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Elon Musk

Elon Musk announced changes to Twitter Blue

Twitter Blue is going to leave one CEO feeling like an April Fool

Some Twitter accounts will have to pay to Twitter Blue to keep their blue badge
Some Twitter accounts will have to pay to Twitter Blue to keep their blue badge

Twitter users to lose verified blue tick in huge change

Twitter is to start “winding down” its ‘legacy verified’ blue tickets meaning that previously verified Twitter accounts will lose their checkmarks unless they start paying for it.
Twitter is to start “winding down” its ‘legacy verified’ blue tickets meaning that previously verified Twitter accounts will lose their checkmarks unless they start paying for it.

Twitter to kill 'legacy' blue ticks with questionable cut off date

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has seen his son receive death threats on Twitter after his BBC suspension was lifted - Credit: Getty Images
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has seen his son receive death threats on Twitter after his BBC suspension was lifted - Credit: Getty Images

Gary Lineker calls out Elon Musk as son receives Twitter death threats

Alan Delaney, Legal Director and Accredited specialist in Employment Law at Morton Fraser
Alan Delaney, Legal Director and Accredited specialist in Employment Law at Morton Fraser

Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ demands are unlikely to be adopted in UK - Alan Delaney

Twitter users around the world have reported being unable to tweet or follow other accounts because of a bug linked to new limits on user activity on the platform.
Twitter users around the world have reported being unable to tweet or follow other accounts because of a bug linked to new limits on user activity on the platform.

Bug with new Twitter function leaves thousands unable to tweet

Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022 (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022 (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Elon Musk makes another major change to Twitter

The hacking of public figures’ Twitter accounts does not mean the social media giant has major internal security problems, cybersecurity experts have said, but they have urged users to improve their account security.
The hacking of public figures’ Twitter accounts does not mean the social media giant has major internal security problems, cybersecurity experts have said, but they have urged users to improve their account security.

Improve Twitter passwords, experts warn after MP's account hacked

One only needs to search for Ozempic on social media platforms TikTok to see a number of posts talking about it’s ‘miracle’ weight loss properties - however, in the US, it’s led to those with type II diabetes having to wait for stock to be replenished.
One only needs to search for Ozempic on social media platforms TikTok to see a number of posts talking about it’s ‘miracle’ weight loss properties - however, in the US, it’s led to those with type II diabetes having to wait for stock to be replenished.

Warning over ‘miracle drug’ Ozempic amid dangerous weight loss trend

Brooklyn’s taste test comes after his attempts at being a cook (Pic:Getty)
Brooklyn’s taste test comes after his attempts at being a cook (Pic:Getty)

Nepo baby: the phrase catching on around the internet to end 2022 with

Elon Musk has confirmed he will step down as chief executive of Twitter, as soon as he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”.
Elon Musk has confirmed he will step down as chief executive of Twitter, as soon as he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”.

Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO after online poll

Elon Musk has confirmed he will step down as chief executive of Twitter, as soon as he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”.
Elon Musk has confirmed he will step down as chief executive of Twitter, as soon as he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”.

Elon Musk says he will step down as Twitter chief once he finds a successor

Is Elon Musk set to stand down?
Is Elon Musk set to stand down?

Is Elon Musk set to step down as Twitter boss?

Elon Musk poll asks public 'Should I step down?' as CEO of Twitter saying he will abide by the results
Elon Musk poll asks public 'Should I step down?' as CEO of Twitter saying he will abide by the results

Elon Musk poll asks ‘Should I step down?’ as CEO of Twitter

Twitter chief executive Elon Musk has banned some journalists from his platform.
Twitter chief executive Elon Musk has banned some journalists from his platform.

Elon Musk bars journalists from Twitter amid ‘doxxing’ row

Elon Musk’s influence at Twitter is starting to be felt within the product itself (Image: NationalWorld / Getty Images)
Elon Musk’s influence at Twitter is starting to be felt within the product itself (Image: NationalWorld / Getty Images)

Twitter bans several journalists from Twitter who cover Elon Musk

Elon Musk said a Twitter account which followed his private jet was putting his son at risk. Picture: Getty Images
Elon Musk said a Twitter account which followed his private jet was putting his son at risk. Picture: Getty Images

How freedom of speech rules at Twitter – unless it involves Elon Musk himself

RMT Union members stage an industrial protest. Picture: John Devlin
RMT Union members stage an industrial protest. Picture: John Devlin

If you think strikes are irritating try poor pay and working conditions

Goblin gang
Goblin gang

Goblin mode is Oxford's Word of the Year 2022 - Gaby Soutar

Julie Moulsdale, managing director at Glasgow-based Perceptive Communicators.
Julie Moulsdale, managing director at Glasgow-based Perceptive Communicators.

