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So @SkyUK criticises telecoms rivals for using “beer and bin liner” CPI and RPI measures to increase consumer bills. While @Hyperoptic launches an “anti mid-contract” price rise TV campaign
UK mobile and broadband firms plan huge price rise for existing customers dlvr.it/SjKjXm
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An entire movie fits in 49 tweets. Twitter’s copyright strike system appears to be broken so someone has uploaded the whole of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 😂 theverge.com/2022/11/19/2346…
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I went to cover a court case. The clerk thought I was the defendant. That defendant happened to be the minister Tom Tugendhat, appearing for a driving offence. I think this quote: “I don’t wear glasses,” is only half of what I said. I also stated the glaringly obvious… 🤷♀️😂
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Ray opens with his experience, and then immediately condemns FTX as the worst case of his career:
"Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here."
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AND A BLACK WHAT
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Did Twitter Blue tweet just cost Eli Lilly $LLY billions?
Yes.
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Say it. Say it. Say it. Your tongue won’t fall out. Two syllables. Rhymes with wrecks it. Say it. Say the word. SAY THE WORD. SAY THE FUCKING WORD.
Why is the UK struggling more than any other big country? bbc.in/3WWGXrW
Every bit of this is essential listening
"'I didn't think leopards would eat my face', says the man who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party."
James O'Brien reacts to the Brexit-backing Conservative peer and Next boss now saying the UK needs more overseas workers.
@mrjamesob
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(I really don't care if people wanna pay for Twitter / verification, but as a journalist it's a headache scanning Twitter right now with fakes getting RT'd into my feed)
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What are all these scribbles on your keyboard?
A brief history of punctuation marks:
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Some Mastodon servers are under very heavy load during the past few days due to the extreme spike in user numbers. Remember, no matter which server you sign-up on, you get access to the same decentralized network. You don't have to choose the popular ones!
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No identity verification, & 8 bucks for a verified account?
Get ready for the new cyber criminal playbook: use stolen credit card to buy verified Twitter account, impersonate real customer support channels, trick users into handing over account details in DM, account takeover.
We saw internal docs with more insight into the new Twitter Blue:
-Launch on Nov. 7 but only in current markets (US, CA, Aus, NZ)
-Check marks for subscribers, no current ID authentication
-Some features announced by Musk won't be ready
-Euro launch soon
nytimes.com/2022/11/03/techn…
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Good to see @FT shining a light on telco bills jumping next year - we've found that millions will be hit hard by this little-known contract clause
ft.com/content/d86b9955-669f…
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10 years ago today, we lit up London's skyline to mark the launch of @EE and our 4G network with the biggest light show ever held at Battersea Power Station.
Since then, everything's changed. Demand for data is growing every day, driven by the apps and services we all depend on.


































