Tech Industry Cuts and a Unique Smartphone Launch

Twitter officially sues Elon Musk and by the sound of things, has decided to go to the mattresses. Has Apple officially cut ties with Jony Ive? Here come the tech mergers and acquisitions. How streaming has officially killed traditional tv by at least one measure. And an interesting new gadget. Nothing. I’ll explain.

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Links:

• Twitter Sues Musk After He Tries Backing Out of $44 Billion Deal (NYTimes)
• 15 Revelations in Twitter’s Suit Against Elon Musk (Intelligencer)
• Apple Ends Consulting Agreement With Jony Ive, Its Former Design Leader (NYTimes)
• Unity is merging with Ironsource in an all-stock deal valuing Ironsource at $4.4B in a big consolidation play for gaming (TechCrunch)
• Read the memo Google’s CEO sent employees about a hiring slowdown (The Verge)
• Nothing officially announces flashy Phone 1, starting at £399 (The Verge)
• HBO & HBO Max Smash Past Netflix In Total Emmy Nominations As Hulu & Apple Score Strong Showings (Deadline)

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