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January 26, 2023, 5:00 AM

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Axios:
Meta plans to reinstate Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks with “new guardrails to deter repeat offenses”, after a two-year ban  —  - “We've always believed that Americans should be able to hear from the people who want to lead the country,” Clegg told Axios.
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Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter reinstates some Hindu nationalist accounts popular in India, including some denigrating Muslims, and blocks links to a BBC documentary on Narendra Modi  —  Human-rights groups say they have seen a rise in anti-Muslim material on the platform  —  Twitter Inc. under Elon Musk …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Elon Musk's team has been exploring selling up to $3B in potential new Twitter shares to help repay some of the $13B in debt tacked on for the buyout  —  Elon Musk's team has held talks with investors about raising up to $3 billion to repay some of the $13 billion in debt tacked onto Twitter Inc …
Bloomberg:
Connie Guglielmo / CNET:
CNET's EIC reflects on the outlet's AI use and lessons learned, like ensuring that bylines and disclosures are visible and plagiarism checks are done properly  —  New tools are accelerating change in the publishing industry.  We're going to help shape that change.
Bloomberg:
Analysis: SoftBank's new startup bets hit a record low in Q4 2022, with eight investments totaling $2.1B; a source says Vision Fund investments were below $350M  —  SoftBank Group Corp.'s new startup bets hit a record low last quarter as valuations continued to slide, chilling an already frosty startup winter.
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
After an antitrust order in India, Google plans to add third-party billing for apps and games in February, revise phone maker and partner agreements, and more  —  Google is revising its business agreements with phonemakers and other partners in India and making a series of other changes …

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