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June 17, 2022, 5:10 AM

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Bloomberg:
Sources: Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time since agreeing to buy the company in April, discussing potential layoffs, moderation, and more  —  Tesla Inc. Chief Executive officer Elon Musk discussed his stance on what types of content should be allowed on Twitter Inc.'s social network …
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Ryan Mac / New York Times:
Sources: SpaceX fired employees who helped write and distribute an open letter calling Elon Musk's behavior “a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment”  —  In an email, Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president, said the letter had made other employees “feel uncomfortable, intimidated and bullied.”
Financial Times:
Sources: BlockFi was among the groups that liquidated at least some positions held by Three Arrows Capital, which failed to meet margin calls this past weekend  —  BlockFi was among a clutch of firms that liquidated the Singapore-based group's positions  —  Three Arrows Capital failed …
The Verge:
Snap is internally testing Snapchat Plus, a paid subscription service that will give users early access to exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features  —  It's currently in “early internal testing”  —  Snap is doing internal tests of a paid subscription called Snapchat Plus …
Hannah Lang / Reuters:
State securities regulators in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington are investigating Celsius Network's decision to suspend customer redemptions  —  State securities regulators in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas and Washington are investigating crypto lender Celsius Network's decision …
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Researchers connect an Indian police agency to hackers who planted evidence in 2018 on the PCs of human rights activists jailed on framed terrorism charges  —  New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest.
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
TikTok's global business solutions head says TikTok is an entertainment platform, not a social network like Facebook, and hasn't seen a slowdown in ad revenue  —  - Facebook is openly copying TikTok, and calling it out as a significant competitor.  — But Blake Chandlee …
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
Boston-based Vendr, which helps companies manage SaaS purchasing, raised a $150M Series B at a $1B valuation led by Craft Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2  —  Vendr Inc., a firm that centralizes business software purchasing and management, announced it was valued at $1 billion …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
The White House launches a task force to examine whether existing federal laws are adequate to address online abuse and recommend changes by the end of 2022  —  Group will create recommendations for governments, companies and schools to address the link between online harassment and violence in the wake of mass shootings

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