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Pete Syme
After offering disruptive workers at its Chinese iPhone plant $1,400 to leave, Foxconn is now offering some staff $1,800 to stay and work
A rebellion began last month after a COVID-19 outbreak prompted heavy lockdown restrictions, and disruptors were offered $1,400 to leave and go home.
Kate Duffy
Elon Musk says extending Twitter's character limit from 280 to 1,000 characters is on his to-do list
Elon Musk replied to several tweets from users about Twitter's character limit. A separate user suggested a 420-character cap, which Musk approved of.
Sawdah Bhaimiya
Chinese bots spammed Twitter with porn, which buried news about COVID-19 protests in China, report says
Several previously dormant Chinese-language accounts started flooding the platform with spam, including porn, per the Washington Post.
Sawdah Bhaimiya
Elon Musk posted a bizarre photo of his 'bedside table,' featuring 2 guns, 4 empty cans of caffeine-free Coke, and a picture of George Washington
Musk posted a picture of his "bedside table" on Twitter adding that "There's no excuse for my lack of coasters."
Sam Tabahriti
I got fired from Twitter the day before Thanksgiving. I was pro-Musk but it didn't save me.
Engineer Ikuhiro Ihara was among the Twitter employees fired by Elon Musk the night before Thanksgiving via email for "non satisfactory code."
Jordan Parker Erb
How Microsoft can double its ad business to $20 billion
Microsoft wants to double its ad business to $20 billion. As the industry braces for a tough 2023, here's how Microsoft can succeed.
Kate Duffy
Apple faces shortfall of 6 million iPhone Pros because protests against COVID-19 restrictions are impacting production, report says
Workers in the world's largest iPhone factory, which is based in Zhengzhou, have protested against pay and China's COVID-19 rules.
WhatsApp data of 500 million users might be on sale says Mashable India
Instant messaging and voice-over-IP service WhatsApp, which is considered a secure platform due to its end-to-end encryption feature, has allegedly had a data leak that compromises almost 500 million users.
Jyoti Mann
Some Twitter users who criticized Elon Musk say they've been suspended or told they violated rules due to 'hateful conduct'
Some Twitter users told Insider they've been told to delete certain tweets after appearing to criticize the site's new owner.
Bethany Biron
Apple restricted AirDrop capabilities in China ahead of anti-government protests, leaving dissenters without key communication tool as demonstrations spread
The restrictions, which limit the ability to receive AirDrop content from "Everyone" to just 10 minutes, were enacted in China earlier this month.
Sam Tabahriti
Elon Musk predicts 'Twitter 2.0' will have 1 billion users a month by 2024
Elon Musk said on Saturday that Twitter signups and active minutes were at a record high as he continues to transform the site in his vision.
Sam Tabahriti
Elon Musk says Stephen King is 'one of most creative people on Earth' despite the author calling him a 'terrible fit' for Twitter
The writer previously had a tiff with the billionaire over his verification plans for Twitter, saying he would leave the platform if he had to pay.
Jyoti Mann
Elon Musk personally called CEOs of companies that stopped advertising on Twitter to complain, report says
Some media buyers said Twitter is now bug-ridden and difficult to launch ads on, prompting agencies to pull spending, the Financial Times reported.
Matt Turner,Lisa Ryan,Hallam Bullock,Phil Rosen
Inside Amazon's Alexa unit, once considered to key to the company's future but now facing heavy layoffs
Amazon's voice-assistant Alexa was hailed as the "computer of the future" — but nearly 10 years later, the team behind it is being gutted.
Jyoti Mann
Laid-off Twitter staff posted goodbye messages with #LoveWhereYouWork, a hashtag started by a colleague when she was given just a few weeks to live
The hasthtag #LoveWhereYouWork was created by Lucy Mosley, a Twitter employee who was given four weeks to live, before she passed away.
Sam Tabahriti
MacKenzie Scott says she's given away almost $2 billion this year
Scott pledged to give away at least half her wealth when signing up to the Giving Pledge in 2019 and has since donated more than $14 billion.
Travis Clark
Inside a day in the life of an award-winning comic-book artist, whose indie hit is being adapted into a Netflix series
Werther Dell'Edera Werther Dell'Edera is an Italian comic-book artist known for "Something is Killing the Chi...
Lakshmi Varanasi
Venture capitalists in New York City are ditching Patagonia vests for statement jackets and designer sneakers. Here's how 7 VCs are making personal style part of the job.
CNN's Poppy Harlow and Forerunner Venture's Kirsten Green at the NYC Summit.Ins...
Jyoti Mann
A Twitter executive said she's been working more than 75 hours a week because Elon Musk fired so many people
Twitter VP Sinead McSweeney said Elon Musk fired and rehired staff "with no apparent logic" and was leading them "in an unorthodox manner."
Samantha Delouya
I'm convinced Facebook Marketplace is Meta's best feature after I furnished my new apartment with used furniture
Plants are listed for sale near me on Facebook Marketplace.Facebook Among Meta's many apps and services, Face...
Jyoti Mann
Alphabet's DeepMind has put a hiring freeze on new interns, canceling one applicant's interview with just an hour's notice
London-based DeepMind said it has paused hiring new interns while it reviews how the internship program aligns with the company's "long-term focus."
Kelsey Vlamis
See the slides Elon Musk used for his company talk on Twitter 2.0, including graphs saying signups and active minutes are at an all-time high
The slides listed features Musk has planned for Twitter 2.0, including long-form tweets, encrypted DMs, and "advertising as entertainment."
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
Kanye West, newly reinstated to Twitter, calls out 'free speech absolutist' Elon Musk for not also reinstating Alex Jones
Musk has reinstated controversial right-wing figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and former President Donald Trump.
Jyoti Mann
Elon Musk told a Twitter executive he 'didn't want assholes' on his team, report says
Twitter's new owner told his public policy chief that fired staff could be reinstated if they're "not negative", the Irish Times reported.
Sam Tabahriti
Elon Musk jokes that The Simpsons predicted he would buy Twitter in an episode that aired in 2015
The billionaire, who recently acquired Twitter, posted a picture of Lisa Simpson feeding birds with "Home Tweet Home" written on the birdhouse.
