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Ex-Twitter Executives Sue Elon Musk for $128M in Severance

Elon Musk, after acquiring Twitter for USD44 billion in 2022, dismissed several top executives, including Parag Agrawal, Ned Segal, Vijaya Gadde, and Sean Edgett. Subsequently, Agrawal and other former executives have filed a lawsuit against Musk, alleging that he withheld USD 128 million in severance payments. Musk later renamed Twitter as X.

TikTok prepares to combat misinfo, AI fakes and influence ops ahead of European Union election

TikTok is taking measures to combat misinformation about the upcoming European Union elections, including setting up fact-checking hubs inside the app, the video-sharing platform said Wednesday in a blog post.

TikTok plans to launch local language in-app "election centers" next month for each of the 27 EU countries so that "people can easily separate fact from fiction."

Musk Reinstated Alex Jones' X Profile

The owner of social media platform X Elon Musk has reinstated the profile of American radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after a poll of the site's users supported the move, Reuters reported.

"The people have had their say and it will be done," Musk wrote in a post in response to a query Saturday about whether Jones' account should be reinstated.

Bestseller Musk biography to be adapted into film

A top-selling biography of billionaire Elon Musk is being adapted into a film with prolific U.S. director Darren Aronofsky already attached, production company A24 said on Nov. 10

The author of "Elon Musk," star biographer Walter Isaacson, had a previous book on Apple founder Steve Jobs made into a 2015 film starring Michael Fassbender.

Meta launches paid Facebook and Instagram in Europe from November

The American technology giant "Meta" announced that it will release paid versions of its most popular social platforms - "Facebook" and "Instagram" - from November for its European customers.

They will be ad-free to comply with European Union regulations, Reuters reported on Monday.

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