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NEW: Elon Musk is back on the witness stand in trial over his tweets about taking Tesla private nbcnews.com/business/busines…

Lawyers press Elon Musk in second day on witness stand over failed Tesla take-private deal

"I thought we had a deal — a done deal," Musk told a jury Monday in San Francisco.

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NEW: Tech layoffs are accelerating. The industry’s newest hires still aren’t spooked. nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/l…

Tech layoffs are accelerating, but industry newcomers aren’t spooked

Fearing a recession, Silicon Valley is cutting tens of thousands of jobs. But many people who launched into the field during the “Great Resignation” find their new skill sets continue to pay off even...

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@TODAYshow19 Jan 2023
Companies are missing out on millions of Americans who have the skills for tech jobs, but not the diploma. @byjacobward reports on the automated systems on recruiting websites that are screening out people who lack a college degree.
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NEW: U.S. says Russian national ran crypto exchange widely used by cybercriminals nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/us-s…

U.S. says Russian national ran crypto exchange widely used by cybercriminals

Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder of Bitzlato, was arrested Tuesday night in Miami.

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@BenjaminGoggin18 Jan 2023
Top Twitter influencers said that they think the platform is getting worse under Elon Musk. @jenntakahashi of @bestofnextdoor and @dog_rates explained what they saw happening. Sporadic dips in follower count, increased harassment and glitches. nbcnews.com/tech/internet/mu…

Top Twitter influencers say platform is getting worse under Musk

Twitter power users say they’ve noticed technical glitches, increased harassment and radio silence from the company.

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NEW: Trial over Elon Musk's 'funding secured' tweet kicks off nbcnews.com/business/busines…

Lawyers spar over whether Elon Musk misled investors with his tweets

In 2018, the Tesla CEO wrote on Twitter that he would be taking the electric car company private. Shareholders sued, seeking billions in damages.

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BREAKING: Microsoft says it will lay off 10,000 workers. nbcnews.to/3CWyL2M

Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers, citing concern about a possible recession

Despite the magnitude of the layoffs, they will affect less than 5% of the software giant’s total employee base.

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@TomNamako18 Jan 2023
Six Twitter users with follower counts from over 100,000 to several millions said they had experienced new kinds of technical glitches since Musk laid off about half of the company’s staff... @kattenbarge: nbcnews.com/tech/internet/mu… via @nbcnews

Top Twitter influencers say platform is getting worse under Musk

Twitter power users say they’ve noticed technical glitches, increased harassment and radio silence from the company.

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Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried claims he didn't steal company funds. @SRuhle says with so many charges against him and billions still missing, Bankman-Fried faces "a horrific fate." "Many people consider him Bernie Madoff II." @jdbalart @MSNBC
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NEW: Sam Bankman-Fried says he didn't steal FTX funds nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/sam-…

Sam Bankman-Fried says he didn't steal FTX funds

In a blog post published Thursday, the former FTX CEO tried to explain the collapse of his crypto empire and reiterated that he thinks the company could still be saved.

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NEW: Tesla plans to spend more than $770 million on Texas factory expansion nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/t…

Tesla plans to spend more than $770 million on Texas factory expansion

The Elon Musk-led automaker officially opened its Texas electric vehicle and battery factory in April, hosting a “cyber rodeo” party for shareholders and fans.

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@BenjaminGoggin10 Jan 2023
NEW: Twitter blocked hashtags being used to sell child sex abuse material over the weekend following an NBC News review. According to Ella Irwin, her team met Saturday and decided to block searches of terms related to the file-sharing service Mega. nbcnews.com/tech/social-medi…

Twitter blocks hashtags used to promote child sex abuse material after NBC News review

A group of Twitter employees met over the weekend to accelerate plans to address the accounts that promote the sale of such material, a Twitter executive said.

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EXCLUSIVE: Twitter blocks hashtags used to promote child sex abuse material after NBC News review nbcnews.com/tech/social-medi…

Twitter blocks hashtags used to promote child sex abuse material after NBC News review

A group of Twitter employees met over the weekend to accelerate plans to address the accounts that promote the sale of such material, a Twitter executive said.

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Facebook weighs letting Trump back on the platform in a changed social media landscape nbcnews.com/tech/social-medi…

Trump Facebook ban could be reversed in the coming weeks

After a two-year suspension, Meta says it will decide in the coming weeks whether Trump can be let back on.

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A fake tweet spurred an anti-vaccine harassment campaign against a doctor nbcnews.com/tech/misinformat…

A fake tweet spurred an anti-vaccine harassment campaign against a doctor

Despite the overwhelming success of the covid vaccines, an aggressive and politicized anti-vaccine community has persevered and is using new tactics to try to smear doctors.

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Coinbase to pay $100 million to resolve New York investigation into customer due diligence lapses nbcnews.com/business/busines…

Coinbase to pay $100 million to resolve New York investigation of due-diligence lapses

The state says a former child predator and a corporate embezzler were able to conduct transactions on the platform before the company discovered the activities.

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Wickr Me, Amazon's encrypted chat app, stops accepting new users nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/w…

Wickr Me, Amazon's encrypted chat app, stops accepting new users

The decision to shut down the app follows an NBC News investigation that revealed it had become a go-to tool for people trading child sexual abuse material.

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TONIGHT: With the Consumer Electronic Show back in full force this year, one of the main focuses is agriculture and how technology helps feed America. @byjacobward speaks with Deere CEO John May about the future of technology in agriculture, including a fleet of robots.
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This week a cheap fake tweet targeting an emergency ICU doctor made its way through the right-wing internet, from a white supremacist troll to millions via Joe Rogan's podcast. Twitter refused her pleas to remove it. I spoke with the doctor, @SolNataMD. nbcnews.com/tech/misinformat…

A fake tweet spurred an anti-vaccine harassment campaign against a doctor

Despite the overwhelming success of the covid vaccines, an aggressive and politicized anti-vaccine community has persevered and is using new tactics to try to smear doctors.

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NEW: A fake tweet spurred an anti-vaccine harassment campaign against a doctor nbcnews.com/tech/misinformat…

A fake tweet spurred an anti-vaccine harassment campaign against a doctor

Despite the overwhelming success of the covid vaccines, an aggressive and politicized anti-vaccine community has persevered and is using new tactics to try to smear doctors.

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