TechSpot

MARCH 31, 2021

Twitter has suspended many of these accounts, most of which were created in the last few days. They use handles that begin with "AmazonFC," followed by a first name and a warehouse designation.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Last week saw Twitter's former head of security, Peiter Zatko, who goes by the nickname "Mudge," allege that his former employer lied about its security protocols and fake accounts. Unsurprisingly, Musk's legal team moved quickly to subpoena Zatko to testify in the upcoming trial in which the billionaire will try.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 24, 2022

The Washington Post and CNN both report that the accusations come via complaints filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, and Department of Justice from Twitter's former head of security, Peiter Zatko, who goes by the nickname "Mudge."

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IT Toolbox

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Twitter CISO Lea Kissner, chief privacy officer Damien Kieran, and chief compliance officer Marianne Fogarty have joined the exodus of about 3,700 former employees out of the company, albeit of their own volition. The post Twitter Security Executives Call it Quits Amid Concerns of Compliance Breach appeared first on.

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TechSpot

JULY 11, 2022

Musk's takeover of Twitter looked in doubt from the moment he announced it was on hold in May as his team looked to confirm reports that the number of fake accounts on the site represented less than 5% of its userbase.

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IT Toolbox

MAY 2, 2023

The AI wizard took to Twitter to clarify that he doesn’t intend to criticize Google, publicly or otherwise, and that the company “has acted very responsibly.” The post AI Pioneer Dr. Geoffrey Hinton Warns Against AI Haste, Quits Google appeared first on Spiceworks.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The world's richest man has long claimed he abandoned the Twitter deal because it lied about the number of accounts that are fakes/bots. Twitter says it's around 5%; Musk claims it could be higher than 20%.

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IT Toolbox

JUNE 27, 2023

The European Commissioner for Internal Market is in California to test the regulatory readiness of Twitter, Meta, and other companies. The post Twitter Stress-Tested for Digital Services Act, Meta Next appeared first on Spiceworks.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Twitter is reportedly facing eviction at its Seattle office and is asking employees to work from home as the social media giant looks to cut costs under new owner Elon Musk. Twitter laid off 208 Seattle-based employees earlier this year amid widespread cuts that took place shortly after Musk acquired the company.

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Vox

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey in 2007, a year after the company’s launch. Twitter is a disaster. Why is Twitter a disaster? Elon has definitely, demonstrably made Twitter worse. Twitter didn’t actually state what they were. But you know that already.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 2, 2024

Fidelity was one of several investors that helped Musk raise the $44 billion to buy Twitter (as it still was then) last April. Axios writes that the company has cut the value of its holdings in X by a further 11% as of the end of November. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

APRIL 14, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is making his “best and final” offer to buy 100 percent of Twitter in an updated 13D filed Thursday with the SEC. Twitter’s market valuation is about $37 billion. Musk’s offer values Twitter at about $43 billion, according to CNBC. The proposal was delivered in a letter to Twitter on April 13th.

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Information Week

MAY 27, 2022

Regulatory authorities were busy in recent days with enforcement actions and fines for data privacy violations levied at some of the most high-profile technology companies including Twitter, Meta (Facebook), and Clearview AI.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 16, 2024

Luke replied to a now-deleted post on X/Twitter from AI company WAME that was promoting its AI Michael chatbot, which lets users engage in "a realistic voice conversation with Michael De Santa," reports PCGamesN. Read Entire Article

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Vox

MAY 11, 2023

Clive Mason/Formula 1 via Getty Images A new chief executive won’t change the fact that Musk still owns the company. Elon Musk just announced that, in six weeks, he’s stepping down as the CEO of Twitter. But if you think that means the Elon-Twitter story is over, don’t hold your breath. We don’t know yet who will replace Musk.

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Phil Windley

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Summary: Elon has started a monthly $8 fee for verified twitter users. This thread from Matthew Yglesias concerning Twitter's decision to charge for the blue verification checkmark got me thinking. This thread from Matthew Yglesias concerning Twitter's decision to charge for the blue verification checkmark got me thinking.

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TechSpot

JULY 21, 2023

Bloomberg's piece, titled "Twitter Surge In Harmful Content a Barrier To Advertiser Return," details the well-documented advertising problem Twitter has faced since Musk took over. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

APRIL 14, 2022

A US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing shows Musk made his offer in a letter to Twitter board chairman Bret Taylor. He wrote that since becoming Twitter's largest shareholder, Musk has realized "the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to.

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TechSpot

APRIL 30, 2023

Jack Dorsey's decentralized social media platform was established in 2019 as a Twitter-funded project designed to establish a decentralized social media standard. Bluesky's original goal was to create and bring Twitter onto a new, decentralized platform.

