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Twitter exodus begins after Musk ‘hardcore’ ultimatum

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) – Employee departures were multiplying at Twitter on Thursday after an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk, who demanded staff choose between being “extremely hardcore” and working intense, long hours, or losing their jobs. “I may be #exceptional, but gosh darn it, I’m just not #hardcore,” tweeted one former employee, Andrea Horst, whose LinkedIn profile still reads “Supply Chain & Capacity Management (Survivor) @Twitter.” She added the hashtag “#lovewhereyouworked,” as did […]

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Amazon confirms it has begun laying off employees

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) – Amazon confirmed on Thursday that it is laying off staff, after days of rumors that the e-commerce behemoth would become the latest tech giant to unleash a large-scale redundancy plan amid a souring economic environment. “The economy remains in a challenging spot and we’ve hired rapidly the last several years,” wrote chief executive Andy Jassy in an internal memo published on the Amazon website. US media have previously reported that […]

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Ticketmaster cancels public sale of Taylor Swift tickets

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – After days of glitches and long waits frustrated fans trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets during presale windows, Ticketmaster on Thursday said they were cancelling tomorrow’s slated public sale. “Due to extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand, tomorrow’s public on-sale for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has been cancelled,” the ticketing broker tweeted. It was not immediately clear whether that […]

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Pelosi to step down as top Democrat after Republicans take House

by Caitlin Wilson and Chris Lefkow Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing first woman to wield the speaker’s gavel in the US House of Representatives, said Thursday that she will step down as party leader when Republicans take control of the chamber in January. “I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress,” Pelosi said in an emotional speech on the House floor. “The hour has […]

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Xi spat with Trudeau lays bare China’s frayed ties with Canada

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping scolded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an on-camera dressing down at the G20 summit, an unusual public spat that could further complicate the strained relations between the two countries. Footage recorded by reporters at the Bali conclave for world leaders on Wednesday showed Xi upbraiding Trudeau after details of a discussion between the two leaders were leaked to the media. Trudeau had on Tuesday raised […]

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A divided Congress could be politically expedient for President Biden

Washington, United States | AFP | by Aurélia END The next two years will be filled with legislative gridlock for Joe Biden under a divided Congress — which could prove to be a boon if he chooses to run for president and plays his cards right. Gaining political credit by playing the blame game and pegging the paralysis squarely on the already weakened Republicans could give Biden just the boost he needs in his bid […]

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Republicans take control of US House, Congress split: projections

    Washington, United States | AFP | by Camille CAMDESSUS Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, networks said, narrowly securing a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden’s agenda for the final two years of his term –- and leaving power in Congress split. The slim Republican majority in the lower house of the US legislature will be far smaller than the party had been banking on, […]

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Liftoff! NASA launches mega Moon rocket, ushering new era of exploration

United States | AFP | by Lucie AUBOURG NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency’s new flagship program, Artemis. The 32-story tall Space Launch System (SLS) blasted off from the storied Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 01:47 am (0647 GMT), producing a record 8.8 million pounds (39 meganewtons) of […]

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The legal woes of former US president Donald Trump

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Donald Trump has launched a new White House run despite facing legal exposure, and potential criminal charges, on several fronts with some suggesting the prospect may even have pushed him towards another presidential bid. The 76-year-old Trump is being investigated for his role in last year’s US Capitol attack, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and the stashing of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence. And New York state’s attorney […]

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Biden, Sunak call Russian bombing of Ukrainian civilians ‘barbaric’

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) — US President Joe Biden and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s targeting of Ukrainian civilians “barbaric” on Wednesday at a G20 summit in Bali. “At a moment when world leaders here in Bali are seeking to make progress on world peace, Putin is striking civilian targets — children, women. I mean, it’s almost — my words, not yours — barbaric,” Biden said at a meeting with […]

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Former Pres. Donald Trump launches 2024 White House bid

Palm Beach, United States | AFP | by Gerard Martinez with Chris Lefkow in Washington Donald Trump pulled the trigger on a third White House run on Tuesday, setting the stage for a bruising Republican nomination battle after a poor midterm election showing by his hand-picked candidates weakened his grip on the party. “America’s comeback starts right now,” the 76-year-old former president told hundreds of supporters gathered in an ornate American flag-draped ballroom at his […]

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Netflix whodunnit ‘Glass Onion’ teases Elon Musk parallels

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – World’s richest man. Tech tycoon. Social media mogul. Elon Musk goes by many labels, but is he also the inspiration for Netflix’s new whodunnit “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”? In the movie, a detective played by Daniel Craig investigates a murder on the private Greek island of tech billionaire Miles Bron. Bron, played by Edward Norton, is a brash entrepreneur and self-proclaimed genius who has made multiple fortunes with […]

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