- Bollywood
Arjun Rampal’s X account gets hacked
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal has fallen victim to a cyber attack. The actor took to his Instagram handle on Saturday and revealed that his account on the social media platform ‘X’…
- Technology
Ex-Twitter board member sues Elon Musk’s X for USD 20 million
New York: Billionaire Elon Musk-run X social media platform has been sued by a former Twitter board member for $20 million. Omid Kordestani, former Twitter (now called X) executive chairman, has sued…
- Technology
X rival Threads set to hit 200 million monthly active users
New Delhi: As more than 3.2 billion people use at least one of Meta apps daily, X rival Threads is about to hit 200 million monthly active users (MAUs), Meta Founder and…
- Middle East
Saudi teacher sentenced to 20 years in prison over tweets
Riyadh: A 47-year-old Saudi teacher, Asaad bin Nasser Al-Ghamdi, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for using X, formerly known as Twitter, to express his opinions, according to Human Rights…
- Technology
X manually reviewing users’ direct messages, Musk has no clear answer
New Delhi: In a worrying trend, Elon Musk-owned X is manually reviewing certain users’ direct messages (DMs) to investigate reported violations and misuse of its service, “or to comply with laws or…
- Technology
Koo, India’s twitter alternative, shuts down as acquisition talks fail
Indian social media platform Koo is shutting down after acquisition talks with Dailyhunt fell through. Despite securing over $60 million in funding from notable backers like Tiger Global and Accel, Koo was…
- World
Musk’s X has paid over USD 50 million in ad sharing to 150K creators: CEO
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X has paid more than $50 million in ad sharing to creators on its “video-first” platform, its CEO Linda Yaccarino has announced. When Twitter was acquired by Musk…
- Telangana
Delay in action helps ‘hate campaign’ against Muslims cross state borders
Hyderabad: A recent animated video of Karnataka BJP on X featuring Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, which had allegedly showed Muslims in a bad light on the issue…
- Technology
Musk explains why did he cancel ex-CNN host Don Lemon’s show on X
New Delhi: Elon Musk, who abruptly cancelled former CNN host Don Lemon’s show on X, said on Thursday that all the host wanted to do is rehash the dying CNN business model…
- Technology
Musk-run X introduces ‘Articles’ to post long-form written content
New Delhi: Taking on legacy media, Elon Musk-run X on Friday introduced ‘Articles’ which is a new way to share long-form written content on the platform. Those who are Premium users and…
- Technology
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal sues Musk, billionaire responds with emoji
San Francisco: Indian-origin Parag Agrawal, former CEO of Twitter (now called X), and three other employees have sued Elon Musk for about $128 million in unpaid severance. Agrawal, along with ex-chief financial…
- Bollywood
Mahira Khan and Ranbir Kapoor’s Twitter banter goes viral
Mumbai: Pakistani actress Mahira Khan gained widespread recognition in India with her Bollywood debut in the movie “Raees” alongside superstar Shah Rukh Khan back in 2017. However, it wasn’t just her acting…
- India
‘Murder of democracy’: Congress after govt tells X to block posts
New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Thursday that democracy is being “murdered” in the country, after microblogging platform X voiced disagreement with the BJP-led Centre’s order to block accounts and posts related…
- Technology
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises $30 mn for his AI startup: Report
San Francisco: Former Indian-origin Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has entered the artificial intelligence (AI) race, with reportedly raising $30 million for his startup. Agrawal, who was sacked by Twitter (now called X)…
- Bollywood
It’s Lakshadweep! Oops, no, Maldives! Ranveer gets his geography wrong
Mumbai: Actor Ranveer Singh, who joined the slew of actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shraddha Kapoor, in promoting the Lakshadweep islands, has caught the attention of the netizens for…
