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What you need to read today: Musk vs Twitter, Esports layoffs, Google’s fears over TikTok and more

New Digital Age highlights some of the best stories you should read across the media, marketing, and advertising press.

Twitter vs Musk

Business Insider

Elon Musk’s obsession with tweeting just notoriously backfired and may damn him in court against Twitter

Twitter’s legal team claimed “Musk’s exit strategy is a model of hypocrisy.”

WSJ

Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Enforce $44 Billion Merger

Twitter Inc. sued Elon Musk over the billionaire’s attempt to walk away from his $44 billion takeover bid, seeking to force him to honour the terms of the deal.

Esports

Digiday

‘Our entire industry is dying’: In esports media, layoff season is in full swing

Endemic esports media outlets are in the midst of a wave of layoffs that began in the spring and has picked up speed in recent weeks.

Media

Campaign

Havas Media wants to revolutionise B2B marketing with new division

Havas has launched a dedicated B2B practice that offers consultancy, planning and buying in what it believes is a massively untapped market.

Business

Campaign

DDB Worldwide taps Cannes Lions awards leader as creative chief of staff

Exclusive: Susie Walker is tasked with amplifying DDB’s creative culture, talent pipeline and helping the network improve its awards haul.

Campaign

Ekaterra chooses PHD as its cup of tea

The Omnicom Media Group agency won a global media review called due to a change in ownership.

Technology

Tech Crunch

Google exec suggests Instagram and TikTok are eating into Google’s core products

The TikTok threat to Google’s business isn’t just limited to YouTube, as it turns out.