Elon Musk

In a memo to Twitter staff, the billionaire suggested that the social media company is now worth around $20bn based on stock awards granted to employees. The ...

Twitter sued Mr Musk, who later backed down and agreed to complete the transaction. The tech company is reported to have launched an internal probe to uncover the source of the information, the New York Times reported. Twitter demanded that code-sharing database Github delete a section of internal information from the social network and filed a subpoena against the company to force it to reveal the source of the leak.

Grimes changed her and Elon Musk's 1-year-old daughter Exa's name to a symbol for "curiosity," which she admitted "the government won't recognize."

And then the AE is pronounced like ‘ash.’” A=Archangel, my favorite song).” She added, “A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). [welcomed another set of twins](https://pagesix.com/2022/07/07/elon-musk-wants-as-many-kids-as-he-can-spend-time-with/) with his Neuralink executive [Shivon Zilis](https://pagesix.com/2022/07/07/who-is-shivon-zilis-meet-reported-mother-of-elon-musks-twins/). and such.” [broken up](https://pagesix.com/2022/03/10/grimes-and-elon-musk-break-up-again-after-welcoming-second-child/) by the time the cover story was published in March 2022.

After William Shatner groused about Twitter's move to force users to pay for verification, Elon Musk claimed it's "about treating everyone equally."

According to Musk’s memo, Twitter employees will receive stock grants based on the lower $20 billion valuation. [Twitter was mulling a $20/month charge](https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/twitter-verified-users-subscription-price-blue-check-mark-musk-1235418285/) for blue check-marks, wrote, “Fuck that, they should pay me. Twitter also plans to costs $8/month via the web and $11/month through in-app payment on iOS and Android. If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.” The legendary horror writer added, “It ain’t the money, it’s the principle of the thing.” Shortly afterward, Musk replied to King, saying, “We need to pay the bills somehow! [tweeted](https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1639811930243334145) at the tech mogul on Saturday, “Hey @elonmusk what’s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter?

Elon Musk said Twitter Inc. employees will receive stock awards based on a roughly $20 billion valuation, less than half of the $44 billion price he ...

'What's this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter?' asked 'Star Trek' actor.

[Blue](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/blue), which includes an £8 monthly fee for those based in the UK and $8 per month for those in the US, the site said. Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free? [ Musk](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/elon-musk) and his newly purchased platform. What is this-the Colombia Records & Tape Club?” [ he has controversially rolled out Twitter Blue, a plan that allows anybody to obtain a blue check mark for a monthly or yearly subscription](https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/twitter-blue-check-subscription-elon-musk-b2242961.html). [Inga Parkel](/author/inga-parkel) Comments [Elon Musk](/topic/elon-musk) has addressed [William Shatner](/topic/william-shatner)’s condemnation of

Elon Musk has reportedly told Twitter employees that the social network is currently valued at about $US20 billion ($A30 billion), a substantial decrease ...

And despite the seemingly low valuation, Musk forecasted Twitter could eventually be worth $US250 billion ($A375 billion). [he was “overpaying”](https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/overpaying-musk-on-deadline-to-close-twitter-deal/news-story/035362351ebfe5bb0d93841146f6ea25) [.](https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/overpaying-musk-on-deadline-to-close-twitter-deal/news-story/035362351ebfe5bb0d93841146f6ea25) According to the email, Twitter employees will be granted stock in X Corporation, the holding company used to buy Twitter, at the $US20 billion ($A30 billion) valuation. “Twitter is being reshaped rapidly,” Musk wrote, telling staff the platform could now be viewed as “an inverse start-up”. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/26/technology/elon-musk-twitter-value.html)and [The Information](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/musk-puts-20-billion-value-on-twitter), who read the internal email, reported its purpose was to announce a new stock compensation program but included a [warning from Musk](https://www.news.com.au/topics/elon-musk) that Twitter remained in a precarious financial position and had even briefly been four months away from running out of money. Elon Musk has reportedly told Twitter employees that the social network is currently valued at about $US20 billion ($A30 billion), a substantial decrease from the $US44 billion ($A66 billion) he paid for it last October.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk reportedly told employees in an email on Friday that the company is now valued at $20 billion, less than half of the $44 billion he ...

Twitter plans to allow employees to sell their stock every six months, Musk added, akin to the practice at SpaceX, his privately held rocket manufacturer. [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [Media](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/) Musk updated workers on Twitter’s current financial position in the email, noting that the company, at one point, was running out of cash. The billionaire has [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [Elon Musk](https://thehill.com/tag/elon-musk/) [Elon Musk](https://thehill.com/people/elon-musk/) [Twitter layoffs](https://thehill.com/tag/twitter-layoffs/)

A leaked internal memo written by Musk states that Twitter employees will be receiving stock grants based on a $20 billion company valuation, a far cry from ...

