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  • Twitter logo displayed on a phone screen and Elon Musk’s Twitter account displayed on a screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on October 30, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Tech

    Twitter’s ‘official’ gray checks are back again—after being introduced and cancelled once this week

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2022. Twitter said Tuesday, Nov. 8, that it will add a gray “official” label to some high-profile accounts to indicate that they are authentic, the latest twist in new owner Elon Musk’s chaotic overhaul of the platform’s verification system. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)Tech

    ‘I don’t know what marketer wants to go near that’: Advertisers unconvinced after Musk tries to reassure them that Twitter chaos won’t hurt them

    By Matt O'Brien, Mae Anderson, and others
  • Elon MuskTech

    Twitter gets rid of gray checkmarks after less than a day as Musk says ‘Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months’

    By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, and others
  • AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 15: Mark Zuckerberg, via video, speaks at Into the Metaverse: Creators, Commerce and Connection during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Samantha Burkardt/Getty Images for SXSW)Tech

    Mark Zuckerberg takes the blame for failing to spot the post-pandemic downturn as he slashes 11,000 staff from Meta’s headcount

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • A blue verification check on the page of Twitter Inc. on a laptop computer arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Elon Musks agreement to buy Twitter Inc. is sending some users searching for alternative platforms with mixed success. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Twitter adds a gray new twist to chaotic verification overhaul

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga TexasFinance

    Elon Musk dumps $4 billion of Tesla shares as he looks to fund Twitter purchase

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • The Twitter logoTech

    As the dust settles on Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter, his murky plans raise alarms about the future

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Baron Capital Group Chairman and CEO Ron Baron interviews Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the 29th Annual Baron Investment Conference in New York City on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. ( Baron Capital via AP)Tech

    Elon Musk defends Twitter layoffs as critics see a ‘lack of care and thoughtfulness’

    By Barbara Ortutay and Matt O'Brien
  • Elon MuskTech

    How Elon Musk hopes to monetize Twitter’s ultimate status symbol: The blue checkmark

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Elon MuskTech

    Elon Musk fires Twitter’s board and names himself sole director as he looks to revamp verification and layoffs loom

    By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • Twitter headquarters is shown in San FranciscoTech

    Musk takes over Twitter, fires content moderation chief and now policing hate speech is his job

    By Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher, and others
  • Elon Musk entering Twitter headquarters carrying a sink through the lobby area on Oct. 26, 2022 in San Francisco.Leadership

    ‘The bird has been freed’: Musk ushers in the new Twitter era after taking control and firing 3 top execs

    By Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher, and others
  • Photo illustration a TikTok logo seen displayed on a smartphoneTech

    TikTok let through 90% of ads spreading baseless claims around U.S. midterms, new report finds

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • YeTech

    Ye comes to parley with Parler a week after Twitter booted him for explicit antisemitism

    By Michelle Chapman, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • Elon MuskTech

    Elon Musk wants to offer Americans an ‘everything app’ like China’s WeChat. One hurdle? Habits

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press