Elton John quits Twitter after Elon Musk grants suspended accounts amnesty 75-year-old musician’s comments come after new Twitter owner made policy change Wales Online · Dec 10, 2022
Elon Musk puts Twitter's coffee machines, office chairs and sculptures on the auction block Twitter is auctioning off dozens of assets online, and the bidding starts next month. Fortune · Dec 10, 2022
Econometer: Should businesses pause advertising on Twitter? Twitter has had a rough month under new owner Elon Musk, with major companies — General Motors, United Airlines, REI, etc. — pausing advertising. Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022
Adam Schiff Attempts Censorship by Proxy, 'Demanding Action' To Suppress 'Hate Speech' on Twitter Instead of debating whether the platform has been flooded by bigotry, Elon Musk should tell the congressman to mind his own business. Reason · Dec 9, 2022
Why is the FTC suing to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal? Because it doesn’t trust the tech giant Federal regulators are skeptical that the Xbox parent will make good on pledges to keep games available on PlayStation. Fortune · Dec 9, 2022
Elon Musk Again Says He Thinks Lucid Will Go Under It’s not the first time the Tesla founder has expressed such views, criticizing Lucid’s business model and direction. InsideEVs · Dec 9, 2022
Elton John leaves Twitter over Elon Musk misinformation policy ‘Their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked,” said the singer about Twitter The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Elton John quits Twitter over change that ‘allows misinformation to flourish’ Musician’s comments come after Elon Musk said he would grant ‘general amnesty’ for suspended accounts The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022
Elon Musk could lose world’s richest person title as Tesla value almost halves Founder’s net worth down about $70bn after fall in electric car maker’s share price since he bid for Twitter The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022
Ricky Gervais reveals James Corden apologised after copying his joke: ‘He was horrified’ The comedian again defended the British star, who claimed last month that the joke was copied ‘inadvertently’ without realising where it originated Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022
It's Far Past Time To Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips Plus: Lawmakers "demanding action" against slurs on Twitter, FTC sues to stop Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard, and more... Reason · Dec 9, 2022
Billionaires had an extra $1 trillion to influence the midterm elections. Save American democracy by taxing extreme wealth Billionaire spending in the 2022 midterm elections was up 44% compared to 2018–but a minimum income tax on billionaires is gaining support in Congress. Fortune · Dec 9, 2022
Should your boss let you nap at work and what are the benefits? People who nap at work are far from 'lazy' a specialist says Manchester Evening News · Dec 9, 2022
Elon Musk's focus on Twitter leaves Tesla investors fuming Musk can't stop finding new cans of worms to open at his new acquisition. Fortune · Dec 9, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022 First Thing: Brittney Griner lands in US after being freed from Russian prison Basketball star arrives in Texas after US releases convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in dramatic prisoner swap. Plus, the first-ever unicorn license granted
Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022 Kanye West shares new song Someday We’ll All Be Free, sampling Alex Jones interview Ye shows no signs of remorse for his recent remarks
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022 Elon Musk shares rare photos of his and Grimes’ son X wearing Twitter employee badge Musk’s son, X Æ A-12, is two years old
Dynamite News · Dec 9, 2022 Twitter Files: Musk Says Working On Software Update To Show If Account Has Been Shadow Banned Or Not Twitter CEO Elon Musk has come up with a new update to the micro-blogging platform after the second instalment of the so-called "Twitter Files" revealed how the company build blacklists and actively limited the visibility of certain accounts
ABC News · Dec 9, 2022 Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa picks K-pop star TOP, DJ Steve Aoki to join SpaceX Moon trip Japan's billionaire fashion tycoon, Yusaku Maezawa, has revealed K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he plans to take on a trip around the Moon as soon as next year, hitching a ride on one of Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2022 Afternoon Update: national cabinet agrees to cap gas, coal prices; Covid cases rising; and South Koreans getting younger Gas and coal prices will be capped, and relief is coming on energy bills, as parliament is recalled
Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2022 Twitter had ‘secret blacklists’ to limit users, journalist claims Independent journalist Bari Weiss says platform restricted visibility of ‘disfavored tweets’.
Bangkok Post · Dec 9, 2022 Billionaire picks K-Pop star, youtuber for SpaceX moon trip NEW YORK: A group of artists, athletes and entertainers, including DJ Steve Aoki and South Korean rapper T.O.P, are slated to join Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on the first private SpaceX flight around the moon as soon as next year.
Axios · Dec 9, 2022 Musk's second "Twitter Files" claims "secret blacklists" Outside journalists posted more internal documents showing Twitter's content decisions under Musk's predecessors.
The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2022 Women sue Twitter, claiming Musk layoffs unfairly targeted female staff The proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that after the takeover, 57% of women were laid off compared with 47% of men
Reuters · Dec 8, 2022 Japanese billionaire Maezawa picks K-pop star TOP, DJ Steve Aoki to join SpaceX moon trip Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa revealed on Friday that K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he plans to take on a trip around the moon as soon as next year, hitching a ride on one of Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets.