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X (formerly Twitter)

X is a real-time online social networking platform, originally founded in 2006 as Twitter. The company was purchased by Elon Musk in April 2022, and in July 2023 he rebranded the website X, although the site continues to be coloquially referred to as Twitter.

Chairman / President

Elon Musk

CEO / Managing Director

Linda Yaccarino

CFO / Finance Director

Jack Dorsey

Industry

Internet

Website

twitter.com

Headquarters address

San Francisco, California, United States

Stock Code

NYSE:TWTR

Year founded

2010

last updated:

30 September, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Vice-President-elect J.D. Vance at a NCAA college football game between Army and Navy. Photo: AP

United States

President Musk? World’s wealthiest man makes his presence felt in Washington

Elon Musk’s intervention in a US spending plan highlights his influence over the Republican Party and Donald Trump.

20 Dec 2024 - 1:31PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Randy Moss’ son Thaddeus, who called out Larry Fitzgerald Sr?

17 Dec 2024 - 5:00AM

United States

Musk emerges as Trump’s enforcer with ‘naughty list’ targeting key Republicans

10 Dec 2024 - 8:17PMvideocam

Banking & finance

The View | Trump could upend the US economy just as China is recovering

Trump’s economic strategy could change narratives not only about US markets but Chinese ones as well.

6 Dec 2024 - 5:55AM

Donald Trump, then Republican presidential nominee, listens as hedge fund manager Scott Bessent speaks on the economy in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 14. Bessent is Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary. Photo: AP

Social media

Tech giants Meta, TikTok, Google slam Australia’s under-16 social media ban

The proposed law will hold social-media platforms responsible for policing the ban, under threat of fines of up to US$32.5 million.

26 Nov 2024 - 7:18PM

Australia

Elon Musk slams Australia’s social media ban as ‘back door control’ of internet

Social media firms could be fined US$32 million if they fail to keep children under 16 off their platforms.

22 Nov 2024 - 4:48PM

Donald Trump

Trump ‘efficiency’ tsar Elon Musk outlines plans for mass US cuts

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lean on Supreme Court rulings as they take aim at hundreds of billions of dollars in government spending.

21 Nov 2024 - 11:52AMvideocam

Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump have become close allies. Photo: Reuters

United States

Opinion | Trump has solidified his power to reshape the US. How far will he go?

Trump’s ‘America first’ stance has led some to wonder if traditional American values still apply. The answer is crucial to shaping the US’ future.

15 Nov 2024 - 10:24AMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

Dogecoin soars as Trump names Musk to head new DOGE efficiency department

‘Dogefather’ Musk is a long-time fan of the cryptocurrency with the canine mascot, and a staunch backer of the US president-elect.

14 Nov 2024 - 5:55AMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

Elon Musk’s PAC ‘spent an estimated US$200 million’ to help elect Trump

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk was one of Donald Trump’s highest-profile surrogates in the 2024 race.

12 Nov 2024 - 2:08PMvideocam

Elon Musk at an America PAC town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on October 10. Photo: TNS

Blockchain

‘The King is back’: Binance billionaire CZ plots life after prison

The founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange talks about his four-month incarceration, future plans, and more.

8 Nov 2024 - 12:00PM

Zhao Changpeng, founder and former CEO of Binance. Photo: Reuters

US presidential election 2024

From chip war to TikTok ban: what tech can expect from Donald Trump

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, tech companies are bracing for a revamp of tech policies imposed by Joe Biden.

7 Nov 2024 - 10:20AM

Cryptocurrency

Trump election victory cheers up China’s cryptocurrency proponents

These crypto proponents expect a bright future for digital assets and related policies on the mainland and Hong Kong.

6 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

US presidential election 2024

Pennsylvania judge allows Elon Musk’s US$1 million voter giveaway

Judge’s decision is largely symbolic, as the daily allocation of US$1 million to one person each day ends on Tuesday, Election Day.

5 Nov 2024 - 10:49AM

Elon Musk presents a US$1 million cheque to a voter during an America PAC town hall on October 26. Photo: AFP

US presidential election 2024

Bid to shut down Musk’s US$1 million sweepstakes moves to US federal court

Battleground state Pennsylvania has found itself ground zero for lawsuits and claims about US election irregularities or fraud.

1 Nov 2024 - 2:10AM

Elon Musk speaks during a town hall event hosted by his political organisation America PAC in support of former US president Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

India

India warns social media after airline bomb threats

The warning was made after a series of bomb hoaxes disrupted the operations of Indian airlines in October.

27 Oct 2024 - 1:13PM

Donald Trump

Supreme Court will not hear appeal from Musk’s X over warrant in Trump case

X says order that blocked it from telling Trump about election-interference case against former president violated First Amendment rights.

8 Oct 2024 - 2:56AMvideocam

Brazil

Elon Musk’s X pays US$5.2 million in Brazil fines to wrong bank account

The payment was made to settle a dispute with a Brazilian judge who banned the platform in August.

5 Oct 2024 - 2:00PM

Brazilian demonstrators during a protest against the country’s ban of X in Sao Paulo on September 7. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong society

Top Hong Kong political adviser Regina Ip calls on Israelis to move to city

Regina Ip urges Israelis wanting safe place to live and raise children to move to Hong Kong, prompting consulate to defend country’s values.

3 Oct 2024 - 11:14PM

US-China relations

CIA seeks informants in China, North Korea and Iran, recruiting online

The US spy agency posts instructions for interested applicants in Mandarin, Farsi and Korean on several social media platforms.

3 Oct 2024 - 6:22AM

Brazil

X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge’s orders: source

X complied with orders to block certain accounts from platform and pay fines imposed for not complying with court orders, lawyers said.

27 Sep 2024 - 2:47AM

The X account of Elon Musk in seen blocked on a mobile screen in an illustration after Brazil’s telecommunications regulator suspended access to Musk’s X social network in the country. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

US FTC slams TikTok, Meta and Twitch over data used by AI

YouTube, social media platform X, Snap, Discord and Reddit were also included in the FTC report.

20 Sep 2024 - 11:48AMvideocam

Social media and video streaming companies continue to face scrutiny from US regulators over data concerns. Photo: NurPhoto/Zuma Press/TNS

Millionaires and billionaires

Mark Cuban wants to take out Chinese knockoffs. Is Kamala Harris on board?

In February 2022, the US called China the top country of origin for counterfeit goods seized by US customs.

19 Sep 2024 - 4:51PM

Donald Trump

After Trump assassination attempt, Musk asks why Harris, Biden not targeted?

Musk’s controversial tweet, since deleted, drew criticism for its insensitivity and potential to incite violence.

16 Sep 2024 - 7:40PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Odesa and Kharkiv hit as Russia and Ukraine exchange drone, bomb and missile attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again urged the West to accede to demand to hit inside Russia.

16 Sep 2024 - 1:22PM

Firefighters tackle a blaze after a Russian aerial bomb struck a block of flats in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Sunday. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Will US law banning TikTok prevail on secret government evidence?

Chinese-owned app’s legal case said to turn on information kept not only from the public but also from lawyers for the petitioners.

14 Sep 2024 - 5:12AMvideocam

A redacted passage from a court filing in TikTok’s legal challenge to a US law that forces it to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned stateside. Photo: Handout

US presidential election 2024

Musk takes jab at Taylor Swift for Harris endorsement, riling China’s Swifties

The tech billionaire and Trump supporter told ‘childless cat lady’ Swift, ‘I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life’.

12 Sep 2024 - 5:31AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Anna Kalinskaya, tennis No 1 Jannik Sinner’s GF and Nick Kyrgios’ ex?

She’s a tennis player from Russia who’s currently ranked world No 14 in singles – and reportedly once called her ex ‘Satan’.

11 Sep 2024 - 1:16PM

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