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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

Elon Musk

Elon Musk vs Wikipedia: a clash over how to describe ‘Nazi salute’

Dust-up comes after billionaire Musk made a straight-arm gesture at a Trump inauguration event on Monday.

23 Jan 2025 - 12:22PMvideocam

United States

Gamers get under Musk’s skin in feud over Tesla chief’s playing skills

18 Jan 2025 - 1:09PMvideocam

US-China relations

TikTok CEO expected to attend Trump’s inauguration: reports

17 Jan 2025 - 7:23AMvideocam

Elon Musk

Elon Musk sued by US SEC over delayed Twitter stake disclosure

The SEC said Musk bought more than US$500 million of Twitter shares at artificially low prices at the expense of unsuspecting investors.

15 Jan 2025 - 10:38AM

Elon Musk is accused by the SEC of delaying the disclosure of his Twitter stake. Photo: Reuters

TikTok

China’s TikTok sellers eye Amazon and Shein as US ban looms

Cross-border merchants in China are bracing for an impending ban on TikTok in the US.

14 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM

Social media

Letters | As Meta reins in fact-checking, individuals must step up

Readers discuss the removal of fact-checking programmes from social media, Donald Trump’s expansionist agenda, and child-safe phones.

14 Jan 2025 - 11:30AM

Donald Trump

Meta abandons racial diversity programmes as Zuckerberg woos Trump

The changes come soon after the platform dropped fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the US, and mark a further right-wing shift.

11 Jan 2025 - 11:58AM

People take photos in front of a Meta sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Photo: EPA-EFE

Donald Trump

EU stays mum as Trump eyes Greenland and Musk courts far-right

Told to cease ‘lecturing and moralising’, Brussels officials ready for ‘strong transatlantic agenda’ as they ‘defend’ trade interests.

9 Jan 2025 - 3:16PMvideocam

United States

Meta replaces fact-checkers in US, adopts X-style ‘Community Notes’ model

Meta has ditched fact-checkers in the US, opting for a community-driven approach to combat misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

8 Jan 2025 - 4:32PM

Britain

European leaders take aim at Elon Musk amid escalating UK row

The world’s richest man Elon Musk has taken an intense interest in British sex crimes and politics – and some are not pleased.

7 Jan 2025 - 1:28PM

Britain

Starmer slams those ‘spreading lies and misinformation’ after Musk criticism

Starmer defended his record as a prosecutor against Musk’s attacks over historical child rape crimes in the UK, criticising those spreading lies and far-right agitators.

6 Jan 2025 - 9:21PM

Elon Musk

‘Starmer must go’: Elon Musk turns his gaze on Europe’s far-right politics

From Britain to Germany, the Tesla chief’s influence grows in Europe’s politics as he backs the hard-right and challenges democratic institutions.

4 Jan 2025 - 11:35AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Antonio Brown’s baby mama, Cydney Moreau – who looks like Gisele Bündchen

Ex-NFL player Antonio Brown is being slammed on social media for a caption he posted on X to wish her a happy birthday recently; the former couple had a baby together last July.

15 Jan 2025 - 4:54PM

Artificial intelligence

Meet DeepSeek: the Chinese start-up that is changing how AI models are trained

Hangzhou-based DeepSeek is 2025’s ‘biggest dark horse’ in open-source large language models, Nvidia research scientist Jim Fan says.

13 Jan 2025 - 2:10PM

Artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has built a powerful large language model at less cost than what bigger tech firms spend on such projects. Photo: Shutterstock

Millionaires and billionaires

Elon Musk baffles internet with ‘Kekius Maximus’ profile name on X

Billionaire’s new X handle merges alt-right symbols and Gladiator references, sparking crypto surge and online speculation.

1 Jan 2025 - 10:30AM

Britain

Membership of UK’s anti-immigration Reform party overtakes Conservatives

Party leader Nigel Farage hailed ‘historic moment’ as membership tally ticked past 131,680 figure declared earlier in year by Conservatives.

27 Dec 2024 - 5:28AMvideocam

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?

Thaddeus Moss was furious at Larry Fitzgerald Sr after the ex NFL player told the world his father had cancer before he had a chance to announce it himself, and admonished Brett Favre as well.

17 Dec 2024 - 5:00AM

Randy Moss’ son Thaddeus Moss has clapped back against retired NFL players speaking out without his father’s permission. Photo: TNS; @Thaddeusmoss/X

United States

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

Musk, a key ally of Donald Trump, has pledged to use his political action committee to target lawmakers who don’t support the president-elect’s agenda.

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

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

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

Dogecoin was seen as a joke at first, but has since amassed a group of fans who have periodically sent its price soaring. Photo: Shutterstock

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

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

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