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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

X CEO claims the company formerly known as Twitter is almost breaking even “I’ve been at the company eight weeks,” Yaccarino said in her first broadcast interview since taking on her new role. The deal came after months of legal drama , bad memes and will-they-or-won’t-they-chaos.

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How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movement

The Verge

But right-wing supporters have a wildly different view of events: figures like Tucker Carlson have portrayed the convoy as a working-class rebellion, and Trudeau’s response has been treated as enacting martial law, leading Elon Musk to tweet (and then delete) a meme comparing Trudeau to Adolf Hitler.

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Rep. Gosar anime video highlights ties to the online right

The Verge

But while Democrats are now calling for his expulsion from Congress and his accounts to be banned, the incident has drawn new attention to Gosar’s long association with far-right meme culture. Gosar’s video is just the latest example of a long-standing interest in the meme culture that’s popular in far-right internet communities.

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Sen. Ed Markey on the politics of technology

The Verge

becoming a meme on this week’s episode of The Vergecast. But also, you’ve kind of become a meme. NP: You’re a meme! MK: As all good memes should be, it’s authentic, right? You are a meme, so that’s important. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Ed Markey: Thanks for having me on. We’re a tech site.

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The antitrust case against Google is gathering steam

The Verge

That means while the polling stations are open on the day of the election, they’re not allowed to broadcast discussions and analysis of election issues. Often, parties hold back a significant chunk of their digital ad spending for the last few days and hours — i.e., you could argue it’s been a way of getting around the broadcast ban.”.

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What Congress should ask at Wednesday’s tech antitrust hearing

The Verge

Big tech companies including Google , Amazon and Qualcomm are bankrolling The Global Antitrust Institute at George Mason University, which teaches a hands-off approach to antitrust law. Local TV stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting planned to air the discredited “Plandemic” researcher’s conspiracy theory about Dr. Anthony Fauci.

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

The setup essentially allows it to navigate a thicket of tax laws in such a way that it can raise money, and blitz the airwaves with ads, without the obligation of disclosing all of its donors. But some pieces of content, like memes and videos, can be difficult for AI to parse. Nick Statt / The Verge ). Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch ).

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