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Ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, other ousted executives sue Twitter for $1 mn
- Three former top executives of Twitter, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, have filed a lawsuit against the company seeking reimbursements for costs of litigation, investigations, and congressional inquiries after their ouster from the company.
- They claim Twitter owes them over $1M for investigation costs by SEC and DOJ.
- Testimony given by Ned Segal and Parag Agrawal to SEC in 2022, Vijaya Gadde called for Congressional hearing on big tech and free speech.
- Executives fired by Elon Musk after Twitter takeover; layoffs raise concerns over company stability in combating misinformation and abuse.
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Elon Musk now follows PM Modi on Twitter
- Elon Musk, the tech billionaire, has added Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the list of people he follows on Twitter.
- PM Modi is the fourth world leader Musk has followed on the microblogging site, after UK PM Rishi Sunak, former US President Barack Obama, and French President Emmanuel Macron.
- Musk only follows 194 people on Twitter, despite having a massive following of 134.3 million on the platform.
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Musk paints over ‘W’ on Twitter sign at San Francisco headquarters
- Elon Musk shared a photo of Twitter's signboard outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco on his Twitter account.
- The photo showed that the letter 'w' on the signboard was covered, leading to speculation about why it was hidden.
- Musk later revealed that the landlord had told them they were legally required to keep the sign as "Twitter" and could not remove the 'w', which was then painted the same color as the background.
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Putin called me a war criminal, so he's not exactly my best friend: Musk
- Elon Musk claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin called him a war criminal for allegedly helping Ukraine.
- "I’m told Putin called me a war criminal for helping Ukraine, so he’s not exactly my best friend." he tweets.
- Musk believes that all news is propaganda and people should be allowed to decide for themselves what to believe.
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As Twitter bird returns, Elon Musk removes ‘w’ from company name on HQ
- Twitter's iconic bird logo was temporarily replaced by the Doge meme, boosting the token's market value by up to $4 billion.
- Now Twitter's San Francisco headquarters saw staffers covering up the 'w' in Twitter's name, leading to online criticism of the move as 'childish'.
- Elon Musk, who has been playing with the idea of renaming Twitter for some time, was behind the logo change and name transformation.
- In April 2022, Musk ran a poll asking if the 'w' in Twitter should be deleted, hinting at his intentions to rename the platform.
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Affiliate badges on Twitter will be great for reducing impersonation risk: Elon Musk
- Twitter is phasing out legacy blue check marks and introducing affiliate badges, which will appear alongside a verified checkmark to indicate the parent account of the user.
- The purpose of the new badges is to reduce impersonation risk, according to a tweet by Elon Musk in response to the rollout.
- The deadline for individuals and companies to pay for verification check marks was April 1, and Twitter is expected to remove blue check marks for accounts that have not paid.
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Woman asked 'if 80 LPA is enough' to survive in Gurugram? Twitter reacts
- A Twitter user asked if a salary of ₹80.2 Lakhs per annum would be enough to survive in Gurugram, India.
- Twitter users responded with sarcastic comments, joking that the salary was not enough to afford basic expenses like rent and clothes.
- Reports suggest that living costs and rents in Delhi and NCR region have increased significantly in the past year.
- Another Twitter user joked about the high cost of living in Bengaluru, where rents have reportedly doubled.
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Twitter faces legal action for laying off employees without prior notice
- Elon Musk's Twitter is facing a new lawsuit that accuses the social media giant of illegally firing contract workers without prior notice.
- The lawsuit claims that Twitter fired several workers without giving a 60-day notice in advance which is mandatory by US and California law.
- The plaintiffs' attorney, Shannon Liss-Riordan, who also represents workers who accused Twitter of similar legal violations, plans to show Elon Musk that not meeting his responsibilities can be more costly.
- The layoffs were carried out after Elon Musk took over Twitter last year, and he has been criticized for avoiding legal obligations by not giving proper notice to terminated employees.
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Elon Musk's Tesla to pay ₹26.30 Cr to former employee due to a racial harassment case
- A Federal jury has ordered Tesla to pay $3.2 million (Roughly Rs 26.3 Cr) in damages to a former employee who won a racial harassment lawsuit against the electric carmaker.
- The employee, Owen Diaz, worked as a lift operator at Tesla's Fremont factory from 2015 to 2016 and faced a racially hostile work environment, according to the lawsuit.
- Diaz was initially awarded $137 million in damages, which was later reduced to $15 million by a US federal judge in April 2022.
- Elon Musk, commented on the verdict through Twitter and said that the verdict would've been zero if the company had been allowed to introduce new evidence.
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Jack Black considering not paying for Twitter verification, calling Elon Musk's bluff
- Jack Black shares his thoughts on Twitter's new policies, including the monthly fee for verification status, he is hesitant to pay for the blue checkmark and suggests it may be cooler not to have one.
- Black plans to test whether Twitter will take away his checkmark if he doesn't pay for it and is willing to bring attention to the issue if necessary.
- 'Mario Bros.' star Chris Pratt also comments on the new policies, which include an $8 monthly subscription to Twitter Blue for a blue checkmark.
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Why did Elon Musk replace Twitter's blue bird logo with a Doge meme?
- Elon Musk replaced Twitter's blue bird logo with the Shiba Inu logo related to Dogecoin, the replacement of the logo was Musk's way of retorting back to the lawsuit filed by the Dogecoin investors against him.
- The step was taken by Musk a day after he appealed for dismissal of a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit which accused him of inflating the value of Dogecoin intentionally.
- The lawsuit was filed by Dogecoin investors against him, and Musk's legal team argued that his tweets regarding the cryptocurrency were 'innocuous and often silly.'
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Twitter's blue bird logo replaced with doge meme
- Elon Musk has taken his antics to new heights as he replaces Twitter's iconic blue bird with a Doge meme icon.
- Dogecoin surges over 30% in minutes after Elon Musk's Twitter replaces logo with iconic Shiba Inu, it rises from around $0.077 to $0.1017 after the logo change.
- Musk has frequently promoted DOGE, suggesting it may offer better payments functionality than Bitcoin.
- Musk has previously expressed interest in adding cryptocurrencies to a payment system on Twitter, giving DOGE a boost.
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White House will no longer pay for staff's Twitter verification
- Elon Musk's decision to revoke Twitter blue checkmarks has caused the White House to stop paying for its staff's Twitter profiles verification.
- The White House Director of Digital Strategy sent an email to staffers informing them of the change in Twitter's updated policies.
- Federal agency accounts that do not meet the new eligibility requirements will no longer be guaranteed verification on Twitter.
- High-ranking officials such as the President and Vice President are expected to retain their verified status with a grey checkmark.
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New York Times loses verified status on Twitter after Elon Musk's call
- Elon Musk orders Twitter to remove the New York Time's verified checkmark due to his disapproval of their content.
- The New York Times becomes the only major legacy news company to lose its verified checkmark on Twitter.
- Elon Musk publicly criticizes the NYT's content, calling it "propaganda" and "unreadable," and suggesting they would have more followers if they only posted their top articles.
- The Times was singled out for losing its verified checkmark because of their refusal to pay for the service, as required by a new Twitter policy.
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