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Twitter asks judge to toss out proposed lawsuit accusing company of disproportionately targeting women for layoffs
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Twitter logo at its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
sports
Stunning prices for cricket teams are milestone for women’s sports
FILE PHOTO: A policeman walks past a logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during a governing council meeting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai April 26, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta
international business
Ad spending on Twitter fell by over 70% in December, data shows
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Twitter logo at its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
world
India blocks BBC documentary on Modi’s handling of Gujarat riots from airing in country
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves to his supporters during a roadshow ahead of the BJP national executive meet in New Delhi on January 16, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Elon Musk says higher-priced Twitter subscription won’t carry ads
FILE PHOTO: Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Elon Musk takes witness stand to defend Tesla buyout tweets
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk attends a forum on startups in Hong Kong, China January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
international business
Here’s what Twitter lost in advertising revenue in final months of 2022
FILE - A Twitter logo hangs outside the company's offices in San Francisco, on Dec. 19, 2022. The company is auctioning off memorabilia, fancy office furniture and professional kitchen equipment from its San Francisco offices, where large spaces now sit empty and free meals are a relic of the past. Even when all added up, the money raised from the auction, which closes Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, is unlikely to make a dent in Twitter's financial obligations. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
international business
Twitter auctions off blue bird memorabilia, pricey office furniture
FILE - A Twitter logo hangs outside the company's offices in San Francisco, on Dec. 19, 2022. The company is auctioning off memorabilia, fancy office furniture and professional kitchen equipment from its San Francisco offices, where large spaces now sit empty and free meals are a relic of the past.Even when all added up, the money raised from the auction, which closes Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, is unlikely to make a dent in Twitter's financial obligations. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
technology
Twitter offers new annual price plan for its subscription service
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Twitter logo at its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
international business
Trial kicks off over Musk’s 2018 Tesla tweets
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technology
More than 500 advertisers have reportedly paused spending on Twitter
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is seen outside the offices in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo
technology
Twitter’s laid-off workers cannot pursue claims via class-action lawsuit, judge rules
A Twitter logo hangs outside the company's offices in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Twitter’s laid-off workers cannot pursue claims via class-action lawsuit, judge rules
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is seen outside the offices in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo
international business
Twitter says no evidence new user data leaks were obtained via system bug
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is seen outside the offices in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo
world
Phoenix police investigate their detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter
international business
Twitter further cuts staff overseeing global content moderation, report says
FILE - This July 9, 2019, file photo shows a sign outside of the Twitter office building in San Francisco. Twitter said on late Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, that it will ease up on its 3-year-old ban on political advertising, the latest change by Elon Musk as he tries to pump up revenue after purchasing the social media platform last year. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
international business
Twitter staff ‘error’ led to hiring Perkins Coie law firm, Elon Musk says
FILE PHOTO: Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Tech layoffs may further disrupt equity and diversity efforts
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo/File Photo
international business
Twitter leak exposes 235 million user e-mail addresses from hack, researcher says
FILE - Twitter logos are displayed outside the company's offices in San Francisco on Dec. 19, 2022. Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks — and this apparently has included falling behind on rent payments at the company's offices, according to a lawsuit filed by the landlord in December 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
investment ideas
With big bets on Musk, many U.S. equity funds are poised to have a Tesla problem in 2023
Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk walks next to a screen showing an image of Tesla Model 3 car during an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China Jan. 7, 2020
technology
Twitter says it will relax ban on political advertising in U.S.
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 28, 2022, the Twitter logo outside their headquarters in San Francisco, California. - Twitter owner Elon Musk was set to relaunch a subscription service on December 12, 2022 after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers and created doubt on the site's future. (Photo by Constanza HEVIA / AFP) (Photo by CONSTANZA HEVIA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Elon Musk cuts Twitter expenses by falling behind on bills, rent
FILE PHOTO: Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
world
Romania detains Andrew Tate in human trafficking case
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world
Twitter back online after global outage hits thousands
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is seen outside the offices in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo/File Photo
international business
Rocky ride: Tesla stock on pace for its worst year ever
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a Tesla dealership in New York, U.S., April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
world
Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after consumer safety groups decry removal
FILE Ñ TwitterÕs headquarters in San Francisco, Nov. 18, 2022. Over the past 15 years, the microblogging service created a remarkably durable digital forum Ñ and within it, a new kind of internet addict, who consumes the world in 280 characters or less, all day long. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)
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Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it’s under revamp
FILE PHOTO: Twitter logo and Elon Musk silhouette are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
international business
Twitter’s top global policy official departs as layoffs continue
FILE PHOTO: Twitter corporate headquarters building is seen in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S. November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
technology
EU should put Twitter under direct supervision after missteps, German official says
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 28, 2022, the Twitter logo outside their headquarters in San Francisco, California. - Employee departures multiplied at Twitter on November 17, 2022, after an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk, who demanded staff choose between being "extremely hardcore" and working long hours, or losing their jobs. "I may be #exceptional, but gosh darn it, I'm just not #hardcore," tweeted one former employee, Andrea Horst, whose LinkedIn profile still reads "Supply Chain & Capacity Management (Survivor) @Twitter." (Photo by Constanza HEVIA / AFP) (Photo by CONSTANZA HEVIA/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
Musk to step down as Twitter CEO once he finds ‘someone foolish’ enough as successor
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Musk says he plays on remaining as Twitter’s CEO until he can find someone willing to replace him in the job. Musk's announcement came after millions of Twitter users asked him to step down in an unscientific poll the billionaire himself created and promised to abide by. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP, File)
technology
Elon Musk plans to restrict voting on policy-related polls to Twitter Blue subscribers
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's photo is seen through a Twitter logo in this illustration taken October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
opinion
Was Elon Musk’s banning of rival social-media links on Twitter illegal?
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
A man walks by a Freshii restaurant in Toronto on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.
international business
Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking his departure
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2020. Twitter on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2022 suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, among them reporters working for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
world
Anti-LGBTQ2+ hate speech increases online, spurs fears of more violence
-- STANDALONE PHOTO FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH YEAREND REVIEWS -- Mourners attend a vigil at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church after a mass shooting at Club Q, in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Nov. 20, 2022. Twelve times as many anti-L.G.B.T.Q. incidents have been documented this year as in 2020, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, which tracks political violence. (Daniel Brenner/The New York Times)
world
Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of several journalists after suspensions draw backlash
FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo