Matt O'Brien

Stay informed with Matt O'Brien’s coverage and analysis for Fortune.

Page 8 of 10

  • FILE – SpaceX’s Elon Musk waves while providing an update on Starship, on Feb. 10, 2022, near Brownsville, Texas. Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. The council had been scheduled to meet with Twitter representatives Monday night, Dec. 12. But Twitter informed the group via email that it was disbanding it shortly before the meeting was to take place, according to multiple members. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP, File)Tech

    Musk’s Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety Council moments before it was to meet with the company

    By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • THE US ARMY OF THE 'FUTURE' AT FORT IRWINTech

    Pentagon cloud contract to be shared by Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle in $9 billion deal

    By Tara Copp, Matt O'Brien, and others
  • Elon MuskTech

    Elon Musk fires outsourced content moderators who track hate and harmful posts on Twitter

    By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, and others
  • Twitter officesTech

    As Musk warns of Twitter’s potential collapse and a pivotal content moderation exec departs, the FTC voices ‘deep concern’

    By Matt O'Brien and The Associated Press
  • Elon Musk.Tech

    Musk says ending remote work is the only way to save the bird: ‘There is a good chance Twitter will not survive the upcoming economic downturn’

    By Matt O'Brien and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2022. Twitter said Tuesday, Nov. 8, that it will add a gray “official” label to some high-profile accounts to indicate that they are authentic, the latest twist in new owner Elon Musk’s chaotic overhaul of the platform’s verification system. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)Tech

    ‘I don’t know what marketer wants to go near that’: Advertisers unconvinced after Musk tries to reassure them that Twitter chaos won’t hurt them

    By Matt O'Brien, Mae Anderson, and others
  • Elon MuskTech

    Twitter gets rid of gray checkmarks after less than a day as Musk says ‘Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months’

    By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, and others
  • Baron Capital Group Chairman and CEO Ron Baron interviews Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the 29th Annual Baron Investment Conference in New York City on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. ( Baron Capital via AP)Tech

    Elon Musk defends Twitter layoffs as critics see a ‘lack of care and thoughtfulness’

    By Barbara Ortutay and Matt O'Brien
  • FILE – Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla’s design studio on Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Days after taking over Twitter and a week before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, Musk has positioned himself as moderator-in-chief of one of the most important social media platforms in American politics. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)Tech

    ‘Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me’: Elon Musk takes on job of Twitter moderator-in-chief

    By Matt O'Brien, Haleluya Hadero, and others
  • Elon MuskTech

    Elon Musk fires Twitter’s board and names himself sole director as he looks to revamp verification and layoffs loom

    By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • Twitter headquarters is shown in San FranciscoTech

    Musk takes over Twitter, fires content moderation chief and now policing hate speech is his job

    By Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher, and others
  • Elon MuskTech

    Musk’s major shareholders at Twitter include a Saudi prince and the crypto exchange Binance

    By Matt O'Brien and The Associated Press
  • Elon Musk entering Twitter headquarters carrying a sink through the lobby area on Oct. 26, 2022 in San Francisco.Leadership

    ‘The bird has been freed’: Musk ushers in the new Twitter era after taking control and firing 3 top execs

    By Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher, and others
  • Elon MuskTech

    Elon Musk adopts a centrist tone in Twitter open letter with concerns that ‘social media will splinter into far-right-wing and far-left-wing echo chambers’

    By Matt O'Brien, Tom Krisher, and others
  • HOLD FOR MORGAN Microsoft Surface equipment lies on the turf before an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Atlanta. Microsoft earnings are reported on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/John Amis)Tech

    Recession-proof Microsoft shares are plunging because people aren’t buying PCs

    By Matt O'Brien and The Associated Press