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Elon Musk pulls out of Twitter deal; gives reason

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has pulled out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, a microblogging platform. The billionaire investor accused the company of "misleading" statements about the number of fake accounts on the social media platform.

Elon Musk reactivates Kanye West's Twitter account after ban

The owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Elon Musk, has reinstated the account of famous American singer and fashion designer Kanye Omari West, popularly known as Kanye West or Ye. The company, on Saturday, told the Wall Street

Elon Musk threatens X users involved in engagement farming

Elon Musk has warned users on his micro-blogging platform X (formerly Twitter) that they will be penalised for engaging in engagement farming. The billionaire businessman made this known today via his X account. He wrote: "Any accounts doing engagement farming

Music: Professor - Nguye Lona (feat. Sdudla No MaThousand)

Straight out of South Africa, here's a fresh tune from Kalawa Jazmee's Favourite Son - Professor entitled Nguye Lona; and it features Sdudla No MaThousand. Check on it!

Elon Musk's Starlink's satellites disrupted by major solar storm

Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk's SpaceX, warned on Saturday of a "degraded service" as the Earth is battered by the biggest geomagnetic storm due to solar activity in two decades. Starlink owns around 60% of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting

Elon Musk finally takes over Twitter, fires top executives

The world's richest man, Elon Musk assumed full control of Twitter late Thursday. In an apparent confirmation on Friday, the co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted "the bird is freed". The $44billion purchase of the influential social media platform was first

Three African countries where Elon Musk's Starlink is illegal

Business Insider Africa presents three African countries where the use of Elon Musk's Starlink is illegal. Starlink has plans to launch in 19 more African countries in 2023 and 2024. Starlink's operation in Africa has not been all rosy as it is facing regulatory

Elon Musk plans to introduce monthly charges on X

Elon Musk, the owner of X, the social media platform formally known as Twitter, is set to introduce monthly charges for users of the platform. Elon Musk believes that getting users to pay for using the platform is the only way to tackle bots. Musk made this

Elon Musk reveals he's hired new female CEO for Twitter

Twitter boss, Elon Musk revealed he's hired a woman to take over from him as the new chief executive officer. Musk, who bought Twitter in October 2022, tweeted: 'Excited to announce that I've a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks! 'My role

Elon Musk removes Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, other's verification badges

Microblogging site, Twitter has stripped notable Nigerian musicians of their Legacy verification tick. The microblogging platform, on Thursday, removed the verification badges of the Nigerian singers, Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid and Peter Okoye. Recall that

Why Elon Musk may pay Mummy Zee thousands of dollars

The viral sensationalist, Deborah Loveth Olaki better known as Mummy Zee may get to smile to the bank once again as thousands of dollars may be awaiting her from the American businessman, Elon Musk. It is worth noting that the social media app owned by Elon

Elon Musk advises X users to unblock all blocked accounts

Social media platform X owner, Elon Musk, has advised users of the platform to unblock all accounts they have blocked in the past. While the billionaire did not expressly state why this is important, he simply said, "it will bring you good fortune." To make

Elon Musk puts $44 billion Twitter deal 'temporarily on hold'

The world's richest man, Elon Musk has put his deal to buy Twitter on hold, albeit temporarily. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter early Friday, May 13 to announce that he is pressing pause on his $44 billion-takeover of the social media platform. "Twitter deal

Elon Musk has gained $37.3 billion in 5 days

Elon Musk's financial fortunes are witnessing a dramatic turnaround, rebounding from a recent slump to reach levels not seen in nearly a year. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the net worth of the world's third-richest individual has surged by

Twitter employee who publicly criticised Elon on Twitter loses his job

A Twitter employee has lost his job after he engaged Elon Musk on the platform to express his disapproval. Twitter founder Elon Musk had tweeted: "Btw, I'd like to apologize for Twitter being super slow in many countries. App is doing >1000 poorly batched

Elon Musk: Twitter set to charge $20 per month for verification

An American communications company, Twitter, has announced plans to start charging almost $20 monthly for verification. This is coming barely 48 hours after Elon Musk took over Twitter ownership. The monthly subscription is said to be part of the premium service

Details of meeting between Elon Musk, Chinese Premier, Li Qiang emerge

The Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, that the Chinese market is always open to foreign-funded firms. China's number Two official disclosed this on Sunday after an unannounced meeting in Beijing with Musk, who doubled as the Executive Chairman

Twitter to roll out feature for impression count - Elon Musk

Twitter CEO, Elon Musk has said the social media giant will roll out feature to allow users to see impressions their tweets make. Musk disclosed this in a post via his Twitter handle on Thursday. He said that over 90 per cent of Twitter users read but don't