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Social media platform Twitter recently published its earnings report for the first quarter of 2022, falling short of expectations. The Company also admitted it had overstated its daily active users for several years, supposedly by error. The earnings report is expected to be Twitter’s final report as a public company following Elon Musk’s successful bid to take the company private.
Facebook’s forecasts for its revenue growth predict that Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire could suffer its first revenue drop in over a decade. Zuckerberg admitted that Apple’s recent privacy changes have put a major dent in his advertising business, which is fuelled by the personal data of billions of users around the world.
A federal judge has denied Elon Musk’s request to end an agreement with the SEC that requires him to have social media posts about Tesla approved by a company lawyer, popularly referred to as his “Twitter sitter.”
Recently leaked internal messages from Twitter’s Slack workplace communication platform show employees panicking about Elon Musk’s takeover of the company. One employee, who labeled Musk an “a**hole,” wrote: “We’re all going through the five stages of grief in cycles and everyone’s nerves are frazzled.”
Google’s parent company Alphabet reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter this week, with YouTube showing particularly weak results.
A recent report reveals that a number of major technology companies including Facebook, Apple, and Google, have been tricked into handing over sensitive personal information about customers that was used to harass and even sexually extort minors.
James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas recently released leaked audio of an internal all-hands meeting at Twitter following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s successful takeover bid for the company, here are some of the most notable moments from the meeting.
James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas has released leaked audio of an internal all-hands meeting at Twitter following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s successful takeover bid for the company. CEO Parag Agrawal attempted to calm the company’s frantic progressives, promising that the company’s censorship is “fundamental to keeping Twitter safe and growing.”
Former Twitter CEO and free speech failure Jack Dorsey has praised Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s purchase of the platform, calling him the “singular solution I trust” for the future of the company.
Following news of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s upcoming buyout of Twitter for $44 billion, employees at the firm have reacted with a mix of excitement, fear, and humor.
Twitter has reportedly locked down changes to its platform through Friday following the acceptance of a $44 billion bid from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, preventing employees from easily making unauthorized changes or otherwise sabotaging the platform.
Multiple popular conservative figures including Tucker Carlson and Mark Levin have returned to Twitter following the announcement that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made a deal worth $44 billion to purchase the platform.
The former CEO of the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet, censorship-filled Reddit, has stated that Tesla CEO Elon Musk should not take over Twitter.
Recently released texts from 2018 between Elon Musk and the managing director of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund have provided more insight into Musk’s attempt to take Tesla private. In the text, Musk complains to the Saudis: “You are throwing me under the bus.”
A recent viral video appears to show someone using their Tesla’s “Smart Summon: autopilot feature to call the car to them — only for the vehicle to crash into a multimillion-dollar jet parked on an airport tarmac.
Twitter share prices have jumped about three percent in early trading following reports that the social media giant is considering accepting a $43 billion takeover by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
According to recent reports, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s obsession with a digital “metaverse” is becoming a major point of concern and frustration for many employees. According to one former high-level manager, it’s “the only thing Mark wants to talk about.”
The ruling Taliban of Afghanistan has banned the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok for “misleading” the youth of the country. One Taliban official commented that TikTok is filled with “filthy content was not consistent with Islamic Laws.”
Streaming giant Netflix suffered a $50 billion slash off its market cap Wednesday after its shares closed down 35 percent upon news that the company had lost over 200,000 subscribers with expectations to lose more in the future.
App developer Kosta Eleftheriou has once again highlighted a number of shady apps in Apple’s App Store, this time wth many of them on the Mac platform, that are attempting to scam users.
E-commerce giant Amazon is facing yet another union vote, this time at a facility directly across the street from the Staten Island warehouse that recently voted to unionize.
Following the recent news of disastrous subscriber numbers and a revenue downturn, Netflix is planning a potential crackdown on households sharing passwords.
Following calls from shareholders for more transparency on the effects of company policy, Amazon will be conducting a “racial-equity audit” of its hourly workers led by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
A recent study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that when using “many popular apps” for video teleconferencing, audio data is being sent to the companies hosting the services — even when you think you are on mute. Researched created a Big Tech-style algorithm that allowed them determine what else people were doing while on mute, developing an AI that could accurately predict if users were cooking, cleaning, or typing.
Twitter employees are reportedly tired of the ongoing circus as Tesla CEO Elon Musk allegedly attempts a buyout of the platform, with many questioning whether the move is one of Musk’s attempts to manipulate the market in his favor. According to the survey, 78% of the Twitter employees surveyed believe Musk doesn’t have “the best interests of Twitter and its shareholders” in mind.
Facebook-owned Instagram is facing intense criticism for failing to remove accounts that post photos of children in swimwear or little clothing that receive hundreds of sexualized comments from sickos that feel free to use Mark Zuckerberg’s platform to share their interests with like-minded perverts.
Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey called out the company’s board this week, calling it the “dysfunction of the company.” Dorsey, who led Twitter through multiple waves of censoring conservatives including President Donald Trump, has recast himself as a supposed advocate of internet freedom.
Recent court filings show that late on Friday, a judge ruled that Tesla CEO Elon Musk knowingly lied when he tweeted about a deal to take Tesla private in 2018. The infamous “funding secured” tweet landed Musk in hot water with securities regulators and his own shareholders.
A San Francisco police officer recently pulled over a car for failing to have its headlights on, but when the officer approached the vehicle he realized the car was not only a self-driving with no one in the driver’s seat — the vehicle was completely empty. The puzzled policeman can heard to say “Ain’t nobody in it; this is crazy,” in a viral video of the incident.
Tech giant Apple recently responded to reports that Facebook (now known as Meta) will be taking a nearly 50 percent commission on purchases made in the Metaverse, calling the move “hypocritical.”
A non-fungible token (NFT) of the first tweet made by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey originally bought for $2.9 million has reportedly failed to hold its value, with a recent top bid for the NFT reaching just $6,800. That represents a drop in value of approximately 99.8 percent based on the original purchase price.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated in a recent interview that he believes his workers are “better off” without a union and that the company’s high injury rate is “misunderstood.”
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal reportedly held an all-staff meeting on Thursday to assuage employees’ fears following Elon Musk’s $43 billion offer to purchase Twitter. After one frantic employee compared the company’s position to a hostage situation, Agrawal reportedly said, “I don’t believe we are being held hostage.”
The price of products on Amazon is likely to increase following the company’s introduction of a five percent “fuel and inflation surcharge” for sellers using Amazon’s fulfillment services.
According to a recent report, one of the most prolific ransomware groups of 2021 operates in a manner similar to a legitimate business with a human resources department, employee performance reviews, and even an employee of the month award. The gang has reportedly generated $2.7 billion in cryptocurrency through their illegal schemes.
Facebook (now known as Meta) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been pushing his “Metaverse” idea as the company’s primary product for some time now, and wants the tech giant’s latest augmented reality (AR) glasses product to be the company’s “iPhone moment.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly offered to buy 100 percent of Twitter stock at $54.20 per share in cash and restore free speech across the platform. The offer comes several years after Musk infamously tweeted his plan to take Tesla private at $420 a share.
A group of Twitter shareholders is suing Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose his significant stake in Twitter in an appropriate timeframe. The class action lawsuit against Musk alleges that he delayed a mandatory SEC filing as a major investor so he could purchase even more shares. The stock jumped 27 percent when Musk eventually did disclose his position, leaving investors who sold shares feeling left out in the cold.