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A small UK software company which trademarked the name Threads over 10 years ago is demanding Meta stop using the name within 30 days

Mon, 10/30/2023 - 08:45

Mark Zuckerberg wears a black suit and red tie, and a man holds the Threads app on an iPhone against a green background. — Mark Zuckerberg and Meta's Threads app.
Johannes Simon/Getty Images; Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Tech Insider, meta, threads, copyright, Trademark, mark-zuckerberg, social-media

After ordering staff back to the office, Elon Musk didn't turn up for X's first all-hands meeting

Fri, 10/27/2023 - 06:33

X (formerly Twitter) CEO Elon Musk leaves a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023 — Elon Musk.
Mandel Ngam/Getty Images

Tech Insider, elon-musk, x, twitter, linda-yaccarino, mendocino-farms, social-media

Thanks for letting me work from home. Sure, you can monitor my DMs.

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 09:31

Illustration of a man at a desk being observed by a man with a magnifying glass — People who get to work from home some days are OK with employers looking over their shoulder.
treety/Getty Images

Careers, Careers, WFH, RTO, remote-work, social-media

The banks which loaned Elon Musk money to help buy Twitter expect to lose $2 billion on the debt, report says

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 07:50

Elon Musk, wearing a black suit and tie and flanked by a police officer and a body guard, departs following a meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023 — Elon Musk.
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Tech Insider, elon-musk, twitter, x, wall-street, morgan-stanley, BOFA

Elon Musk celebrates a year of owning X by adding a new feature absolutely no one wants

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 07:35

Elon Musi sink — Elon Musk enters Twitter HQ after completing his takeover of the company, now known as X, last year.
Getty Images

Tech Insider, trending-uk, elon-musk, x, twitter, social-media

Can anyone save the internet? Neal Agarwal is trying, one Hampster Dance at a time.

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 05:30

Neal — In Agarwal's creations, you can see an urgent attempt to resurrect an internet that was messy and unpredictable — and all the better for it.
Chelsea Jia Feng

Tech Insider, Discourse, Discourse, discourse-freelance, social-media, blogs, Internet

Jay-Z has finally settled the online debate about whether a meeting with him is better than getting $500,000

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 16:25

Jay-Z arrives at a special screening of — Jay-Z's financial advice is to skip out on his advice in favor of $500,000.
Richard Shotwell/AP

Media, jayz, twitter, x, cbs, social-media, gayle-king

Meta sued by 33 US states in lawsuit accusing it of damaging young people's mental health with addictive Facebook and Instagram features

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 13:31

Meta — Thirty-three states are suing Meta Platforms, alleging that features on Facebook and Instagram harm the mental health of young people.
Getty Images

Tech Insider, meta, facebook, Instagram, mental-health, Youth, lawsuit

Ex-Andreessen Horowitz VC says Twitter helped build his career but he's leaving because of Elon Musk's chaotic leadership: 'It turns out that social networks are harder than rocket science'

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 13:05

Benedict Evans speaking about — Benedict Evans speaking about "What matters in tech?" at Web Summit on November 02, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Getty/Horacio Villalobos

Tech Insider, elon-musk, twitter, andreessen-horowitz, a16z, VC, x

Instagram is desperate to make you pay to use its platform — and it's testing a new service that boosts your profile if you do

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 08:55

Instagram verified — Meta introduced verified badges for Instagram and Facebook earlier this year
SOPA Images/Getty Images

Tech Insider, trending-uk, Instagram, meta, social-media

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