, ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal: history of their relationship
Quick Glance: Elon Musk Takes Twitter and Tech Deals to New Heights
  • Silicon Valley billionaires used to own ships and islands.

  • The most crucial aspect of Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter is that "s buying Twitter: The moguls have been unleashed."

  • Mr. Musk tweeted on Oct. 12: "Please buy my perfume, so I can buy Twitter," which received over 600,000 likes.

  • If Mr. Musk's purchase of Twitter signals the start of something, it also represents the end of something.
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Elon Musk disbands Twitter’s board, cementing control over company: Twitter's board of directors was dissolved on Thursday following Elon Musk's takeover of the ...
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Elon Musk disbands Twitter’s board, cementing control over company
Quick Glance: Twitter is rumored to be planning to charge $20 per month for verification, even for those who are already verified.
  • Elon Musk, who now controls Twitter after a $44 billion acquisition, is apparently going to charge users $20 per month to get the coveted verification badge through a Twitter Blue subscription.

  • It is unclear whether this new method will check everyone who has a Twitter Blue subscription or whether only those who subscribe will be evaluated for verification.

  • Musk has been vocal about his desire to change the way Twitter validates accounts and tackles bot issues, and he tweeted on Sunday, October 30, that "the whole verification process is being revamped right now."
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Elon Musk scrapped Twitter's board of directors, became sole director: Seven months after he tried to join Twitter's board, Elon Musk has now taken the company ...
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Elon Musk scrapped Twitter's board of directors, became sole director
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BREAKING: Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal have reportedly left the company's HQ and will not be returning
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Elon Musk fired top Twitter execs including CEO, reports say: According to these reports, Musk fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and other top executives ...
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Elon Musk fired top Twitter execs including CEO, reports say
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Top Twitter executives set to get $120 million in golden parachutes: Parag Agrawal, Ned Segal and Vijaya Gadde will get lucrative payments after being fired by ...
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Top Twitter executives set to get $120 million in golden parachutes
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Twitter’s Fired CEO Parag Agrawal Was Never Going To Please Everybody — Now It’s Elon Musk’s Turn
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Twitter’s Fired CEO Parag Agrawal Was Never Going To Please Everybody — ...
Quick Glance: The Search for a Robot With a Sense of Touch
  • Over the last decade, robots have improved to the point where they can now be seen in places ranging from warehouses to operating rooms.

  • In business, a sense of touch can enable robots to handle fragile objects and stock shelves.

  • In the home, touch would alert robots if they collided with someone or grabbed fingers too tightly.
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"Not The CEO You're Looking For": Banker Parag Agrawal's Profile Views Shot Up After Twitter CEO's Exit
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"Not The CEO You're Looking For": Banker Parag ...
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How Parag Agrawal forced Elon Musk to buy Twitter and walked away with $42 million after getting fired- Technology News, Firstpost
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Quick Glance: Celebrities threaten to leave Twitter following Musk's takeover: I'm not sure what the point is here.
  • When Elon Musk announced his plans to buy Twitter in April, he caused quite a stir.

  • The platform was flooded with profanity and a torrent of racist, antisemitic, Islamophobic, homophobic, and transphobic hate speech minutes after Elon Musk became the platform's owner. https://t.co/136jtrx3CL

  • Musk's "worst critics" should remain on Twitter, according to actress Mia Farrow, who responded to Musk's remark.

  • Hate speech meant to inspire violence (with no consequences) is not what I signed up for."
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Twitter’s Fired CEO Parag Agrawal Was Never Going To Please Everybody — Now It’s Elon Musk’s Turn
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Twitter’s Fired CEO Parag Agrawal Was Never Going To Please Everybody — ...
Quick Glance: Musk purchased Twitter, and Dorsey launched a beta version of a new social media startup.
  • As Elon Musk's Twitter transaction neared completion, Jack Dorsey's Bluesky Social garnered 30,000 sign-ups in two days for its beta-testing queue.

  • Just as Elon Musk was completing his purchase of Twitter, the firm's founder and former CEO, Jack Dorsey, launched a beta for a new social-media startup.

  • Dorsey stated in 2019 that Twitter was sponsoring research to create "an open and decentralized standard for social media."

  • "Dorsey cofounded Twitter in 2006 and had several years-long stints as CEO, most recently from 2015 to November of 2021, when he stepped down."
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Twitter now belongs to the billionaire: the deal is fixed, and Elon Musk is about to play out his power
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Quick Glance: Elon Musk modifies his Twitter bio to "Chief Twit"
  • The shift could be a clue that Musk intends to nominate himself as Twitter CEO, or to create a made-up title like "Technoking," as he has done at Tesla.

  • "CNBC first reported in May that Musk was likely to name himself interim CEO after closing the $44 billion deal."

