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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitter is asking dozens of laid-off staff to return after realizing some are needed to build features Elon Musk wants and some were sacked by mistake — Twitter Inc., after laying off roughly half the company on Friday following Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition …
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Insider, Reuters, The Economic Times, International Business Times, Inc42 Media, Neowin, SlashGear, Firstpost Tech, Engadget, The Information, and BGR India
Tweets: @caseynewton, @mattnavarra, @elonmusk, @caseynewton, @rakyll, @kurtwagner8, @taylorlorenz, @manruss, @iron_spike, @gergelyorosz, @chenchenwrites, @buzz, @golikehellmachi, @tante, @owasow, @chrismatyszczyk, @arctictony, @edbott, @willknight, @coreyhogan, @chillmage, @stevemullis, @epro, @gergelyorosz, @imillhiser, @danprimack, @parismarx, @justkelly_ok, @mmasnick, @lizthegrey, @mattnavarra, @econ_marshall, @erinkwoo, @roslyntalusan, @mattnavarra, and @openculture
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Jack Dorsey apologizes for growing Twitter “too quickly” amid mass layoffs; Twitter's headcount jumped from ~2,000 to 7,500+ between June 2013 and December 2021 — - Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey apologized Saturday for growing the company “too quickly,” a day after hundreds … | Dave Karpf / The Future, Now and Then: |
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Washington Post and Bloomberg
Tweets: @maxkennerly, @ethanz, @mmasnick, @jeffweineros, @davekarpf, @rachelsklar, @aerohaveno, @tara, @paultassi, and @mickpuck
| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Elon Musk says Twitter handles “engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended” and there will be no more warnings — Elon Musk's Twitter has a new rule for everyone with an account on Twitter to follow …
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CNN, Engadget, Associated Press, Slate, Insider, International Business Times, CNBC, Fossbytes, Kotaku, BGR India, Neowin, The Guardian, The Economic Times, Digital Trends, SlashGear, The Hollywood Reporter, iPhone in Canada Blog, Livemint, and Reclaim The Net
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @jack, @oneunderscore__, @goldman, @oneunderscore__, @jack, @jmooallem, @peterbrannen1, @angryblacklady, @scottnover, @drericding, @rmac18, @missmandyhale, @daveleeft, @fark, @wadhwa, @mmasnick, @gabehudson, @willoremus, @danprimack, @goldman, @djlevy4821, @hankgreen, @quinnae_moon, @kevinmkruse, @choochoobear, @dcwoodruff, @daveleeft, @evan_greer, @mehdirhasan, @reckless, @karaswisher, @grifflightning, @mattblaze, @joshtpm, @akilahobviously, @karaswisher, @dandrezner, @drericding, @mikeelgan, @davidakin, @ekp, @willoremus, @mmasnick, @vladsavov, @cullenhoback, @gabejamesgames, @chillmage, @lebassett, @meralee727, @gartenberg, @cbouzy, @rstephens, @bfriedmandc, @brooklynmarie, @chadloder, @lindyli, @goldman, @calbucci, @chillmage, @reckless, @chrismatyszczyk, @karaswisher, @mattnavarra, @angryblacklady, and @profgalloway
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Meta plans to lay off thousands of employees this week, with an announcement expected as soon as November 9, the first broad staff cuts in its history — Social-media giant's planned cuts expected to affect many thousands of its workforce, which exceeded 87,000 as of September
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The Verge, Bloomberg, International Business Times, The Independent, Forbes, TechCircle, Neowin, CoinGape, TheBitTimes.Com's Newsletter, Agence France-Presse, Tech in Asia, The Block, Cointelegraph, Social Media Today, Insider, CNET, TheGamer, DCD, SlashGear, Engadget, New York Times, The Hill, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, AlgoFlows's Newsletter, CNBC, IGN, The Information, Silicon Republic, Deadline, Fortune, and MarketWatch
Tweets: @jeffhorwitz, @rsg, @jeffhorwitz, @mikeelgan, @ryan_landay, @kvlly, @paleofuture, @aegies, @nikitabier, @tszzl, @samir_madani, @milesklee, @jeffhorwitz, @malwaretechblog, @jeffhorwitz, @frankcatalano, @austen, @nikitabier, @nikitabier, @laurenweinstein, @caroljsroth, @katieharbath, @wadhwa, @rihardjarc, @bdherzinger, @davidclinchnews, @mattyglesias, @eramdam, @rustybrick, @alexthomp, @akilahobviously, and @jeffhorwitz
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple expects iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments to be lower than anticipated due to COVID-19 restrictions at Foxconn's factory in Zhengzhou, China — Apple today said it expects iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments to be lower than the company previously anticipated due …
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Apple, The Information, Livemint, XDA Developers, Engadget, CNBC, Nikkei Asia, Reuters, The Register, TechRadar, South China Morning Post, iThinkDifferent, BGR India, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, BetaNews, SiliconANGLE, TheStreet, The Verge, 9to5Mac, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, SlashGear, Axios, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Reuters, Financial Times, Digital Trends, MarketWatch, The Guardian, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @samifathi_, @tculpan, @benedictevans, @joannastern, @rsgnl, @patrickmoorhead, and @tme_michael
| New York Times: |
Internal post and sources: Twitter is delaying rolling out verification checkmarks to Blue subscribers until November 9, the day after the US midterm elections — Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk's plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.
