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Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover Elon Musk has completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter, according to US media and an investor in the firm. …

Elon Musk visits Twitter carrying sink as deal looms Billionaire Elon Musk posted a video on Twitter of him walking into Twitter’s headquarters carrying a…

The Guardian says Google faces a €25bn (£21.6bn) lawsuit in the UK and EU that accuses the tech firm of anticompetitive conduct in the digital advertising market.

The Independent says Internet Explorer, the online browser widely used and equally widely mocked, is finally dead. Microsoft is officially telling users to move on from the 27-year-old application and switch to its newer Edge browser instead.

The Guardian says Elon Musk has suggested that he could seek to pay a lower price for Twitter, as the social media company’s would-be owner expressed further concerns about the presence of fake accounts on the platform.

TRT World says investors speculating over whether Elon Musk will complete his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc have sent company shares to their lowest level.

The Guardian says Investors have wiped $126bn (£100bn) off Tesla’s value amid concern that Elon Musk may have to sell shares in the electric carmaker to fund his personal contribution to his $44bn acquisition of Twitter.

The Independent says Twitter confirmed “fluctuations in follower counts” largely came from “organic” account closures.

The Metro says Netflix has revealed plans to introduce adverts as a way to make a cheaper subscription plan available to viewers.

The Guardian says Elon Musk, Twitter’s biggest shareholder, has decided not to join the social media company’s board, its chief executive Parag Agrawal has said.

France24 says Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states agreed Thursday on a landmark law to curb the market dominance of US big tech giants such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple.

TRT World says Facebook and Instagram users in some countries will be allowed to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of Moscow’s assault on Ukraine.

The Guardian says Elon Musk has asked a federal judge to terminate his 2018 agreement with the top US securities regulator requiring some of his tweets to be vetted by a lawyer.

Elon Musk activates Starlink internet service in Ukraine Elon Musk activates Starlink internet services on Saturday for the Ukrainian people. His company SpaceX’s Starlink satellite…

The Guardian says Innocent drinks has had an advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after environmentalists reported it for claiming that drinking its smoothies is good for the environment.

The Guardian says a historic plunge in the stock price of Facebook’s parent company has erased more than $230bn in its market value.

The Independent says Spotify says it expects to welcome three million new premium subscribers in the first financial quarter of 2022.

Apple sales soared in the key Christmas shopping season, despite constraints due to a global shortage of microchips. Sales rose by 11% to a record…

Ok, are celebrities being paid to shill NFTs? Hollywood is pushing NFTs and cryptocurrencies on us, but why?

Meta share price dropped by almost 7% since this morning after a class-action lawsuit was filed in the UK. Meta Share Price – will it…

Meta faces massive lawsuit to the tune of €2.7bn civil lawsuits over allegations it exploited UK Facebook users’ data for profit. Meta faces massive lawsuit,…

Several Ukrainian government websites were down on Friday morning following a “massive” cyberattack, officials have confirmed.

France24 says More than 80 fact-checking organisations Wednesday urged online video platform YouTube to better combat disinformation.

Elon Musk the PR genius who states he has never spent a dollar on advertising has used his influence and personal profile on Twitter to…

French President Macron outlines the EU’s digital transformation plans to “transform Europe into a digital power.”