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SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike BlakeRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comWILMINGTON, Del, July 26 (Reuters) - Elon Musk asked a judge to schedule a five-day trial beginning Oct. 17, not Oct. 10 as requested by Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), to resolve his bid to walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire the social media platform, according to a court filing on Tuesday.A lawyer for Musk, the world's richest person, said he was writing to ask the judge to "break the impasse to allow things to move forward promptly."Twitter declined to comment.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comChancellor Kathaleen McCormick, the chief judge on Delaware's Court of Chancery, last week ordered an October trial, which promises to be one of the biggest Wall Street legal fights in years. However, she left it to the parties to work out the precise schedule. read more Musk, who is the chief executive of electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), had requested a February trial, which he said provided the time he needed…

Ever wondered which accounts on Twitter have the most followers? As you might have guessed, Twitter’s top 10 most followed accounts are a group that includes celebrities (of various fields) and political figures. But which ones exactly? You’ll have to keep reading to find out! Note: Our top 10 list of the most followed Twitter accounts only reflects the top 10 most followed active Twitter accounts. We did not include suspended or deleted Twitter accounts in our rankings. Our rankings below are based on Social Blade’s findings and on the most current follower counts listed on each Twitter account’s profile page, as of July 2022. 10. Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) — 77.4 million followers Have you ever heard of Ranch Dressing soda? Now you have. pic.twitter.com/CZjGLxazRy — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) July 22, 2022 @TheEllenShow is the Twitter account for comedian Ellen DeGeneres. DeGeneres was also the host of the long-running daytime talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show (usually referred to as Ellen). DeGeneres’ popular talk show began in 2003 and ended with its final episode airing on May 26, 2022. DeGeneres’ Twitter account often shares video clips from the talk show. This account was created in August of 2008. 9. Narendra…

The Baltimore Ravens are gearing up for 2022 training camp, which officially starts on Wednesday after veterans are scheduled to report on Tuesday. It marks the start of a new season, one in which the team will be looking to bounce back from a 2021 campaign that saw them go 8-9 and miss the playoffs for the first time since 2017. While the team is looking to focus on winning a Super Bowl, their players are still out enjoying themselves in the days leading up to training camp. Baltimore wide receiver James Proche II tweeted about going to the movies alone, to which inside linebacker Patrick Queen responded with a funny remark. going to the movies alone > — pro. (@jamesproche3) July 25, 2022 Bond with your teammates https://t.co/B6Ut7m8EE4 — 🦈 (@Patrickqueen_) July 25, 2022 Proche responded to Queen, revealing that he was watching “Minions” and asked if Queen was interested. I’m watching minions sir. were you interested — pro. (@jamesproche3) July 25, 2022 Queen then reminded Proche that there are multiple movies playing in the theatre, and even quarterback Lamar Jackson chimed in on the conversation, asking if they’ve seen “Nope”. As I recall there is more than one…

Twitter is closing its Australian office, which had once occupied a whole floor of an office tower in Sydney’s CBD, as the short-form social network champions its flexible workplace policy.Twitter launched its Sydney CBD office in 2016 with a “beachy” theme and a library that contained almost no books at the time press were invited to tour.Twitter’s office featured a library area that contained almost no books when journalists were invited to tour in 2016.Credit:Jessica HromasA source close to Twitter, who was not authorised to talk publicly, said staff had been told they would be working from home indefinitely because the office was closing.A Twitter spokesman said: “No decision has been made”, emphasising that the company’s commitment to its Australian staff, customers, business and users was strong. It will consult with staff about future property plans.Twitter’s office is located in the tower at 2 Park Street in the Sydney CBD, above the Galleries shopping centre. Credit: “Over the past two years, we’ve proven we can operate our business successfully with a distributed workforce, regardless of whether our employees work from an office or full-time from home,” Twitter’s spokesman said.“This approach has allowed us to evaluate our existing footprint and consider…

Connecting our projects to the Internet just got a lot easier, and cheaper! The $6 Raspberry Pi Pico W, an upgrade on the original Raspberry Pi Pico, brought one great update: Wi-Fi. This upgrade, along with the $6 price, enables makers to harness the power of the RP2040 SoC for a plethora of Internet of Things applications. The Pico W also tops the list of our best RP2040 boards.We’ve already covered how to pass data to and from a Raspberry Pi Pico W to another web service, Anvil. But what if you just want to collect some data and send it off into the world? There are many ways to do this, but the simplest has to be IFTTT. (Image credit: Tom's Hardware)IFTTT (If This Then That) is a web service that can take data from many different inputs (Twitter, Home Automation, Google, Facebook etc) and send it to other services.In this project we’ll use the most basic service, webhooks, to send an HTTP POST request from a Raspberry Pi Pico W to IFTTT’s service. On IFTTT we will create an applet that will intercept the webhook, and trigger a tweet to be sent on Twitter.For this project you will needRaspberry…

