In this issue

After months of back and forth, Tesla founder Elon Musk closed the $44 billion deal to buy the social network Twitter, and the takeover hasn’t been without its controversy. The tech tycoon has big plans for the blue bird and could change the way we use Twitter - or the “town square of the world” - for good. Twitter 2.0 is coming.

BIKES, BATTERIES AND BLAZES SPARK CONCERN IN NYC

A weekend fire that injured over three dozen people and forced firefighters to use ropes to pluck people from a 20th-story window - is drawing attention to a rising concern in New York City: battery fires that can arise in the electric bikes and scooters that have proliferated here.

3 mins

APPLE SAYS IPHONE SUPPLIES HURT BY ANTI-VIRUS CURBS IN CHINA

Apple Inc. is warning customers they'll have to wait longer to get its latest iPhone models after anti-virus restrictions were imposed on a contractor's factory in central China.

1 min

TWITTER’S BLUE CHECK: VITAL VERIFICATION OR STATUS SYMBOL?

The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be viewed as an elite status symbol — began with some high-profile impersonations, just as the site began taking off in 2008 and ‘09.

3 mins

Blue Check Rethinking the future of social media

After months of back and forth, Tesla founder Elon Musk closed the $44 billion deal to buy the social network Twitter, and the takeover hasn't been without its controversy.

4 mins

CALIFORNIA VOTERS WEIGH NEW TAX ON RICH TO BOOST EV ADOPTION

Should California’s richest residents pay higher taxes to help put more electric vehicles on the road? That’s a question the state’s voters are weighing in the election.

3 mins

ITALIAN EV STARTUP TAKES ON US, CHINESE RIVALS WITH DESIGN

Elon Musk’s Tesla paved the way nearly two decades ago. Now, the global transition to fully electric vehicles is littered with startups, inspired by a new era in mobility and drawn by the lower cost of building EVs compared with their fossil-fuel-guzzling forebears.

3 mins

FACEBOOK PARENT META CUTS 11,000 JOBS, 13% OF WORKFORCE

Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday.

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CRYPTO EXCHANGE BINANCE TO BUY RIVAL FTX IN APPARENT BAILOUT

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it plans to buy its rival FTX Trading, in the latest example of how fortunes can change rapidly in the crypto world.

2 mins

EU'S CALL OF DUTY: PROBE MICROSOFT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD DEAL

The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft's planned takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard, fearing the $69 billion deal would distort fair competition to popular titles like Call of Duty.

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5 MISTAKES YOU'RE MAKING WITH MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT

Millions of retirees are in the thick of Medicare open enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, but many find the process challenging.

3 mins

NASA LAUNCH OF MOON ROCKET DELAYED AGAIN BY TROPICAL WEATHER

NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast.

1 min

RIHANNA TALKS MOTHERHOOD, SUPER BOWL: 'IT WAS NOW OR NEVER'

Rihanna knew that if she was going to return to the stage less than a year after giving birth to her first child, the performance would have to top anything she'd done before.

2 mins

'The Crown' Returns to Blur the Line Between Royals, Fiction

When “The Crown” returns after a two-year absence, the splintering marriage of Charles and Diana and more woes for Queen Elizabeth II are in the drama’s elegant but intrusive spotlight.

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FROM 'ENOLA HOLMES' TO 'EXTRACTION,' NETFLIX BET'S ON SEQUELS

It’s easy to forget that the Netflix original film department is still rather young. Five years ago, the streaming service didn’t even really have one. But things move quickly in the competitive streaming world, especially when starting from scratch.

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