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Elon Musk trolled again for Twitter outage; he reacts
- Twitter experienced a global outage on Thursday, which affected thousands of users who were unable to send DMs or post tweets on the platform.
- The issue was limited to the iOS mobile app, with the website and Android version of the app working fine.
- The Twitter outage prompted trolls and memes on social media, with many targeting CEO Elon Musk.
- In response, Musk tweeted a statement defending himself and clarifying that the outage was caused by external factors, such as network issues and server errors.
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Elon Musk aiming to appoint new Twitter CEO by the end of 2023
- Elon Musk may appoint his successor as Twitter CEO by end of 2023, after stabilizing the organization and its finances, according to his recent comments at the World Government Summit in Dubai.
- Musk took over as Twitter CEO after acquiring the social media firm for $44 billion in October, but has indicated that he doesn't plan to hold the role permanently.
- In December, Musk tweeted a poll asking if he should step down as CEO of Twitter, with the majority of the 17.5 million votes saying yes.
- Musk joked on Twitter that he will resign as CEO "as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job," and will focus on running the software and servers teams.
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Elon Musk donated around $1.9 billion of Tesla shares to charity last year
- Elon Musk donated around $1.95bn worth of shares in Tesla to charity last year, according to a filing with US regulators.
- The donation of 11.6 million shares was described as a "bona fide gift," but the recipient(s) were not named.
- This is not the first time Musk has donated Tesla stock to charity. He gave away around $5.74bn worth of shares in 2021.
- According to a regulatory filing, and has also pledged to donate millions to schools in Texas for "downtown revitalization."
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Elon Musk posts pic of 'new CEO of Twitter'; leaves Internet in splits
- Elon Musk, who recently acquired Twitter in a $44 billion deal, announced on Twitter that his pet dog, Floki, a Shiba Inu, is the new CEO of the social media platform.
- Musk's move has received mixed reactions, with some people finding it amusing and others seeing it as another example of his eccentric behavior.
- Musk has been teasing the idea of hiring a new CEO for Twitter to replace himself, including mentioning the possibility of hiring MrBeast, a popular YouTuber.
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Elon Musk & Rupert Murdoch spark reaction by sitting together at Super Bowl; pic surfaces
- A picture of Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch sitting together at the Super Bowl has gone viral on social media.
- Social media users responded to the viral picture of Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch with various comments and speculations, including the suggestion that Musk could be offering to buy Fox News and others guessing that the two were discussing flying objects spotted over the US.
- Elon Musk himself has responded to the picture, revealing that he and Rupert Murdoch were actually discussing Dogecoin, the popular cryptocurrency.
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Musk reacts after US shoots down 3rd mysterious flying object
- Elon Musk tweeted to his followers, saying "Don't worry, just some of my Alien friends of mine stopping by" in response to the recent incidents of US shooting down unidentified flying objects.
- US Air Force and National Guard pilots shoot down object over Lake Huron, causing security concerns and strain with China.
- Another object shot down by US fighter jets off northern Alaska, in US sovereign airspace.
- US and Canadian orders result in US F-22 jet shooting down object over Canada's Yukon Territory, posing threat to civilian flight.
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End of an Era? Twitter to remove all legacy `Blue Badges` soon
- Elon Musk has confirmed the removal of legacy Blue badges on Twitter.
- Twitter Blue is now available in 15 global markets, including India, and charges users Rs 650 per month for verification.
- Twitter Blue subscribers in the US are now able to create long tweets of up to 4,000 characters and see 50% fewer ads.
- Twitter has told businesses they must pay $1,000 per month to retain gold badges, or they will lose their checkmarks.
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Twitter outage was reportedly because an employee accidentally deleted data
- Twitter experienced a major outage caused by an employee who accidentally deleted data.
- The team responsible for the internal service was no longer at the company following Elon Musk's cost-cutting measures and ultimatum to staff in November.
- Twitter employee numbers have decreased more than two-thirds under Musk's leadership.
- The outage prompted Elon Musk to email staff to pause new feature development and prioritize system stability. The outage also drew criticism from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.
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Elon Musk takes a dig at Jeff Bezos' iconic day 1 mantra
- Elon Musk tweeted about a key takeaway from Amazon's 25 annual letters written by Jeff Bezos since 1997.
- The Twitter user pointed out that Bezos wrote about a "Day 1" mentality in all of the letters.
- Amazon describes "Day 1" as a culture and operating model that emphasizes a start-up mindset and a focus on customers and innovation.
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Musk fires Twitter engineer over his dropping reach: Report
- A top Twitter engineer was fired by Elon Musk after making a comment about his declining popularity on the platform.
- According to Platformer, Musk's popularity in search rankings had dropped from 100 last year to nine.
- Musk questioned engineers and advisors at Twitter about his declining engagement on the platform.
- The engineer was fired after showing Musk a Google Trends chart to explain the decline.
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Ex-Twitter privacy chief joins BeReal social media startup
- Damien Kieran, formerly Twitter's Chief Privacy Officer, has joined French social media start-up BeReal as its General Counsel.
- Kieran's new role will see him lead the legal affairs of the photo-sharing app, which is focused on fostering genuine connections between users.
- The move comes just two weeks after Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion, and Kieran cites the "product, people and potential" as the factors that lured him in to BeReal.
- With his extensive experience and knowledge of privacy, Kieran is poised to make a positive impact on BeReal as it continues to grow and evolve in the competitive world of social media.
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Twitter user shares Elon Musk's daily schedule; he responds
- Elon Musk, the world's second-richest person, responded to a tweet about his daily schedule.
- A Twitter user shared Elon Musk's daily routine, which consists of sleeping, waking up, and working.
- Elon Musk acknowledged his heavy workload, tweeting "I'm worried about me too."
- He previously stated that his workload increased from 70-80 hours a week to 120 hours after acquiring Twitter.
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Elon Musk tweets meme on US shooting down Chinese 'spy balloon'
- Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and second-richest person in the world, shared a meme on Twitter.
- The meme depicted a scene from the 2009 animated film "Up" where the flying house is shot down.
- The meme was in reference to the US shooting down an alleged Chinese "spy balloon" off the Atlantic coast.
- China has accused the US of overreacting and violating international practice.
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‘Extremely tough’: Musk on past 3 months as Twitter CEO
- Elon Musk recalled his past three months as Twitter CEO. He said that it has been "extremely tough" as he "had to save Twitter from bankruptcy" while also fulfilling his duties in Tesla and SpaceX.
- Musk attributed the drop in revenue to activist groups pressuring advertisers.
- To fix Twitter, Elon Musk reduced half of the staff, introduced a subscription service, and auctioned off memorabilia.
- Despite these changes, Elon Musk has faced legal troubles due to accusations of contract breach and discrimination from former Twitter employees.
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Musk is having sleepless nights, working all day to run 5 companies he owns
- Elon Musk is the owner of five companies, including SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company, Neuralink, and Twitter.
- In a recent tweet, Elon Musk mentioned that he works all day to run his businesses.
- Currently, his focus is on improving Twitter, which he hopes to turn into a profitable company, known as "Twitter 2.0".
- Despite owning five companies, Elon Musk's priority is to work on making Twitter a success.
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