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Sources: in a meeting, Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde reassured staff and cried as she expressed concerns about how the company could change under Elon Musk — Monday was an emotional day at Twitter — even for its executives. — Shortly after billionaire Elon Musk bought …
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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
Replying to tweets from right-wing users, Elon Musk boosts criticism of two Twitter executives, including Vijaya Gadde, prompting attacks from other users — The targeting of employees by Musk's massive Twitter megaphone is a major concern for workers — Elon Musk on Tuesday used …
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Tweets: @willoremus, @esaagar, @lizzadwoskin, @andygrewal, @ngrossman81, @cernovich, @willoremus, @mmasnick, and @daveleeft
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Filing: Musk is barred from posting tweets about his deal to buy Twitter if they “disparage the company or any of its representatives” — Elon Musk isn't allowed to post tweets about his deal to buy Twitter Inc. if they “disparage the company or any of its representatives,” …
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Benzinga. Tweets: @elonmusk, @danprimack, @sivavaid, @joshua_eaton, @jbarro, @stevenmarkryan, and @parismartineau
| Alphabet - Investor Relations: |
Alphabet reports Q1 revenue of $68.01B, up 23% YoY, net income of $16.44B, down from $17.93B YoY; traffic acquisition costs up 23%; stock drops 4%+ after hours — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - April 26, 2022 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
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| Robert Hof / SiliconANGLE: |
Google Cloud hit $5.82B in Q1 sales, up from $4.05B YoY and above estimates of $5.75B, and an operating loss of $931M, down from $974M YoY — A slowdown in spending on advertising amid the Russian war on Ukraine and the continuing pandemic took a small toll on Google parent Alphabet Inc. today …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Alphabet says that its board of directors authorized $70B in share repurchases, a major step up from 2021's $50B authorization and 2019's $25B authorization — - Alphabet said on Tuesday that its board of directors authorized $70 billion in share repurchases, a major step up from last year's authorization … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Twitter has aggressively defended users' privacy and free speech rights, pushing back on unmasking subpoenas; it's unclear if this will continue under Musk — For all the talk of how Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter to make it more supportive of free speech, there remain a ton of questions about what it will actually mean in practice.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
New Apple Studio Display beta firmware offers minimal webcam quality improvements, suggesting software is not the issue; the culprit may be the ultra-wide lens — When Apple announced Studio Display, it promised “sensational” webcam quality. However, as customers got their hands on the product …
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| Microsoft - Investor Relations: |
Microsoft reports Q3 revenue of $49.4B, up 18% YoY, net income of $16.7B, up 8% YoY, Office revenue up 12%, LinkedIn revenue up 34%, Windows OEM revenue up 11% — Earnings Release FY22 Q3 - REDMOND, Wash. — April 26, 2022 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitter locked down product updates through Friday to limit unauthorized changes by miffed employees after accepting Elon Musk's $44B bid — Twitter Inc. locked down changes to its social networking platform through Friday after accepting a $44 billion bid from billionaire Elon Musk …
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TechCrunch, Silicon Valley Business …, and The Signal
Tweets: @senwarren, @ethanz, @gavinjohnadams, @firefox, @talmonsmith, @phil_lewis_, @wongmjane, @tonyajoriley, @hunterwalk, and @drewisgooden
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
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| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
Highlighting China's importance to Tesla, Jeff Bezos asks if Elon Musk's Twitter takeover gives the Chinese government “a bit of leverage over the town square” — Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos posed a provocative question after Elon Musk clinched a $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc. …
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| Under the Hood: |
Robinhood plans to let go of ~9% of its full-time employees, after growing its headcount from 700 to nearly 3,800 from 2019 to 2021; stock drops ~5% after hours — Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev shared the below to Robinhood employees following a company-wide meeting to discuss the changes.
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Tweets: @brooke, @thekenyeung, @infinitesn4ke, @kateclarktweets, and @markbrokeit
| Ben Collins / NBC News: |
Twitter says recent “fluctuations in follower counts” of high-profile accounts after news of Elon Musk's takeover were “organic”, but is still looking into it — How Elon Musk's Twitter takeover could change the platform — Twitter was flooded with user reports …
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Tweets: @pkedrosky, @cherijacobus, @heminator, @justinhendrix, @oneunderscore__, and @oneunderscore__
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google releases Android 13 Beta 1, which adds developer features like permissions for more granular access to media files and anticipatory audio routing APIs — The first public beta is here — The first public beta of Android 13 is now available for anyone with a compatible Pixel device …
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Android Developers Blog, Android Developers, 9to5Google, Android Developers, Android Authority, Sammy Fans, Pocket-lint, ZDNet, Esper Blog, Phandroid, and PhoneArena
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
A leaked document written by some Facebook ad team privacy engineers: Meta has an inadequate level of “control and explainability over how our systems use data” — “We do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how our systems use data,” Facebook engineers say in leaked document.
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