Tag: Twitter

Twitter Users Say ‘Yes’ to Musk’s Proposal to Sell 10 Percent of His Tesla Stock

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk should sell about 10 percent of his Tesla stock, according to 57.9 percent of people who voted on his Twitter poll asking users of the social media network whether he should offload the stake. “I was prepared to accept either outcome,” Musk said, after the voting ended. The world’s richest…


Watch Tesla’s New Sentry Mode Security Abilities in Action

Tesla Inc.’s sentry mode has been helpful in many cases, usually when the owner comes back to their vehicle and finds damage done while they were gone. The system allows the cameras surrounding a Tesla vehicle to record any events that happen when the owner is away. But now a new update leaked recently is already…


Twitter Stock Sinks After Q3 Earnings: 5 Analysts React to Impact of iOS Privacy Changes

Twitter Inc. shares tumbled 9.6 percent on Wednesday after the company disappointed the market with lackluster sales guidance. On Tuesday, Twitter reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 18 cents, beating consensus analyst estimates of 15 cents. Revenue of $1.284 billion fell just short of analyst expectations of $1.285 billion. Revenue was up 37 percent…


Twitter Avoids Revenue Hit From Apple Privacy Changes

Twitter Inc. on Tuesday reported its quarterly revenue grew 37 percent and avoided the brunt of Apple Inc. privacy changes on advertising that hobbled its rivals, sending its shares up 3 percent. The social networking site has been working to add new features such as audio chat rooms to attract users, and also rolled out…


5 Technology Stocks to Watch Ahead of Earnings This Week

The week of Oct. 25 is shaping up to be a big one for anyone that holds index funds or has exposure to technology stocks. Five of the largest and most well-known names in the technology space report earnings this week. Here are the key figures and items investors should be watching. Facebook Facebook Inc….


Live Q&A: Twitter CEO Warns of Coming ‘Hyperinflation’; FDA Documents Reveal Use of Fetal Body Parts

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey warned in a tweet, “Hyperinflation is going to change everything … It’s happening.” His warning comes as the United States faces inflation, lower employment, an international shipping crisis, and other looming issues that could impact the global economy. In other news, Judicial Watch has obtained FDA documents showing how…


Twitter Now Lets All Its Users Create Spaces

Twitter Inc. now lets any user create Spaces on its platform. What Happened The San Francisco-based company announced Thursday that everyone on iOS and Android could now host a conversation on the app. The Jack Dorsey-led Twitter started testing Spaces in November. At the time, it rolled the feature to a limited number of users. Later,…


Trump 2.0 Doesn’t Need Social Media

Whether he knows it or not, one of the best things that ever happened to Donald Trump was being banned (in their pompous parlance “permanently suspended”) by Twitter. That not-so-closeted totalitarian Twitter founder Jack Dorsey (aka @jack) did the 45th President an immense favor when he finally used one of Trump’s tweets—does it matter which…


White House Chief of Staff Shares View That Rising Inflation Is ‘High Class Problem’

White House chief of staff Ron Klain on Oct. 14 retweeted Harvard economist Jason Furman’s opinion that the United States’ economic problems such as rising inflation and supply chain issues are “high class problems.” Klain retweeted a Twitter post from Furman which reads: “Most of the economic problems we’re facing (inflation, supply chains, etc.) are high class…


Keep Section 230 But Amend It to Force Big Tech to be Transparent: Kalev Leetaru

Big Tech and other social media companies should be required by Congress to publish dataset collections that would enable people to see clearly what principles guide their moderation policies, Kalev Leetaru says. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is being scrutinized by members of both parties, with proposals ranging from removing it altogether to…