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Elon Musk Takes On Apple’s Power, Setting Up a Clash

SAN FRANCISCO — “What’s going on here @tim_cook?” Elon Musk tweeted on Monday to Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, igniting a spat between the world’s richest man and […]







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TikTok Builds Itself Into an Ads Juggernaut

Brands have lapped it up. The toy brand Nerf now has a chief TikTok officer. The meat stick brand SlimJim calls itself the “C.E.O. of verified comments,” referring to its […]




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Twitter Files Paperwork to Enter Payments Business

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk’s Twitter may be getting into the payments business.The social media company last week filed registration paperwork to pave the way for it to process payments, […]




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Meta Is Said to Plan Significant Job Cuts This Week

SAN FRANCISCO — Meta plans to lay off employees this week, three people with knowledge of the situation said, adding that the job cuts were set to be the most […]




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Elon Musk, Plus a Circle of Confidants, Tightens Control Over Twitter

The billionaire and a group of his friends and advisers are working on layoff plans and how to swiftly change Twitter’s product, said people with knowledge of the matter. Read […]




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FTC Accuses Chegg Homework Help App of ‘Careless’ Data Security

Chegg, a homework help app, exposed the data of 40 million users, including details about some students’ sexual orientation and religion, regulators said in a legal complaint. Read More




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Gig Workers Are Learning Their Worth With the Para App

A former Uber employee created an app to help drivers. The platforms that hire them are fighting back. Read More




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A New Refrain From Artists: We ‘Almost Gave Up on Instagram’

SAN FRANCISCO — Deb JJ Lee built a career in illustration on Instagram, one colorful comic at a time.Some of the comics that Mx. Lee, 26, posted on the photo-sharing […]




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Dating Apps Thrive in China, but Not Just for Romance

When Qu Tongzhou, a photography assistant in Shanghai, set out on a long-awaited trip to western China in June, she found the cities she visited to be unwelcoming. As an […]