The filing asked for Github to remove the posting, which it did. A leaked memo from last Wednesday, viewed by Platformer's managing editor Zoë Schiffer, revealed that Musk sent an email to employees around 2:30 a.m. Musk says he sees a "clear but difficult path" to $250 billion valuation which would mean current grants could 10x. Current grants are based on a $20b valuation. [mass layoffs](https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/twitter-lays-off-200-including-viral-sleeping-bag/446545) and the arduous hours employees have been working, with some even [sleeping inside](https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/elon-musks-twitter-20-long-hours-high-intensity-for/439306) the office to maximize productivity. According to the internal document, Musk said that employee stock grants are to be based on what he estimated to be a $20 billion valuation for the company — less than half of what he paid for it (an estimated $44 billion) last fall.

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the ...

For now, those who still have the blue check but apparently haven’t paid the premium fee — a group that includes Beyoncé, Stephen King, Barack and Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Tucker Carlson, Drake and Musk himself — have messages appended to their profile saying it is a “legacy verified account. But it was quickly inundated by imposter accounts, including those impersonating Nintendo, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Musk’s businesses Tesla and SpaceX, so Twitter had to temporarily suspend the service days after its launch. She asked, “what universe is this fair to people who can suffer consequences for being impersonated?

Grimes and Elon Musk are well-known for giving their children distinctive names. They have a son named X AE A-Xii Musk and a daughter Exa Dark Sideræl Musk.

Elon Musk and William Shatner clashed on Twitter over the weekend after the Star Trek actor complained about being forced to pay to keep his blue checkmark ...

In the process, Twitter risks alienating some of the VIP users who have long been a key draw for millions to use the platform. Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free?” “Hey @elonmusk what’s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter?” he tweeted.

"Star Trek" star William Shatner had questions for Elon Musk after finding out that Twitter would be removing legacy blue checkmarks for verified profiles ...

Now you're telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free? Some organizations have reportedly received emails saying a handful of employees could keep or receive checks -- fact check me felt like we needed this add-on? What is this-the Colombia Records & Tape Club," Shatner joked. [took to Twitter](https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/elon-musk-had-a-few-surprisingly-gracious-words-for/391241) to congratulate Shatner on being the oldest person (at the time) to ever travel into space by responding to NASA's tweet about the exploration with a simple "Godspeed Captain" in an homage to Shatner's "Star Trek" character Admiral James T. I've been here for 15 years giving my & witty thoughts all for bupkis. [Elon Musk Had a Few (Surprisingly Gracious) Words for William Shatner Ahead of Space Flight](https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/elon-musk-had-a-few-surprisingly-gracious-words-for/391241)

Elon Musk has said Twitter can be profitable by the second quarter, as the billionaire continues to make sweeping changes to the company he bought last year ...

The DSA came into force in November 2022 and seeks to provide a European framework for search engines, social media apps, and other technologies such as cloud hosting.16 Lowering the cost of monitoring tweets was one of Musk’s goals to improve operating margins. Elon Musk has taken the axe to Twitter in order to save a company he said was heading for bankruptcy. The investigation by the regulator could eventually lead to billions of dollars in fines for Twitter. According to the Financial Times, European Union regulators have asked Musk to hire more human moderators and fact-checkers. However, Musk's aggressive efforts to turn the company have led to a series of legal problems. Musk said reportedly at a Morgan Stanley conference in San Francisco that the social media company would have gone bankrupt in four months if it wasn’t for his interventions. The FTC has since said it is conducting a sweeping investigation into the company's privacy practices. But the larger fight looming on the horizon for the platform comes from regulators. and European Union officials are looking to regulate what the platform is doing. Twitter is facing headwinds from advertisers as they pull back in an uncertain economy, dragging down the company's valuation. Changes made under Musk's guidance have also shaken the confidence of users across the platform, causing some to defect to other social media sites. However, in a leaked memo from the company at the weekend, Musk was said to be paying bonuses at a valuation of $20 billion, for the company he

In the weeks after the billionaire took over Twitter, advertisers pulled almost half of their advertising – costing the platform millions.

[Sam Buckingham-Jones](/by/sam-buckingham-jones-p536ma)is the media and marketing reporter at The Australian Financial Review. [insisted the platform’s usage had risen](https://www.afr.com/technology/twitter-says-user-growth-has-picked-up-since-elon-musk-took-over-20221108-p5bwla) to an “all-time high”. Twitter made $14.8 million in revenue in the 2021 calendar year, documents filed with the corporate regulator show – up from $13.3 million in 2020. Mr Musk became owner and chief executive of the social platform in October. “I just hope the servers don’t melt!” he tweeted. [Sam Buckingham-Jones](/by/sam-buckingham-jones-p536ma)Media and marketing reporter

The baby's name was originally Exa Dark Siderael. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Elon Musk booed live on stage. Stream the world's best reality, entertainment ...

WITHOUT telling me you’re ... “Tell us you’re ... pretentious ... [Grimes](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/music) has revealed she has changed the name of the daughter she shares with Tesla and Twitter boss [Elon Musk.](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/elon-musk) After a cryptic tweet by a fan about Grimes and Musk’s baby, Grimes responded: “She’s Y now, or ‘Why?’ or just ‘?’ (But the government won’t recognise that).” Grimes captioned the tweet Y C with a dragon emoji in the middle (Grimes’ real first name is Claire.)

Twitter is valued at about $20 billion, Elon Musk said in an email to employees, also announcing a new stock compensation program.

Despite the largely bad news, Musk said in his email that he thinks Twitter could eventually be worth $250 billion. In the past, Musk has stated publicly that Twitter was at risk of declaring bankruptcy. To avoid a dire fate, he said, the company’s previously announced layoffs and cost cutting were necessary.

For months, Elon Musk has been promising the rapidly dwindling workforce at Twitter that he'd give them stock grants. He'd promised that those grants would ...

But the fact that Musk is effectively admitting that he thinks the valuation is around $20 billion is a pretty huge admission of failure. it’s reasonable to wonder just how he thinks the site will be valued at $250 billion outside of his head. He took an asset that he (perhaps stupidly) valued at $44 billion and knocked off more than half the value. Musk in the note to staff said he was optimistic about the social-media company’s future. Remember, just five months ago he paid $44 billion for it, meaning he’s admitting that he more or less set $24 billion on fire in five months. But the key part is that Musk says the equity grants will be doled out with a company valuation of $20 billion.

On Monday, Elon Musk announced that starting in April, only verified accounts will show up in Twitter's For You recommendations.

“Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations,” Musk wrote on Twitter. Twitter also has a Following tab, where users will only see content from accounts they follow. However, Twitter has taken steps to prevent this by

Twitter has lost more than half it's value since Musk's $US44 billion ($66 billion) takeover six months ago, according to a leaked memo.

It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle. The is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over. To encourage the subscription, Musk today tweeted: “Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations.

Twitter's computer code was posted on Microsoft-owned GitHub before being taken down; now Elon Musk executives are searching for whoever posted it.

tirade telling employees to return to the office](https://fortune.com/2023/03/24/return-to-office-elon-musk-twitter-tesla-layoffs/). [Sign up today](https://mynewsletters.fortune.com/well-adjusted?utm_source=plea&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=wa). [Two people briefed on the internal investigation](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-27/twitter-source-code-leak-turns-into-hunt-for-perpetrator) say executives believe the individual who posted the code left the company last year, following Musk’s takeover in October. [Tesla](https://fortune.com/company/tesla/) CEO, with the DMCA request also hinting that an in-house hunt is also on. [Among the teams reportedly axed](https://www.livemint.com) are human rights, communication, machine learning ethics, transparency and accountability, and accessibility experience. The potential ramifications of this leak could be massive, sources familiar with the investigation told the New York Times. GitHub describes itself as a platform to promote collaboration among developers, 90% of whom work for Fortune 100 companies. The federal court filing seen by the District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday, and also sent a copyright infringement notice to online collaboration platform GitHub, where the code was leaked. Instead it provides a URL link to a “public space” on GitHub with a profile named FreeSpeechEnthusiast. The request received by Microsoft-owned GitHub from Musk’s Twitter was viewed by Fortune. According to the

Elon Musk is preparing to do away with legacy verifications on Twitter and has announced a new feature for those users that opt to pay for Twitter Blue.

In Musk’s announcement, he also mentioned that only paid subscribers would be able to vote in polls. Twitter Blue costs $11/month to users that subscribe as an in-app purchase on their phones. Musk is saying only tweets from paid subscribers will be recommended by the algorithm to other users.

Musk also stated that voting in polls will require verification for the same reason. This move is likely to have a significant impact on the way users ...

