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Court filing: Twitter Inc. was merged into X Corp. and no longer exists, and is part of parent firm X Holdings Corp.; both entities are registered in Nevada — In a court filing on Tuesday, April 4, Twitter Inc. quietly revealed a major development: It no longer exists.
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Some Twitter users have warned for days that Circle tweets, meant to reach a select group, are being suggested in the For You feeds of users outside that Circle — PSA: do not post your deepest darkest secrets on your Twitter Circle. — Numerous Twitter users are reporting a bug in which Circle tweets …
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Katie Cotton, Apple's former VP of worldwide communications for 18 years, who mostly worked directly for Steve Jobs before retiring in 2014, died on April 6 — Katie Cotton, a longtime Apple Inc. communications chief who served as a steward for the company's iconic brand during the Steve Jobs era and beyond, has died.
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Matt Taibbi's account, including the Twitter Files, appears to have been shadowbanned after a spat with Elon Musk, preventing users from searching his tweets — The refrain to remember with Twitter under Elon Musk: it can always get dumber. — Quick(ish) recap:| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube adds Premium features: enhanced bitrate 1080p support on iOS and the web for “extra crisp and clear” videos, support for Apple's SharePlay, and queuing — YouTube Premium, the $11.99 per month ad-free version of YouTube, is today introducing a number of new features aimed at attracting and retaining subscribers.
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Internal email: Sydney-based MilkRun, which promised grocery delivery in 20 minutes or less and raised a A$75M Series A led by Tiger Global in 2022, is closing — Ultrafast delivery company MilkRun will close its doors and make all staff and riders redundant, marking an abrupt end for the company …
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GoFundMe's former chairman and CEO Rob Solomon announces Kite, which will invest in digital-first consumer product brands, with $200M in equity funding — Three years after stepping down as GoFundMe's chairman and CEO, Rob Solomon is returning to the industry he calls his “first love,” …
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Sources: Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss recently made a $100M loan to Gemini Trust, after their crypto exchange tried to raise funds from outside investors — Billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss dipped into their own pockets to support their crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. …
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Tonal, which makes smart, at-home strength training equipment, raised $130M; sources: the company's valuation fell to $550M-$600M, down from $1.6B in 2021 — At-home fitness company's latest funding round was completed at fraction of prior valuation — The founder of Tonal Systems Inc … | Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: |
Sex workers and others criticize Meta's Verified program for requiring creators to use their legal name as their profile display name without a way to change it — “For $15, it's doxxing you.” — With Meta Verified, users can pay for an enviable blue check next to their name.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
The US FTC orders a supplement maker to pay $600K in its first case on “hijacked” Amazon reviews, in which reviews of different products are misleadingly merged — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order in its first-ever enforcement action over a case involving …
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Tests show Twitter, which resumed political ads this year, offers incomplete data on the ads through its “disclosure” tool, missing some promoted tweets — The platform started accepting political ads again in January. — Elon Musk took over Twitter last fall with a pledge …
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