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    • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
      Elon Musk
      Twitter says Musk’s data scientists did not back up bots claims

      Social media group seeks sanctions as billionaire attempts to pull out of $44bn takeover deal

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
      Fed signals more economic pain to come

      Organisations turn to ransomware negotiators to help deal with a surge in attacks

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      TikTok Inc
      TikTok bans political campaign fundraising on its platform

      Move comes as social media apps face pressure to tackle misinformation ahead of US midterm elections

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      Cyber Security
      The ransomware game: can you protect your company from a cyber attack?

      Almost 60 per cent of organisations targeted in the past year paid a ransom to restore their data. Find out if you can avoid a crippling payout

    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
      News in-depthTwitter Inc
      Twitter whistleblower unlikely to influence Musk legal battle, experts say

      Peiter Zatko’s testimony to US Senate committee was bruising for social media group but did not make new material revelations

    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
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      Wall Street shudders after seeing US inflation data

      Whistleblower tells US lawmakers that Twitter put ‘profits over security’

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Whistleblower says Twitter put ‘profits over security’ in boost for Musk

      Peiter Zatko’s testimony to Senate committee threatens to complicate legal battle with Tesla CEO

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Elon Musk
      Judge allows Musk to include whistleblower claims in Twitter battle

      Victory for entrepreneur tempered by denial of trial delay request

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Elon Musk
      Musk suggested delaying Twitter deal over ‘world war three’ concerns

      Texts between billionaire entrepreneur and his bankers were revealed in Delaware court hearing

    • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
      Snap Inc
      Snap to cut 20% of staff as it scales back ambitions

      Slow growth prompts social media group to slash investment in augmented reality glasses and video content production

    • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
      The Big Read
      Social media’s big bet: the shopping revolution will be livestreamed

      Internet platforms including TikTok, YouTube and Amazon say the future of retail is live ecommerce, but early experiments in the UK and the US suggest there’s still a long way to go

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      News in-depthTwitter Inc
      Twitter ‘rudderless’ as Musk saga hurts advertising business

      Legal battle to enforce $44bn sale has exacerbated tensions between leadership and staff

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      OutlookSocial Media
      Ever younger ‘kidfluencers’ face online dangers

      Thrust into stardom as young as five or six, can they understand the world they’re in?

    • Friday, 22 July, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Twitter blames Elon Musk and advertising slump for revenue miss

      Second-quarter figure falls 1 per cent while costs surge as company is shaken by on-off sale

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Snap Inc
      Snap shares plummet as advertising demand slumps

      Social media company said it will ‘substantially reduce’ hiring and shake up strategy

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Judge grants Twitter fast-track trial to decide fate of $44bn Musk deal

      Social media platform wins early victory in fight to force billionaire to complete acquisition

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      Special ReportAerospace and Defence
      Aerospace groups shore up cyber defence of ‘massive’ attack surface

      It is not just aircraft that need protection, but also navigation systems, airports, manufacturers and supply chains

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      Elon Musk
      SEC scrutinises Musk tweet over $44bn Twitter takeover bid

      US securities regulator asks why Tesla chief did not notify investors before saying deal ‘cannot move forward’ over bots

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Hindenburg Research backs Twitter and bets against Elon Musk

      New York-based firm says Tesla chief has ‘squandered much of his leverage’ in attempt to pull out of $44bn deal

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Snap Inc
      Snap explores plans to let users showcase NFTs as filters

      Social media platform is the latest to dabble in digital assets to attract influencers despite crypto crash

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Twitter turns Musk’s own Tweets against him to build case for $44bn deal

      Social media company makes liberal use of billionaire’s posts in lawsuit aimed to force through sale

    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Twitter sues to force Elon Musk to complete $44bn deal

      Move follows billionaire’s attempt to walk away from buying social media company

    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Twitter calls Musk’s bid to scuttle $44bn deal ‘invalid and wrongful’

      Letter claims Tesla chief was the one who breached merger agreement as battle over takeover heats up

    • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Twitter hires US law firm Wachtell to sue Musk for ending $44bn takeover

      Social media group prepares to file suit vowing to hold billionaire to original deal terms

    • Saturday, 9 July, 2022
      News in-depthTwitter Inc
      Experts say Musk faces uphill battle for victory in Twitter legal fight

      Social media platform seeks to force the Tesla boss to go through with his takeover

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