Elon Musk’s Twitter account is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on April 26, 2022 in Paris, France. Chesnot/Getty Images Elon Musk fired at least four top Twitter executives after becoming the platform’s new owner. The execs include CEO Parag Agrawal, COO Ned Segal, legal and policy head Vijaya Gadde, and general counsel Sean…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and other top execs. Musk is taking the reins just ahead of a Friday deadline to complete the deal….
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Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge, photo by Christian Marquardt / Getty Images On the eve of Elon Musk’s $44 billion, chaotic acquisition of Twitter, employees are wondering what their new “Chief Twit” has in store for them. Musk’s takeover is expected to close on Friday, with Twitter going private and delisting from…
Laura Normand / The Verge Elon Musk, Twitter’s most important shitposter, has officially added the company to his business empire after months of legal skirmishes, according to CNBC, The Washington Post. and Insider. The deal is closed. Musk’s first move on Thursday was to oust Parag Agrawal, who was Twitter’s last CEO as a public…
Patrick Pleul/Getty Images; Vicky Leta/Insider Twitter and Musk fought for months over his attempt to back out of the acquisition. A Delaware judge gave the two parties an October 28 deadline to come to a deal outside of court. Now Musk is taking over the company and ousting executives. Elon Musk is now the owner…
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, Andrew Kelly/Reuters Elon Musk is expected to make significant changes to Twitter’s ranks, and layoffs are likely. The current CEO and CFO were ousted on Thursday evening. Other execs are expected to leave too. Each will receive a large payday should they be fired by Musk. Getting fired by Elon Musk will…
Walmart and Netflix are expanding their partnership. | Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Walmart and Netflix are expanding their digital Netflix merch shop to physical stores, the two companies announced on Thursday. The shop, called The Netflix Hub, will be coming to more than 2,400 Walmart locations. At the in-store Netflix zones, you’ll…
The first season of “House of Dragon” just ended, and I find myself wishing for more. I’ve seen each episode twice already, read through the lore, and even re-watched some “Game of Thrones” episodes. If I had the option to immerse myself in that world and role-play as a dragon-riding Targaryen queen, you bet your…
TikTok owes a lot of people money. Not at some vague point in the future, but right now, thanks to a recent class action lawsuit. But given that everyone’s phone is blowing up all the time with scams and other garbage, it may register as untrustworthy when you get a notification saying you just got…