Twitter Eliminates Legacy Checkmarks

In the past, blue checkmarks were used to indicate the legitimacy of an account under a well-known name. This was given to sports teams, governments, journalists, and most people with any “celebrity status”. It was viewed as a real badge of pride for it meant that, at the very least, your name was under some threat of being impersonated.

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What Mass Tech Layoffs Might Mean For Economy

By the first week of December, Twitter had let go about half of its 7,500-employee workforce… But layoffs in the tech sector have been rampant both before and after the Twitter news. In 2022, 140,000 jobs were slashed from both public and private organizations in the industry.

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Elon Musk Announces That People Can Now Buy A Tesla with Bitcoin

Last Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that it is now possible to purchase Tesla vehicles with Bitcoin in the U.S. The self-proclaimed “Technoking” revealed this news through Twitter and tweeted, “You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin.” The payment procedures have also been updated on the support page on Tesla’s website with further information on the transaction.

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