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June 07, 2023

Media & TV

Tucker Carlson steamrolls Ukraine propaganda in new show

US corporate media outlets treat curiosity as the “gravest crime,” the former TV pundit has said

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May 13, 2023

Business

Who is Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk’s pick for Twitter CEO?

Yaccarino is chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, where she oversees 2,000 workers on a team that has generated more than $100 billion in ad sales, according to her profile on the company’s website.

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Linda Yaccarino, current head of ad sales at NBCUniversal and reportedly soon to be Twitter CEO, in Las Vegas in January 2020. (James Atoa/UPI/Shutterstock)

May 12, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk picks NBCU’s Linda Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO

NBCUniversal announced her departure Friday morning. She could start her new role within weeks, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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May 12, 2023

Tech

BCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino in talks to lead Twitter

Musk and Yaccarino have been in talks about a partnership for a few weeks, sources tell Axios.

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May 11, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss

Elon Musk says that he has found a new chief executive to lead Twitter.

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May 10, 2023

Tech

Popular app Musk warns ‘cannot be trusted’

Elon Musk has caused a stir by suggesting that a messaging app used by billions “cannot be trusted” following a damning allegation.

By Editors Desk

Musk has appeared to make it his mission to generate controversy in the tech sphere, firing repeated shots at rivals online.

May 09, 2023

Media & TV

Tucker Carlson to Twitter: Fired Fox News host reveals new home for an upcoming show

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who was axed by the network in a shock move last month, has made a huge announcement about his future.

By Editors Desk

Tucker Carlson as host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

April 24, 2023

Web

Twitter restores ‘blue tick’ free of charge to celebrities in U-turn

Decision to reinstate ‘verified’ status without distinguishing paid-for from free users prompts criticism for ‘false advertising’

By Editors Desk

A photo illustration of the Twitter account of Elon Musk on a mobile phone. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

April 19, 2023

Tech

What we know about Elon Musk’s plan to turn Twitter into a super app

Wait, what’s a super app?

By Editors Desk

Elon Musk wants Twitter to have everything but the kitchen sink. Twitter account of Elon Musk/AFP via Getty Images

April 18, 2023

Canada

Canadian state media quits Twitter over label

The CBC has objected to Elon Musk’s ‘government-funded media’ designation

By Editors Desk

File photo: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on CBC's Face To Face with host Rosemary Barton in Toronto, September 12, 2021. © Global Look Press/Keystone Press Agency

April 14, 2023

Tech

Musk announces new Twitter monetization tool

The platform will not take a cut for the first year under the new system, which launched days after Substack’s Notes

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April 13, 2023

Business

Twitter Inc. Changes Its Name to X Corp. and Moves to Nevada

The platform is keeping the Twitter branding but is no longer incorporated in Delaware.

By Editors Desk

The social-media platform on users’ phones and computers still bears the name Twitter even though Twitter Inc. itself has a new name. PHOTO: JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES

April 07, 2023

Tech

How Elon Musk Is Changing the Twitter Experience

Nearly six months after buying Twitter, Mr. Musk has made tweaks that have altered what people see on the platform and how they interact with it.

By Editors Desk

March 14, 2023

Business

SVB collapse was driven by ‘the first Twitter fueled bank run’

“The FDIC covers 250K, but am I going to recover my whole 8 figures?”

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February 27, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk sacks 200 more Twitter staff

A Twitter executive so devoted to Elon Musk she slept at the office after working “round the clock” has lost her job amid new brutal staff cuts.

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There have been at least eight rounds of lay-offs since Elon Musk took over Twitter. Picture: Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg

January 08, 2023

Tech

Musk drops major Twitter bombshell

Elon Musk has announced a huge change is coming to Twitter next month, with many users claiming it will ruin the social media platform.

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Elon Musk has announced long-form tweets will be available in February. Picture: Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP

December 27, 2022

Tech

400 million Twitter users’ details ‘hacked’

The data of 400 million Twitter accounts could potentially be at risk after a cyber criminal tried to sell the information over Telegram.

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The hacker claims to have breached millions of Twitter’s accounts. Picture: Constanza Hevia / AFP

December 24, 2022

Tech

Twitter restores suicide-prevention hotline feature after outcry

Top official confirms feature was removed but only temporarily, following Reuters report that prompted criticism of Elon Musk

By Editors Desk

Elon Musk has said views of harmful content on Twitter have declined since he took over in October. Photograph: Samuel Corum/AFP/Getty Images

December 22, 2022

Tech

Musk announces new Twitter feature

The view counter will prove “how much more alive” the platform is, its CEO claimed

By Editors Desk

December 21, 2022

Tech

Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found

Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter's chief executive officer when he finds someone "foolish enough to take the job".

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A Twitter executive so devoted to Elon Musk she slept at the office after working “round the clock” has lost her job amid new brutal staff cuts.