Elon Musk

By MacRumors Staff

Elon Musk Articles

X twitter logo

Apple Pausing Advertising on X Following Latest Elon Musk Controversy

Friday November 17, 2023 11:14 am PST by
Apple is pausing all of its advertising on social network X, formerly known as Twitter, reports Axios. The decision comes following antisemitic remarks that Musk made on Wednesday. After advertisers fled from X after Musk's takeover of the social network, Apple continued to pay for ad spots, and has been one of the Twitter's largest ad partners. Back in March, Musk thanked Apple for its...
X twitter logo

X Tests 'Not A Bot' Program That Charges New Users $1/Year to Post

Tuesday October 17, 2023 5:28 pm PDT by
X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, today announced that it is testing a "Not A Bot" program that charges new, unverified users $1 per year to post and interact with content on X. Not A Bot is being tested in New Zealand and the Phillipines at the current time, and it only applies to new users. The X support account says that existing users are not affected "within this test." ...
X twitter logo

Elon Musk Wants Apple to Lower Fees for 'X' Creators

Wednesday August 2, 2023 2:08 pm PDT by
Twitter or "X" CEO Elon Musk today said that he plans to speak with Apple CEO Tim Cook about lower App Store fees for creators who earn money through subscriptions on the Twitter/X social network. In a post on creator support, Musk said that he plans to ask Apple to collect 30 percent of the creator fee that Twitter keeps rather than 30 percent of the total fee that a creator on Twitter...
X twitter logo

Twitter Rebranded as 'X'

Monday July 24, 2023 3:21 am PDT by
Twitter has rebranded as "X" worldwide, under the direction of owner Elon Musk. An "interim" logo featuring a white X on a black background has replaced the original blue bird logo on the platform, signaling the billionaire's intention to transform the social media network into an "everything app" similar to China's WeChat. Musk on Sunday changed his profile picture to the new logo and added ...
Twitter Feature

Elon Musk Says Apple Has 'Fully Resumed' Advertising on Twitter

Saturday December 3, 2022 5:34 pm PST by
Apple has "fully resumed" advertising on the Twitter social network, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said today during a two-hour Twitter Spaces chat highlighted by Bloomberg. Musk also confirmed that Apple is Twitter's largest advertiser. Just five days ago, Musk accused Apple of hating "free speech," "making moderation demands," and ceasing ad spending, causing a slew of press coverage about a...
Apple Park View

Elon Musk Meets With Apple CEO Tim Cook Amid Claims of Twitter App Store Dispute [Updated]

Wednesday November 30, 2022 11:43 am PST by
Twitter CEO Elon Musk today met with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, according to a tweet shared by Musk this afternoon. Musk thanked Cook for taking him around Apple's headquarters, with no mention of what the two might have discussed. The meeting comes just after Musk on Monday claimed that Apple has "mostly stopped" offering ads on Twitter, and that...
iphone 11 tesla cybertruck close up

Elon Musk Pledges to Build iPhone Rival If Apple Ousts Twitter

Tuesday November 29, 2022 1:48 am PST by
Elon Musk has pledged to offer an "alternative phone" if Apple and Google remove Twitter from their app stores, adding to long-standing rumors about an iPhone rival from Tesla. Modified ‌iPhone‌ 11 Pro in the style of the Tesla Cybertruck, by Caviar. Musk's remark came after being asked about the potential scenario of Twitter being removed from app stores, which could conceivably happen if...
twitter elon musk

Hundreds of Twitter Employees Leaving After Elon Musk's 'Extremely Hardcore' Work Demands

Thursday November 17, 2022 3:42 pm PST by
Hundreds of Twitter employees today resigned from the company rather than opting in to be part of "Twitter 2.0" under Elon Musk, according to The Verge. Musk earlier this week told workers that Twitter will be "extremely hardcore" going forward, with employees expected to put in long hours at high intensity. "Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade," he said. Musk on...
twitter official badge

Elon Musk Nixes 'Official' Label for Already Verified Twitter Accounts, Says Blue Check Will Be 'the Great Leveler' [Updated]

Wednesday November 9, 2022 8:15 am PST by
Twitter will not be moving forward with an "Official" label that would be used to identify companies, major media outlets, public figures, and others who are in danger of being impersonated on the social network, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said today. Just hours after Twitter began rolling out the "Official" checkmark that was provided to some accounts alongside the standard white and blue...
twitter elon musk

Twitter Could Start Charging for Verification Next Week, Edit Button Reportedly Coming to All Users

Thursday November 3, 2022 5:51 am PDT by
Twitter aims to start charging users for blue check verification badges as soon as next week, as part of new owner Elon Musk's plan to further monetize the social media platform, according to a new report. The badges will be part of an $8-per-month Twitter Blue subscription, an increase of $3 over the current $4.99 per month price, which will also include priority in replies, mentions, and...
Twitter Feature

