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Elon Musk says Twitter will form a content moderation ‘council’ before deciding on Trump

October 28, 2022

Elon Musk has only been in control of Twitter for a short time, but he’s already making big moves. Musk fired a number of key executives on day one, including Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, but in a new tweet he claims he’ll be moving more slowly when it comes to making content moderation decisions. Musk […]

Elon Musk says Twitter will form a content moderation ‘council’ before deciding on Trump by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

I regret to inform you that Elon has something to do with this

October 28, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We hope that you are in good form this Friday, alive, well, and ready to rock. We certainly were. And in a change of pace, as our dear Mary Ann was off this […]

I regret to inform you that Elon has something to do with this by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Galen Robotics looks to assist ENT surgeons with new bot and $15M round

October 28, 2022

Medical devices and robots have been making their way into operating rooms in an increasing number of procedures. Now a new robot is trying to forge its path in the OR and assist surgeons who don’t yet have that advantage. “There are surgeons out there that have really no robotic assistance at all,” said Bruce […]

Galen Robotics looks to assist ENT surgeons with new bot and $15M round by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch

Twilio hack investigation reveals second breach, as the number of affected customers rises

October 28, 2022

U.S. messaging giant Twilio confirmed it was hit by a second breach in June that saw cybercriminals access customer contact information. Confirmation of the second breach — carried out by the same “0ktapus” hackers that compromised Twilio again in August — was buried in an update to a lengthy incident report that Twilio concluded on […]

Twilio hack investigation reveals second breach, as the number of affected customers rises by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on November 8

October 28, 2022

Twitter’s stock will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and become a private company on November 8, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This comes a day after Elon Musk completed the company’s takeover after a lengthy ordeal late Thursday. Incidentally, the delisting is taking place on […]

Twitter will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on November 8 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Xiaomi winds down financial services business in India

October 28, 2022

Xiaomi has quietly discontinued its financial services in India, less than three years after launching payment and lending apps in the key global market, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, retreating from what analysts say is a $1 trillion opportunity. The Chinese giant recently pulled the Mi Pay and Mi Credit apps in […]

Xiaomi winds down financial services business in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch