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Andy Roddick Blasts Twitter User for Jannik Sinner Bias Days After Poking Fun at Nick Kyrgios for His Juicy Take

Jannik Sinner‘s doping controversy took hours to turn into the most trending topic on social media right now! Although the recently released US Open draws have shared the space, the extended discussions over the young Italian’s clean chit…

Banks suffer as Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout hits major hurdles

cointelegraph.com

The “hung” loans have led to bankers calling it the worst buyout since 2008.

Here Are the People Who Lost Millions Backing Musk’s Twitter Takeover

www.rollingstone.com

An unsealed court document confirms that Sean Combs, Jack Dorsey, and a handful of Silicon Valley elites helped fund the $44 billion takeover of Twitter

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Pentagon Monitored Twitter Mentions of Taylor Swift

www.newsweek.com

The Tortured Spies Department? Why Taylor Swift is in a Pentagon intelligence report.

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“England 90 in arrears.” England and Sri Lanka First Test Sparks Twitter Frenzy Over Dramatic First Innings

www.cricadium.com

After a long period of limited cricket, cricket enthusiasts all over the world are enjoying some thrilling Test cricket action. England and Sri Lanka are locking horns in a three-match Test series. In the first innings of the Test match,…

How Twitter — now X — helps us understand Canadian values and attitudes toward asylum seekers

theconversation.com

The values of conservation and self-transcendence are used to express negative versus positive attitudes toward asylum seekers and may change in response to policy shifts.

Apple iPhone launch event turns out to be AI-generated fake after it fooled Twitter

www.standard.co.uk

Fans of company get excited for launch of iPhone 16 – but are left disappointed

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Elon Musk bought Twitter and turned it into X. Here's a timeline of everything that's happened since his takeover.

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, now X, has had a huge effect on the social media platform. Here's a timeline of all the changes he's made.

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Jujutsu Kaisen Spoilers Page on Twitter Generates More Buzz Than Joe Biden and Mr. Beast; Report

www.pinkvilla.com

A surprising report from the X (Formerly Twitter) handle of Similarweb, a data collection company, has sent the Jujutsu Kaisen fandom into a frenzy. According to the report, popular JJK manga leaker Myamura (@Go_Jover) has beaten famous…

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'You will win': Thalapathy Vijay's TVK Party flag sparks excitement among fans; Check Twitter reactions

www.pinkvilla.com

Superstar Thalapathy Vijay unveiled the flag and symbol of his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), in Chennai on Thursday (August 22). Moreover, the TVK Party also launched its anthem on the same day. As soon as the flag and song were…

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Twitter Reactions: De Silva, Rathnayake's dogged knocks not enough as England take honours on Day 1

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England put forth a dominant display with the ball as Sri Lanka couldn't really get going on winning the toss and batting first.

Wednesday, Aug 21

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Andy Roddick Throws Shade at Nick Kyrgios After Twitter Ridicules the Aussie’s Demand to Ban Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner‘s rise to fame has been nothing short of remarkable. His talent on the tennis courts has earned him a legion of fans, who have stood by him even as he found himself embroiled in a doping controversy. The Italian star, who…

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“Babar Azam’s latest batting Strategy” Twitter Erupts After Babar Azam’s Shocking Duck Dismissal

www.cricadium.com

The Test cricket in Pakistan is back. The test-playing nation is facing Bangladesh in a two-match Test series. As the first match is going on between these two teams, Pakistan is already in trouble. They lost early wickets. But the drama…

The Banks That Financed Elon Musk's Acquisition of Twitter Are Now Absolutely Screwed

futurism.com

Major Hang-Up Elon Musk's takeover of X, formerly Twitter, has proved so disastrous that it's resulted in the worst merger-finance deal for banks since the 2008 to 2009 financial crisis, The Wall Street Journal reports. Typically, banks…

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Bankers Have Lost So Much Money Thanks to Elon’s Terrible Twitter Deal

gizmodo.com

Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter is historic in all the wrong ways.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Buyout of USD 44 Billion ‘Worst Hung Debt' Since 2008–09 Global Financial Crisis, 7 Major Banks Affected Due to Platform’s Lower Valuation: Reports

www.latestly.com

Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter buyout is the "worst hung debt" since the 2008-09 global financial crisis, according to a report. The financial stress after lending $13 billion has been borne by seven major U.S. banks.

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The $13 billion that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter has turned into the worst merger-finance deal for banks since the 2008-09 financial crisis.

www.wsj.com

The $13 billion that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter has turned into the worst merger-finance deal for banks since the 2008-09 financial crisis.