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Twitter board to evaluate Elon Musk’s ‘unsolicited, non-binding’ $43 bn offer
San Francisco : Twitter on Thursday said it will carefully review the "unsolicited, non-binding" proposal from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to acquire the micro-blogging platform for more than $43 billion."The Twitter Board of Directors will…
Twitter acquires OpenBack to make push notifications better
New Delhi : Twitter has acquired OpenBack, a Dublin-based push notifications company, for an undisclosed sum as the micro-blogging platform aims to make notifications timely, relevant and engaging.In a tweet thread, Jay Sullivan who is…
Twitter investor sues Elon Musk for hiding his stake
San Francisco : A Twitter investor has sued Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for failing to disclose his stake in the micro-blogging platform as sought by the US laws.The lawsuit has been filed in Manhattan federal court by Marc Bain Rasella…
Elon Musk will not join Twitter’s board, says CEO Parag Agrawal
San Francisco : In a dramatic twist, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has announced that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will not join the board of the company, saying that "he believes it is for the best".The Indian-origin CEO last week said the…
Twitter likely reverts change that turned embeds of deleted tweets into blank boxes
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter reportedly confirmed that it has reversed a change that turned the appearance of deleted tweets embedded on websites outside of the platform.According to The Verge, instead of leaving a blank gap…
Twitter brings ALT badge, improved image descriptions globally
San Francisco : In a bid to make it easy to add alt text to image uploads, micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that its new accessibility features, ALT badge and improved image descriptions, are now available globally. The company…
Twitter testing new feature to let users ‘unmention’ themselves
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter said it isAtesting a new way for users to remove themselves from conversations they do not want to be a part of.The company said that the experimental feature is currently available on the Web for…
Twitter change leaves huge gaps in websites
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter has made a small but significant change to how deleted tweets are shown when they are embedded in third-party websites. Since at least the end of March, the social media network has started…
Twitter limits reach for Russian govt accounts
San Francisco : In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Twitter has announced not to amplify or recommend government accounts in countries starting with Russia that limit access to free information and are engaged in armed interstate…
Twitter to soon add edit button to help users fix typos
New Delhi : Twitter on Wednesday announced that it is working to allow users to edit their tweets after posting them to fix typos and errors, as its CEO Parag Agrawal welcomed Tesla and SpaceX CEO to its board of directors. The…