Parag Agrawal: News

05 Mar 2024

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Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, others sue Musk over unpaid severance

Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit filed by four former Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, for not paying over $128 million in severance payments after they were fired.

Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises $30mn for his AI start-up

Parag Agrawal, who served as Twitter's CEO before Elon Musk took over in late 2022, recently secured around $30 million in funding for his new artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, per The Information.

11 Apr 2023

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Former CEO Parag Agrawal, other executives sue Twitter: Know why

Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal was among the first to be fired from the company after Elon Musk's takeover.

15 Feb 2023

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Woof! Meet Floki, Elon Musk's dog and Twitter's new CEO

Billionaire Elon Musk once said that he would resign as Twitter CEO as soon as he finds "someone foolish enough to take the job."

31 Oct 2022

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Twitter is planning to charge $20/month for blue tick verification

Elon Musk, the new 'Chief Twit,' has set the ball rolling on his vision for Twitter. The billionaire is taking no prisoners to mold the company into what he wants.

28 Oct 2022

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Parag Agrawal, fired from Twitter, may receive $42 million compensation

Elon Musk has brought down the curtains on Parag Agrawal's reign as Twitter's CEO. Firing Agrawal was among Musk's first orders of business after completing the acquisition of Twitter.

28 Oct 2022

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Elon Musk takes over Twitter, CEO Parag Agrawal fired

Finally closing the deal, the world's richest man, Elon Musk acquired Twitter and fired the top brass.

12 Oct 2022

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Elon Musk accuses Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal of destroying evidence

Just before Elon Musk revived his offer to buy Twitter, he accused Twitter of destroying evidence, released court documents from October 3 have revealed.

30 Sep 2022

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Musk's private texts with Parag Agrawal, Jack Dorsey revealed

The Twitter v/s Elon Musk trial is nearing. In the discovery leading up to the trial, a particularly juicy document containing private texts between Musk and Twitter's top leadership has been revealed.

16 Sep 2022

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Elon Musk accuses Twitter of concealing data security flaws

Earlier this week, Peiter Zatko, a former Twitter employee turned whistleblower, made damning revelations about the microblogging site's lax security measures in front of the US Senate.

14 Sep 2022

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Twitter whistleblower Zatko makes shocking claims before US Senate

Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, Twitter's former head of cybersecurity turned whistleblower, has put the company in a tough spot with his testimony before the US Congress.

18 May 2022

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Twitter says Elon Musk signed acquisition deal without due diligence

In the preliminary proxy statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission related to the deal with Elon Musk, Twitter has claimed that Musk had opted out of asking any questions about the company's business.

17 May 2022

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Twitter doesn't believe in free speech, claims alleged employee

We have heard rumors about Twitter being biased toward the left-wing and the company's employees hating Elon Musk's proposed $44 billion acquisition.

13 May 2022

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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal removes two senior executives; pauses hiring

Twitter is going through an uneasy transition as it prepares for Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition. The uneasiness has spread to the top as two senior executives of the company are heading toward the exit.

26 Apr 2022

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Parag Agrawal will receive $42M if fired by Elon Musk

Will Parag Agrawal continue as the CEO of Twitter? This has become a hot topic of discussion after news of Elon Musk's takeover of the company started doing rounds.

26 Apr 2022

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How are employees and Twitterati reacting to Musk's Twitter buyout

After nearly two weeks and countless back-and-forths, Elon Musk has come out on top of the bitter takeover battle between himself and Twitter.

26 Apr 2022

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Elon Musk's first tweet as Twitter owner: What he posted

In his first tweet as the owner of the microblogging platform Twitter, Elon Musk hailed "free speech" as "the bedrock of a functioning democracy."

09 Mar 2018

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Twitter appoints distinguished engineer Parag Agrawal as CTO

Distinguished engineer Parag Agrawal, IIT-Bombay alumnus, has been appointed the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Twitter.