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Milo JasperDecember 31, 2022
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Meta's dramatic implosion, Elon Musk's Twitter train wreck, and Amazon's labor uprising show that 2022 was not just a disastrous year, but a reckoning for tech (Brian Merchant/The Atlantic)

Brian Merchant / The Atlantic: Meta’s dramatic implosion, Elon Musk’s Twitter train wreck, and Amazon’s labor uprising show that 2022…
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Milo JasperDecember 29, 2022
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Sources detail Elon Musk's Twitter cost-cutting measures, including closing a data center, reducing training for new staff, and canceling janitorial services (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources detail Elon Musk’s Twitter cost-cutting measures, including closing a data center, reducing training for new staff,…
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Milo JasperDecember 26, 2022
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How Elon Musk's finances got more complicated as TSLA dropped 65%+ in 2022, shrinking his borrowing power and his fortune from an estimated $340B peak to $140B (Tim Higgins/Wall Street Journal)

Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal: How Elon Musk’s finances got more complicated as TSLA dropped 65%+ in 2022, shrinking…
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Milo JasperDecember 25, 2022
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Twitter employees shed light on Elon Musk's erratic leadership; a Signal message shows Musk wanted "full access" for Bari Weiss, which staff refused to grant (Faiz Siddiqui/Washington Post)

Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: Twitter employees shed light on Elon Musk’s erratic leadership; a Signal message shows Musk wanted…
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Milo JasperDecember 23, 2022
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@ElonJet returns as @ElonJetNextDay, tracking Elon Musk's jet with a 24-hour delay, complying with Twitter rules forbidding sharing others' real-time location (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: @ElonJet returns as @ElonJetNextDay, tracking Elon Musk’s jet with a 24-hour delay, complying with Twitter…
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Milo JasperDecember 23, 2022
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Research: tens of thousands of Twitter poll bot votes can cost less than $100, potentially undermining Elon Musk's move to rely on polls for company decisions (Davey Alba/Bloomberg)

Davey Alba / Bloomberg: Research: tens of thousands of Twitter poll bot votes can cost less than $100, potentially undermining…
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Milo JasperDecember 22, 2022
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Pathmatics: about 70% of Twitter's top 100 ad spenders before Elon Musk's takeover were not spending on the service as of the week ending December 18 (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Pathmatics: about 70% of Twitter’s top 100 ad spenders before Elon Musk’s takeover were not spending on…
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Milo JasperDecember 21, 2022
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George Hotz, aka geohot, who joined Twitter on November 18 after Elon Musk's "extremely hardcore" pledge, resigned, saying he could not make "any real impact" (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Jay Peters / The Verge: George Hotz, aka geohot, who joined Twitter on November 18 after Elon Musk’s “extremely hardcore”…
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Milo JasperDecember 19, 2022
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Analysis of Elon Musk's reported attempts to raise more money through an equity sale at an absurd price, why his successor's job will be unenviable, and more (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

Matt Levine / Bloomberg: Analysis of Elon Musk’s reported attempts to raise more money through an equity sale at an…
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Milo JasperDecember 16, 2022
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Sources: the MD of Elon Musk's family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter, offering shares of Twitter at $54.20, the same price that Musk paid (Semafor)

Semafor: Sources: the MD of Elon Musk’s family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter, offering shares of Twitter…
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