Twitter Blue Price to Increase to $8 Per Month, Will Include Verification Checkmark and Other New Features

Tuesday November 1, 2022 10:56 am PDT by
Twitter chief Elon Musk today said that the cost of the Twitter Blue subscription is going to be priced at $8 per month, which would be an increase of $3 over the current $4.99 per month price. Twitter Blue will include priority in replies, mentions, and search, which Musk says is "essential to defeat spam/scam," the ability to post longer video and audio clips, and half as many ads. Musk ...
twitter elon musk

Elon Musk Planning Vine Reboot After Twitter Acquisition

Monday October 31, 2022 12:18 pm PDT by
Elon Musk has asked Twitter engineers to begin work on an updated version of Vine that could launch before the end of the year, reports Axios. Musk yesterday tweeted a poll asking if he should "bring back Vine," and 69.5 percent of four million respondents said yes. Twitter acquired video app Vine back in 2012, which was pre-TikTok and back when Vine was popular. The app slowly stopped being ...
twitter elon musk

Elon Musk Completes $44 Billion Twitter Takeover, Fires Top Executives, and Makes Himself CEO

Friday October 28, 2022 2:52 am PDT by
Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter and instated himself as CEO, just hours before a court-ordered deadline to buy the business expired, according to multiple reports. In a reference to Twitter's logo, billionaire Musk tweeted "the bird is freed," after reportedly firing several top executives, including the chief executive, Parag Agrawal. Musk earlier changed his...
twitter elon musk

Elon Musk Proposes to Follow Through With Twitter Acquisition

Tuesday October 4, 2022 9:31 am PDT by
Billionaire Elon Musk has once again reversed course in the ongoing Twitter acquisition saga, today sending a letter to Twitter proposing a purchase at the original price, reports Bloomberg. Musk originally offered to buy Twitter for $44 billion in April ($54.20 per share), a deal that Twitter ultimately accepted. Musk in May put the takeover "temporarily on hold" because of a dispute over...
emergency sos via satellite

Elon Musk: 'We've Had Promising Conversations With Apple About Starlink Connectivity'

Thursday September 8, 2022 10:55 am PDT by
With the launch of the iPhone 14 models yesterday, Apple introduced a new Emergency SOS via satellite feature that's designed to allow iPhone users to get emergency help in off-the-grid areas even when a cellular or WiFi connection is not available. Apple is using Globalstar satellites for the endeavor at the current time, but SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed today that his company has ...
twitter elon musk

Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Force $44 Billion Merger

Tuesday July 12, 2022 2:09 pm PDT by
As promised, Twitter today sued Elon Musk in an attempt to force Musk to go through with the $44 billion purchase of Twitter, reports Reuters. Twitter in the lawsuit accuses Musk of trashing the company, disrupting its operations, and destroying stockholder value. Having mounted a public spectacle to put Twitter in play, and having proposed and then signed a seller-friendly merger agreement,...
twitter elon musk

Elon Musk Wants to Terminate $44 Billion Twitter Acquisition [Updated]

Friday July 8, 2022 2:32 pm PDT by
Elon Musk no longer plans to purchase Twitter for $44 billion, according to Reuters. Musk told Twitter this evening that he is calling off the deal because of "material breach of multiple provisions of the agreement." Back in April, Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share, and Twitter agreed to accept the offer in late April. Since then, the deal has been up in the air because of an ...
twitter elon musk

Elon Musk Puts $44 Billion Twitter Deal 'On Hold' [Updated]

Friday May 13, 2022 4:13 am PDT by
Elon Musk is putting his $44 billion takeover of Twitter "temporarily on hold" after the company claimed that less than 5% of its users are spam or fake accounts. The Tesla chief tweeted on Friday that the deal was being frozen while he waited for details backing up Twitter's claim: "Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed...
iOS App Store General Feature Sqaure Complement

Elon Musk Says Apple's 30% App Store Fee is 'Literally 10 Times Higher Than It Should Be'

Tuesday May 3, 2022 11:01 am PDT by
Tesla CEO Elon Musk today took to Twitter to once again criticize Apple's App Store fees, calling the cut that Apple takes from developers "definitely not ok" and likening it to a "30% tax on the internet." He went on to say that the fee is "literally 10 times higher than it should be." Apple takes a 30 percent cut from app developers who make over $1 million through the ‌App Store‌ on an ...
twitter elon musk

Elon Musk Is Officially Purchasing Twitter for $44 Billion

Monday April 25, 2022 11:53 am PDT by
Twitter has agreed to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's offer to buy the company for $44 billion, Twitter announced today. Bloomberg was first to report early Monday morning that a deal between the two parties was imminent. Two weeks ago, Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share. Twitter and Musk, following weeks of speculation and public drama, agreed today to the $44 billion deal. Earlier...