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Elon Musk’s Twitter deal goes to a Delaware court

For a little over three months, the world’s richest man and a big tech social media platform were sparring on micro-blogging site, and inside board rooms. Now, the action will be inside courtrooms




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Twitter claims Musk is ‘slow-walking’ trial over $44 billion deal

The two sides will make their arguments about the trial's proposed start date to a Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Tuesday




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Twitter To Lay Off 9 Pct Staff, Kill Vine App

In a bid to realign its future goals and cut costs, micro-blogging website Twitter has reduced 9 percent of its workforce (nearly 350 people) globally.




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Ram Gopal Varma Makes Cheap Comment On Women’s Assets; Twitterati Slam Filmmaker

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who is known for posting controversial tweets, recently made yet another sexist comment on women. On Friday, RGV shared a photo, in which two women are sitting inside a car. The one sitting on the front seat




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Union Minister Babul Supriyo booked by Kolkata police for sharing fake picture on Twitter

Supriyo has shared the picture on May 8, claiming that if Sinha and Banerjee are together then it "raises many questions".




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After Claiming He Would Have Stopped 9/11 Attacks, Twitter Had a Field Day Speculating What Else Trump *Would* Have Prevented on #ThingsTrumpWouldHaveStopped




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Which one of Abhijit Banerjee’s Twitter profiles is real? Nobel laureate economist answers

Several noted personalities such as Ramchandra Guha, Mahua Moitra, among others have now said that the Indian-origin economist does not have any Twitter profile.





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Packet Storm Twitter Feed Announced





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EU critical of Turkey's decision to ban Twitter

European leaders said Friday they were frustrated by Turkey's decision to restrict access to the social media website Twitter.




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Twitter का नया फीचर जल्द होगा लॉन्च, यूजर्स अपनी पोस्ट कर सकेंगे शेड्यूल

माइक्रो ब्लॉगिंग साइट ट्विटर (Twitter) अपने यूजर्स के लिए जल्द नया फीचर लॉन्च करने वाली है। इस फीचर के जरिए ट्विटर यूजर्स अपनी पोस्ट को आने वाले समय के लिए शेड्यूल कर सकेंगे।




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Twitter reacts to new 'stay alert' slogan as Government criticised for ditching 'stay at home' message

The Government's new "stay alert" slogan for the next stage of the UK's fight against coronavirus has divided opinion.The "stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives" message that has been drilled into the public for weeks is expected to be dropped for a call to "stay alert, control the virus, save lives".





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Twitter reacts to new 'stay alert' slogan as Government criticised for ditching 'stay at home' message

The Government's new "stay alert" slogan for the next stage of the UK's fight against coronavirus has divided opinion.




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Sheridan Smith announces birth of baby boy with fiancé Jamie Horn in heartwarming Twitter post

Sheridan Smith and her fiance Jamie Horn have welcomed their first child together.




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Twitter is testing a 'retweets with comments' counter

Twitter might let you know if you ever get retweets worth checking out in the future. Jane Manchun Wong, who reverse engineers apps to unearth experimental features, has discovered that the platform is testing a counter that shows the number of retwe...




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The Veronicas delete their Twitter account after commenting on will.i.am Qantas flight racism storm

The Veronicas deleted their Twitter account, just after claiming the Qantas flight attendant who called police on will.i.am is the same one who had officers drag them off a flight. 




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Actress Nagma Trolled On Twitter For Supporting Journalists From Pakistan!

Actress turned politician Nagma has found herself in trouble as she has been accused of being anti-India for siding with journalists from Pakistan. The actress is now getting trolled on Twitter for her tweet supporting the journalists. More than 10,000 tweets




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Delhi results give Twitter its latest memes

As the Aam Aadmi Party is seen taking a big lead in Delhi election 2020, netizens are taking to social media with hilarious memes. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has comfortably crossed the majority mark as per early trends, while the Bharatiya Janata Party has 15 seats.



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'Sadness is, seeing your favorite player getting old': Twitter re...

'Sadness is, seeing your favorite player getting old': Twitter re...




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Comment | Hindutva’s extremist Twitterati now target Modi for Muslim appeasement

The RSS and Mr. Modi have attempted occasional gestures of outreach to the Muslims, as the outfit moved from the fringes to the front-line.




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'Punjab Police Sadda Maan' becomes top trend on Twitter




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#OscarsSoWhite: Twitter says the Oscars aren't diverse enough

The backdrop of the stage with the Oscar Award is seen onstage during the 84th Academy Awards announcement held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Jan. 24, 2012 in Los Angeles.; Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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The Academy Awards have made history with breakthroughs for minorities in the past — but with this year's nominations, observers are noting how white the Oscars are, with no actors of color nominated in any of this year's acting categories.