How business can target social media platforms - Julie Moulsdale

Kanye West has had his Twitter account suspended.
Kanye West has had his Twitter account suspended.

Kanye West's twitter account suspended over swastika picture and erratic posts

Donald Trump made much use of Twitter while president (Picture: Doug Mills/pool/Getty Images)
Donald Trump made much use of Twitter while president (Picture: Doug Mills/pool/Getty Images)

Beware! Twitter tunnel vision could turn you into Donald Trump – Laura Waddell

Starlink satellites are in the earth’s orbit
Starlink satellites are in the earth’s orbit

Elon Musk’s satellites to provide wifi to rural areas of UK

Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022
Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022

Elon Musk set to allow Covid-19 misinformation to return to Twitter

Forbes reports that as of 2022 there are 2,668 billionaires in the world and 327 of them are women.
Forbes reports that as of 2022 there are 2,668 billionaires in the world and 327 of them are women.

Who is the richest woman in the world? Top ten richest women in the world 2022

Donald Trump will be reinstated to Twitter
Donald Trump will be reinstated to Twitter

Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter account

Amazon is one of a number of tech companies laying off staff.
Amazon is one of a number of tech companies laying off staff.

‘I got this wrong’: How Covid-era expansion has left tech firms in the lurch

Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers on Thursday, after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “hardcore” work or resign with severance pay.
Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers on Thursday, after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “hardcore” work or resign with severance pay.

Twitter locks staff out of offices until next week

Elon Musk reportedly sent an email to all staff
Elon Musk reportedly sent an email to all staff

Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to work long hours or leave

Eight billion people is neither too few, nor too many – it is simply the number of people on the planet (Picture: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)
Eight billion people is neither too few, nor too many – it is simply the number of people on the planet (Picture: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)

8 billion people: why trying to control population is often futile – and harmful

A US giant Amazon employee passes by its logo on the opening day of the new distribution center in Augny, eastern France, on September 23, 2021. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images)
A US giant Amazon employee passes by its logo on the opening day of the new distribution center in Augny, eastern France, on September 23, 2021. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images)

Amazon to layoff 10,000 workers as early as next week, reports claim

Logos of Twitter and Mastodon. (Pic credit: Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images)
Logos of Twitter and Mastodon. (Pic credit: Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images)

What’s Mastodon? The social media platform Twitter users are moving to

Twitter Blue leads to mass impersonations of high-profile persons and companies.
Twitter Blue leads to mass impersonations of high-profile persons and companies.

Chaos as Twitter Blue sees surge in verified impersonators

Twitter boss Elon Musk and Armin Laschet, CDU federal chairman and Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia. Picture: Patrick Pleul - Pool/Getty Images
Twitter boss Elon Musk and Armin Laschet, CDU federal chairman and Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia. Picture: Patrick Pleul - Pool/Getty Images

Musk tells staff to brace for ‘difficult times’ as he warns of Twitter’s demise

Twitter Blue, the social media platform’s subscription service that allows users to buy a blue verification badge for the first time, has gone live in the UK.
Twitter Blue, the social media platform’s subscription service that allows users to buy a blue verification badge for the first time, has gone live in the UK.

Twitter Blue paid-for verification badges go live in the UK

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has sold nearly four billion US dollars’ worth (£3.43 billion) of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings in America.
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has sold nearly four billion US dollars’ worth (£3.43 billion) of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings in America.

Elon Musk sells £3.43 billion of Tesla stock

Elon Musk has already announced several contentious new changes to Twitter since taking over the platform (Picture: Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images)
Elon Musk has already announced several contentious new changes to Twitter since taking over the platform (Picture: Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images)

Elon Musk’s Twitter gamble puts more than his empire at risk - Martyn McLaughlin

Mastodon is the social network being hailed as a "Twitter alternative" by some.
Mastodon is the social network being hailed as a "Twitter alternative" by some.

‘Twitter Alternative’: What is Mastodon? How many users left Twitter for it?

