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Blue Check Rethinking the future of social media

After months of back and forth, Tesla founder Elon Musk closed the $44 billion deal to buy the social network Twitter, and the takeover hasn't been without its controversy.

TWITTER'S BLUE CHECK: VITAL VERIFICATION OR STATUS SYMBOL?

The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be viewed as an elite status symbol — began with some high-profile impersonations, just as the site began taking off in 2008 and ‘09.

ITALIAN EV STARTUP TAKES ON US.CHINESE RIVALS WITH DESIGN

Elon Musk’s Tesla paved the way nearly two decades ago. Now, the global transition to fully electric vehicles is littered with startups, inspired by a new era in mobility and drawn by the lower cost of building EVs compared with their fossil-fuel-guzzling forebears.

J&J TO BUY CARDIO TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ABIOMED FOR $16.6B

Johnson & Johnson is spending more than $16 billion to move deeper into treating heart disease and continue a shift started last year away from its consumer health roots.

WORKERS WALK OUT OF IPHONE FACTORY, HIGHLIGHTING VIRUS WOES

Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, highlighting the clash between the disease’s enduring risks and efforts to restore the global flow of goods.

REVIEW: 'ARMAGEDDON TIME' SET IN 1980S YET REMINDS OF TODAY

After touching the stars with Brad Pitt, filmmaker James Gray has come back to earth to explore his own childhood in “Armageddon Time.” Set in the fall of 1980, in Queens, it is a patient and mature work about a very specific time and place when he was anything but — age 11 and starting sixth grade.

UKRAINIAN OFFICIAL: MUSK TO KEEP FUNDING KEY SATELLITE LINKS

Elon Musk has given assurances to Ukraine that he will keep funding its access to a crucial satellite network providing Kyiv with battlefield and humanitarian communications in its war with Russia, a senior Ukrainian official said.

WHY BOOKING TRAVEL ON YOUR PHONE IS A BAD IDEA

Since the first iPhone launched 15 years ago, consumer shopping habits have slowly but relentlessly shifted toward mobile devices.

TAYLOR SWIFT ANNOUNCES 27-DATE US STADIUM TOUR IN 2023

Fresh off one of her biggest album launches of her career, Taylor Swift announced a new U.S. stadium tour starting in 2023, with international dates to follow.

AMAZON MUSIC EXPANDS CATALOG T0 100M SONGS FOR MEMBERS

Amazon Music is gearing up for a massive content expansion: The streaming giant will offer a full catalog of music with more than 100 million songs for members.

PROBLEM-PLAGUED BOEING SETS AMBITIOUS TURNAROUND TARGETS

Boeing officials vowed this week to significantly increase airplane production and cash flow in the next few years as the company seeks to recover from years of mistakes in its airline and defense businesses.

PLAN TO EXPAND DATA CENTERS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA APPROVED

A plan to redevelop a rural swath of northern Virginia into data centers has received approval after a marathon public hearing that stretched through the night.

Q&A: COMPANY'S CHEMISTRY COULD CUT EV BATTERY COSTS

A small company called Sila has contracts with most major automakers to research or provide a promising new battery chemistry that can let electric vehicles travel farther with a smaller battery.

EMERSON SELLING CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES IN $14B DEAL

Emerson is selling a majority stake in its climate technologies business to Blackstone in a deal valued at $14 billion including debt.

EPA AWARDS GRANTS TO MONITOR AIR QUALITY IN 37 STATES

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded grants for projects to monitor air quality in 37 states, with a focus on minority communities and other areas overburdened by pollution.

MISINFORMATION AND THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS: WHAT TO EXPECT

Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media platforms where election misinformation spreads with impunity.

RARE PIKACHU, KOBE’S SNEAKERS: A HIDDEN VAULT GUARDS IT ALL

The ordinary brown brick building, tucked within a nondescript block on a street in Delaware, would probably not garner much attention if it weren’t for the razor wire and armed guards outside — hints that something important lay inside, possibly even precious.

STELLANTIS: PARK OLDER MODELS DUE TO 3 TAKATA AIR BAG DEATHS

Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata airbags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers.

‘MANIFEST’ TAKES OFF ON NETFLIX FOR FOURTH AND FINAL SEASON

When NBC canceled the sci-fi family drama “Manifest” last year after three seasons, fans were devastated: The central mystery about a commercial plane that disappeared for more than five years — only to land with crew and passengers that hadn’t aged a day — was nowhere near solved.

CHINA LAUNCHES 3RD AND FINAL SPACE STATION COMPONENT

China on Monday launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station and realize a more than decade-long effort to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit, as its competition with the U.S. grows increasingly fierce.

MONEY: MAXIMIZE YOUR BENEFITS TO OFFSET INFLATION

Employee benefits are one of the most attractive things about a prospective job and can determine whether you take an opportunity or leave it. When you do decide to take the job, do you maximize the benefits?

macOS Ventura - Deep dive: Hands-on with the new operating system

Hot off the heels of the iOS 16 release and a slew of new hardware announcements, The launch of macOS Ventura brings dozens of new features designed to make our MacBooks, iMacs, and Mac Studios even more powerful and cutting-edge, including the cutting-edge Stage Manager.

DIRECTOR JAMES GUNN PETER SAFRAN TO CO-LEAD DC STUDIOS

James Gunn, the writer-director who made the \"Guardians of the Galaxy\" household names for Marvel and revived \"The Suicide Squad,\" will soon be responsible for the future of Batman, Superman and the entire DC Universe for Warner Bros. Discovery.

TEST SCORES SHOW HISTORIC COVID SETBACKS FOR KIDS ACROSS US

The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America's children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis.

GROSS OR GREAT? FANCY BUTTER BOARDS SOAR AS SHORTAGE LOOMS

Legit gross or crazy delicious?

REPORT: TIKTOK BAD AT CULLING US ELECTION MISINFORMATION ADS

TikTok's algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end. What they are not so good at, a new report has found, is detecting ads that contain blatant misinformation about U.S. elections.

GOOGLE'S AD SALES SLOW DRAMATICALLY, ERODING PARENT'S PROFIT

Summertime revenue growth at Google's corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago, with advertisers clamping down on spending and bracing for a potential recession.

DRIZLY AGREES TO TIGHTEN DATA SECURITY AFTER ALLEGED BREACH

Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators' allegations that its security failures exposed the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.

REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE SUES GOOGLE OVER EMAIL SPAM FILTERS

The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November's midterm elections - an allegation Google denies.

THE BEST AIRLINES FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL ON POINTS

If you're seeing Halloween decorations at the store, you should take that as a sign the holiday travel season is just around the corner.