Twitter May Be Nearing Sale To Elon Musk

Manchester United fans have begged Elon Musk to buy their club after the billionaire finally closed in on eye-watering £34.5billion Twitter takeover deal. Musk saw his initial bid rebuffed by the firm but made progress this week - and he is now the talk of the town.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter, which this week accepted a deal to go private in a $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, reported income a touch lighter than Wall Street predicated in the first quarter of 2022. But the social network blew away forecasts on earnings and user growth.Q1 revenue was $1.20 billion, up 16% year-over-year, reflecting “headwinds associated with the war in Ukraine,” according to Twitter.

Elon Musk, 50, has come under strong criticism since it was announced he would purchase Twitter for $44 billion (£34.5 billion).Since the news broke, many social media users have decided to leave the site, with Elon taking to Twitter today to slam his critics.In view of his 87.2 million followers, the Tesla owner made sure to leave a laugh among his followers when he joked about his next business plan.Elon joked: "Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in."Many social media users rushed to comment on Elon's proposed future business plans.Iihtishamm said: "Buy TikTok and delete it."Makhosa78668769 added: "The world has real issues,and this is what you choose to do with money."Fallinlovia commented: "Come on, how can you not love this guy?"Many social media users have decided to leave Twitter after the news broke that Elon had purchased the site, including presenter Jameela Jamil.Jameela tweeted to her one million followers on Monday: "One good thing about Elon buying Twitter is that I will *FINALLY* leave and stop being a complete menace to society on here."So, it’s win-win for you all really."She then attached a selection of snaps with her dog, Barold, in what she said was her “last tweet”.The presenter wrote: “Ah he got twitter. I would like this to be what lies here as my last tweet.

It appears Elon Musk will not be testifying in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial.  While Musk has been subpoenaed to hand over any and all communication he had with Heard about the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star, the tech boss will not be taking the stand on Heard's behalf.  Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro, told Fox News Digital Wednesday his client will not testify.  During his testimony, Depp claimed he believed the Tesla boss was seeing his ex-wife while Depp and Heard were married.  A source with knowledge of the trial also claimed to the New York Post that James Franco, 44, will also be absent from the witness stand. Depp has also claimed Franco and Heard had an affair during Depp and Heard's marriage.  Reps for Franco did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. Elon Musk name-dropped So, how does Musk factor into the Depp-Heard trial? Court documents claim that Heard began a romantic relationship with Musk just one month after the "Aquaman" actress, 35, tied the knot with Depp, 58.

Twitter has accepted Elon Musk's $44 billion offer to purchase the social media site and take it private, CNBC reports. Talks between Musk and Twitter stalled for weeks before escalating quickly on Monday with the company agreeing to Musk's price of $54.20 per share just hours later.

Elon Musk could scupper the plans of aliens trying to make first contact with earth if he axes anonymous bots from Twitter, an expert has warned.Musk, who bought the social media platform for a mind-boggling £35bn, has spoken of "defeating spam bots" and said he would make efforts to block them from Twitter.But Nick Pope, who used to work as a Government advisor on the threat of UFOs, believes these bots are just the sort of tools that aliens could use to contact us.Nick, Britain’s top space boffin, said: "If Earth is being visited or monitored by aliens, they'll know the importance humans attach to the internet and social media."They'll already have been paying close attention to Elon Musk, because he's such a key player in the space program, so now that he's bought Twitter, they'll be looking at him even more closely."They may even think he's Earth's supreme leader - after all, Twitter has such power, it even banned a former President of the United States!"However, he claims humans should look closer to home for signs of messages from little green men.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.He added: "Might we miss out on first contact just because an email from an alien went into someone's spam folder, or because we mistakenly think someone's pulling our leg on Twitter?"In these days of big data, AI and deep learning, perhaps we should be trawling the internet and social media sites for anything that might be a real message from an alien."To get our attention, a genuine alien message would probably include the solution to a major unsolved problem in mathematics, physics or computer science - something advanced, but verifiable."It would be a sort of

SpaceX-time continuum. Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover wasn’t the first time he owned the platform.

Johnny Depp's explosive defamation trial rages on in a Virginia courtroom against his former wife Amber Heard. A series of bombshell allegations have come to light during the trial Johnny, 58, filed against Amber, 35, due to her penning a Washington Post op-ed about experiencing domestic violence. Amber did not name Johnny in the piece, but he launched a $50m libel lawsuit against the now-mum-of-one.

Tesla head’s divisive $44 billion takeover of Twitter Monday. Rogan heaped praise on the billionaire during a Tuesday episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience” with guest Jessica Kirston.“Oh s–t, oh s–t, Elon Musk just bought Twitter,” gushed the former “Fear Factor” host, who has received fierce backlash over his alleged anti-vaxxer comments, among other controversies.

Phillip Schofield announced on This Morning that he has quit Twitter, saying “I want no part of it in my life”.

After being in several long-term romances in the public eye, Amber Heard has often been candid about her love life.

