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In a surprise move, Elon Musk announced on Monday that he is appointing Linda Yaccarino, former chairman of advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, as the new CEO of Twitter. Yaccarino brings a wealth of experience in media and advertising to the table, and Musk believes that she is the perfect person to take Twitter to the next level.

Meta Verified will allow Facebook and Instagram users to pay to verify their accounts. Meta is piloting a new subscription service called Meta Verified, allowing Facebook and Instagram users to pay to confirm their reports.

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Zoom has released a patch for a macOS problem that might allow a hacker to take control of a user's operating system (via MacRumors). Zoom admits the issue (CVE-2022-28756) in an update to its security notice and says a remedy is available in version 5.11.5 of the Mac app, which you can (and should) download now.

Welcome to FinTech Fridays with Gadgette. For most of us that are on-the-go Monday through to Friday; being busy with our careers, families are other commitments, FinTech Fridays is your dedicated weekly one-stop-shop for all the latest news within the world of Financial Technology and tips on Digital Banking which you may have missed out on.

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has lost his request for a postponement after a US court ruled that Twitter's case against him go to trial in October.

A resentful party has been keeping quiet until recently, but there were some worries when Facebook changed its name to Meta in October that the firm was trying to rule the developing metaverse.