Pimblett's Twitter account was suspended just hours before he submitted Jordan Leavitt at UFC LondonVideo LoadingVideo UnavailablePaddy Pimblett insists he has already had his ‘Conor McGregor moment’Paddy Pimblett has called for Elon Musk to take over Twitter after his account was suspended by the platform just hours before winning at UFC London. Pimblett picked up his third consecutive UFC win by submitting Jordan Leavitt on Saturday night in London. Just hours before 'The Baddy' made his ringwalk at The O2 arena, his Twitter account was suspended moments after he lost his verified status on the platform. Pimblett reacted to his account being suspended by urging Tesla boss Elon Musk to go through with his purchase of Twitter. "What did they say, because my first account got suspended and they've only just realised that @theufcbaddy is me," Pimblett said. "How? What spaceman runs your internet website? Elon Musk, buy twitter lad and let's box this." Musk was in talks to buy Twitter for a staggering $44billion, but terminated the deal earlier this month. Paddy Pimblett speaks after his win at UFC London ( Image: UFC/YouTube) Pimblett is very active on social media and often gets into arguments with his critics, admitting…

On Friday, Kevin Durant responded to a fan on Twitter, and the exchange gained a lot of traction. @ncorbsn: "Somebody tell @KDTrey5 to hire me, I got so much stuff to fix over there on his behalf"Durant: "Lol what u gonna fix my g?"@ncorbsn:"So I majored in PR we gotta clean up these media narratives that were never in your character. We gotta shine more light on your philanthropy. Ima double back and restructure the fashion sense then I gotta get you a luxury dog for stress release in general. Email for my resume?"Durant: "Beat it kid lol"The 12-time NBA All-Star has been in the news constantly, because on June 30, ESPNs Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Durant requested a trade from the Nets. Woj on June 30: "Kevin Durant made the trade request directly to Nets owner Joe Tsai today, sources tell ESPN."The Nets lost in the first-round of the NBA Playoffs to the Boston Celtics, and they were also swept which made the loss even worse.  The Celtics went all the way to the NBA Finals, but the Nets getting swept with Durant and Kyrie Irving on the roster caused for a lot of criticism.  Prior to the Nets, Durant has also played for the…

The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Twitter reported a quarterly loss Friday, July 22, as revenue slipped even as user numbers climbed. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) LONDON -- Twitter reported a quarterly loss Friday and declining revenue caught Wall Street off guard with the number of people using the platform on the rise.The latest quarterly earnings figures offered a glimpse into how the social media platform has performed during a monthslong negotiation with billionaire and Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk after he said that he would buy the company, and then changed his mind.It was worse than industry analysts had anticipated.The company lost $270 million in the April-June period, or 8 cents per share. Wall Street was expecting a per-share profit of 14 cents, according to a poll by FactSet.Inflation has crimped advertising spending and that was a huge drag on Twitter's quarterly revenue, which slid 1% to $1.18 billion. The company also cited "uncertainty" over the acquisition by Musk.Twitter is holding no calls with analysts and will not publish a letter to shareholders, as is the norm, because of the pending acquisition.The underlying numbers at Twitter, however, were…

Twitter would have earned more money over the past few months if Elon Musk hadn’t been in the picture. At least, that’s what the company says in its Q2 earnings release this morning, citing Musk as a factor in its revenue results, which fell year over year to $1.18 billion from $1.19 billion. That’s not the only reason Twitter is experiencing revenue problems. The company also cites ad industry problems — see Snap’s poor performance yesterday — and the general economic environment. But “uncertainty related to the pending acquisition of Twitter by an affiliate of Elon Musk” is the most Twitter-specific problem on the list. Musk entered into an agreement to buy Twitter in April, and he’s been trying to back out of it since just weeks afterward. Finally, Musk filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in an attempt to formally end the deal earlier this month, and the two parties are now headed to court in October. Twitter hopes to make Musk follow through with the acquisition, which would come at a premium over the company’s current share price. For the time being, though, the chaotic acquisition seems to be making it more difficult for Twitter to sell…

Twitter reported a quarterly loss Friday as revenue slipped even as its number of users climbed. The social media company's latest quarterly earnings figures offered a glimpse into how the social media business has performed during a months-long negotiation with billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk over whether he will take over the company. The company lost $270 million in the April-June period after revenue slipped 1% to $1.18 billion, reflecting advertising industry headwinds, as well as uncertainty" over Musk's acquisition bid. The number of daily active users rose 16.6% to 237.8 million compared with the same period a year before. Twitter chalked up the gains to “ongoing product improvements and global conversation around current events." Overshadowing Twitter’s latest sales results is its legal fight with Musk to make good on his April promise to buy the company for $44 billion. Twitter last week sued Musk to complete the deal and both sides are bracing for an October courtroom trial to resolve the dispute. Given the pending acquisition, Twitter said it wouldn't hold its usual quarterly earnings conference call or issue a shareholder letter. The April-June fiscal quarter encompassed a tumultuous three months for Twitter, starting with the April 4…