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The only constant at Elon Musk’s Twitter is chaos

From restoring Trump to continuous layoffs, more scenes from inside Elon Musk’s Twitter

Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer
Can Elon Musk turn Twitter into an ‘everything app’?

Verification is an old nemesis for Musk.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Elon Musk ignored Twitter’s internal warnings about his paid verification scheme

Employees and advertisers keep telling him about the risks of the changes he’s making to Twitter — but he’s not listening

Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer
Elon Musk learns the hard way that being a Twitter troll is way more fun than being a mod

The most expensive forum drama of all time?

Elizabeth Lopatto
Elon Musk has discussed putting all of Twitter behind a paywall

So far Twitter Blue is a mess and might even lose money.

Casey Newton
Twitter braces for layoffs

Behind the scenes at the wildest tech takeover ever, where everyone knows company-shaking changes are coming — and no one knows exactly when

Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer
How weak leadership cratered Twitter’s morale

Internal surveys from 2019 to 2022 show that the company’s morale crisis predates Elon Musk

Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer
YouTube’s most important podcast playYouTube’s most important podcast play
Ariel Shapiro and Jacob Kastrenakes
Inside the messy fight between Meta and The Wire

The journalists behind a controversial series of stories tell us they haven’t been hoaxed. We’re not so sure

Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer
Why Meta’s CTO is bullish on VRWhy Meta’s CTO is bullish on VR
Casey Newton
Elon Musk is buying Twitter, probably?Elon Musk is buying Twitter, probably?
Elizabeth Lopatto
What Figma plans to do inside AdobeWhat Figma plans to do inside Adobe
Casey Newton
Spotify now sells audiobooksSpotify now sells audiobooks
Ariel Shapiro
Elon Musk made his bid, and now he might actually have to lie in it

Also, some career advice: run over your absentee boss

Elizabeth Lopatto
Is TikTok’s time running out?Is TikTok’s time running out?
Casey Newton
Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
You can now listen to podcasts inside Twitter.

If you pay Twitter, at least. The latest feature to join the Twitter Blue subscription is early access to the redesigned Spaces tab on iOS, which includes support for tuning into podcasts.

I am not entirely convinced this will take off (short-form social network + long-form audio = 🤨), but I can see a compelling use case if Twitter eventually lets podcasters promote clips from their shows. My colleague Ariel Shapiro wrote about the launch last month: