Twitter v. Musk judge says the trial is still on

In a new letter filed with Delaware’s Court of Chancery, Judge Kathaleen McCormick says it’s still game on — for now at least.  In the letter, sent a day after news broke that Elon Musk would seek to seal the deal with Twitter under the original terms, Judge McCormick is weighing in with an important […]

Twitter v. Musk judge says the trial is still on by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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How expensive is Elon’s Twitter buy?

Here’s what happens if you force a company to accept your bid, and then later have to close the deal after the stock market has sold off. 

How expensive is Elon’s Twitter buy? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
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Elon Musk proposes to follow through on Twitter deal, reports say

After doing whatever he could to back out of his bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk proposed to move forward with his initial offer of buying Twitter at $54.20 per share, reports say. Musk proposed this in a letter sent to Twitter, according to Bloomberg’s report. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was slated […]

Elon Musk proposes to follow through on Twitter deal, reports say by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Elon Musk steps in it — “F#ck off is my very diplomatic reply to you”

Elon Musk today waded into the Ukraine-Russia war with a peace plan that was … not very well received. It may have been a tactic to distract industry watchers from Tesla’s third-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers for 2022, which fell short of analysts’ expectations. But it was a knuckle-headed tactic if so, and one […]

Elon Musk steps in it — “F#ck off is my very diplomatic reply to you” by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter expands access to its experimental Status feature…but not to its paid subscribers

Twitter’s throwback feature, Twitter Status, is today expanding its list of potential status updates to choose from, in a continuation of tests that began this July. The feature, which is something of a cross between Myspace moods and a Facebook status, allows users to tag posts with an additional expression beyond the tweet itself — […]

Twitter expands access to its experimental Status feature…but not to its paid subscribers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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Edited tweets is still a minefield, but Twitter’s solution just might work

I’ve long been super against edited tweets, mostly for technical reasons. The core issue is that Twitter isn’t like other social media sites; unlike, say Instagram and Facebook posts, embedded tweets drive the news in many ways. Republishing and retweeting of tweets is the main risk around allowing users to edit it. Let me break […]

Edited tweets is still a minefield, but Twitter’s solution just might work by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter’s edit button is rolling out to Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Twitter is rolling out the ability to edit tweets to Twitter Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the social network announced on Monday. The company says the edit button will roll out to Blue subscribers in the U.S. soon, but didn’t provide a specific launch date. Twitter Blue subscribers in these countries can […]

Twitter’s edit button is rolling out to Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia and New Zealand by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter is rolling out a refreshed user interface for DMs on Android

Twitter is launching a redesigned user interface for DMs on Android, the company announced on Friday. Starting today, Twitter users on Android will see a more modern interface for direct messages that is consistent with the rest of the app. With this roll out, Twitter is bringing the Android experience on par with its iOS […]

Twitter is rolling out a refreshed user interface for DMs on Android by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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Here are some of the cringiest revelations in the Elon Musk text dump

A new, particularly juicy document has surfaced in discovery leading up to the Elon Musk v. Twitter trial, slated to take place in a few weeks. Behold: a trove of texts between Musk and key figures at Twitter, like founder Jack Dorsey, board chair Bret Taylor and current CEO Parag Agrawal, and other casual chats […]

Here are some of the cringiest revelations in the Elon Musk text dump by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter is adding a new TikTok-like full-screen video feature

Twitter is adding new features to make it easier for users to watch and discover videos on its platform, the social network announced on Thursday. Most notably, the company is launching a scrollable TikTok-like scrollable video feed. In the coming days, users on iOS will be able to click on a video in their feed […]

Twitter is adding a new TikTok-like full-screen video feature by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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