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Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Elon MuskWhy some tech CEOs are rooting for Elon Musk
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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

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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

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Elon Musk has discussed putting all of Twitter behind a paywall

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

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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

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How weak leadership cratered Twitter’s morale

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

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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

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Why Meta’s CTO is bullish on VRWhy Meta’s CTO is bullish on VR
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What Figma plans to do inside AdobeWhat Figma plans to do inside Adobe
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Is TikTok’s time running out?Is TikTok’s time running out?
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How Cloudflare got Kiwi Farms wrong

Why more platforms need to close the stochastic terrorism loophole

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Instagram is walking back its changes for now — Adam Mosseri explains why

Say goodbye to the TikTok-style feed and at least some of those recommendations

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Why BeReal is breaking out

Creative constraints + Instagram angst = success

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Why Medium failedWhy Medium failed
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How DALL-E could power a creative revolution

Thoughts on my first week with OpenAI’s amazing text-to-image AI tool

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How Elon Musk got everything he wanted out of Twitter

Fiduciary vs. fun

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What Elon Musk could mean for Twitter

Depends: What kind of activist investor does Musk want to be?

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Three ways the European Union might ruin WhatsApp

WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on how the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design

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The vibe shift in Silicon ValleyThe vibe shift in Silicon Valley
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The internet is a force multiplier for Ukraine

But how much will it matter?

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