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Elon Musk to acquire Twitter

Twitter, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company, a statement said. Under the terms of the agreement, Twitter stockholders…

Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO, Board Unanimously Appoints CTO Parag Agrawal as Successor

Twitter, Inc. announced that Jack Dorsey has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer and that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Parag Agrawal as CEO and a member of the Board, effective immediately. Dorsey will remain a member of the Board until his term expires at the 2022 meeting of stockholders. Bret Taylor was named the new Chairman…

Salesforce names Bret Taylor President & COO

Salesforce, the global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), has announced that it’s President and Chief Product Officer Bret Taylor has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Taylor will lead Salesforce’s global product vision, engineering, security, marketing and communications. Taylor will continue to report to Chairman and co-CEO Marc Benioff.…