Twitter acquisition

Massive layoffs at Twitter! Company sacks 100 employees from its talent acquisition team

Twitter has parted ways with members of its talent acquisition team. Approximately 100 workers have lost their jobs at the company. 

Jul 08, 2022, 10:54 AM IST

Elon Musk’s SpaceX axed employees for criticising billionaire boss

SpaceX has repoetedly fired several employees involved in writing an open letter that was critical of the billionaire’s public behaviour.

Jun 18, 2022, 12:35 PM IST

Twitter's account of deal shows Musk signing without asking for more info

Musk negotiated the Twitter deal over the weekend of April 23 and April 24 without carrying out any due diligence, the proxy statement shows.

May 17, 2022, 23:30 PM IST

Elon Musk will not buy Twitter if THIS does not happen

Twitter stated last week that there were approximately 5% of spam accounts on the microblogging site in this quarter.

May 17, 2022, 16:32 PM IST

Elon Musk-Twitter deal on hold for now: Key things to know

As a result of the acquisition, Musk stated that he will make Twitter algorithms open source and alter its regulations to better encourage free expression on the network.

May 14, 2022, 17:50 PM IST

Elon Musk told he'll cut jobs at Twitter, make money from tweets

Musk had to convince the banks that Twitter produced enough cash flow to service the debt he sought. In the end, he clinched $13 billion in loans secured against Twitter and a $12.5 billion margin loan tied to his Tesla Inc stock.

Apr 29, 2022, 20:25 PM IST

Elon Musk planning to buy Facebook and delete it too? Here’s the truth behind it

The viral tweet reads 'Now I'm going to buy Facebook and delete it haha'.

Apr 29, 2022, 16:37 PM IST

From weed joke to agreed deal: Inside Musk's $44 billion Twitter buyout

Twitter`s bankers projected, however, that even if the company did as well as last year, investors would value it less, because the advertising market in the social media world had become more price-competitive.

Apr 26, 2022, 20:47 PM IST

From hostile takeover bid to ‘best and final deal’: Here’s how Elon Musk-Twitter deal unfolded

Twitter announced that the public company will become privately held after the acquisition is complete.

Apr 26, 2022, 16:30 PM IST

Elon Musk says he has $46.5 billion in financing ready to buy Twitter

Last week, Musk announced an offer to buy the social media company for $54.20 per share, or about $43 billion. 

Apr 21, 2022, 21:05 PM IST

Elon Musk willing to hike personal Twitter investment to $15 billion: Report

Elon Musk is reportedly willing to invest between $10 billion and $15 billion of his own cash to take Twitter private. 

Apr 20, 2022, 16:45 PM IST

Amul doodle on Elon Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ bid winning hearts on Twitter

Amul has shared a doodle that shows Musk trying to woo a blue bird --Twitter's logo-- to come inside a cage. 

Apr 19, 2022, 09:10 AM IST

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey finally breaks his silence on Elon Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ bid

Dorsey, who left Twitter in November last year -- handing over the baton to Indian-origin Parag Agrawal -- remains a board member until next month with his 2.2 per cent share.

Apr 18, 2022, 12:21 PM IST

Twitter board must be concerned about other bidders not me: Elon Musk

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that the Board of Twitter should be more concerned about other potential bidders than him.  

Apr 17, 2022, 13:34 PM IST

Twitter acquires news startup Scroll in push for subscriptions

Scroll allows users to subscribe and read news articles from publishers including Insider, BuzzFeed and USA Today without ads. The company says publishers who work with Scroll earn more money than they would by selling advertising. The deal will help Twitter build a subscription feature, such as letting users access premium features from news outlets or a writer`s Revue newsletter, Twitter added.

May 04, 2021, 20:45 PM IST

Salesforce still mulls bid for Twitter as shareholders resist

Salesforce.com Inc is still deliberating whether it should make an offer for Twitter Inc in the face of resistance from Salesforce shareholders over the strategic merits and valuation of such a deal, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Oct 11, 2016, 08:52 AM IST

Race to buy Twitter intensifies; may receive bids this week

As Google, Salesforce and even Walt Disney join the race to buy Twitter, the micro-blogging website is expected to receive bids this week.

Oct 05, 2016, 11:17 AM IST

Twitter pins ad revenue hopes on new partnership, acquisition

Twitter Inc`s efforts to reassure disaffected ad buyers may hinge on the success of two deals that were announced along with its bleak forecast on Tuesday, advertisers and analysts said.

Apr 30, 2015, 08:55 AM IST

Twitter options active on deal chatter

Twitter Inc`s shares jumped 5 percent and activity in its options surged on Tuesday on unsubstantiated market chatter about the company fending off a takeover bid.

Apr 08, 2015, 08:54 AM IST

Twitter in talks to buy Bieber-backed selfie app Shots: Reports

The microblogging website is particularly interested in the app`s more than 3 million users, nearly two-thirds of whom are women under 24.

Nov 26, 2014, 09:08 AM IST