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Linda Yaccarino is moving on from social media platform X, two years after joining the company, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Here's what Yaccarino had to say in her farewell, how Musk responded, and what comes next. What Happened: Yaccarino announced her departure from X on the social...

Nikita Bier's persistence has paid off — the entrepreneur behind Gas and tbh is now the new head of product at X, the social network formerly known as Twitter. What Happened: On Monday, Bier announced on X that he's officially taking the reins as head of product. "Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve...

Billionaire Elon Musk is best known as the CEO of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX. Musk is also one of the most followed and popular figures in the world. Born as Elon Reeve Musk on June 28, 1971 in South Africa, Musk celebrates his 54th birthday in 2025. Known for his use of memes on social...

A $44 billion purchase by Elon Musk saw Twitter rebranded to X and all old memorabilia like the iconic blue bird logo nicknamed Larry eventually auctioned off. An online marketplace company bought the old 560-pound Twitter sign and recently blew it up. What Happened: Since Musk's acquisition of...

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture xAI is reportedly seeking to raise $5 billion through loans and bonds with the help of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), amid lingering debt concerns from his Twitter acquisition and a political split with Donald Trump. What Happened: Morgan Stanley has begun...

Billionaire Elon Musk is a self-proclaimed man of many hats, leading several companies with titles like chairman, CEO and founder. A recent Benzinga reader survey revealed which of the companies Musk leads would be the favorite for investors if they had access to all his companies, both public and...

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk fondly recalled his infamous decision to briefly swap the Twitter logo for the Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) meme, a move that triggered a significant surge in the meme coin’s value. Musk later renamed Twitter “X.” What Happened: On Saturday, Musk responded...

Elon Musk, head of X and CEO of Tesla Inc, has announced his renewed commitment to work on xAI and Tesla technologies amidst recent operational difficulties. What Happened: In response to a post on X about Saturday’s outages possibly linked to a data center fire in Oregon, Musk expressed his...

Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) will report its third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the market close, with Wall Street expecting earnings per share of 92 cets and revenue of $14.08 billion. The stock has climbed 25.4% over the past year, despite being down 3.87% year-to-date and slipping 6.92%...

A new biography on Elon Musk sheds light on the billionaire entrepreneur’s Icarus moment. Hubris Maximus, by Washington Post technology reporter Faiz Siddiqui, uncovers “The Shattering of Elon Musk” across three distinct periods in recent years. What Happened: On Wednesday,...

On Monday, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Washington, D.C., courtroom. What Happened: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Meta opened arguments in a trial that could lead to the forced divestiture of Instagram and WhatsApp, reported CBS News. "There's...

Billionaire Elon Musk paid $44 billion to acquire social media platform Twitter, which he later rebranded to X. The valuation of the platform has declined sharply since the 2022 purchase with Fidelity marking the value down by 72% as of December. A new report shows a secondary deal for the company...

Nicknamed "Larry," a 560-pound Twitter blue bird logo from the San Francisco headquarters is up for auction. Elon Musk secured the item as part of an online yard sale of sorts, after he acquired and renamed the company. What Happened: Musk paid $44 billion to acquire Twitter in 2022. He later...

The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to revoke the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's authority to oversee digital payment platforms. This move could reportedly directly benefit Elon Musk's social media company, X. What Happened: The rule, finalized last year, was designed to regulate fraud and...

Billionaire Elon Musk took social media platform Twitter, now known as X, private with a $44 billion acquisition that closed in October 2022. With news of potential new financing and growth, Benzinga polled readers to see what they thought a fair valuation for X is today. What Happened: X’s...