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U.S. House Republicans Accuse TikTok of Giving Misleading Information on Data

Nov 23, 2022 · 3:56am PST
A letter from Republican representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers and James Comer said the Chinese social media giant shared information that was “untrue or misleading.”
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Violent Protests Erupt at Largest iPhone Factory in China

Nov 23, 2022 · 1:17am PST
The protests, which came after weeks-long Covid restrictions at the factory due to an outbreak, highlight the risks facing Apple in China.
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FTX Lawyer Says “Substantial Amount” of Assets Missing from Company in Hearing

Nov 22, 2022 · 2:33pm PST
FTX owes its top 50 creditors more than $3.1 billion and has roughly $1.24 billion in cash, according to court filings.
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Bankruptcy Filing Shows FTX Has $1.24 Billion Cash Balance

Nov 22, 2022 · 6:13am PST · 1 comment
The court filing estimated that FTX would spend $23 million on salaries and benefits, vendor payments and other costs over the next five weeks.
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China Plans to Fine Ant Group More Than $1 Billion

Nov 22, 2022 · 3:31am PST
The penalty, which could be finalized as early as the second quarter of next year, could pave the way for Ant to seek to go public in the future.
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JD.com Cuts Senior Managers’ Salaries As Much as 20% to Help Fund Employee Benefits

Nov 21, 2022 · 11:41pm PST
The cuts ranging from 10% to 20% come amid China’s push for “common prosperity” including targeting “excessive” banker salaries to address income inequality.
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Twitter to Hold Off Relaunching Verification System

Nov 21, 2022 · 5:32pm PST
Musk had said Twitter would relaunch the verification system on Nov. 29 but now he says the timing is unclear.
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Zoom Shares Drop 5% As Sales Slowdown Continues

Nov 21, 2022 · 2:54pm PST
Zoom has had a rough year with shares down 56% so far, but one ray of hope is the growth of its sales to large corporate customers.
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Musk Appoints New Head of Ads After Firing Former Sales Lead

Nov 21, 2022 · 2:27pm PST
The company has lost a string of high-profile executives in recent weeks.
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Bob Iger Returns as Disney CEO, Chapek Out

Nov 20, 2022 · 7:58pm PST
Disney's reshuffling of its leadership comes as the company has shown steep losses from its streaming business.
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FTX Owes Top 50 Creditors More Than $3.1 Billion

Nov 20, 2022 · 5:56pm PST
The 10 largest creditors of the bankrupt crypto exchange each have more than $100 million in unsecured claims.
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Elon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter Account

Nov 19, 2022 · 5:39pm PST · 1 comment
Twitter suspended Trump’s account in January 2021, after judging that Trump's tweets after the January 6 insurrection violated Twitter’s ban on inciting violence.
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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

Nov 18, 2022 · 3:38pm PST
Her months-long trial that came to symbolize the limits of Silicon Valley hubris. 
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Yoel Roth, Former Trust & Safety Chief at Twitter, Says App Stores Will Check Musk

Nov 18, 2022 · 11:53am PST
Roth had appeared to be favored by Musk so his sudden exit caught people by surprise. In the op ed, he explains his reasons for leaving.
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Elon Musk Announces New Content Moderation Framework

Nov 18, 2022 · 11:09am PST
Musk said he had not made a decision on whether former president Donald Trump would be allowed to return to the platform.
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Elon Musk Schedules Engineer Interviews To Learn About Twitter’s Tech Stack

Nov 18, 2022 · 9:28am PST · 1 comment
“If possible, I would appreciate it if you could fly to SF to be present in person,” Musk wrote.
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Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices as Hundreds Depart Company

Nov 17, 2022 · 5:12pm PST
The email came less than two hours after the deadline for employees to decide whether or not to stay at the company.
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Lacework Switches CFOs, Hires First-Ever Marketing Chief

Nov 17, 2022 · 2:19pm PST
Lacework, a cloud security startup backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, is shaking up its executive ranks as it continues to search for a new global sales chief.
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Twitter Finds a New Head of Trust and Safety

Nov 17, 2022 · 1:49pm PST
Ella Irwin was a VP of product before Elon Musk acquired Twitter
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Alameda Research Loaned Sam Bankman-Fried $3.3 Billion

Nov 17, 2022 · 12:05pm PST
Paper Bird, which received a $2.3 billion loan, also controlled FTX Ventures, which Bankman-Fried has said had $2 billion of his personal capital for venture investments.