Russia blocks WhatsApp, Meta trial, xAI shakes up
Good morning. It’s Thursday, February 12. Today we are covering:
* WhatsApp is now fully blocked in Russia
* Instagram Chief Says Social Media Is Not ‘Clinically Addictive’ in Landmark Trial
* Musk announces xAI re-org following co-founder departures, SpaceX merger
* Amazon limits on Claude Code frustrate employees, including some who have to sell it to cloud customers
* Covering electricity price increases from our data centers
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