Twitter has resumed paying Google Cloud, helping to mend a strained relationship after Elon Musk acquired the social network, Bloomberg reported. Twitter's new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, reportedly played a key role in restoring the relationship, and the companies are now exploring a potential partnership involving advertising and Twitter's API, according to an uidentified source. Google is one of Twitter's major advertisers, and Twitter relies on Google Cloud for critical infrastructure. - According to a Platformer report, Twitter had previously refused to pay its bills to Google Cloud as its $1B contract was up for renewal on June 30.
- Twitter had been rushing to migrate its services off of Google's servers but was reportedly behind schedule.
- After discussions, Twitter as resumed paying its Google Cloud bill and the companies are now looking into a deeper partnership that involves Google's ad spending on Twitter and the use of Twitter's API data access tool.
- Both Twitter and Google have declined to comment on the matter.
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