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In this edition of Week in Review (WiR), we recap Google I/O, highlight C-suite happenings at Twitter and cover Meta contractor protests.

Twitter is purging inactive accounts on its platform, which may free up a number of long-coveted usernames, according to recent tweets by owner Elon Musk.…

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By opening up coveted usernames, Musk could potentially lure lapsed users back to Twitter.

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Her suggestion follows an attempted buyout of the social media platform by Musk, who offered $43 billion in exchange for 100 percent of Twitters stock.

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