Twitter Inc. said on Wednesday it was offering an annual plan for its subscription service called Twitter Blue, which includes its sought-after “verified” badge, at a discount to its monthly price. Users can subscribe to the service for an annual price of $84, instead of a monthly subscription price of $8 on the web and…
Microsoft Is Cutting 10,000 Jobs in Latest of Big Tech Layoffs
Microsoft will cut 10,000 jobs in response to decreasing demand after the pandemic, its CEO said in a note to employees Wednesday. The announcement comes after tens of thousands of job cuts across the technology sector. The layoffs are a response to decreased spending in cloud computing after the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft said: “First, as…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Faces Trial in Shareholder Case Over Tweets in 2018
January 18, 2023
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A trial is set to start over a class-action lawsuit regarding whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk knowingly misled investors by claiming that funding was “secured” to take the company private in 2018. After closing the deal to purchase Twitter in October 2022, the Tesla CEO now has to face his earlier statements on the same social…
Major Texas University Blocks Students From Using TikTok on Network
January 18, 2023
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The University of Texas at Austin has banned students from using Chinese-owned TikTok on its Wi-Fi network, in line with Gov. Greg Abbott’s December directive that all state agencies eliminate the cybersecurity risks posed by the video-sharing app. In a message to students on Jan. 17, Jeff Neyland, adviser to the university’s president for technology strategy, said the school is…
Elon Musk Changes His Twitter Bio to ‘State-Affiliated Media’
January 17, 2023
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CEO Elon Musk updated his Twitter bio to read: “State-affiliated media” on Jan. 16 after he alluded that it was more of an appropriate label for the social media network. In response to questions from reporters over the weekend, Musk tweeted, “Technically, Twitter should have that label.” Musk’s comment follows the release of details made public…
CNN Leaving CNN Center Building in Downtown Atlanta
ATLANTA—CNN is moving out of the CNN Center, its longtime downtown Atlanta home by the end of this year. The cable channel’s weekday anchors are all already in New York or Washington, but CNN still has digital and CNN International operations in Atlanta. Spokesperson Bridget Leininger confirmed in an email that the remaining CNN staff…
Big Vaccine Makers ‘Pressured’ Twitter to Censor Activists Pushing for Generic Vaccines: Twitter Files
January 16, 2023
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Big Pharma companies, which reaped billions of dollars in COVID vaccine sales, allegedly pressured Twitter to censor activists who pushed for the sharing of knowledge needed to make generic vaccines, according to the latest addition to the “Twitter Files.” In 2020, there was an “international push” to force the drug industry to make its COVID…
Musk’s Lawyers Claim Vast Majority of San Francisco Jurors Hold Negative View of Tesla CEO Ahead of Shareholder Trial
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s lawyers have argued that the Tesla CEO is viewed in a negative light by more than 80 percent of prospective jurors in San Francisco in an effort to get his upcoming trial against a group of Tesla shareholders moved out of the state. Lawyers for Musk argued in court documents that questionnaires,…
Class Action Lawsuit Against Twitter Blocked, Had No Legal Basis, Judge Rules
A judge ruled on Friday that several former Twitter employees who had filed a class action lawsuit against the social media giant must pursue individual arbitration instead. The case involved five former Twitter employees involved in a class action against Twitter for not being given adequate notice before being laid off. U.S. District judge James…
Mississippi Governor Bans TikTok From State Devices and Networks
January 13, 2023
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has joined more than 20 other states in banning TikTok from all state-issued government devices “to protect critical infrastructure.” “It’s no secret that the Chinese Communist Party is actively trying to steal U.S. intellectual property and Americans’ personal information. It’s a major threat to our national security and critical infrastructure, costs…
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