The former Twitter Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder has alleged that the Indian government threatened to shut down Twitter during farmers protest

WhatsApp also announced a private messaging feature. Actor Anushka Sharma has been roped in for the launch

Kerala Police arrested controversial Youtuber 'Thoppi' who had been accused of making allegedly objectionable remarks and creating a traffic block in Malappuram district

Twitter CEO Yaccarino is planning to launch full-screen, sound-on video ads.

Meta is also expanding ‘Why Am I Seeing This?’ feature in Instagram and Facebook Reels.

Meta’s Threads app, seen as a formidable competitor to Twitter, has garnered over 10 million sign-ups within seven hours of launch, offering features similar to Twitter and attracting users from Instagram.

Users do not need to have Twitter accounts to view tweets

Threads app received about 30 million signups as of Thursday morning

Guide to deactivate Threads

In a letter to Mark Zuckerburg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing Twitter, accused Meta of unlawfully using Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property by hiring former Twitter employees to create a “copycat” app

Legal experts say while many companies have accused competitors that hired former employees and have a similar product of stealing trade secrets, the cases are difficult to prove

At the peak of the outage, lasting over an hour, over 14,000 users reported issues with accessing Instagram, while around 7,000 and 2,700 users faced issues with Facebook and WhatsApp, respectively

YouTube’s long-press 2x speed playback feature will be available till August 13

Twitter sees dramatic new updates that might change its entire character

X allows videos up to two-hours long

A Washington Post report said clicking a link on X to one of the affected websites resulted in a delay of about five seconds before the webpage loaded

The new version enables users to make group calls, supporting up to eight people in video calls and up to 32 in audio calls.

The new feature allows users to set a distinct password that is separate from their phone unlock code

Reports from Downdetector.com revealed access issues, with X users unable to view posts and encountering a “Welcome to X!” message, while X Pro (previously TweetDeck) experienced loading problems displaying a “Waiting for posts” pop-up.

The problem, reported around 9 p.m., affected users in India and beyond

After struggling to secure new funding and exploring mergers with various platforms, Koo faced insurmountable challenges

The family plan, which allows users to share their subscription benefits with up to five members, has witnessed the highest price increase

Digital land records, mobile data apps to be used for data collection

Aggregate new order intakes rose substantially in July

Modi, Hasina sign 7 MoUs in areas such as water sharing, railway infra, judicial officers training, science & tech

‘The modifications will strengthen the semi-conductor scheme and raise capacities within the country’

Central KYC (CKYC) is managed by CERSAI, which is government authorised entity to function as Central KYC Registry

‘Sale for Apple products will increase 15-16 per cent in fourth quarter of 2022’

Murmu is currently on an official visit to Chile

The appointment of MeitY as the central regulatory authority will provide clarity and certainty to investors, industry and consumers, says Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports

Total staff count up 2.74%, but still lower than pre-Covid levels

Transmission remains a challenge even as power demand rises

Procurement of goods and services from GeM has crossed ₹1-lakh cr so far this fiscal on account of an increase in buying activities by different ministries and departments

Revenue-earning freight traffic for April–Nov period was saw an 8.3 per cent higher y-o-y at 976.8 million tonnes

Nirmala Sitharaman said the regulators will do their job on the Adani issue

There were years when, despite El Niño, rainfall was close to normal and inflation remained benign; the officials

Depending on how the situation develops, crude oil prices may push higher, says Finance Ministry’s monthly economic review

New Congress Govt to continue thrust on industrial growth with a focus on MSMEs

Finding local fare, and falling in love, at a little hillside café in Sri Lanka

Ashvin Gidwani on what inspired his play The Scent of a Man, to be performed in the city on Saturday

JOSEPH ANDREWS lists some of Scandinavia’s most striiking destinations

Rich in culture, heritage and history, a trip across Mexico is a portal to another world

The case for rereading cannot be made emphatically enough as we see how the armchair nature of David Damrosch’s travels serves as a nudge to readers to structure their favourite books

India scores poorly in licensing regime and organisational processes and over 40% of helicopter accidents have been due to pilot errors

On September 23, Bhutan reopened its doors to the world with a fresh approach to sustainable tourism. The Himalayan kingdom has also added new activities and launched the Trans Bhutan Trail

A 200-km drive from Jaipur, Alsisar Mahal hosted a three-day music festival after two years in December

So far the venue has played host to a variety of events including a Thai breakfast popup, a tapas do, where the space was set like a tapas bar, and a Sri Lankan food experience among others

Over 72 lakh tourists arrived in the region between January and May, according to the Director of the Tourism Department of Himachal Pradesh Shimla provides respite to throngs of tourists from the scorching heat via its hill stations

India's national statement is scheduled for November 18-19