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Trading in Twitter shares halted as Elon Musk ‘plans to buy social media company for original offer price’ | Business News
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Trading in Twitter shares was halted as the stock spiked following reports that Elon Musk is planning to buy the company for his original offer price. The world’s richest man is proposing to go ahead with purchasing the social media giant for $54.20 per share, a total purchase value of $44bn following months of legal…
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Twitter rolling out edit feature to some users in Canada, Australia and New Zealand | Science & Tech News
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Twitter is now offering the option to edit a tweet to some users in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. People in those countries who subscribe to the paid Twitter Blue service will be able to change their posts. The company said the feature is “coming soon” for the American market, despite it having been tested…
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Twitter testing long-awaited edit button – but it won’t be for everyone | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has confirmed that it has begun testing an edit button – but it won’t be available to everyone. The company revealed earlier this year that it was working on a tool to let users edit tweets after they are posted, calling it its “most requested feature to date”. It will allow tweets to be…
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Musk continues effort to scrap Twitter deal after whistleblower claims | Business News
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Tesla chief Elon Musk has filed more paperwork in an effort to terminate his agreement to buy Twitter. Mr Musk, the world’s richest person, walked away from his $44bn offer for Twitter in July, saying the company had misled him and regulators about the true number of spam accounts on the platform. According to a…
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Twitter circle: New select tweeting service launched for users nervous about posting to entire Twitterverse | Science & Tech News
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A new Twitter service, which allows users to share their tweets with a small, select audience, has been launched. Twitter Circle – similar to Instagram’s ‘close friends’ feature – only allows up to 150 people to see a tweet. A user can create a different Circle of up to 150 people each time they tweet…
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Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey as he tries not to purchase company | US News
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Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey as he tries to back out of his $44bn (£37bn) deal to buy the social media company, according to a court document. The Tesla chief – the richest man in the world – announced his plan to buy Twitter in April, but…
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Elon Musk sells $6.9bn in Tesla shares as battle with Twitter continues | Business News
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Elon Musk has sold $6.9bn (£5.7bn) of shares in his electric vehicle maker Tesla as his battle against Twitter continues. Mr Musk sold about 7.92 million shares between 5 August and 9 August, according to multiple filings, meaning he now owns 155.04 million shares in the company. In April, the world’s richest man announced a…
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Online abuse: New study reveals which footballers are target of most abuse on Twitter | Science & Tech News
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A new report has revealed the scale of abuse targeting Premier League footballers on Twitter amid concerns about racist and hostile messages on social media. Research by Ofcom and the Alan Turing Institute has found that while the vast majority of tweets sent to footballers are positive, around 3.5% of them are abusive. The study…
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Elon Musk’s friends say Twitter targeting them in ‘giant harassing fishing expedition’ | Science & Tech News
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Twitter is sending dozens of subpoenas to Elon Musk’s associates and financial partners as part of its lawsuit against the billionaire for backing out of his deal to acquire the company. A US judge has granted Twitter a fast-track five-day trial set to start on 17 October after the billionaire said he was rescinding his…
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Twitter and Elon Musk set for October showdown trial as it tries to force tycoon to complete $44bn takeover deal | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s bid to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him until 2023 has been rejected by a US judge who granted the social media giant a fast-track trial. The world’s richest man said he was pulling out of a deal this month to buy the tech firm for $44bn (£36.6bn), and the company is suing him…