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Twitter Inc, Saudi Arabia sued for allegedly helping to silence critics

The suit claims the Saudis have targeted numerous dissidents since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Musk loses appeal of 'Twitter sitter' dispute with SEC over Tesla posts

The court in Manhattan on Monday ruled against Musk's free speech claims just days after a three-judge panel heard arguments in the case on Thursday

Is Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino heading toward a glass cliff?

Less than two months into his USD 44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as the company's CEO must like pain a lot. Then he promised he'd step down as soon as he found a replacement foolish enough to want the job. That person, Musk announced Friday, is Linda Yaccarino, a highly-regarded advertising executive from NBCUniversal. She'll start in six weeks. How long she'll last might depend on her pain tolerance. When Musk tweeted on Thursday that he's found a new CEO but didn't say who, one word stuck out: she. Some of his more extreme Twitter followers took immediate issue with the new CEO's gender, but the fact that Musk hired a woman is actually notable simply because it is so rare in business overall and especially in the tech industry to see female chief executives. Her appointment renewed questions about the glass cliff, a theory that women as well as underrepresented minorities are more likely to be hired for leadership jobs when there's a

Excited to transform platform, says Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino

Yaccarino is joining Twitter from her job as head of global advertising at NBCUniversal. She will work closely with Musk, who will be both chief technology officer and executive chairman

Appointing new Twitter CEO will allow me to focus on Tesla: Elon Musk

Tesla ended the March quarter with free cash flow of $441 million, down 80 per cent from the same period last year

Twitter's new CEO is an NBCUniversal executive with deep ad industry ties

Elon Musk confirmed that the new CEO for Twitter will be NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry. I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter! Musk wrote in a Friday tweet. He added that Yaccarino will focus primarily on business operations" while Musk will stay closely connected to product design and new technology. Before that announcement, NBCUniversal said on Friday that Yaccarino would step down immediately as chairwoman for global advertising and partnerships. Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since, has long insisted that he would step down as top executive at the company, which is now called X Corp. Few expect Musk to remove himself from the decision making process at Twitter, however. While he's stepping back from the CEO title, Musk is far from likely to step back from calling the product shots, said Mike Proulx, research director at Forrester Research. Yaccarino, with deep ro

Elon Musk appointing NBC's Linda as new Twitter CEO won't change much

In about six weeks, Musk will move to executive chairman and chief technology officer, overseeing product, software and sysops, he wrote on Twitter

Twitter gets a new CEO: Elon Musk confirms Linda Yaccarino's appointment

Luring advertisers is critical for Musk and Twitter after many fled in the early months after his takeover of the social media platform, fearing harm to their brands in the ensuing chaos

Weekend bites: Falling valuations, Go First, Adani, and laughing apps

In which we munch over the week's platter of news and views

Who's Linda Yaccarino, the executive likely to replace Musk as Twitter CEO?

According to a report, Linda Yaccarino had previously told her friends that she aspired to be Twitter's CEO

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NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino in talks to become Twitter's CEO

Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last October and indicated that he'd only be in charge for a limited time to complete the organizational overhaul he thought the company needed to prosper

Don't trust it yet: Musk warns against secure messaging on Twitter

Twitter launched encrypted messaging Wednesday, offering select users the ability to communicate more securely. But its new service is much more of a baby step than a giant leap forward. For starters, it lacks basic protections that security experts consider essential for shielding messages from hackers and other prying eyes. Senders and receivers must also be subscribed to Twitter's Blue service for $11 a month ($8 for desktop-only) or otherwise affiliated with an organisation verified by Twitter for $1,000 a month plus $50 per user. The company's official message announcing the rollout promised additional features soon. But CEO Elon Musk offered his own caution via a tweet: Try it, but don't trust it yet. WHAT IS ENCRYPTED MESSAGING AGAIN? Ordinary messages sent across the internet, whether by email, direct message, Twitter or other means are generally vulnerable to interception that could allow other people or organisations to read them. That includes the companies offering the

Elon Musk asks federal appeals court to end 'Twitter Sitter' Deal

In his decision, Liman ruled that Musk willingly waived his First Amendment right to tweet without restraint, a finding Musk denied in his appeal brief

DMRC to ramp up measures to keep a check on obscene behaviour in metro

The decision to take strict action comes following an uproar over some of the viral videos shot inside the train. On May 10, another one of the viral video showed a couple kissing inside the metro

Twitter rolls out new encrypted DMs feature exclusive to verified users

Twitter has started to roll out its long-promised encrypted direct messaging (DM) feature, but it comes with a few significant limitations that may not appeal to privacy-conscious users

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to relaunch his show on Twitter 'soon'

This comes a month after Carlson was taken off air by Fox News following a defamation case that cost the news network $787.5 million

Twitter gets new DM feature; voice and video chat to be added soon: Musk

The feature for direct messaging will be available for use starting May 11

WhatsApp users in India flooded with spam calls, platform responds

In response to government on International scam calls, a WhatsApp spokesperson said privacy and security of users is fundamental to Meta

Twitter to remove accounts with 'no activity for several years': Elon Musk

"We're purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see followers count drop," he said