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Twitter tests long-form text feature called ‘Notes’
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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New privacy bill sets out rules on personal data, artificial intelligence
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Elon Musk aims to ease concerns in address to Twitter workers
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Elon Musk to address Twitter employees for the first time this week
FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Elon Musk’s Twitter drama is encouraging arbitrage. Perhaps we should resist
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 14, 2022 this handout image released by TED Conferences shows Tesla chief Elon Musk speaking during an interview with head of TED Chris Anderson (out of frame) at the TED2022: A New Era conference in Vancouver, Canada. - Twitter will yield to Elon Musk's demand for internal data central to a standoff over his troubled $44 billion bid to buy the platform, US media reported on June 8, 2022. The news comes just days after the Tesla chief threatened to back out of his deal to purchase Twitter, accusing it of failing to provide data on fake accounts (Photo by Ryan Lash / TED Conferences, LLC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TED CONFERENCES / Ryan LASH " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by RYAN LASH/TED Conferences, LLC/AFP via Getty Images)
world
U.S. authorities raise concern as white supremacists rile up thousands on social media
A woman uses her computer keyboard in North Vancouver, B.C., on December 19, 2012. Remote work flourished during the pandemic as companies closed their offices, but it has created a schism among Canadian workers as the economy starts to reopen.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Stress Test transcript: How TikTok changed the vibe of personal finance advice
Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
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Facebook begins trading under ticker symbol META
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u.s. business
Meta unfriends FB ticker in final farewell to Facebook era
FILE - Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Oct. 28, 2021. According to a report released Thursday, June 9, 2022, Facebook and parent company Meta once again failed to detect blatant, violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit groups Global Witness and Foxglove. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
art & architecture
Hawaii photographer finds art in massive waves.
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Twitter plans shareholder vote by August on sale to Elon Musk
FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
technology
Twitter tests reminder feature for limited edition product sales
FILE PHOTO: Printed Twitter logos are seen in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Elon Musk threatens to drop Twitter deal if fake-account data not provided
FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
international business
Sheryl Sandberg, longtime chief operating officer at Facebook, steps down
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 22, 2018 Chief Operating Officer of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg inaugurates the interactive Facebook exhibition "Connexions" at start-up hub Station F in Paris. - Meta's second most powerful executive Sheryl Sandberg said June 1, 2022 that she will leave the tech giant, 14 years after being hired by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. (Photo by JACQUES DEMARTHON / AFP) (Photo by JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP via Getty Images)
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How influencers hype crypto, without disclosing their financial ties
Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, Feb. 14, 2018.
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Wednesday’s Insider Report: CEO and Chairman were buyers after this stock tumbled into deeply oversold territory
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Twitter keeps Elon Musk’s ally Egon Durban on board, rejects resignation
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
world
Warning signs of a potential mass shooter getting lost in sea of social media posts, expert says
A member of the FBI walks outside Robb Elementary school, after a gunman killed nineteen children and two teachers, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
international business
Twitter investors sue Elon Musk for stock ‘manipulation’ during takeover bid
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo in this photo illustration taken, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Twitter to pay $150-million to settle with U.S. over privacy, security violations
FILE - In this April 26, 2017, photo is a Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users’ data over a six-year span. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced the settlement Wednesday, may 25, 2022, with Twitter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
world
‘Horrifying’ conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting
A woman reacts during a vigil a day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, at Uvalde County Fairplex Arena, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
international business
Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo in this photo illustration taken, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
u.s. business
Twitter to pay $150-million to settle with U.S. over privacy, security violations
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Meta to give transparency initiative data on targeted political ads
The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
technology
Twitter to tackle Ukraine conflict misinformation with warning labels
FILE - In this April 26, 2017, photo is a Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories. Under the new rules, which take effect Thursday, May 19, 2022, Twitter will no longer automatically recommend posts that mischaracterize conditions during a conflict or make misleading claims about war crimes or atrocities. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
technology
Elon Musk can’t easily give Twitter the boot over bots
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 26, 2022, the Twitter logo is seen at their headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California. - Billionaire Elon Musk said on May 17, 2022, his bid to buy Twitter won't proceed unless he gets proof of the number of spam accounts plaguing the platform, adding more uncertainty to his roller-coaster pursuit of the social media giant. (Photo by Amy Osborne / AFP) (Photo by AMY OSBORNE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Twitter’s account of deal shows Elon Musk signing without asking for more information
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
international business
Twitter CEO defends company’s count of spam accounts after Musk criticism
This illustration photo taken May 13, 2022, displays Elon Musks Twitter account with a Twitter logo in the background in Los Angeles. - Elon Musk sent mixed messages Friday about his proposed Twitter acquisition, pressuring shares of the microblogging platform amid skepticism on whether the deal will close. In an early morning tweet, Musk said the $44 billion takeover was "temporarily on hold," pending questions over the social media company's estimates of the number of fake accounts or "bots." That sent Twitter's stock plunging 25 percent. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Elon Musk announced on Friday, May 13, 2022, that his plan to buy Twitter in a proposed $44 billion deal is “temporarily on hold” as he tries to pinpoint the exact number of spam and fake accounts it has. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
international business
What analysts are saying about Elon Musk’s decision to put his $44-billion Twitter deal on hold
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 11, 2022, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, speaks during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. - Elon Musk said on May 13, 2022 he was putting a temporary halt on his much-anticipated deal to buy Twitter, sending shares in the social media giant plunging. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
technology
Elon Musk puts $44-billion Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’ over fake account data
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
opinion
There’s a problem with social media, but it’s not Donald Trump
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technology
Twitter CEO says two leaders to depart company, hiring paused amid Musk takeover
FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Twitter logo on non-3D printed Twitter logos is seen in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Shopify executives go public with plans to buy shares
The Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify are pictured on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Shopify Inc. is proposing changes to its governance structure to preserve founder and CEO Tobi Lütke's voting power, but provide sunset provisions that prevent him from transferring that power. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Elon Musk says he would reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter ban
FILE PHOTO: A photo illustration shows the suspended Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump on a smartphone at the White House briefing room in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Illustration/File Photo