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Information Week

JUNE 16, 2023

Twitter has reportedly withheld payment to Google Cloud as it haggles over price. Is it a risk for other companies to try such methods?

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Vox

MARCH 15, 2023

Twitter has been a disaster since Elon Musk bought the company last fall: Advertising dollars vanished , the site breaks all the time , and it’s now explicitly a home for the worst people on Earth. Because Musk = Twitter. What about Tesla, the EV company that made Musk wealthy enough to buy Twitter in the first place?

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The Verge

APRIL 16, 2022

Stay up to date with the latest in the Musk-Twitter saga On Thursday, April 14th, Elon Musk announced an offer to buy Twitter for $54.20 The latest news: Twitter’s board adopts “poison pill” to thwart Musk’s takeover bid. The day after Musk announced his proposal to buy Twitter, the company’s board responded with a poison pill.

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Trends in the Living Networks

JUNE 23, 2010

Taking a different slant, Corporate microblogging (primarily on Twitter in Western countries) overall has a significant positive impact on trust. This relates to the broader trend of reputation shifting from companies to individuals.

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The Verge

APRIL 5, 2022

It’s a feature that Twitter users have been requesting for so long that it’s become a meme, but now the mythical “edit button” is actually becoming a reality. Twitter has announced that it’s working to allow users to edit their tweets after posting them. pic.twitter.com/I13wE3eLdn — Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) April 5, 2022.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In a major boon for accessibility, Twitter is now rolling out automatic captions for videos, the company announced Tuesday. Auto captions will be available globally on iOS, Android, and the web in “most languages,” according to Twitter. Twitter has also added live captions to Spaces , its Clubhouse-like audio room product.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It was in July when Suumit Shah, CEO and founder of Bengaluru, India-based Dukaan, boasted on Twitter that he had replaced 90% of his support staff, or 27 people, with the company's in-house customer service chatbot Lina. Trained on the firm's help center content, the ChatGPT-powered bot can answer nearly. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

APRIL 14, 2022

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told employees Thursday that the company was still evaluating a $43 billion offer by Elon Musk to buy the company and take it private, setting the stage for a potentially drawn-out feud with the world’s richest person.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

At the time, there was a wild conspiracy making the rounds on Twitter about the company's results. A few weeks ago, I received a last minute invitation to participate in a livestream panel discussing Nvidia. This panel was clearly going to explore those in depth, and if nothing else, I. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Biden was asked if Musk posed a national security threat and if the help he received from Saudi Arabia to buy Twitter should be investigated—Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his Kingdom Holding Company represent Twitter's second-largest investor after Musk with a $1.89

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In the run-up to Musk's takeover of Twitter, reports circulated that he was planning to cut 75% of its workforce, or around 5,000 people. The company said there were no cuts planned, and it seems that the 75% figure was wrong, but Musk is now reportedly halving the number of Twitter employees.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Image: Twitter. If you’ve seen the option to downvote replies on Twitter, you’re not alone. The experimental feature, which Twitter started testing last year , is now being shown to a global audience, says the company. Twitter’s downvote tallies are private. link] — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) February 3, 2022.

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The Verge

MAY 15, 2021

Twitter has previously confirmed that it’s exploring a paid subscription model for some features, and app researcher Jane Manchun Wong tweeted Saturday that she’s discovered how much it will cost and what it will be called. Twitter Blue, Wong says, will cost $2.99 Twitter Blue, Wong says, will cost $2.99

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Tech Republic Big Data

MARCH 7, 2017

Buoyant is taking what it learned at Twitter to ensure enterprises don't have to do the Fail Whale, using Finagle to help businesses manage scale.

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Vox

APRIL 25, 2023

Elon Musk’s decision to strip certain users of their legacy verification check marks — one of the biggest changes he’s made as the new owner and CEO of Twitter — is off to a chaotic start. Twitter’s iconic blue check marks were once status symbols of internet clout. Now, they’ve turned into a mark of shame for many celebrities.

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TechSpot

APRIL 21, 2022

Last week, Twitter ignored Musk's bid to buy the company outright for $41 billion — it's worth less than $36 billion. The plan calls for Twitter to offer more stock to its. Instead the board of directors initiated a poison pill strategy to prevent him from executing a hostile takeover.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In recent weeks, we’ve seen glaring examples of the harm that bad actors have caused to a company’s financial viability and product reputation due to confusion caused by the new ownership and policies at Twitter. Twitter verification troubles You might have read about the “verified” Twitter account of pharma company Eli Lilly and Co.

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Vox

MAY 18, 2023

Justice Clarence Thomas, who authored the Court’s opinion in Twitter v. The Supreme Court handed down two high-stakes tech decisions on Thursday — cases that, if handled ineptly, could have destroyed much of the internet and subjected social media companies to devastating liability. The good news is that none of that will happen.

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