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    • 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
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      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

    • Saturday, 9 July, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Elon Musk says he is terminating $44bn Twitter deal

      Social media company vows to enforce agreement, setting stage for fierce legal battle

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      News in-depthTwitter Inc
      Twitter’s CEO seeks to ‘swing back’ in Elon Musk takeover battle

      Parag Agrawal tries to prove his sceptics wrong as social media company fights to close $44bn deal with Tesla boss

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      The Big Read
      Will the crypto crash derail the next web revolution?

      Advocates argue that the blockchain technology that underpins digital assets will withstand the recent fall in values

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      InterviewMeta Platforms
      Facebook owner Meta to push ahead with digital collectibles plan

      Social media group not adjusting ambitions ‘in any way’ despite crypto crash, says head of fintech

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
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    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
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      Exchange also extends $400mn revolving credit facility to lending platform amid turmoil in crypto markets

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      TikTok Inc
      TikTok says it is working to ‘safeguard’ US data and national security

      Popular ByteDance-owned app seeks to allay lawmakers’ concerns about China’s access to sensitive information

    • Monday, 27 June, 2022
      News in-depthRoe vs Wade
      Democrats create ‘sanctuary states’ for abortion as legal battles loom

      A patchwork of rules determines reproductive rights across US after Roe vs Wade is overturned

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Musk tells Twitter staffers company must ‘get healthy’

      Tesla boss reinforces vision for social media platform he has proposed to buy for $44bn in freewheeling meeting

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Twitter to share data with Musk as it presses ahead with vote on $44bn deal

      Tesla chief had threatened to drop acquisition without more information about fake accounts

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