Twitter is refusing to pay its Google Cloud bills: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter is refusing to pay its Google Cloud bills: Report

The Hindu  

Twitter has refused to pay its Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this month, which could result in the social media company's trust and safety teams being seriously impacted, Platformer reported on Saturday. Before Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform last year, Twitter signed a multi-year contract with Google related to fighting spam and protecting accounts, among other things, the report said. Twitter hosts some services on its server and houses others on the cloud platforms of Amazon and Google, Platformer said. In March, Amazon warned Twitter that it would withhold advertising payments because of the company's outstanding bills to Amazon Web Services for cloud computing services, according to the Information.

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Twitter back to using Google Cloud after new CEO helps resume payments: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter back to using Google Cloud after new CEO helps resume payments: Report

Hindustan Times  

Twitter has resumed paying Google Cloud for its services, patching up a relationship that became strained after Elon Musk acquired the social network and stopped paying Google and various other companies. The two companies are also negotiating a broader partnership that could include advertising and Google’s use of Twitter’s API, said the person, who requested anonymity to discuss a private …

Twitter faces lawsuit over unpaid bills by former PR firm, joins list of legal challenges. Here's what happened
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter faces lawsuit over unpaid bills by former PR firm, joins list of legal challenges. Here's what happened

Live Mint  

Twitter is facing another legal battle as its former public relations firm takes legal action against the social media platform for non-payment of invoices. The firm claims that Twitter has failed to pay its bills since Elon Musk assumed control of the company. The outstanding amount, totaling USD 830,498, encompasses six unpaid invoices and expenses related to a subpoena incurred …

Twitter monetisation: Elon Musk to charge 10% for content subscription
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter monetisation: Elon Musk to charge 10% for content subscription

Live Mint  

In a bid to diversify its revenue resources, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that the social media platform will start charging a 10% cut on content subscriptions after the first year. Elon Musk said that the company will not charge any cut for the first 12 months, but after the stipulated period, a 10% cut will be charged on the …

Column: Elon Musk broke what made Twitter great. It’s going to cost him — and us
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: Elon Musk broke what made Twitter great. It’s going to cost him — and us

LA Times  

Twitter once aspired to be the town square of the internet. Things have been trending in this direction since Elon Musk took over the platform in October, but it’s clearer what Twitter has become in the wake of the Great Blue Check-opalypse of 2023. To most of Twitter’s users, the blue check mark had become not a widely desired service, …

Microsoft to cut Twitter from its social media management tool
1 year, 8 months ago

Microsoft to cut Twitter from its social media management tool

The Hindu  

Microsoft will cut Twitter from its social management and advertising tool, prompting Twitter CEO Elon Musk to declare that he would be suing the company. Microsoft updated its website to share that its Smart Campaigns with Multi-platform would no longer support Twitter, meaning that users would not be able to access their Twitter accounts, draft/manage tweets, view past tweets, or …

Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44bn five months ago. He says its value now is…
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44bn five months ago. He says its value now is…

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has put the current value of Twitter at $20 billion, less than half the $44 billion he paid for the social media platform just five months ago, according to an internal email seen by American news media. Twitter CEO Elon Musk The email to employees referred to a new stock compensation program in the San Francisco-based company and …

Parts of Twitter’s source code leaked online
1 year, 8 months ago

Parts of Twitter’s source code leaked online

The Hindu  

Some parts of Twitter's source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday that was first reported by The New York Times. According to the legal document, filed with the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, Twitter had …

Twitter API paid may cost developers over ₹34 lakh per month: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter API paid may cost developers over ₹34 lakh per month: Report

Live Mint  

Twitter's once free Application Programming Interface is now set to cost a staggering $42,000 per month, as reported by a tech outlet earlier this month. Wired, a well-known tech publication, has shared documents indicating that the developer community, researchers, and academia who have been utilizing Twitter's API without any charges for years may now be required to pay to retain …

Twitter API access could cost $42,000 per month at minimum, says report
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter API access could cost $42,000 per month at minimum, says report

The Hindu  

Access to Twitter’s once free Application Programming Interface could cost users tens of thousands of dollars per month based on the enterprise package that they choose, reported tech outlet Wired on Friday. According to documents shared with Wired, a Small Package will let Twitter subscribers access 50 million tweets for $42,000 a month. A higher priced package will let them …

Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone
54 years, 11 months ago

Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone

Wired  

Since Twitter launched in 2006, the company has acted as a kind of heartbeat for social media conversation. Academics have used free access to Twitter’s API, or application programming interface, in order to access data on the kinds of conversations occurring on the platform, which helps them understand what the online world is talking about. Since 2020, there have been …

Twitter was down last night because there's only 1 engineer left to handle Twitter API
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter was down last night because there's only 1 engineer left to handle Twitter API

India Today  

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter and fired more than half of Twitter’s workforce, outages at the platform have been rather common. Twitter’s recent outage Twitter users also reported seeing a cryptic message that read, “Your current API plan does not include access to this endpoint, please see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api for more information.” Twitter’s official support account responded to the …

Twitter hit by biggest malfunction since Musk deal
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter hit by biggest malfunction since Musk deal

The Telegraph  

Twitter suffered its biggest malfunction since being bought by Elon Musk on Monday night after an internal change caused pictures and links on the social media site to stop working. Error messages displayed after clicking links said: “Your current API plan does not include access to this endpoint” and the error code 467. We’re working on this now and will …

Twitter's revenue, adjusted earnings drop about 40% in December
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter's revenue, adjusted earnings drop about 40% in December

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc. reported a drop of about 40% year-over-year in both revenue and adjusted earnings for the month of December, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The report comes after several advertisers slashed their spending on the social-media platform after Elon Musk took charge of the company on October 27, resulting in a …

Twitter CEO Elon Musk Announces Updates To The Platform, Including Improved Retweet Reach
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter CEO Elon Musk Announces Updates To The Platform, Including Improved Retweet Reach

ABP News  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that the Twitter team "completed" several works "over night", including improving the reach of retweets and "removed filter causing false negatives". "Removed height penalty affecting tweets with pics/video, increased # of recommended tweets, better tracking of dropped tweets, removed filter causing false negatives, removed penalty if user follows author, improved reach of retweet," …

Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room

The Hindu  

Thousands of Twitter users on February 8 reported problems using the platform as the Elon Musk-owned social network began letting paying users post tweets as long as 4,000 characters. Twitter Blue subscribers can now post tweets of up to 4,000 characters, far beyond the 280-character limit imposed on non-paying users, the tech firm said. more words more words more words …

Twitter may charge $1000 per month for companies’ verified gold check marks
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter may charge $1000 per month for companies’ verified gold check marks

The Hindu  

Twitter may charge around $1000 per month for companies and organisations on the platform that want their verified gold check mark, according to alleged emails shared online. One email shared by a social media consultant on Twitter showed messages offering the ‘Verified for Organizations’ plan at $1000 per month, with an additional $50 monthly fee for additional affiliated handles. This …

Twitter API will no longer be free
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter API will no longer be free

The Hindu  

Access to Twitter’s Application Programming Interface will no longer be free, according to an update by Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk. The verified Twitter Dev account tweeted that access to the free API would stop from February 9, to be replaced by “a paid basic tier.” Mr. Musk also said on February 3 that free access to the API was being …

Twitter sued for breach of contract & refusal to pay $8 million to a key software vendor
2 years ago

Twitter sued for breach of contract & refusal to pay $8 million to a key software vendor

Firstpost  

Twitter is being sued by Imply Inc for breach of contract after Elon Musk refused to pay for the services provided by them. A lawsuit was recently filed against Twitter by Imply Data, Inc, alleging that they failed to pay a $1,092,000 invoice in a software contract that doesn’t expire until late 2024. Shortly after Musk’s purchase of Twitter was …

Twitter has stopped paying rent for its offices, plans to not pay severance packages to laid-off workers
2 years ago

Twitter has stopped paying rent for its offices, plans to not pay severance packages to laid-off workers

Firstpost  

Musk and his team at Twitter are facing multiple lawsuits, including wrongful termination, and discrimination at the workplace for disproportionately targeting women, and specially-abled people. In an effort to cut costs and save money, Elon Musk, first fired over 50 per cent of the 7200 people or so on Twitter’s payroll. Musk and Twitter have already been sued for wrongful …

Twitter to charge $11 for Twitter Blue and Twitter Verified Badges, to offset Apple’s commission
2 years ago

Twitter to charge $11 for Twitter Blue and Twitter Verified Badges, to offset Apple’s commission

