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We now know just how much money Elon Musk's X made after his takeover and it's a lot less than before his purchase
X generated $1.48 billion in revenue in the first half of 2023 — down roughly 40% from the sa…
Geoff Weiss
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5-Hour Energy billionaire Manoj Bhargava sued by the owner of Sports Illustrated for $49 million after a tumultuous takeover
Manoj Bhargava and Arena Group are now facing three lawsuits after he seized control of the former …
Jack Newsham
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If you’re quitting Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover, here's how to download all your tweets
The idea of deleting your Twitter is fine but what about your posts — the jokes, memes or anythi…
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The tech community says Altman's ouster is a 'hostile takeover' and a 'coup.' Here's what we know.
The details around what precipitated Altman's sudden dismissal from OpenAI are still fuzzy. But som…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Elon Musk will either pay far less for Twitter or use fake accounts as an excuse to walk away, experts say
Musk said last week that if 25% of users were bots, the deal for Twitter should cost 25% less. Expe…
Ryan Hogg
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Tesla climbs as Elon Musk signals he could walk away from Twitter deal over issues with fake accounts on the site
Telsa stock popped Monday as Elon Musk's lawyers filed a letter claiming Twitter had breached the t…
Brian Evans
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Inside California's tiny-home takeover
The tiny-home craze taking over the Golden State could spread across America as lawmakers ponder th…
Kelsey Neubauer
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Twitter employees monitored Elon Musk's jet-tracking account to see when he'd be in the office
Twitter employees monitored Elon Musk's jets via a social-media account to anticipate when their bo…
Grace Kay
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Elon Musk has threatened to nix the Twitter deal over too many bots on the platform. Here's why Musk is so fixated on fake accounts — and why they're so tricky to measure.
For most of us, Twitter bots may seem like just another online pest. But for Elon Musk, they might …
Avery Hartmans
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Walmart says hackers took over some Spark drivers' accounts and had access to their Social Security numbers
Walmart said hackers had access to about 200 Spark gig worker accounts over the course of two month…
Alex Bitter
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Elon Musk's takeover was so poorly planned the company got locked out of its own Twitter account, report says
The Twitter team finally accessed its account on Wednesday, Platformer reported, but the account ha…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Elon Musk says $44 billion Twitter takeover could go ahead if it gives details of fake accounts
Elon Musk and Twitter are suing each other after he walked away from a $44 billion takeover deal bl…
Sam Tabahriti
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More than a million Twitter accounts have been deactivated or suspended in the week since Elon Musk's takeover, report says
The number of Twitter account losses tripled in the days following Elon Musk's takeover, according …
Pete Syme
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Twitter has frozen staff stock accounts in a concrete sign Elon Musk's takeover deal is close to completion, report says
Twitter told staff that the accounts were frozen for a reconciliation of employee accounts "prior t…
Grace Dean
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Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision takeover blocked by UK competition regulator
The blockbuster deal would see Microsoft control the developer behind popular game franchise "Call …
Hasan Chowdhury
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Read Elon Musk's letter to Twitter calling off his $44 billion takeover deal
Elon Musk is abandoning his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter, blaming the company's failure to prov…
Sam Tabahriti,Ryan Hogg
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Elon Musk's takeover has prompted some celebrities to say they'll leave Twitter. Here's how to deactivate your account and protect your data.
Elon Musk finally completed his takeover last week, prompting some users to say they'll delete thei…
Pete Syme
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praises Elon Musk for his Twitter takeover and the release of the 'Twitter Files'
Kennedy called Musk's arrival at Twitter a "breath of fresh air for our country" and praised him fo…
Beatrice Nolan
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Twitter is reviewing its rules around permanent bans amid Elon Musk's takeover attempt — but Trump is unlikely to get his account back, report says
Former President Donald Trump would probably not be allowed back on the site if Twitter makes any p…
Kate Duffy
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Top Twitter exec says Elon Musk's approach to his takeover has created a 'chaos tax' for the company
Jay Sullivan, Twitter's new product chief, said he expected the upheaval caused by Musk's takeover …