  • Musk did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

  • If an agreement is not made, a trial would be held in November, which experts told Insider Musk would almost certainly lose.
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Elon Musk's biggest tech feuds: Agrawal, Zuckerberg, Bezos: Musk is known for his fiery temper and cutthroat tweets. Just hours after taking ownership of Twitter ...
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Elon Musk's biggest tech feuds: Agrawal, Zuckerberg, Bezos
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Parag Agrawal ‘escorted out’ with roughly ₹412 crore after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover | Mint
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Elon Musk Now Owns Twitter. Here's How the Platform Could Change: Twitter could get some major updates now that the takeover deal has gone through ...
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Elon Musk Now Owns Twitter. Here's How the Platform Could Change
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Elon Musk will reportedly take the CEO role after exec exodus: Elon Musk might take up the Twitter CEO role for now as he fired the top executive from the ...
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Elon Musk will reportedly take the CEO role after exec exodus
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Pakistan: After Rejecting 20-Year-Old Student's Proposal, 52-Year-Old Teacher Comes Around & Marries Her
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Bosses fired and more: Musk takes action on Twitter.: Top executives must go, the board of directors is dissolved, prices are to rise: Elon Musk is turning the ...
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Bosses fired and more: Musk takes action on Twitter.
Quick Glance: Following Musk's takeover, these celebrities bid farewell to Twitter.
  • Following Elon Musk's (51) Twitter takeover last week, the initial modifications were done quickly.

  • Toni Braxton (55) expresses her displeasure with the developments on Twitter, saying, "I'm shocked and appalled by some of the "free speech" I've seen on this platform since its takeover."

  • Elon Musk wishes to charge a fee for verification.

  • The blue checkmark that ensures the legitimacy of profiles has previously been free.

  • However, the checkmark will soon be available only to customers of the $4.99 "Twitter Blue" membership.
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Parag Agrawal likely to receive $42 million following exit from Twitter: Report: Agrawal's run as CEO was quickly disrupted by Musk’s arrival as a major ...
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Parag Agrawal likely to receive $42 million following exit from Twitter: ...
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Elon Musk's Twitter ownership begins with top exec firings, uncertainty: Elon Musk has taken ownership of Twitter Inc with brutal efficiency.
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Elon Musk's Twitter ownership begins with top exec firings, uncertainty
Quick Glance: Musk does not want a 'free-for-all hellscape' for Twitter.
  • 10, 2022, Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a SpaceX press conference.

  • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk tried to reassure wary Twitter advertisers on Thursday, a day before a deadline to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the social media network, by claiming that he is purchasing the platform to assist humanity and does not want it to become a "free-for-all hellscape."

  • According to an internal document quoted by numerous media sites, Musk is planned to speak personally to Twitter staff on Friday if the acquisition is closed.

  • Elon Musk carries sink into Twitter HQ as $44 billion deal deadline approaches.
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Twitter staff tweet job fears, show solidarity after Musk seals deal: Twitter employees tweeted to express concern and solidarity amid reports four top ...
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Twitter staff tweet job fears, show solidarity after Musk seals deal
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"Lay-off Has Started": Twitter India Employee After Email Notification: Twitter has started laying off employees in India as part of a global job cut ...
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"Lay-off Has Started": Twitter India Employee After Email ...
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Twitter’s First Day Under Elon Musk: High-profile Departures, Content Moderation Council, and Threats From Advertisers if Trump Is Onboarded
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Twitter executives that got fired or quit after Musk's takeover: List: Almost a dozen top executives have left the social media platform in the six days since ...
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Twitter executives that got fired or quit after Musk's takeover: List
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Elon Musk's Twitter sees mass exodus of top executives: Twitter's Chief Customer Officer Sarah Personette and Chief People and Diversity Officer Dalana Brand are ...
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Elon Musk's Twitter sees mass exodus of top executives
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Elon Musk denies reports he is firing Twitter employees in attempt to avoid payouts
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Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal To Receive $42 Million After Departure: With Musk's buyout now complete, Parag Agrawal has been fired. And it turns out ...
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Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal To Receive $42 Million After Departure
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Musk biographer: it was 'contentious' as Twitter deal closed: "It's not as if the Twitter executives are bringing down bottles of champagne ...
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Musk biographer: it was 'contentious' as Twitter deal closed
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Twitter starts laying off staff in India | Mint: World's richest businessman Musk began his innings at Twitter last week by firing the CEO Parag Agrawal as well ...
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Twitter starts laying off staff in India | Mint
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A diary of Elon Musk's chaotic first week as Twitter CEO: From demanding 12-hour workdays to sparring with celebrities, Elon Musk is a week into his Twitter ...
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A diary of Elon Musk's chaotic first week as Twitter CEO
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Mass layoffs at Twitter: The lawsuit, and concerns of increasing misinformation: Why has Twitter fired almost half its employees, what is the lawsuit it has ...
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Mass layoffs at Twitter: The lawsuit, and concerns of increasing ...
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Did Elon Musk fire everyone at Twitter? Ned Segal, Parag Agrawal get the ax. What to know
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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover: 5 prominent executives who left the company: A brief look at Twitter's most prominent personalities to get fired, their career ...
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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover: 5 prominent executives who left the company