🎓 Judge Imposes Sanction on Fox for Withholding Evidence in Defamation Case
Plus: Twitter partners with eToro to let users trade stocks, crypto as Musk pushes app into finance, SoftBank moves to sell down most of its Alibaba stake and more...
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Judge Imposes Sanction on Fox for Withholding Evidence in Defamation Case. The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News said on Wednesday that he was imposing a sanction on the network and would very likely start an investigation into whether Fox's legal team had withheld evidence, scolding the… (Katie Robertson / The New York Times)
Katie Robertson: 'What do I do with attorneys that aren't straightforward with me?' The latest from Wilmington, Del., days before the Fox-Dominion trial is set to begin.
Twitter partners with eToro to let users trade stocks, crypto as Musk pushes app into finance. Starting Thursday, Twitter will give users the option to buy and sell stocks and other assets from eToro, the company told CNBC exclusively. The partnership marks a rare deal for Twitter since Elon Musk took the reins as CEO after buying the… (Ryan Browne / CNBC)
Ryan Browne: Twitter has partnered with eToro to let users invest in stocks, crypto and other assets.
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SoftBank moves to sell down most of its Alibaba stake. Japanese investor makes $7.2bn from forward sales of shares in Chinese ecommerce group as lucrative partnership wanes Receive free SoftBank Group Corp updates We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest SoftBank Group Corp news… (Kana Inagaki / Financial Times)
Kana Inagaki: SoftBank has sold almost all of its remaining Baba shares, trading at six-year lows, a limp (near) exit from one of the most successful tech investments ever made.
LinkedIn gets a free verified badge that lets you prove where you work. Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is rolling out a free verification system that will allow users to prove their identity and where they work. The verification options include the ability to use CLEAR to prove your identity, verification of your workplace… (Tom Warren / The Verge)
Tom Warren: LinkedIn is getting a free verified badge that lets you prove where you work and who you are. The new LinkedIn verification system is rolling out today.
NPR to Suspend Twitter Use After 'Government-Funded' Label. National Public Radio said on Wednesday that it would suspend all Twitter use, a little over a week after the social network designated the broadcaster “U.S. state-affiliated media (Lora Kelley / The New York Times)
Lora Kelley: “We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public’s understanding of our editorial independence”
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