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Bret Taylor

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Gender Male
Age 44
Born Oakland
California
United States
Spouse Karen Padham Taylor
ResidenceMountain View
California
United States
Job Entrepreneur
Businessperson
Education Stanford University (BS, MS)
Stanford University
FoundedFriendFeed
Date of birth July 10,1980
Zodiac sign Cancer
Known for FriendFeed
Google Maps
Quip
Facebook
FriendFeed; Google Maps; Quip; Facebook; Salesforce
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Bret Taylor is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He is most notable for co-creating Google Maps and his tenures as the CTO of Facebook, as the chairman of Twitter, Inc.'s board of directors prior to its acquisition by Elon Musk, and as the co-CEO of Salesforce.

Twitter board agrees to $44bn takeover by Elon Musk

Apr 25,2022 10:05 pm

The board of Twitter has agreed to an $44bn (£34. 5bn) takeover offer from The Billionaire Elon Musk .

Mr Musk, who made The Shock bid less than Two Weeks ago, has claimed he is The Right person to " unlock" the Social Media firm's " extraordinary potential".

He called for a series of changes from relaxing its content restrictions to eradicating fake accounts.

The Firm initially rebuffed Mr Musk's bid, but it will now ask shareholders to vote to approve The Deal .

Mr Musk is The World 's richest man, according to Forbes magazine, with an estimated Net Worth of $273. 6bn mostly due to his shareholding in electric vehicle maker Tesla which he runs. He also leads the aerospace firm SpaceX.

" 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, " He Said .

" I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing The Product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans, " he added.

" Twitter has tremendous potential - I look forward to working with The Company and the community of users to unlock it. "

Bret Taylor , chair of Twitter's board, Said it had conducted a " comprehensive process" to assess Mr Musk's proposals for The Firm .

" The proposed transaction will deliver a substantial cash premium, and we believe it is The Best path forward for Twitter's stockholders, " He Said .



Source of news: bbc.com

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