Monthly Archives: October 2022

Twitter staff react to Elon Musk’s takeover: ‘I am fully expecting him to fire 69% of us on Friday at 4:20 p.m.’

Some Twitter employees have used the #OneTeam hashtag to express solidarity. Chesnot/Getty Images Twitter employees have expressed fear about their jobs after Elon Musk sealed his takeover deal. Since the deal closed Thursday, some staff have tweeted concerns and supportive messages. Musk has reportedly sacked CEO Parag Agrawal and three other top Twitter executives. Twitter…

Putin’s rumored god-daughter, a star of Russian media, fled the country after an order for her arrest

TV host and journalist Ksenia Sobchak poses during the GQ Russia 20th birthday gala reception at the Hotel Metropol Moscow in 2021. Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images A Russian media star with strong ties to Putin fled the country, per multiple reports.  Ksenia Sobchak, rumored to be Putin’s god-daughter, is in Lithuania, an official there…

Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman is seeking to humiliate Biden as part of a global power play

President Joe Biden (behind) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (front) arrive for a family photo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 16, 2022. MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Relations between the US and Saudi Arabia are worsening.  Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman wants to assert himself internationally.  He humiliated the Biden administration by…

Right-wing pundits and Russian state media were duped by a fake Trump press release hailing his imminent return to Twitter

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has described Trump’s suspension from the platform as “foolish.” Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images A fake press release announcing Trump’s return to Twitter began circulating online Thursday night. It was hailed by several right-wing commentators including Dinesh D’Souza and Leo Terrell.  The fake statement also duped Russian state media and a left-leaning…

Big Tech is getting wiped out in a brutal 3rd-quarter earnings season – but Apple isn’t. Here’s why.

Apple CEO Tim Cook. Getty Big Tech stocks have plunged this week on the back of disappointing quarterly earnings. Apple stock was spared because the iPhone maker’s results beat analysts’ forecasts. The consumer-electronics giant may have been saved by its brand power and wealthy customer base. Lackluster earnings from some of America’s largest technology companies…

Twitter’s latest experiment allows users to display NFT marketplace listings

Twitter, like Facebook and Instagram, might also roll out NFT integration in the future. The now-Elon Musk-owned website has announced an experimental feature that prominently displays NFT listings when users tweet a link to them, so long as they’re from one of its partner marketplaces. An NFT Tweet Tile, as the company is calling it,…