Firstpost  

To bypass Apple’s and potentially Google’s commissions that they charge from app developers, Musk has decided to simply pass the cost off to customers who pay for Twitter Blue, and charge users $11 a month. Second, Musk wanted to come up with a system that would allow Twitter to bypass Apple’s commission that they charge app developers if their annual …

Twitter to lower Blue pricing for web users to $7
2 years ago

Twitter to lower Blue pricing for web users to $7

Live Mint  

Twitter Inc plans to change the pricing of its Twitter Blue subscription product to $7 from $7.99 if users pay for it through the website, and $11 if they do so through its iPhone app, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person briefed on the plans. The move was likely a pushback against the 30% cut that Apple Inc …

Musk says Twitter clash with Apple a 'misunderstanding'
2 years ago

Musk says Twitter clash with Apple a 'misunderstanding'

The Hindu  

Twitter owner Elon Musk said he met with Apple chief Tim Cook on Wednesday and "resolved the misunderstanding" that prompted him to declare war on the iPhone maker's App Store. "Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store," Mr. Musk tweeted. Mr. Musk also tweeted a video clip of "Apple's beautiful HQ" …

Elon Musk refusing to pay ’millions of dollars’ worth bills at Twitter: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk refusing to pay ’millions of dollars’ worth bills at Twitter: Report

Live Mint  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's cost cutting measures after acquiring Twitter in a $44 billion deal has surpassed mass layoff- and according to reports has trickled down to refusing to pay previous bills that are worth "millions of dollars". The report published in New York Times, states that Elon Musk refuses to reimburse travel vendors expenses worth "millions of dollars" incurred …

Elon Musk gives Twitter employees an ultimatum: Stay or go by tomorrow
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk gives Twitter employees an ultimatum: Stay or go by tomorrow

NPR  

Elon Musk gives Twitter employees an ultimatum: Stay or go by tomorrow Enlarge this image toggle caption CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images New owner Elon Musk has told remaining Twitter employees they will need to decide by Thursday afternoon whether to stay at the company or quit. In an email to staff entitled "A Fork …

Elon Musk fires Twitter’s app developer via tweet; here’s why
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk fires Twitter’s app developer via tweet; here’s why

Live Mint  

After laying off 50 percent of employees and thousands of contractors, the new Twitter CEO Elon Musk has now fired a member of Android app developer team, but this time via a tweet. The person whose employment was terminated by Musk is an Android developer named Eric Frohnhoefer who had stated in his tweet that Musk's assessment of Twitter being …

Elon Musk's first email as Twitter boss: No WFH, mandatory 40-hours per week work
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk's first email as Twitter boss: No WFH, mandatory 40-hours per week work

India TV News  

Elon Musk has been making new since he entered the Twitter office as the new owner and today he emailed his employees for the first time, where he asks them to be prepared for “difficult times ahead." Elon Musk mentioned in his email that there was “no way to sugarcoat the message" about the moneymaking viewpoint for the organisation and …

Elon Musk has taken on eye-watering debt to buy Twitter. It could explain the chaos of the takeover, staff cuts and blue tick fees
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk has taken on eye-watering debt to buy Twitter. It could explain the chaos of the takeover, staff cuts and blue tick fees

ABC  

It's fair to say Elon Musk has a lot on his plate at the moment. The world's richest man has taken out $US20 billion in loans to buy Twitter — a relatively unprofitable social media website many have idealised as being a "global town square". It's probably worth noting from the outset that Twitter sued Mr Musk during the process …

Elon Musk Orders Twitter To Pare Infrastructure Costs By $1 Billion: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk Orders Twitter To Pare Infrastructure Costs By $1 Billion: Report

ABP News  

In a bid to pare excess expenditure, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has directed Twitter Inc's teams to find up to $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings, citing two sources privy to the development news agency Reuters reported on Friday. The micro-blogging company is aiming to find between $1.5 million and $3 million a day in savings from servers and …

Elon Musk orders Twitter to cut infrastructure costs by $1 billion: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk orders Twitter to cut infrastructure costs by $1 billion: Report

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has directed Twitter Inc's teams to find up to $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings, according to two sources familiar with the matter and an internal Slack message reviewed by Reuters, raising concerns that Twitter could go down during high-traffic events like the U.S. midterm elections. Elon Musk orders Twitter to cut infrastructure costs by $1 billion: …

