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Guyana, Venezuela Presidents To Meet Thursday On Border Row

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, will meet Thursday on their countries' growing dispute over the oil-rich region of Essequibo, amid mounting international warnings against escalating the row.

International Business Times

Bill Gates thinks he's a better boss than Elon Musk's 'hardcore' approach. Research (kind of) proves him right

Gates has softened over the years, while Musk appears to only have doubled down.

Fortune

‘Bank jackings’ in Chicago see robbers drain victims’ accounts with their phone apps

They grab cellphones and demand pass codes to banking apps like Zelle and Venmo. A Chicago architect who lost more than $2,000 that way says: “Don’t have any banking apps on your phone.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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Social media platform X added 10 million new users in December, CEO says

Linda Yaccarino makes announcement amid exodus of advertisers from the platform.

Al Jazeera

Threads finally gets hashtags and there's officially no reason to keep using Twitter

Threads added its own form of topic-based tags that are like hashtags but also different

TechRadar

Advertiser backlash may pose mortal threat to Elon Musk's X

Advertising insiders say their clients are worried about the fallout if they place ads on X.

WEKU

Ex–Twitter exec claims Elon Musk’s cost-cutting zeal gutted a federal agreement—and says he was fired for sounding the alarm

Alan Rosa said Twitter unlawfully fired him and denied him severance over his refusal to breach an FTC consent decree.

Fortune

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Reversal of content policies at Alphabet, Meta and X threaten democracy, warn experts

Media watchdog says layoffs at top social media firms affecting moderation create ‘toxic environment’ as 2024 elections approach

The Guardian - US

Afternoon Update: Bruce Lehrmann had ‘bad vibes’, court hears; Israel and Hamas fight house-to-house; and a fruit-and-veg guide for December

An aide to Senator Linda Reynolds tells the federal court Bruce Lehrmann was not the ‘sort of person I would have socialised with’

The Guardian - AU

How to manage multiple social media accounts

Juggle your social media without fear of the ban hammer

TechRadar

U.P. engaging social media influencers to promote stories on Ram

Uttar Pradesh government has asked its cultural department to engage prominent social media influencers of YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and X to promote stories related to the Ram temple, its construction work, development of Ayodhya and Lord Ram before the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.

The Hindu

Wikipedia's volunteer editors are fleeing online abuse. Here's what that could mean for the internet (and you)

We’re now sadly used to seeing toxic exchanges play out on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and TikTok.

The Conversation

TiVo's Spun-Off Patent Troll, Adeia, Battles Elon Musk and X in Federal Court

The social platform formerly known as Twitter just counter-sued the IP company

Broadcasting & Cable

Musk's X Defends Its Dublin Riot Response

Social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter, has defended its response to recent rioting in Dublin that was in part fuelled by far-right users of the platform.

International Business Times

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Why Rishi's 'hammer of spod' moment was just the start

Both sides of the parliamentary aisle are making full use of social media to attack each other... in increasingly vicious fashion. Could such antics swing the next election?

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk-Owned X (Twitter) Revamps Its Ad Strategy As Ad Revenues Decline

Elon Musk's poor choice of words on X has led to big brands like Apple, IBM and Disney pausing their paid ad campaigns on the platform.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Cardinals win bumps Patriots up the 2024 NFL draft board

Tanking might not be by design, but it's working for the Patriots.

France 24

French police arrest assailant after deadly knife attack in central Paris

French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France's interior minister said.

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USA Today Sports Media Group

Seahawks safety Jamal Adams is trending for all the wrong reasons

Here's what they're saying about Adams on Twitter.

The Guardian - US

Why would Elon Musk want to deliberately destroy X?

After an outburst this week, theories resurfaced about why he bought the platform. Is Musk just a narcissist who let his ego get in the way of sensible decisions?

Salon

White nationalists exploit Gaza tensions

X/Twitter allows racists to pay to boost bigoted posts — and then cash in on ad revenue

International Business Times

With Outburst, Musk Puts X's Survival In The Balance

Elon Musk's verbal assault on advertisers who have shunned X (formerly Twitter) threatens to sink the social network further, with the tycoon warning of the platform's demise, just one year after taking control.

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: What Elon Musk’s latest outburst means for the future of X

In today’s newsletter: The Twitter owner told advertisers to ‘go fuck yourselves’ in an interview this week – will they?

Android Central

Threads reportedly plans major expansion as Elon Musk's X struggles

Threads will reportedly add another 40 million users by expanding to the EU in December, though it'll still fall short of Twitter/X...for now.

Salon

Twitter CEO's "ego" and defending Elon

A report delves into Linda Yaccarino's work history as she tries to save a company on the brink of collapse

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