Sarah E. Needleman
Wall Street Journal
New York, NY, United States
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The Rapid Rise of Threads Appears to Be Hurting Twitter
Third-party estimates showed Twitter’s traffic falling, while Meta Platform’s new app hit 100 million sign-ups. → Read More
Microsoft-Activision Hearing Begins as FTC Tries to Stop $75 Billion Deal
The proceeding in San Francisco federal court is a major test for the Biden administration’s more aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement. → Read More
Reddit Hackers Threaten to Leak Stolen Data If Company Doesn’t Pay $4.5 Million, Abandon Fees
Reddit’s users have protested the company’s plan for developer fees. → Read More
Elon Musk’s Twitter vs. Bad Bots: The Battle Goes On
The billionaire says the company has eliminated at least 90% of the “scams and spam.” Data scientists say fake and spam accounts remain plentiful. → Read More
Reddit Laying Off About 90 Employees and Slowing Hiring Amid Restructuring
Reddit is making the moves to address priorities, including funding projects and achieving its goal of breaking even next year, Chief Executive Steve Huffman told employees. → Read More
Diehards Still Mailing Newspaper Clips to Family and Friends
Some people still deliver news, tips and the occasional obituary to their grown children using scissors, stamps and envelopes. “Sometimes they chuckle at me, which is fine.” → Read More
TikTok Is Testing Its Own AI Chatbot Called Tako
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Unity Software to lay off more than 200 workers, some projects 'going in the closet'
Unity Software Inc. is laying off more than 200 employees, making it the latest technology company to implement staff cuts amid mounting recession fears. → Read More
Twitter Says Elon Musk’s Opposition to Expedited Trial Is a Tactical Delay
The social-media company said that the public dispute harms Twitter every day that Elon Musk is in breach of the merger agreement. → Read More
Elon Musk responds to Twitter's lawsuit, opposing company's request for expedited trial
Elon Musk filed a motion Friday opposing Twitter Inc.’s request to expedite a trial over his intention to terminate his $44 billion takeover. → Read More
Elliott Sets Sights on Pinterest
Activist investor Elliott Management has taken a big stake in Pinterest, people familiar with the matter say, as the once-hot social-media company grapples with a decline in users and other challenges. → Read More
Unity Agrees to Buy ironSource in $4.4 Billion Videogame Deal
The move comes amid a rout in technology stocks and a series of layoff announcements and hiring freezes in the industry tied in part to a slowdown in digital advertising sales. → Read More
Legal Battle Between Twitter and Elon Musk Centers on Complex Metric
The Tesla boss questions Twitter’s stated number of fake accounts, but data scientists say such a figure isn’t easy to determine. → Read More
Elon Musk Takes Unusually Long Twitter Break
The billionaire is trying complete a planned $44 billion deal to buy the social-media platform. → Read More
Unity Software Becomes Latest Tech Company to Announce Layoffs
The maker of tools for creating mobile games is laying off around 4% of its workforce. → Read More
Pinterest CEO Is Stepping Down, Google Commerce Executive to Take Top Job
Ben Silbermann will become executive chairman after leading the company since its founding in 2010. His replacement, Bill Ready, had been president of commerce at Google since 2020. → Read More
The Metaverse Lures Brands Like Nike and Gap With New Ways to Market and Make Money
Much of the activity is focused on generating sales in the real world. → Read More
Elon Musk Talks Staffing, Free Speech, Remote Work in Twitter Employee Meeting
The billionaire’s first direct interaction with Twitter’s rank and file comes after he has publicly criticized the company he agreed to buy in April. → Read More
Activision Says Top Executives Didn’t Ignore Harassment Reports
Results from an internal probe come as securities regulators investigate the videogame company’s workplace practices and disclosures. → Read More
Elon Musk to Participate in Twitter All-Hands Meeting Thursday
It would mark the first time the billionaire will have spoken directly with the company’s workforce since he agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion in April. → Read More