Twitter spent years building its staff. Under Musk, job cuts have already begun
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter spent years building its staff. Under Musk, job cuts have already begun

LA Times  

Hiring is challenging for every industry, but especially tech. “Competition for highly skilled personnel is intense,” Twitter said in its 2014 annual report, shortly after the company went public. But laying off 50% of a company’s workforce is “out of any norm,” Anat Lechner, business professor at the New York University Stern School of Business, said Thursday before news of …

Elon Musk Plans To Eliminate 3,700 Jobs At Twitter To Pare Costs: Reports
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk Plans To Eliminate 3,700 Jobs At Twitter To Pare Costs: Reports

ABP News  

In a bid to cut costs following $44-billion Twitter acquisition, Tesla CEO Elon Musk plans to eliminate 3,700 jobs or half of the social media company’s workforce, citing sources privy to the development Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The world’s richest person also intends to reverse the company’s existing work-from-anywhere policy, asking remaining employees to report to offices, though some exceptions …

Elon Musk plans to cut half of Twitter workforce to drive down costs: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk plans to cut half of Twitter workforce to drive down costs: Report

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk plans to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc., or half of the social media company’s workforce, in a bid to drive down costs following his $44 billion acquisition, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Musk also intends to reverse the company’s existing work-from-anywhere policy, asking remaining employees to report to offices -- though some exceptions …

Hackers exploiting Twitter’s paid verification plan to send phishing emails
2 years, 1 month ago

Hackers exploiting Twitter’s paid verification plan to send phishing emails

The Hindu  

Hackers and scammers are exploiting the confusion caused by Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s plans for paid verification on the platform, by sending phishing emails disguised as official Twitter forms. Using a Google email, a Google Doc, and a Google site, the false email campaign claimed that from Wednesday, users would have to pay $19.99 for Twitter verification unless they confirmed …

Elon Musk responds to backlash over $8 fee for Twitter blue tick: ‘Continue complaining, but...’
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk responds to backlash over $8 fee for Twitter blue tick: ‘Continue complaining, but...’

Hindustan Times  

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk on Wednesday responded to uproar over the $8 monthly fee his company has announced for verified accounts on the microblogging site. Reiterating his position to charge users, the Tesla CEO and SpaceX owner tweeted, “To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost $8.” SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently became the …

Elon Musk announces $8 monthly charge for verified Twitter accounts
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk announces $8 monthly charge for verified Twitter accounts

Hindustan Times  

Microblogging platform Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has announced $8 monthly charge for verified Twitter accounts. In a series of tweets on Tuesday night, Musk said that the verified accounts will also get “priority in replies, mentions and search, ability to post long video and audio, and half as many ads”. Elon Musk announces $8 monthly charge for verified Twitter …

Explained: How Elon Musk funded $44 billion Twitter deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: How Elon Musk funded $44 billion Twitter deal

The Hindu  

Elon Musk on Thursday closed the $44 billion deal announced in April to take Twitter Inc. private and took ownership of the influential social media platform by firing top executives immediately. Mr. Musk pledged to provide $46.5 billion in equity and debt financing for the acquisition, which covered the $44 billion price tag and the closing costs. Elon Musk's $33.5 …

Elon Musk tweeted THIS after securing Twitter deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk tweeted THIS after securing Twitter deal

Live Mint  

On October 27, Elon Musk's Twitter agreement became official. According to internal Twitter analysis seen by Reuters, the acquisition takes place at a time when Twitter is having trouble retaining its most active users. According to people familiar with the situation who asked to remain anonymous due to the nature of the information, Vijaya Gadde, CFO Ned Segal and Sean …

Elon Musk completes take over of Twitter | READ TIMELINE
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk completes take over of Twitter | READ TIMELINE

India TV News  

Highlights Elon Musk reversed himself & offered to honor his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 bn This is a deal he had spent the previous several months trying to wriggle out of The two parties now have to close the deal by Friday Elon Musk Twitter: On October 4, Elon Musk reversed himself and offered to honor his …

Twitter likely to witness 75% job cuts as Musk plans massive layoffs: Reports
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter likely to witness 75% job cuts as Musk plans massive layoffs: Reports

India TV News  

Highlights Musk's plan in connection with the layoff was shared by him with prospective investors 75% layoffs will leave Twitter with a skeleton crew, the report stated In the past, Musk has alluded to the need to cull some of the company's staff Twitter's workforce is likely to witness job cuts as Elon Musk has plans to lay off several …

