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By Elisa Billionaire Elon Musk is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over his $44 billion takeover of social media giant Twitter, according to a Thursday court filing in which the agency …
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By Zilber Veteran TV news anchor Campbell Brown will step down as Meta’s head of news partnerships, the company said Tuesday – another sign Facebook’s parent company is pivoting away …
Read More By Barrabi Elon Musk confirmed Friday that he has tapped former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as the next CEO of Twitter, concluding a months-long search for a successor to …
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By Barrabi Twitter’s move to strip away legacy verification sparked mass confusion on Friday – with some celebrities keeping their blue checks while others, including Pope Francis and Kim Kardashian, …
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By Zilber Elon Musk arranged for the “w” in the Twitter sign hanging outside the company’s San Francisco headquarters to be painted in white so it blends into the background …
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By Moynihan Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va) said he is planning to introduce a bipartisan bill this week that would grant the government authority to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology like …
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By Elisa Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, told a jury on Friday investors do not always react to his Twitter messages as he expected in a trial over his 2018 interest in …
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By Kesslen Seattle’s public school district is suing some of the biggest social media companies, demanding the platforms pay up for poisoning kids’ brains and making it harder to teach. …
Read More By Elisa Twitter said it would expand the types of political ads allowed on the social media platform, an apparent reversal of its 2019 global ban on political ads, as …
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By Steigrad TikTok and other tech companies were in the crosshairs of Congress last year, and according to Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), that’s expected to …
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By Elisa Facebook owner Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ personal …
Read More By Griffin Elon Musk is asking everyday Twitter users if he should step down as head of the social media company in the latest bizarre move since he purchased the …
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By Elisa “The biggest issue and my biggest regret is that it became a company,” Dorsey tweeted in response to a question about whether Twitter turned out the way he had envisioned. …
Read More By Wayt Facebook, Instagram and TikTok’s iPhone apps are capable of tracking everything users type in their in-app internet browsers, according to warnings from a security researcher. All three popular …
Read More By Wayt Elon Musk is angling to force Twitter to hand over a group of key employees for questioning – and the legal maneuver could be the mogul’s last and …
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By Wayt WhatsApp is launching a slate of new “stealth mode” privacy features designed to make it easier for users to hide from their friends. Users of the Meta-owned messaging …
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By Connelly Elon Musk on Saturday challenged the CEO of Twitter to a “public debate” over how the social media company counts fake accounts and spam bots. Musk laid down …
Read More By Elisa Hedge fund Greenlight Capital said it took a new stake in Twitter last month as the social media company sued to force Elon Musk to buy the company even as …
Read More By Elisa Twitter does not object to a proposal by Elon Musk to start on Oct. 17 a trial over Musk’s bid to walk away from his $44 billion acquisition deal but the social …
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By Wayt Hackers from China, Iran and Turkey are using new tactics including posing as Twitter employees and journalists in their latest attempts to breach victims’ devices, according to a …
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