Twitter has confirmed it has delayed the rollout of its updated Twitter Blue subscription, which will allow people to pay to be verified on the site, until after the US midterm elections on Tuesday.
Twitter has confirmed it has delayed the rollout of its updated Twitter Blue subscription, which will allow people to pay to be verified on the site, until after the US midterm elections on Tuesday.

Twitter delays rollout of paid-for verification until after US midterm elections

The Twitter social media app displaying a tweet by Elon Musk on a mobile phone, as Elon Musk has said verified accounts on Twitter which change their name to impersonate others will be permanently banned from the site. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire
The Twitter social media app displaying a tweet by Elon Musk on a mobile phone, as Elon Musk has said verified accounts on Twitter which change their name to impersonate others will be permanently banned from the site. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Musk says verified accounts who impersonate others will be banned

In San Francisco, Elon Musk began his ascendency, using his genius to build and sell a major new internet technology business at 28
In San Francisco, Elon Musk began his ascendency, using his genius to build and sell a major new internet technology business at 28

What happened during Elon Musk’s first week owning Twitter

The Twitter application as seen on a mobile device. Picture: AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File
The Twitter application as seen on a mobile device. Picture: AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File

Elon Musk can take my blue tick, but I'm not quitting Twitter

Elon Musk has allegedly thrown a Halloween party at Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania (Pic: Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Elon Musk has allegedly thrown a Halloween party at Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania (Pic: Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Elon Musk to lay off 3,700 Twitter workers by email.

Elon Musk says he intends to shake up Twitter.
Elon Musk says he intends to shake up Twitter.

Why Twitter jobs have been axed after Elon Musk takeover

James Corden offered an explanation and an apology on The Late Late Show on Monday.
James Corden offered an explanation and an apology on The Late Late Show on Monday.

James Corden accused of stealing Noel Fielding whispering joke

Here's how to delete your Twitter account.
Here's how to delete your Twitter account.

How to deactivate and delete a Twitter account

James Corden responds to accusations he copied a Ricky Gervais joke

James Corden has responded to criticism that he appeared to copy a joke originally made by Ricky Gervais – saying he delivered it “obviously not knowing it came from him”.
James Corden has responded to criticism that he appeared to copy a joke originally made by Ricky Gervais – saying he delivered it “obviously not knowing it came from him”.

James Corden responds to accusations he copied Ricky Gervais joke

Musk is now in charge of Twitter and has outline plans to change the verification system
Musk is now in charge of Twitter and has outline plans to change the verification system

Elon Musk tells users Twitter will have $8 monthly fee blue tick

Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter and has ousted its top three executives.
Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter and has ousted its top three executives.

Billionaire Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover

Husband-and-wife team Derek and Debra Phillips, who debuted The Clarus Networks Group in 2014. Picture: contributed.
Husband-and-wife team Derek and Debra Phillips, who debuted The Clarus Networks Group in 2014. Picture: contributed.

Scots connectivity firm heralds landing pivotal deal with Elon Musk's Starlink

Elon Musk is set to buy Twitter in a $44bn deal.
Elon Musk is set to buy Twitter in a $44bn deal.

Elon Musk visits Twitter headquarters carrying bathroom sink

Could Donald Trump be reinstated on Twitter with Elon Musk set to complete a takeover of the social media platform?
Could Donald Trump be reinstated on Twitter with Elon Musk set to complete a takeover of the social media platform?

Elon Musk to buy Twitter in U-turn: Will Donald Trump be allowed back?

(Photo: Spark AS/teslahungerstrike/SWNS)
(Photo: Spark AS/teslahungerstrike/SWNS)

Angry Tesla owners stage hunger strike over catalogue of faults

Betsy Williamson
Betsy Williamson

The flexible working façade begins to crumble - Betsy Williamson

These are the top 10 most ambitious cities in the UK

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A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins
A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins

‘Crater-like’ Skye potholes threaten fatal crashes – tourism body SkyeConnect

Finance secretary Kate Forbes (left), ex-minister Ash Regan (centre), and health secretary Humza Yousaf (right) are seen arriving at the BBC televised leadership debate in Edinburgh. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty images
Finance secretary Kate Forbes (left), ex-minister Ash Regan (centre), and health secretary Humza Yousaf (right) are seen arriving at the BBC televised leadership debate in Edinburgh. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty images

Panic has set in within SNP, say party insiders

Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire
Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire

Queen Elizabeth II's Scottish pallbearers honoured in special list

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