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Musk begins his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the ‘bird is freed’

Musk begins his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the ‘bird is freed’

By Sheila Dang and Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) – Elon Musk has taken ownership of Twitter Inc with brutal efficiency, firing top executives immediately but providing little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform. “The bird is freed,” he tweeted after he completed his $44 billion acquisition on Thursday, referencing Twitter’s bird logo in an apparent nod to his desire to see the company have fewer limits on content that can… Source link

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Musk begins his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the ‘bird is freed’

Musk begins his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the ‘bird is freed’

By Sheila Dang and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) -Elon Musk has taken ownership of Twitter Inc with brutal efficiency, firing top executives but providing little clarity over how he will achieve the ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform. “The bird is freed,” he tweeted after he completed his $44 billion acquisition on Thursday, referencing Twitter’s bird logo in an apparent nod to his desire to see the company have fewer limits on content that can be… Source link

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Sue Bird retires as legendary career comes to close after Storm fall in WNBA semifinals

Sue Bird retires as legendary career comes to close after Storm fall in WNBA semifinals

The chants were swift and boisterous. A raucous crowd that rode the roller coaster of Game 4 — and the entire semifinals series — sent off Sue Bird in legendary fashion. “Thank you, Sue,” the crowd chanted as Bird acknowledged fans from center court after the No. 1-seeded Las Vegas Aces beat her Seattle Storm 97-92 to end the Storm’s season and Bird’s career on Tuesday night at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. “It’s sad,” Bird told ESPN’s Holly Rowe in a televised postgame interview while… Source link

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Sue Bird spurns retirement, says yes to Storm fans' 'one more year' chants – Yahoo Sports

The crowd won. One more year it is.  Four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird announced she will return for another season, her 19th playing in the WNBA and 21st since being drafted, in an Instagram post on Friday. Free agency begins a week from Saturday.  The Seattle Storm, the only team Bird has ever played for professionally in the states, celebrated the return with their own graphic, writing “LET’S GOOOOOO” with a goat emoji. Within hours they had deleted it, presumably because free agency has not… Source link

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FCC received complaints about Eli Manning’s ‘disgusting’ double bird salute on Manningcast

It appears that Eli Manning’s middle-finger salute didn’t sit well with all viewers of “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli.” According to TMZ, the Federal Communications Commission received three complaints about Eli’s gesture during ESPN2’s “Manningcast” of the Eagles vs. Cowboys game in Week 3. MORE: NFL referee Tony Corrente explains controversial calls in Bears-Steelers game Why did Manning show the audience the double bird? Well, it stemmed from a story he was telling about… Source link

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Bird is the latest operator to integrate its e-scooters and e-bikes with Google Maps – TechCrunch

Micromobility company Bird has officially joined the ranks of e-scooter and e-bike operators that are integrated with Google Maps, which now surfaces nearby vehicles for users in the U.S. Bird’s announcement comes just a day after Spin also announced its integration with Google Maps and just a few weeks after Lime, which has been integrated with Google Maps since 2019, announced an integration with transit planning app Moovit. Bird already works with… Source link

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Sue Bird to re-sign with Seattle Storm

BamaInsider Will Alabama officially sign the No. 1 RB in the nation on Wednesday? The Alabama Crimson Tide already has the no. 1 recruiting class in the nation with 25 signed prospects from the Class of 2021. This Wednesday, the Crimson Tide is watching three key targets: Camar Wheaton, the no. 1 running back in the nation, Brian Thomas, an elite receiver out of Louisiana, and Terrion Arnold, one of the most dynamic defensive backs in the Class of 2021. In this video, Andrew Bone provides a… Source link

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Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe celebrate engagement with activism

Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are basking in that newly engaged life but with less than 36 hours until polls close for the 2020 presidential election there is still work to be done. The power couple, who announced their engagement on Instagram late Friday, joined a Get Out the Vote phone banking event hosted by Victory 2020. The duo encouraged approximately 150 people, mostly from Washington, as they began their election eve by calling key battleground states to talk directly to voters in… Source link

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