In his tweet, Musk said, "Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations. According to Musk, this is the only realistic way to address the issue of advanced AI bot swarms taking over. Elon Musk has announced that from April 15th only verified accounts will be eligible to appear in 'For You' recommendations.

Having tried various tactics to get Twitter users to pay for a Twitter Blue subscription, Elon Musk is now trying something new — confiscation.

Falling on April 1, there has been speculation that this could be an April Fool's joke, although this does seem unlikely. [stripping them of verified status](https://betanews.com/2023/03/24/twitter-says-it-is-stripping-all-users-of-legacy-blue-ticks-from-april/), the latest announcement sees Musk promising to take features away from anyone who doesn’t pay up. Specifically, he warns that non-verified users will not be eligible to appear in the suggestions on the For You Tab, and they also will not be able to vote in polls on Twitter.

The Canadian musician and her tech billionaire ex-partner quietly welcomed their second child through surrogate in December 2021. Grimes, real name Claire ...

"Y is a cute name the single letter is so cool, said one. "She's Y now, or "Why?" "Children aren't toys," commented another. or just "?" [Why not hearing her daughter's name is unbearable for Emma](https://honey.nine.com.au/parenting/say-their-name-day-2023-emmas-baby-girl-was-stillborn/ad1a6ea2-b2ce-4999-86f5-fc16c7e68bb8) [change their child's name after their arrival](https://honey.nine.com.au/parenting/celebrities-who-changed-their-childs-names/1fee229f-b89e-4dc1-afa1-87f7b8f13579#2), with [Kylie Jenner](https://celebrity.nine.com.au/kylie-jenner), Amy Schumer among those who have renamed their kids for personal and other reasons. said one critic. [Exa Dark Sideræl Musk](https://honey.nine.com.au/parenting/grimes-shares-rare-photo-of-elon-musk-baby-exa/55bed994-6cc4-49c2-ac3e-60e9f6a5849c), or "Y" for short. I don't know. [Grimes](https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/elon-musks-girlfriend-reveals-unusual-parenting-decision/e55bcf19-45d5-4425-9aab-f73843d879c5) and [Elon Musk](https://honey.nine.com.au/parenting/elon-musk-kids-parenting-style-secrets-lifestyle/7598872e-67ac-4a3d-81bd-91f52ae44c77) have given their daughter a new name. [Kate Kachor](https://honey.nine.com.au/meet-the-team/kate-kachor) [Woman gives birth to miracle twins after having both ovaries removed](https://honey.nine.com.au/parenting/woman-with-no-ovaries-welcomes-twins-two-years-after-cancer-battle/4217a80b-62f9-4cac-ad48-f0025b897176)

In a tweet, Musk justified the move by saying this is the “only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over.” While the Tesla CEO suggested that ...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that only verified accounts would feature in the 'for you recommendations' on the platform from April 15, 2023.

The user emphasised, “This is not the way to go. Also read: It would tarnish the platform.”

Elon Musk announced that, going forward, only verified accounts will show up in the "For You" recommendation section of Twitter.

That is down more than 50% from the [$44 billion Musk paid for company last year](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/04/twitter-shares-halted-on-report-that-musk-plans-to-go-through-with-deal-at-54point20-a-share.html). The company is prompting people with the legacy checkmarks to sign up for the Twitter Blue subscription service. Twitter said last week that it would begin to wind down its "legacy verified program" and remove "legacy verified" check marks on Apr. Before Musk's acquisition, Twitter used to verify users with a blue check mark as a way to identify the account matches the person or company it says it is. Since buying Twitter last year, Musk has sought to shake up the way the company does verification. To date, this has showed accounts from any Twitter users, whether they are verified or not.

The billionaire said that from April 15 only accounts who have paid £8 per month, or £11 per month on iPhones, for a blue tick under its Blue subscriber service ...

[a radical shake up at Twitter](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/03/01/twitter-goes-days-musk-fires-200-staff/) in a bid to boost free expression, rescinding bans on hundreds of accounts. [cut thousands of jobs to save cash](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/03/07/elon-musk-questions-work-ethic-disabled-employee-sacked-twitter/). [The billionaire](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2023/03/27/elon-musk-twitter-takes-legal-action-source-code-leaked-online/) said that from April 15 only accounts who have paid £8 per month, or £11 per month on iPhones, for a blue tick under its Blue subscriber service will be recommended in its “for you” feature.

Grimes is making an exception this time with her baby girl's first public appearance. In a new update with fans, the singer and mom of two, shared new ...

