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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Thursday 1st December 2022
5. Elon Musk has said he and Apple boss Tim Cook have "resolved the misunderstanding" over Twitter possibly being removed from the app store.
On Monday, Musk accused Apple of threatening to cut the platform from its app store and said it had halted most of its advertising on the site but tweeted on Wednesday that: "Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so."
4. Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive officer of crypto exchange FTX, that was once valued at $32bn, has denied committing fraud.
The man once hailed as a legendary figure in the crypto industry told The New York Times he has had a "bad month" and had almost no money left.
3. HSBC says it will close 114 more branches in the UK from April, as customers using them have fallen significantly since the pandemic.
The bank said it would try to redeploy affected staff but about 100 will lose their jobs.
2. Apple supplier Foxconn is ramping up efforts to recruit workers after unrest at the world's biggest iPhone factory leading Apple to warn that shipments of its new iPhone 14 would be delayed due to Covid restrictions.
Employees who successfully refer a friend or family member to work at Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou, China will receive a 1,000 yuan award ($141; £117).
1. British Gas is launching an energy reduction plan for this winter that will pay customers for every unit of electricity they save compared to their normal usage.
The plan, called "Peak Save", will run between December 2022 and March 2023, and could save customers 100 pounds ($119.92) over the course of the winter, British Gas said in a statement.