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TechCrunch, CNBC, The Week, Bloomberg, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, PYMNTS.com, Politico, The Verge, Engadget, BGR, CNET, The Hill, Insider, and Variety
Tweets: @kateconger, @rmac18, @rmac18, @mikeisaac, @davidoatkins, @edbott, @chuckxl, @goangelo, @digiphile, @goldman, @donlday, @drewharwell, @molly_knight, @neilmcmahon, @allisonlcarter, @jessehawken, @kellylynnedang, @mattnavarra, @catstaggs, @yaeleisenstat, @katiephang, @kylegriffin1, @c_c_krebs, @green_footballs, @goldman, @jbillinson, @sheeraf, @daveleeft, @clarajeffery, @kailijoy, @samidh, and @nicoleperlroth
| Elon Musk / @elonmusk: |
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Financial Times, TechRadar, The Guardian, and Fortune
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @sillyrobin, @jamesrbuk, @sundersays, @blowdart, @spawnwavemedia, @tron, @alexandraerin, and @clockwerks
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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iLounge, Quantumics's Weekly, and The Week
Tweets: @somebadideas, @elonmusk, @sawyermerritt, @caseynewton, @sriramk, @rothschildmd, @sriramk, @dellannaluca, @mikeisaac, @sriramk, @mysk_co, @eddie1perez, @nycsouthpaw, @jamesliamcook, @karaswisher, @tclarkmedia, @laurenthehough, @sriramk, @kdspaul, @carnage4life, @gergelyorosz, @karaswisher, @benjaminnorton, @iandunt, @minovskyarticle, @karaswisher, @rory_johnston, and @erinkwoo
| Billy Perrigo / TIME: |
Q&A with Mastodon founder and lead developer Eugen Rochko on how decentralized social media servers mitigate hateful speech, why he built the service, and more — (To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world's top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)
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BBC, dtrace.org, Ed Bott's READ.ME, Firstpost Tech, Mastodon, SlashGear, USA Today, and Forbes
Tweets: @mattblaze, @vladsavov, @qldaah, @random_walker, @klillington, @time, @marklittlenews, @random_walker, @mattblaze, @erinbiba, @steven_aquino, @daveleeft, @mmasnick, @random_walker, @mattblaze, @mmasnick, @profcarroll, @tscriado, @random_walker, @rachelmetz, @soutikbbc, @roderickgraham, and @laurenweinstein
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Source: Apple is working on shortening the “Hey Siri” trigger phrase to “Siri” by 2024 and plans to integrate Siri deeper into third-party apps and services — Apple is working on a project to simplify the “Hey Siri” trigger phrase to just “Siri.”
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Livemint, 9to5Mac, Engadget, MacRumors, Fossbytes, Digit, BGR India, Digital Trends, The Verge, PCMag, iThinkDifferent, Appuals.com, Cult of Mac, SlashGear, iLounge, PhoneArena, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @chrispirillo, @gartenberg, @stevesi, @hmltn, @xamat, and @mgsiegler
| Stephen Graves / Decrypt: |
Google says Google Cloud is running a Solana validator, indexing Solana data for BigQuery, plans to support Solana for Blockchain Node Engine in 2023, and more — Solana ( SOL) rose 12% on the news, changing hands at around $36.80 at time of publication.
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International Business Times, Crypto Briefing, CoinGape, Bitcoin News, and crypto.news
Tweets: @googlecloud, @googlecloud, and @solana
| Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: |
The White House plans to push for antitrust legislation in the post-midterms lame duck session, perhaps a final shot for AICOA, Open App Markets Act, and others — The White House is planning a post-midterms push for antitrust legislation that would rein in the power of the world's largest tech companies …
Tweets: @birnbaum_e, @stevesi, @adamkovac, @mrsethharris, @moreperfectus, @benedictevans, @evan_greer, @adamkovac, @matthewstoller, and @adamkovac
| The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: |
An investigation details India's “hack-for-hire” industry that helps global corporate intelligence clients target businesses, journalists, and politicians — In a quiet alcove of the opulent Leela Palace hotel in Delhi, two British corporate investigators were listening intently …
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The Economic Times and The Sunday Times
Tweets: @tbij, @jamesrbuk, @edwardsiddons, @tbij, @tbij, @wildfranz, @arbuthnott, @clary_co, @barmakn, and @tbij
| Morgan Sung / NBC News: |
Some creators are urging parents not to post videos of their children on social media, arguing that kids can't consent and removing all the content is hard — Children “don't know about the internet,” said one creator. “They don't know that their images are going to live on forever.”
Tweets: @sesmith
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