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Twitter is dying: Internal documents indicate dire situation

"Is Twitter dying?" billionaire Elon Musk mused in April, five days before offering to buy the social media platform. The reality, according to internal Twitter research seen by Reuters, goes far beyond the handful of examples of celebrities ghosting their own accounts. Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users - who are vital to the business - engaged, underscoring a challenge faced by the Tesla chief executive as he approaches a deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company.
26 October 2022, 09:13 AM

'Cometh the hour, cometh the man!'

The plaudits came in thick and fast for the India star after his match-winning knock of 82* against Pakistan at the MCG at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
24 October 2022, 03:31 AM

Elon Musk under federal investigations: Twitter

Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities over his conduct in his $44 billion takeover deal for Twitter Inc, the social media company said in a court filing released on Thursday.
14 October 2022, 04:44 AM

How to use the new Twitter podcasts feature

Here is a simple guide on how to use Twitter's latest feature: podcasts.
30 August 2022, 14:01 PM

Story of #BoycottBollywood

In the last few months, the glistening ocean with the colour of money started to go dry for the Bollywood ship after the trending hashtag popping up on twitter; #boycottbollywood. The hashtag first appeared during untimely demise of Bollywood actor, Sushant Singh Rajput. Blockbuster Movies with huge star power behind them are falling prey to the #BoycottBollywood trend. With every other movie to delivering box office duds, the glory days are currently in rear-view mirror of Bollywood.
18 August 2022, 12:11 PM

Google against self-regulatory body to hear user complaints in India

Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter (TWTR.N), sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.
11 August 2022, 10:15 AM

Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to public debate on bots

Elon Musk recently challenged Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the percentage of bots on the social media platform.
8 August 2022, 12:06 PM

Elon Musk's Twitter countersuit due by Friday

Elon Musk and Twitter, who are suing each other over the world's richest person's effort to exit their $44 billion merger, couldn't even agree on how much to tell the public about their dispute.
3 August 2022, 23:30 PM

Ronaldo and Maguire most abused PL players on Twitter

Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have received the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a report published Tuesday has found.
3 August 2022, 05:29 AM

Twitter, Musk lock horns over US$ 44bn deal as trial set for October

Twitter's lawsuit seeking to hold Elon Musk to his $44-billion takeover will go to trial in October, a judge ruled recently as it adopted a schedule closer to the proposal by the social media giants.
19 July 2022, 16:56 PM

Twitter appears to return one hour after outage

Twitter appears to be returning for some users after experiencing an hourlong outage that affected both its app and website on Thursday.
14 July 2022, 13:33 PM

Twitter globally down for thousands of users

Twitter was down for thousands of users across the globe recently, its first such outage since February, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
14 July 2022, 13:07 PM

Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to complete $44 billion deal

Twitter said Tuesday it has sued Elon Musk to force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company.
12 July 2022, 21:50 PM

Twitter's future unclear as it faces breakup with Musk

After discussions broke off with the world's richest man, Twitter looks well positioned to win a court battle against Elon Musk over a $1 billion breakup fee and more, but the company does not look to emerge unscathed.
10 July 2022, 21:54 PM

Musk and Twitter: From tense courtship to chaotic divorce

Elon Musk's pursuit of Twitter was a melodrama from the beginning to the end, a volatile courtship between the world’s richest man and the massively influential social media platform.
9 July 2022, 22:20 PM

Twitter to sue Musk for terminating $44 billion deal

Twitter board plans on pursuing legal action to enforce the merger agreement made with Elon Musk in purchasing Twitter for $44 billion.
9 July 2022, 07:26 AM

Elon Musk cancels $44 billion Twitter deal

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal for Twitter Inc, saying that the social media company had failed to provide information about fake accounts on the platform.
8 July 2022, 21:32 PM

Twitter helps map Mumbai floods

The popular social media platform Twitter is reportedly being used to map monsoon floods in India’s Mumbai.
5 July 2022, 06:57 AM

Elon Musk breaks Twitter silence with post meeting Pope Francis

Elon Musk on Friday night broke his nine-day silence on Twitter, the social media platform he is trying to buy for $44 billion, posting a picture of him meeting Pope Francis on Thursday.
2 July 2022, 16:20 PM

Addressing Twitter staff, Elon Musk muses on space aliens, company's future

Elon Musk addressed Twitter (TWTR.N) employees for the first time on Thursday, expressing his view that Twitter would need to cut its headcount, but offering few other new details about his $44 billion planned takeover of the social media company.
16 June 2022, 19:12 PM