Kate Conger
The New York Times
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Musk Shakes Up Twitter’s Legal Team as He Looks to Cut More Costs
Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures. → Read More
Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Under Elon Musk Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find
Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said. → Read More
Twitter Files Paperwork to Enter Payments Business
Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, has been looking for ways to generate more revenue at the social media company. → Read More
Elon Musk Visits Twitter as $44 Billion Deal Nears Completion
The world’s richest man arrived at Twitter’s San Francisco offices on Wednesday ahead of a Friday deadline to complete the acquisition of the social media service. → Read More
Twitter Tries Calming Employees as Deal With Elon Musk Looms
With Mr. Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter set to close no later than Oct. 28, the company is trying to reassure workers about their employment and compensation. → Read More
Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems
The company said on Thursday that it was looking into the scope of the apparent hack. → Read More
Twitter Tells Employees They Might Get Only Half Their Annual Bonus
The company blamed its financial performance for the potential bonus cut. → Read More
Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Force Him to Complete $44 Billion Acquisition
The question of whether Elon Musk must buy Twitter, as he agreed to do in April, is headed to a court in Delaware. → Read More
Elon Musk Moves to End $44 Billion Deal to Buy Twitter
In a regulatory filing on Friday, Mr. Musk said Twitter was in “material breach” of the acquisition agreement. → Read More
Chinese Hackers Tried to Steal Russian Defense Data, Report Says
The campaign detailed by a cybersecurity firm highlights Beijing’s increasingly sophisticated tactics to spy on an array of targets, including countries it considers friends. → Read More
Parag Agrawal Shakes Up Twitter's Security Team
Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new chief executive, terminated the company’s head of security this week. Twitter’s chief information security officer is also leaving. → Read More
U.S. sues Uber, saying it discriminated against people with disabilities.
The Justice Department says Uber did not adjust its wait time fees for people with disabilities, even when Uber knew someone needed additional time. → Read More
Lyft Says 1,807 Sexual Assaults Occurred in Rides in 2019
The company’s first-ever safety report, which it committed two years ago to producing, also included four fatal assaults and 49 deaths in crashes. → Read More
What the Privacy Battle Upending the Internet Means for You
Get ready for more random ads online, higher prices and subscriptions galore. But your privacy concerns may still not fade. → Read More
Under G.O.P. Pressure, Tech Giants Are Empowered by Election Agency
New rulings by the Federal Election Commission protect the flexibility of major social media companies to control political content shared on their platforms. → Read More
A Judge Declared California’s Gig Worker Law Unconstitutional. Now What?
The law, the result of a $200 million proposition fight last year, ensures that workers like Uber and Lyft drivers are considered independent contractors. → Read More
California’s Gig Worker Law Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
Last year, more than $200 million was spent on campaigning for a state proposition that ensured workers like Uber and Lyft drivers were considered independent contractors. → Read More
Uber shows signs of pulling out of its pandemic slump.
Uber recorded a rare profit of $1.1 billion, thanks to its stake in the Chinese ride-hailing company Didi. → Read More
Gig companies want Massachusetts voters to exempt workers from employee status.
The ballot proposal mirrors an initiative that the companies proposed last year in California. They ultimately prevailed in exempting their workers from a law that would have effectively classified them as employees. → Read More
G.O.P. Lawmakers Question Amazon’s Connections on Pentagon Contract
Newly released emails show particular praise of Amazon among top Defense Department officials during the Trump administration as technology firms competed for a $10 billion award. → Read More