It marks the least diverse nominations since 1998. People have been speaking out about this disconnect, with films like "Selma" being shut out of the acting nominations (though it did pick up a Best Picture nomination).

 

 

This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org.





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Twitter warns of legacy site theme shutting down on June 1

Twitter is warning users impersonating unsupported browsers to enable the original site theme that the legacy version will be shut down on June 1st, 2020. [...]




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Creating ‘buzz’ for impact: Twitter and new-media science communication

As the media environment changes, the way scientists communicate their work must also evolve. This study explored the effect of public communication on the scientific ‘impact’ of America’s most highly cited nanotechnology researchers. It provides the first evidence that outreach activities, such as speaking to journalists and being mentioned on Twitter, can increase a scientist’s impact.




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'I miss you so much': How Twitter is broadening the conversation on death and mourning

Death and mourning were largely considered private matters in the 20th century, with the public remembrances common in previous eras replaced by intimate gatherings behind closed doors in funeral parlors and family homes.

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Researchers develop AI-based system to detect Twitter bots

Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system to detect Twitter bots after identifying differences in their short-term behaviour from humans on the social media platform.




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Fake news pandemic surges on Facebook, Twitter

In novel coronavirus times, there is so much fake news going around and according to new research, there's a price to pay when you get your news and political information from the same place you find funny memes and cat pictures.




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Twitter lets developers study real time COVID-19 conversations

Twitter has introduced an update to its API platform to allow developers and researchers to study crucial public conversations around COVID-19 in real time.




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With 7.45 lakh followers, RBI most popular among central banks on Twitter

With the microblogging site emerging as a key platform for information dissemination, many central banks are active on Twitter, especially in these times of economic uncertainties amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Sync your American Express with Twitter

American Express cardholders can sync their accounts with Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare and receive special savings offers at select merchants. But the whole




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Can using Twitter help you lose weight?

A new study links the use of Twitter on a mobile device as part of a weight loss program to dropping more pounds.



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Porn surprises users of Twitter’s Vine app

Users of Twitter’s new Vine app quickly discovered that porn was easily accessible, putting the app's future in question.



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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse joins Twitter elite

Tyson is known for his somewhat irreverent tweets about space and science.



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Jose Canseco ponders gravity via Twitter

The former MLB slugger weighs in on Newtonian physics.



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How to earn money through likes on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Swedish start-up Flattr makes is an online tip jar of sorts.



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Teen uses Twitter to get into UCLA

Massachusetts teen turns to social media to get off his dream school's "wait list."




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Teens tire of Facebook, turn to Twitter

There’s no denying that Facebook is popular among the teenage crowd, but a recent study shows that Twitter and Instagram aren’t too far behind.




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Pope Francis offers Purgatory deal for Twitter followers

Looking for a shortcut to salvation? The pope has an offer too good to resist.




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Great Green Twitter Follow Parade 2013

Get on board! Connect with fellow green-minded Twitterers as you find new people to follow and pick up new followers of your own.




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25 must-follow personal finance Twitter feeds

Dave Ramsey, Suze Orman, Jim Cramer and other active Twitter accounts.




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10 of the funniest animal accounts on Twitter

Looking for someone interesting to follow on Twitter? We've got a few recommendations of the non-human variety.




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Astrophysicists hunt for time travelers on Twitter and Facebook

But apparently, time travelers shy away from promoting their whereabouts on social media.




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The 6 types of Twitter conversations revealed

Conversations on Twitter tend to take one of only six different trajectories.




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Twitter maps reveals which U.S. states prefer Bud Light and which prefer Merlot

California and the Northeast love wine, Colorado and the Midwest quaff beer.




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How Twitter can predict heart health

Researchers find that twitter language is a better predictor of heart disease than income, smoking, age or weight.



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Scientists turn Twitter into a comedy fest with #AcademicHipster hashtag

The hashtag has started to trend as academics compete for cooler-than-you tweets. But you probably haven't heard of it.



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Denmark, Sweden refresh old rivalry on Twitter

The ancient Nordic rivals still have plenty to fight about, as seen in a Twitter war this week, but now they use wit instead of weapons.



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Drill, baby, drill: Palin spends last days in office Twittering about oil

As the seas of controversy - and climate change - rise around her, Sarah Palin spends her time Tweeting about oil and the ANWR.