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April 11, 2023, 3:45 AM

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Slate:
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.
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
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 …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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.
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.
Australian Financial Review:
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 …
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.
Jessica Piper / Politico:
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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