Grimes and Elon Musk became parents to the baby girl in December 2021 via surrogacy. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Grimes explained that Exa refers to a supercomputing term, exaFLOPS, while Dark represents "the unknown." She tweeted, "My daughter is dancing to techno over this copy of the birth of tragedy by Nietzsche - what a queen.” Grimes recently changed the name for her daughter from Exa to Y. While Grimes sports green tips at the end of her yellow-blonde hair, her daughter has something similar on her hair. Grimes shares daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, 15 months, and son X Æ A-12, 2½, with former partner Elon Musk.

Elon Musk said Twitter users must have "good customer service for money," but Tesla owners and Starlink users have criticized the lack of support.

One user in Northern California said customer service had been non-existent, while another [user](https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-customers-frustrated-price-hikes-deposits-customer-services-2022-4) said they felt scammed. One Tesla owner said he spoke to an "arrogant" employee about an issue with his Model 3. For companies, organizations, and government institutions, it costs [$1,000 a month](https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-say-elon-musk-plan-charge-twitter-checkmark-outlandish-2023-3). She said on Tuesday she still hadn't got her money back. [Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-customer-service-non-existent-satellite-internet-deposit-contact-2022-1) about the company's [lack of customer support](https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-customers-angry-service-contact-order-update-internet-2021-9). The only way users can remain verified and keep a blue tick next to their name is to pay between $7 and $8 a month for [Twitter Blue](https://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-elon-musks-chaotic-twitter-blue-verification-rollout-2022-11). [apologized](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-apologizes-falling-behind-starlink-customer-support-internet-2022-4) to [customers](https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/uczety/yea_but_its_still_been_a_week_spacex/) for falling behind on their "normal response time," saying "this is not the level of support we aim to provide." But customer support at his other companies has angered some clientele. [$90 and $120](https://www.businessinsider.com/starlink-users-nervous-spacex-hike-prices-may-quit-internet-musk-2023-2) a month, depending on users' locations, and a one-off $600 for the kit. [$600 billion](https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/tsla-stock) and as of January, SpaceX was valued at [$137 billion](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elon-musk-spacex-valuation-a167-andreessen-horowitz-funding--tesla-twitter-2023-1), experts previously told [Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-customer-service-tesla-spacex-prioritize-aggressive-growth-2022-2) that customers' complaints could tarnish the reputation of his businesses. [replied](https://twitter.com/captain_jojo17/status/1640568599059496960?s=20) to Musk's tweet on Tuesday, saying customer service at Tesla and SpaceX's Starlink needed to be improved, and not getting a reply for weeks was unacceptable. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1640567359307145217?s=20), adding he was "working on it."

Twitter is set to scrap features for users who do not pay a monthly fee for a blue tick verification, according to new rules shared by billionaire owner ...

But soon Twitter could remove the verified status of some “legacy” accounts which were set up before Mr Musk bought the platform for 44 billion US dollars (£35.7 billion) in October. Mr Musk, who is also the chief executive of the platform, said that paid social media will be “the only social media that matters”. Users of the social media platform who want to remain verified can pay up to 11 US dollars (£8.93) a month as part of Mr Musk’s shake-up that will also see voting in polls blocked for non-verified accounts.

Apart from AI, Elon Musk and Bill Gates have had disagreements on various topics including climate change, the pandemic, and even space travel.

MOST READ On the topic of generative AI, Bill Gates and Elon Musk have different views. Gates has also expressed his wariness of cryptocurrencies and how a comment from Elon Musk can make or break their value. Still is." Elon Musk responded by saying "I remember the early meetings with Gates. This was in response to a tweet, by a user named Sandy Kory, that appreciated Bill Gates' role at Microsoft and his bullish view on AI.

Musk may not be the poster boy for strong leadership, but he can still deliver good advice from time to time.

There comes a time when every leader must face current reality and hold up the mirror to admit the obstacles that impede growth. Companies that grow too big must employ rules and policies to keep things and people in line. Frequent and "excessive" meetings are a surefire way to disrupt the workflow and diminish productivity. Seek honest feedback, even if the feedback is not what you want to hear. If you must meet due to an urgent matter, use that time efficiently to collaborate and solve your urgent problem head-on. [and written about](https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/in-a-few-words-elon-musk-admits-to-his-biggest-mistake-and-teaches-a-major-lesson-in-leadership.html)) the bright spots that suggest, in his best form, he's a leader worth following.

Elon Musk has said Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has 'limited' understanding of A.I. following their conversations with ChatGPT creators OpenAI.

[“Sway” podcast](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-bill-gates.html?) in February 2021, saying “underestimating Elon is not a good idea”. as a model](https://fortune.com/2023/03/02/elon-musk-tesla-a-i-humanoid-robots-outnumber-people-economy/). He previously said the technology [“scares the hell”](https://www.sciencealert.com/elon-musk-talk-sxsw-2018-danger-scared-of-artificial-intelligence) out of him. In an interview with [CNBC’s ‘Sqawk Box’](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/28/bill-gates-lies-spread-faster-than-facts-on-social-media.html), Gates said: “He’s not much involved in vaccines. [children were immune to the virus](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51975377) and [opposing lockdown](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/29/elon-musk-tweets-protest-against-us-coronavirus-lockdown). [OpenAI began ever earlier, in 2015](https://fortune.com/2022/12/11/elon-musk-history-with-chatgpt-maker-openai-as-told-by-the-ai-chatbot-itself/). He was one of the [original backers](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35082344) of the business, perhaps explaining why he was in “early meetings” with Gates, but left the organization in 2018 citing possible conflicts of interest because of Tesla’s own A.I. When asked what he thought of a previous Gates essay on electric trucks, [who recently held the title of richest person on Earth](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/27/tech/elon-musk-richest-man-again/index.html), once held by Gates– was unimpressed. [seven-page essay on his website ](https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-Age-of-AI-Has-Begun)a week ago about why A.I. has begun”,](https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-Age-of-AI-Has-Begun) Musk wrote: “I remember the early meetings with Gates. It’s unclear in which capacity Gates was speaking to Sam Altman’s team, though at the time he was still a board member at Microsoft—which is a partner of OpenAI.

Elon Musk has announced Twitter's latest push to get people to pay $84 a year for the social network: Twitter will promote only paid subscribers' tweets, ...

Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free?” There shouldn’t be a different standard for celebrities.” Appearing in the “For You” feed helps users build their number of followers. “I’ve been here for 15 years giving my time & witty thoughts all for bupkis. “The is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over. [number](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/tech/musk-twitter-transparency-researchers/index.html) of [changes](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/tech/elon-musk-twitter/index.html) to [the platform](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604615711036407809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1604615711036407809%7Ctwgr%5E8bd85e33a286a134f8d6f73815da852d6570f1b8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2022%2F12%2Felon-musk-walks-back-twitter-policy-banning-promotion-of-other-platforms-1235202477%2F), prompting some confusion and whiplash among users in the process. [significant portion of Twitter’s ad base](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/tech/twitter-top-advertiser-decline/index.html) has left the platform since [Musk took over in October](http://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/tech/elon-musk-twitter-deal-close/index.html). [battle with bot accounts](http://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/elon-musk-twitter-device-identifiers/index.html), he later [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1640532921386663938?s=20) “That said, it’s ok to have verified bot accounts if they follow terms of service & don’t impersonate a human.” That means it can surface tweets from people you don’t follow. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle. [clarification](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1640800519894736896): “Forgot to mention that accounts you follow directly will also be in For You, since you have explicitly asked for them.” Oops. Twitter’s “For You” tab, the first screen that users see when they open the app, curates tweets by using an algorithm.

Possibly these are strategic pauses, an effort by Elon Musk to extract better lease terms. Classically, however, failure to make payments under a commercial ...

The weird merry-go-round involving Twitter's unpaid bills shows no sign of slowing. On this whirl, it is KKR suing the social media company for failing to ...

The Wall Street Journal estimated last month that the total sought in all the Twitter lawsuits, by landlords and vendors alike, is $14 million — a paltry sum for a company just purchased for $44 billion and still valued (by its own CEO) at $20 billion. A professor of law at Yale University, he is author, most recently, of “Invisible: The Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster.” A company that stops paying bills takes a significant hit to reputational capital. Theory teaches that one reason commercial leases are lengthy is to make it harder for either side to play the holdup game. The Financial Times reported recently that Musk has told Twitter executives worried about unpaid bills to “let them sue.” But even though postponing payments to landlords and vendors might stave off the reckoning, it’s not an actual plan. That’s also the reason that, if Musk’s refusals to pay rent are indeed strategic, they’re unlikely to work. Maybe Musk is withholding payment as a move in what is known among scholars as the “holdup game” — an opportunistic effort to force better terms from a counterparty who’s poorly positioned to resist your demands. But “you know we’re good for it” is an excuse a counterparty can accept for only so long. On this whirl, it is KKR suing the social media company for failing to pay rent on office space in Oakland, California. If that’s the move, it’s a risky one. But in 2010, when a much-smaller A&P stopped making lease payments on the space it had left, nobody was surprised that bankruptcy soon followed. Already in arrears in Boston, San Francisco and London, the beleaguered bird is now facing a demand for $1.3 million due to the alleged breach of contract.