Elon Musk had purchased the website.The Tesla founder and entrepreneur successfully acquired the social media platform yesterday (April 25) for approximately $44billion (£34.5b), per The Independent.His offer was initially turned down by Twitter, which put a “poison pill” measure in place to stop a takeover attempt by Musk. However, the two parties later entered talks before the deal entered its final stages of negotiations.Yesterday, Musk shared a glimpse into his policy for the platform.

Sir Michael Caine's return to Twitter has been questioned by fans on social media due to its innocuous timing.The British actor, 89, has been quiet on the website since tweeting new year well-wishes and a picture of a golf cart to his 720,000 followers in January. Michael finally broke his four-month silence with a series of tweets on Monday evening (April 25) following the announcement that billionaire Elon Musk had purchased the tech company for a cool $44 billion (£33 million).In his first returning tweet, which was published a few hours after the announcement of Musk's acquisition, Michael wrote: "Hello." Eight minutes later, The Dark Knight star followed up with: "Good Night My Sweet Ones."While Michael's posts could definitely be a mere coincidence, other Twitter users picked up on the eerie timing of his Twitter return.With some cracking jokes, others couldn't help but speculate that his return could be linked to Musk's takeover, with some users claiming it had brought Michael "out of Twitter retirement".One Twitter user wrote: "Alright @elonmusk buys #twitter & @themichaelcaine pops up after months of Silence to say Hello!" Another commented: "In his first order of business, @elonmusk brought @themichaelcaine out of Twitter retirement, even if for only ten minutes."A third joked: "Theory Confirmed: Twitter was holding Michael Caine hostage for 45 billion dollars and Elon Musk was the only one rich enough to pay it."Meanwhile, a fourth tweeted: "Picked a bad day to return to this place, sir.

The Tesla mogul and richest man in the world made a surprise offer to buy the social media platform putting in a succesful bid of $54. 20 a share to acquire it which the board accepted. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Mr Musk said in a statement.

accepted his bid to take over the company. Mr Musk, said to be worth around $219 billion and the 'world's richest man' according to Forbes' magazine, struck a deal to buy the 16-year-old business for roughly $44 billion (£36. 2bn).

Twitter last night after a four-month hiatus from the social media site, causing fans to go into a social media frenzy.Michael took to Twitter last night, with many fans speculating why he chose yesterday as his time to return to the site.In view of his 705,700 followers he wrote: "Hello! Good Night My Sweets Ones."Many social media users leapt to the comments to praise the renowned actor and how much his work means to them.Jellybeanster88 said: "Wow, I truly hope it's you Sir Michael Caine!!!"WareFLO added: "I've loved you in every film I've ever seen you in which you acted, even the c***py movies."But this, this was your finest moment in Little Voice."Dsmart commented: "Wait! Is it really you? Please post a video and blink twice while holding up a newspaper with the date clearly visible."However, other social media users were puzzled over whether Michael's return to Twitter had anything to do with the news that Elon Musk had just bought the site for $44 billion (£34.5 billion).Delecto_stan said: "Picked a bad day to return to this place, sir. Having said that, you're still the GOAT."TysonBarker8 added: "Welcome Mr Caine! You have arrived just in time for the end of Twitter."Davidmjyyc commented: "Michael Caine on Twitter might keep me here."Many are leaving Twitter after the news broke about Musk's takeover, including star Jameela Jamil.Jameela tweeted to her one million followers on Monday: "One good thing about Elon buying twitter is that I will *FINALLY* leave and stop being a complete menace to society on here."So, it’s win-win for you all really."She then added some snaps with her dogs in what she penned as her "last tweet".The presenter captioned the last post: "Ah he got twitter.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter is now in Elon Musk’s hands. What his successful maneuver to buy the company means for its 200 million-plus users — or for media and entertainment companies that use the platform to reach global audiences — is anything but clear.In the space of three weeks, Musk went from disclosing a 9.2% stake in Twitter to clinching a $44 billion deal for the company on April 25.

Elon Musk has made his dreams of owning Twitter come true after reaching a deal to buy the website for what’s been reported as $44 billion. The Tesla CEO shared his excitement in a press release on Monday.

Elon Musk’s divisive $44 billion dollar Twitter takeover has sparked threats of exodus by a pearl-clutching segment of Twitter users, who claim that the social media platform will become a cesspool of hate with the Tesla boss at the helm. The hashtags “#RIPTwitter” and “DeleteTwitter” were trending Monday — but so far there’s no proof self-proclaimed progressives are following through.

PHILLIP Schofield blasted Twitter today saying he quit the app after being hounded by vile trolls. The 60-year-old star told This Morning viewers he had wiped the site from his phone during a discussion about billionaire Elon Musk buying Twitter.

Elon Musk cheekily taunted his enemies claiming he hoped even his "worst critics" remained on Twitter just before the historic announcement he successfully purchased the company for a whopping £34billion.The billionaire SpaceX founder took to Twitter just hours before the purchase announcement, writing: "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means."Musk has vowed to make the issue with free speech central in his takeover, which has led to people speculating he will allow banned right-wing figures such as Donald Trump back. "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," said Mr.