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Sacked Twitter employee asks his job status, Elon Musk replies
- An ex-Twitter employee asked Elon Musk to confirm his employee status after losing access to his work computer 9 days ago.
- Musk asked about the work the employee had been doing, and the employee responded, mentioning saving $500k on a SaaS contract and leading prioritization of design projects.
- Musk responded with laughing emojis, which some interpreted as public humiliation.
- Some Twitter users criticized Musk's response and suggested giving the ex-employee another chance.
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Twitter outage affects millions as sole engineer manages critical APIs alone
- Twitter experienced multiple issues as only one person was handling the platform's API, causing links and images to stop loading and users having trouble accessing TweetDeck.
- The company made an internal change as part of a project to shut down free access to the Twitter API, which resulted in unintended consequences and cascading consequences inside the company.
- Twitter's recent change has ended the existence of third-party clients and drastically limited the ability of outside researchers to study the network.
- Elon Musk commented on the recent Twitter outage, stating that a small API change had massive ramifications and that the code stack needs a complete rewrite.
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Mumbai journalist files complaint against Twitter & Elon Musk
- A journalist from Mumbai has filed a complaint of cheating against Twitter and Elon Musk.
- The complaint alleges that Twitter and Musk stole the journalist's idea of coloured verification badges for heads of state, which he had shared on Twitter in May 2022.
- The journalist claims that Twitter did not respond to his idea but introduced the same concept a few months later.
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Esther Crawford, former Twitter employee seen sleeping on floor, speaks out on company's layoffs
- Ex-Twitter employee Esther Crawford defends company's layoffs after being pictured sleeping on office floor, saying "businesses are not families".
- Crawford emphasizes empathy for both sides in response to criticism of remaining employees after Twitter layoffs.
- After experiencing Twitter layoffs, Crawford defends employees who remain and encourages understanding for both parties involved.
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Peloton appoints former Twitter executive Dalana Brand to be chief people officer
- Peloton has hired Dalana Brand, a former executive from Twitter, as its new chief people officer.
- This move comes as part of the company's ongoing transformation efforts, as it looks to solidify its leadership team.
- Peloton has also recently brought on board two other former Twitter executives.
- CEO Barry McCarthy has stated that Brand's hire completes the year-long effort to build out the company's leadership team.
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Elon Musk goes live at 2 a.m. to test mic, plays 'fart' noises for 10 minutes
- Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, hosted a Twitter Spaces livestream on February 28, 2023 for 10 minutes, where he discussed a variety of topics, from cryptocurrency to his new mic setup.
- During the livestream, Musk demonstrated his new microphone, which was designed to eliminate background noise. However, he then proceeded to make fart noises into the mic, much to the amusement of the listeners.
- At one point, his co-host, Jason Calacanis, joked that Musk might be streaming from the toilet after a flushing sound was heard.
- Musk also discussed his recent acquisition of Twitter, and how he plans to make the platform more user-friendly and secure.
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'They forced me to buy it': Elon Musk's tweet on Twitter acquisition triggers meme fest
- Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last year and has since made several changes to the platform, including introducing a paid verification service.
- Musk has faced criticism for firing employees and selling furniture from Twitter headquarters to cut costs.
- In response to a meme questioning why he bought Twitter, Musk posted a funny reply saying he was "forced" to buy the company, which has sparked a meme fest.
- Musk has previously commented on his acquisition, expressing disbelief that he bought the platform and revealing that he had to sell a lot of Tesla stock to do so.
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Elon Musk may appoint this company CEO as Twitter head
- According to a report by Platformer, Elon Musk may appoint Steve Davis, CEO of The Boring Company, as the next CEO of Twitter.
- Musk had assigned Davis the task of cutting Twitter's costs by $500 million, but Davis managed to cut nearly $1 billion.
- Davis' success in significantly reducing Twitter's costs has led to internal speculation that Musk will select him as the next CEO of Twitter.
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Bengaluru Men's Rights Group performs Elon Musk 'Puja'; pic goes viral
- The men's rights NGO Save Indian Family Foundation organized a puja for Elon Musk in Bengaluru, claiming that Musk's takeover of Twitter allowed them to exercise their right to free speech.
- The group has been worshipping Musk as the "destroyer of Wokashura" and "evictor of feminists" for his support of men expressing their views against authorities.
- The NGO has a set of mantras, including "Ohm Elon Muskaya Namah" and "Ohm Feminist Evictoraya Namah".
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Musk says remaining Twitter employees will soon receive ‘very significant’ stock awards
- Elon Musk announced that remaining Twitter employees will receive "very significant" performance-based stock awards on March 24.
- The announcement came after Twitter completed a difficult organizational overhaul that resulted in at least 200 layoffs.
- Musk stated in an internal memo that the remaining employees are highly regarded by those around them.
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Musk calls US media & schools ‘racist against whites & Asians’
- Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX, accused "the media" and "elite colleges and high schools" of being racist against white and Asian people without providing evidence.
- Musk's statement came in response to the news that media organizations removed "Dilbert" from syndication after its creator, Scott Adams, made racist remarks on his YouTube channel.
- Tesla has been sued multiple times for racist discrimination, including a high-profile case involving anti-Black harassment of a former employee in California.
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Musk-led Twitter has been sued by at least six companies for failing to pay bills
- Writer, Inc. has sued Twitter for non-payment, making it the sixth U.S. company to do so since Elon Musk took over in October.
- Non-payment disputes with vendors are unusual after a buyout, according to finance experts.
- Typically, such disputes are more common with financially distressed companies.
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Judge asks if Musk's $56 bn Tesla pay hangs on a legal 'kill shot'
- A judge in Delaware is considering a trial challenging Elon Musk's $56 billion pay at Tesla.
- The trial is centered around whether a single material misleading disclosure to shareholders would void the compensation plan, which the judge referred to as "a kill shot."
- The lawsuit was filed in 2018 by Tesla investor Richard Tornetta, who argued that the pay plan unjustly enriched Musk and should be voided.
- The judge has asked both sides for additional briefing and a ruling is expected in the coming months.
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Elon Musk calls Twitter ‘world’s largest non-profit’
- Elon Musk, the new owner and CEO of Twitter, recently joked about the platform's financial struggles before he acquired it for $44 billion, referring to it as "the world's largest non-profit."
- Musk acknowledged the difficulties he has faced in attempting to revitalize the social media giant since taking over last fall.
- Despite these challenges, Musk remains determined to improve the platform's financial performance and overall user experience.
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Musk says 'inevitable' as Meta unveils paid verification on Facebook & Instagram
- Twitter CEO Elon Musk responded to Meta's announcement of paid verification for Instagram and Facebook, calling it "inevitable."
- Meta is testing the new paid verification system, which will cost $11.99 per month for the web and $14.99 per month for mobile.
- Former Twitter executive Sriram Krishnan, who is now an adviser to Musk, praised the new system and said it will end the old world of verification and badges online forever.
- Some Twitter users expressed their opinions on the new paid verification system, with some calling Facebook a "worthless wasteland" and others suggesting that verification will become just another business expense.
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