The new changes will make non-paying accounts invisible in the "For You" stream of recommended tweets.

However, the number of paying users did not meet his expectations, prompting the company to make this drastic move. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle. As a result, unverified Twitter users will have lower visibility on the platform and a lesser chance of having their tweets liked or retweeted. However, some users have criticised the policy, as it gives verified users too much power to spread misinformation on the platform and cause harm to society in the long run. The new changes will make non-paying accounts invisible in the "For You" stream of recommended tweets. Non-paying accounts' posts will no longer be featured in the "For You" stream of recommended tweets.

From 15 April, 'For you' tab that curates popular posts will feature just Twitter Blue subscribers.

Although he had initially promised the vote would be binding, in the hours after he began flirting with the idea that a large number of “bot” accounts had skewed the vote. From 1 April, existing users with verification badges on the site, now known as “legacy verified”, will lose them unless they pay the monthly fee. A cross-section of the platform’s biggest accounts, it helped demonstrate which changes to the ranking system were meaningful, in the process increasing their engagement.

The billionaire is chipping away at the standard Twitter experience, trying to get more paid subscribers through segregated news feeds and pay-to-vote ...

[200,000 people had signed up for Twitter Blue](https://gizmodo.com/twitter-twitter-blue-elon-musk-mastodon-1850082165) in the U.S. But the billionaire’s bids to turn [Twitter profitable seem unlikely](https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-spacex-morgan-stanley-tesla-1850199556) to pay out in the short-term. [the massive debt the company incurred](https://gizmodo.com/twitter-elon-musk-debt-interest-social-media-1850050271) through his $44 billion acquisition deal. Meanwhile, the site has [lost significant ad revenue](https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-ads-problems-analytics-layoffs-1849835749) amid “free speech” controversies and broader economic woes. [Twitter Blue](https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-blue), the $8 per month subscription service. gain a blue check) at this point in Twitter’s history [is to pay for it](https://gizmodo.com/facebook-instagram-verified-twitter-blue-should-you-pay-1850212923). [wriggle out of his deal to purchase Twitter](https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-bots-buyout-deal-tesla-1849022659), it’s obvious he has ulterior motives here. But overtime, Musk has shifted to move more of his site’s features out of the “available-to-all” box and under the “paying customers only” umbrella. Except the Tesla/SpaceX/etc CEO has already built favoritism into Twitter’s algorithms. Next up: unverified users are set to lose their poll participation privileges and [one half of the segregated timeline system](https://gizmodo.com/twitter-elon-musk-algorithm-for-you-tab-1850026346) will only include verified accounts, according to a Monday evening tweet from the billionaire. Polls too, will be only for the few, the paying, the blue checks. [up to 70% offLenovo Spring Clearance](https://howl.me/cjolyNFMyWK)

Currently, the accounts with blue checkmarks are a mix of paid subscribers, as well as previously verified celebrities, public officials, journalists, and the ...

Twitter is reportedly working on a feature that would let Twitter Blue subscribers “hide” the check marks they pay for, [according](https://twitter.com/alex193a/status/1638275630428049411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1638275630428049411%7Ctwgr%5Ebc7c7dc0d910ae22905a2b1141738f4410157f0b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2023%2F3%2F24%2F23655092%2Ftwitter-blue-verified-checkmark-hide-research) to app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi. To achieve this growth, he has previously expressed a desire for subscription fees to [account for](https://www.businessinsider.com/twitters-users-pay-subscription-elon-musk-2022-11) 50% of Twitter’s overall revenue intake. [according](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/turns-out-not-many-people-want-to-pay-for-twitter) to a report from The Information. [rollout](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-twitter-delays-paid-verification-after-midterm-elections-nyt-2022-11) of Twitter Blue, there is a chance this sweeping policy might not last. Subscribers have also apparently been met with a loss in social capital on the site: Prominent posts from Twitter Blue subscribers are sometimes met with a deluge of “this mf paid for Twitter” replies. Currently, the accounts with blue checkmarks are a mix of paid subscribers, as well as previously verified celebrities, public officials, journalists, and the like. [Talks About It All](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/03/gisele-bundchen-cover-story?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-032223) [Is Trump Going to Prison?](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/donald-trump-indictment-explainer?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-032223)And Answers to Your Other Burning Questions [Inside Ron DeSantis’s Plan](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/desantis-antivax-florida-trump?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-032223)to Ride Anti-vaxxism to the White House [Exploited Child Star?](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/03/awards-insider-little-gold-men-brooke-shields-pretty-baby?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-032223)The Truth Isn’t Nearly That Simple [What Is Cinema?](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/what-is-cinema?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-032223)Rian Johnson, Halle Berry, and More Share Their Inspiration Meanwhile, users who do pay will be rewarded by the algorithm. [told employees](https://twitter.com/ZoeSchiffer/status/1639737042828673024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1639737042828673024%7Ctwgr%5Efbfbb0b9277c38f48440ebf6f7d33712a681ea54%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2023%2F3%2F26%2F23657182%2Felon-musk-twitter-employee-stock-grants-valuation) that he sees a “clear but difficult path” to achieving a $250 billion valuation for the company. The bottom line, it seems, is that users who do not pay for Twitter will have a much more limited experience. Musk, who

