Instagram Users Report Widespread Disruptions

Some users said they could not access the social media app and had been notified that their accounts were suspended.

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Twitter’s top executives and board members bid farewell to the company.

Several high-profile employees gave parting words on the social media platform after Elon Musk closed the deal to own the company.

BY KATE CONGER | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Elon Musk Takes Twitter, and Tech Deals, to Another Level

Silicon Valley moguls used to buy yachts and islands. Now they are rich enough, and perhaps arrogant enough, to acquire companies they fancy.

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Musk Said to Begin Firing Twitter’s Top Executives

Some of Twitter’s top executives were fired on Thursday as Mr. Musk completes his takeover of the social media company.

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Elon Musk Seems to Answer to No One. Except for a Judge in Delaware.

Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, the chief judge of Delaware’s Chancery Court, gave Mr. Musk until Friday to acquire Twitter. She is also the judge in at least one other case involving the billionaire.

By LAUREN HIRSCH | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

WhatsApp Goes Down Briefly Around the World

The messaging app stopped working for about two hours on Tuesday morning. WhatsApp did not immediately provide a cause.

By JENNY GROSS and ADAM SATARIANO | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

A.I.-Generated Art Is Already Transforming Creative Work

Only a few months old, apps like DALL-E 2, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion are changing how filmmakers, interior designers and other creative professionals do their jobs.

BY KEVIN ROOSE | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Texas Sues Google for Collecting Biometric Data Without Consent

Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, said products like Google Photos and the Nest camera had violated Texans’ privacy rights.

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I Tried the $1,500 Quest Pro and Saw the Best of the Metaverse

It’s not what Mark Zuckerberg promises.

BY BRIAN X. CHEN | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Amazon Labor Union Loses Election at Warehouse Near Albany

By a 2-to-1 margin, the group marked its second defeat after a surprise victory in April on Staten Island.

BY KAREN WEISE AND NOAM SCHEIBER | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Elizabeth Holmes Case Takes On More Drama Ahead of Sentencing

The founder of Theranos, the failed blood testing start-up, asked for a new trial after a surprise visit from a key witness to her house.

BY ERIN GRIFFITH | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Election Firm Knew Data Had Been Sent to China, Prosecutors Say

The executive of a small Michigan elections software company was charged with grand theft by embezzlement and conspiracy to commit a crime.

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Under New Order, Europeans Can Complain to U.S. About Data Collection

The executive order, signed by President Biden, brings the United States and the European Union closer to a broader deal on the transfer of digital data.

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This Is Life in the Metaverse

Every hour of the day and night with the gamers, parents, insomniacs, preteens and aspiring comedians who are the earliest adopters of Metaverse, the immersive, three-dimensional internet on which Mark Zuckerberg has bet the future of his company.

By KASHMIR HILL | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Election Software Executive Arrested on Suspicion of Theft

The executive, Eugene Yu, and his firm, Konnech, have been a focus of attention among election deniers.

BY STUART A. THOMPSON | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Elon Musk Suggests Buying Twitter at His Original Price

The billionaire’s surprise move came months after he tried to back out of a $44 billion deal to acquire the company.

BY KATE CONGER AND LAUREN HIRSCH | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

Amazon Freezes Corporate Hiring in Its Retail Business

It is the latest tech company to pump the brakes on hiring amid growing economic concerns.

BY KAREN WEISE | NYTimes Technology | Disclosure

A Silicon Valley County Battles With Uber Over Reporting of Sexual Assault

Uber does not inform the police of such incidents, citing advocacy group guidelines. But officials in a California county argue that it should.

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