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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone came back to the site in 2017 to work on the site’s ‘culture’ which also included Twitter’s moderation policies. Practically all that work has been undone by Elon Musk.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Elon Musk is now getting hate, or at least a few hedged quips, from one of the folks who founded his favored blue bird app. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone told The Guardian that Musk “doesn’t seem like for Twitter, but I could be wrong.”Stone was one of four people who helped take the site out…

Elon Musk has had a strained relationship with California and the Bay Area in particular these last few years, especially since the company moved to Austin, Texas.Photo: Christian Marquardt - Pool (Getty Images)A judge told Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his attorneys that, no, the court won’t move his upcoming securities fraud trial out of San Francisco even if there’s a dwindling number of people in the Bay Area with a positive opinion of the Twitter owner.On Friday, federal judge Edward Chen rejected the claim that the jury…

The Twitter headquarters in San Fransisco. Photo: Kirby Lee (AP)Janitors are the latest group of workers left in limbo by the ongoing drama happening over at Twitter. The company reportedly terminated the contract that employed the striking janitors, according to the California Labor Federation (CLF). Elizabeth Strater, the communications director at CLF told Gizmodo in an email that at this point, the plan is to maintain “maintain a presence picketing outside Twitter HQ this week.”Twitter did not immediately respond to…

This week Amanda Silberling and I went live on LinkedIn and Twitter Spaces to talk about Elon Musk’s questionable plans for blue checks on Twitter. Then, I talk with Natasha Mascarenhas about a new startup, Rewind, that wants to help humans have perfect memory. And as always, we break down the biggest stories in tech. Articles from the episode: Other news from the week: This week Amanda Silberling and I went live on LinkedIn and Twitter Spaces to talk about Elon Musk’s questionable plans for blue…

Photo: ODD ANDERSEN / Contributor (Getty Images)Just before midnight last Thursday, Elon Musk tweeted “the bird is freed.” The message confirmed once and for all that he’d finally, officially, really, actually purchased Twitter. It marked the end of a long saga during which Musk spent months trying to wriggle out of buying the company, leading to a public feud with Twitter and a multi-billion dollar lawsuit settled only when he agreed to close at his original $44 billion offer price. Musk, whose Twitter bio now reads…

If not for the price, for the very intention of the move, the $8 verification fee is under scrutiny Elon Musk has finally scaled down the blue tick price from $20 to $8 after facing sharp criticism from Stephen King, a well-noted writer. Does the price matter at all? If not for the price, for the very intention of the move, the $8 verification fee is under deep scrutiny. People are visibly baffled by the way he could compare a platform used for articulating free speech – though supposedly – to a lord-peasant system.…

Here are the top 10 cryptocurrencies to experience a price surge after Elon’s Twitter Buyout Cryptocurrencies experienced major growth over the past year, exceeding a US$3 trillion market capitalization, just last November. The cryptocurrency market is still booming as 2022 draws to a close, and many investors are looking for prospective and potential digital coins that can result in gains. The volatility surrounding top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, has come under immense pressure. But in…

Elon’s layoff plans might lead to Twitter stocks taking massive hits! Explore here Employees at Twitter are circulating an open letter protesting Elon Musk’s plan to fire as much as 75% of the company’s workforce, as the deadline for him to complete his US$44 billion acquisition of the company looms, TIME has learned. Musk must complete the acquisition by Friday or face the resumption of a lawsuit in a Delaware court. Does this mean Twitter stocks will take massive hits? Let’s find out here.  Elon Musk told…

Back in April, Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter to save free speech. Now, he’s apparently buying Twitter again, and it’s revived questions about what exactly he meant.A lot of this attention has focused on Twitter’s moderation policies, particularly whether he’d let people like former President Donald Trump back on the platform. But some of Twitter’s most consistent contributions in that field don’t show up on the platform itself, instead taking place in ongoing court battles over privacy, anonymity, and liability. And…

Hi all! Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly sum up some of the most read TechCrunch stories from the past seven days. The goal? Even when you’re swamped, a quick skim of WiR on Saturday morning should give you a pretty good understanding of what happened in tech this week. Want it in your inbox? Get it here. most read Elon’s texts: As part of the ongoing Musk vs. Twitter trial, a big ol’ trove of Twitter-related texts between Elon and various key figures/executives/celebrities has been…