Twitter's For You page will only show recommendations from verified accounts beginning April 15th, CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter. Voting in polls will ...

That same month, he [also promised](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1628122949185159168?s=20) to open-source the company’s algorithm by March 5th, which hasn’t happened yet — though [now he says](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1636835209587949570?s=20) it’ll happen on March 31st, without acknowledging the previous missed deadline. Musk clarified on Tuesday that accounts you already follow will show up in For You, too, [“since you have explicitly asked for them.”](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1640800519894736896) It’s a bit of a moot point now that he’s not really doing those anymore, though. It’s worth taking this announcement with a big grain of salt, as Musk’s tweets haven’t always turned into enforced policy or features. [dropped the charade](https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/22/23474381/elon-musk-twitter-moderation-council-activist-promise) of supposedly asking the community before making major changes to the service, [he said](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604985324505030658?s=20) that Twitter would only allow Blue Subscribers to vote in policy polls. [start dismantling the “legacy” verified system](https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23654206/twitter-legacy-blue-verified-checkmarks-april-fools-day) at the beginning of April, that appears to mean that you’ll have to be a [company](https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/4/23585612/twitter-gold-checkmark-business-subscription), [government entity](https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/25/23477550/twitter-manual-verification-blue-checkmark-gold-grey), or [Twitter Blue subscriber](https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23653886/twitter-blue-subscriptions-globally-missing-many-features) if you want to pop into the feeds of people who don’t follow you.

On Tuesday, he backtracked and said accounts that users follow will also stay in the feed. The change followed uproar from users over the initial announcement.

[impersonate celebrities, politicians, and even companies](https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-verification-abuse-trolls-parody-george-bush-oj-simpson-confession-2022-11). The subscription [allows any user to buy verification for $8 per month](https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/twitter-blue). You need to invest money into talent and AI tech to detect bots on the platform. Because Twitter will [do away with legacy check marks on April 1](https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-elon-musk-remove-legacy-blue-checkmark-program-april-2023-3), which belong to users who were verified under Twitter's previous system and did not pay to be verified, this meant the For You feed would start to only recommend paying Twitter Blue subscribers. "I don't get behind this decision. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle," Musk said Monday.

Only paying users will have their content recommended and be allowed to vote in polls from 15 April.

Many pretended to be Mr Musk himself. Mr Musk has often expressed concerns about how many fake or spam accounts are on Twitter. It's a silent threat that no one is seeing," they added. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. You may want to read We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. The firm added that users needed to pay to "keep your blue checkmark on Twitter". There are two algorithms on Twitter - the "For you" stream of recommended tweets and stream of tweets from people you follow. He wanted the platform to be "maximally trusted" and said this "isn't a way to make money". It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle." [Skip twitter post by Elon Musk](#end-of-twitter-content-1) "Verified users will use their power and their presence on the platform to influence anything from misinformation to actual harm for users all around the world.

Elon Musk has defended his Twitter subscription plan after it was criticised by 'Star Trek' actor William Shatner.

Gibney said in a statement: “I have been working on this film, off and on, for some time and am hugely excited about it. When Twitter Blue was first launched, it sparked a major increase in parody accounts posing as companies and high-profile figures. Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free?

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the ...

For now, those who still have the blue check but apparently haven't paid the premium fee — a group that includes Beyoncé, Stephen King, Barack and Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Tucker Carlson, Drake and Musk himself — have messages appended to their profile saying it is a "legacy verified account. Musk responded that there shouldn't be a different standard for celebrities. She asked, "what universe is this fair to people who can suffer consequences for being impersonated?