Twitter locks employees’ accounts in anticipation of deal, report says
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter locks employees’ accounts in anticipation of deal, report says

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc. has frozen equity award accounts for employees days ahead of the deadline to close its deal with Elon Musk, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, a sign that the social media firm hopes the deal will be completed. The social media company updated its employee FAQ page this week to alert staff they won't be able to access or …

Musk lawyers say Twitter is spurning new bid for company
2 years, 2 months ago

Musk lawyers say Twitter is spurning new bid for company

The Hindu  

Elon Musk’s lawyers said Thursday that Twitter is refusing to accept the Tesla billionaire’s renewed $44 billion bid for the social media company and are asking a Delaware court to halt an upcoming trial. “Astonishingly, they have insisted on proceeding with this litigation, recklessly putting the deal at risk and gambling with their stockholders’ interests.” Since Twitter sued Mr. Musk …

Musk says he wants Twitter again and will pay $44B price
2 years, 2 months ago

Musk says he wants Twitter again and will pay $44B price

Associated Press  

Elon Musk wants Twitter again — and Twitter is game. “I don’t think Twitter will give up its trial date on just Musk’s word — it’s going to need more certainty about closing,” said Andrew Jennings, professor at Brooklyn Law School, noting that the company may also be worried about Musk’s proposal being a delay tactic. A letter from Musk’s …

Elon Musk's Twitter deal: Here's what we know about his 'grand vision'
2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk's Twitter deal: Here's what we know about his 'grand vision'

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has made a dramatic U-turn on his vow to walk away from buying Twitter and will now continue with his proposed $44 billion acquisition as planned. 'Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app,' Musk tweeted on Tuesday night, hours after he offered to complete the buyout at his original offer price of $44 billion. …

Why Elon Musk Wouldn’t Face Twitter in Court
54 years, 11 months ago

Why Elon Musk Wouldn’t Face Twitter in Court

Wired  

After months spent trying to escape the deal he signed to acquire Twitter, Elon Musk now says he intends to complete the purchase after all. Robert Miller, chair of corporate finance and law at the University of Iowa College of Law, says Musk’s attempt to escape the agreement he had signed was always “an uphill climb,” citing how the entrepreneur …

Deal back on? Elon Musk gets closer to buying Twitter
2 years, 2 months ago

Deal back on? Elon Musk gets closer to buying Twitter

Associated Press  

The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again off-again purchase of Twitter took a turn toward a conclusion Tuesday after the mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 billion. “I don’t think Twitter will give up its trial date on just Musk’s word — it’s going to need more certainty about closing,” said …

Elon Musk proposes going ahead with deal to buy Twitter
2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk proposes going ahead with deal to buy Twitter

The Hindu  

The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again off-again purchase of Twitter took a turn toward a conclusion on Tuesday after the mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 billion. “I don’t think Twitter will give up its trial date on just Musk’s word — it’s going to need more certainty about closing,” …

Elon Musk likely to go ahead with Twitter deal at $54.2 a share: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk likely to go ahead with Twitter deal at $54.2 a share: Report

India Today  

Billionaire Elon Musk is proposing to go ahead with his original offer of $54.20 to take Twitter Inc TWTR.N private, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, sending the shares of the social media firm surging. Twitter shares jumped 12.7% at $47.93 before trading was halted for the second time, while Tesla Inc TSLA.O, the electric vehicle company that Musk heads, fell …

Twitter shareholders vote in favor of Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter shareholders vote in favor of Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer

Live Mint  

Twitter Inc's shareholders approved a $44 billion buyout by Elon Musk on Tuesday, handing over the deal's outcome to a court battle in which the billionaire is trying to scrap the purchase. According to a preliminary vote count read, a majority of shareholders voted in favor of accepting Elon Musk’s $54.20-a-share offer to acquire the social-networking company. Back in July …

Twitter says Elon Musk’s latest argument to nix deal is invalid
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter says Elon Musk’s latest argument to nix deal is invalid

Live Mint  

Twitter Inc. said Elon Musk’s latest argument to terminate his $44 billion agreement to purchase the social-media company is invalid, and it continues to seek to enforce the deal. Mr. Musk’s lawyer on Friday argued that Twitter’s roughly $7 million payment to a whistleblower gives the billionaire another avenue to walk away from the deal. His lawyers said a June …

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