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Twitter owner Elon Musk announced that NBCUniversal head of advertising Linda Yaccarino, an industry veteran with more three decades of experience, would be the social media company’s next CEO. Musk told the world how he felt about Yaccarino’s profession in a 2019 tweet: “I hate advertising.”Twitter Verification is a Hot MessAfter numerous outlets published reports naming Yaccarino as the top contender, Musk confirmed her new position in a tweet on Friday. Musk shocked the internet on Thursday when he announced that he…

Elon Musk is apparently in the mood to follow-up on promises this week. After months of silence on the topic, the world’s second richest man has announced he’s selected a successor to take over the role of Twitter CEO. “Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter,” Musk wrote in a tweet (of course). “She will be starting in ~6 weeks. My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software, & sysops,” the billionaire added.The Elon Musk Twitter Saga, Part 1 of Who Knows?Musk…

Tucker Carlson made a dazzling announcement on Tuesday: the recently-fired Fox News star will host his next show on Twitter. Carlson’s new broadcasts, which could cost him the $25 million Fox still owes him, will bring Twitter more attention, but they may spell bad news for the company’s bottom line. NPR Is Going Dark on Twitter | Future TechIf Carlson and Elon Musk follow through on their plans for a show and a revenue-sharing product, respectively, money spent on Twitter ads could go directly into the TV anchor’s…

A federal judge slapped down a discrimination lawsuit against Twitter filed by former employees who said owner Elon Musk specifically targeted women for his mass layoffs.Twitter Verification is a Hot MessAt the tail end of last year, close to 100 female former Tweeps sued the company in a proposed class action claiming the company discriminated against them based on their gender. The suit said owner Musk was already known for his “sexist, demeaning, and hostile comments” against women. The women alleged Twitter primarily…

Lizzo was right: Truth Hurts. Two of Donald Trump’s “Truths” on his own Truth Social platform will cost the ex-president millions, even as he avoids full liability for the alleged rape of magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s. On Tuesday, A Manhattan jury declared that Trump is liable for $2 million in damages for sexually abusing and an additional $3 million for defaming Carroll through his posts on his social media network.According to reports coming out of the courtroom, the federal jury of six men and three…

Twitter Circle first debuting in August, 2022, just a few months before Elon Musk took over the platform. Photo: Koshiro K (Shutterstock)Elon Musk’s Twitter is circling the drain, though at least its Circle feature finally seems to be working properly. That’s important, because recently the feature was failing at keeping its supposedly private tweets private. In emails sent to users, the company finally admitted its system for allowing users to share tweets to a select group of followers had been borked, calling it a…

The artist known as Grimes (real name Clare Boucher) has said that you’re totally free to use an AI-generated version of her voice to make new music, just as long as you give her a healthy 50 percent of the royalties that the track generates. This week, Grimes launched a new AI voice software, dubbed Elf.Tech, designed to help people duplicate her voice to create music. The platform, which Grimes unveiled in a Twitter thread Sunday, allows users to upload recordings of their own voice, which can then be Grimes-ified via…

Musk reportedly wrote: “So is NPR going to start posting on Twitter again, or should we reassign @NPR to another company?”Image: DCStockPhotography, zef art (Shutterstock)This is why we can’t have nice things. According to a series of emails sent to NPR, Elon Musk apparently threatened to assign the media outlet’s Twitter handle, @NPR, to another account. NPR previously fled Twitter after the outlet labelled it “state-affiliated media.”NPR Is Going Dark on Twitter | Future TechNPR reported on the outlet’s communications…

Twitter users whose accounts bore unpaid Twitter Blue checkmarks lost them in Elon Musk’s great verification purge only to see them restored days later—still sans payment.The Elon Musk Twitter Saga, Part 1 of Who Knows?The ongoing Twitter revamp that CEO Elon Musk promised would “democratize journalism” and “empower the voice of the people” has been plagued by false starts, glitchy feature launches, and widespread refusal to dole out cash for “verified” check marks. The symbol that once held status has since become a sort…

Over the past two weeks, an account on Jack Dorsey’s new social network Bluesky has become Twitter’s hottest status symbol. You can’t sign up yet, and Bluesky users get just one invite code every two weeks. That’s left plebeians who weren’t personally haloed in by Dorsey begging for access in the DMs of our more blessed friends. There’s a shortcut, though. Money can’t buy you everything, but if you head to eBay, it can buy you a Bluesky invitation.The Elon Musk Twitter Saga, Part 1 of Who Knows?As you read this, Bluesky…