- Technology
New CEO Parag Agrawal begins restructuring Twitter
San Francisco: New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has begun restructuring the company and two senior executives have already stepped down as part of the reorganization plan. According to a report in The Washington…
- Offbeat
Pyaar chahiye ya mutton: Vegetarian man asks wife after knowing she eats meat
“To eat meat or not to eat meat,” that is the question, a woman was met with after her vegetarian husband discovered her love affair with mutton. Love triangles aren’t surprises but…
- World
Musk takes jibe at Parag, Dorsey with Stalin meme
New Delhi: After acknowledging the contribution of “Indian talent” in the US, tech billionaire Elon Musk has shared a meme on Twitter’s leaders — Parag Agrawal and Jack Dorsey. The meme comprised…
- Technology
Jack Dorsey’s firm Square changes its name to Block
San Francisco: Jack Dorsey”s financial services company Square has announced to change its name to Block, effective from December 10, as the former Twitter CEO renews his focus on Blockchain and cryptocurrencies.…
- Technology
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to receive $1mn annual salary
New Delhi: Parag Agrawal, who has recently been named as the CEO of microblogging platform Twitter, will receive an annual salary of USD 1 million along with other perks and bonuses. The…
- Technology
Twitter bans sharing of images, videos without people’s consent
New Delhi: Twitter has announced to ban sharing of private media, such as photos and videos, without permission from the individuals that are shown in those images. The micro-blogging platform already covers…
- Technology
Twitter launches dedicated search prompt for HIV
New Delhi: Micro-blogging site Twitter on Wednesday expanded its #ThereIsHelp notification service with a dedicated search prompt for HIV-related information. The notification prompt will provide valuable and authoritative resources around HIV and…
- Technology
Musk gives shout out to Indian talent after Parag Agrawal takes over as Twitter’s CEO
Washington: Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently gave a shout out to Indian talent after Parag Agrawal replaced Jack Dorsey as Twitter’s new CEO. Musk replied to a tweet by Stripe CEO Patrick…
- Technology
Twitter suffers outage for web users in India amid new CEO buzz
New Delhi: Twitter on Tuesday faced an outage mostly for its web users in India as they reported problems in gaining access to its website. The outage came as the micro-blogging platform…
- Entertainment
Shreya Ghoshal congratulates her friend Parag Agrawal on becoming new Twitter CEO
Mumbai: It is definitely a proud moment for India, with Parag Agrawal becoming the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter. Congratulations have poured in from all corners of the country for…
- Television News
Bigg Boss 15: ‘Maker’s plot is to target Umar Riaz’, say fans
Mumbai: The drama inside Bigg Boss 15 is going up with new five VIP contestants — Rakhi Sawant, her husband Ritesh, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Rashami Desai and Abhijeet Abhijit Bichukale. All these contestants…
- News
Tharoor apologises after Twitter backlash on selfie with women MPs
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor offered an apology after he posted his picture on the first day of the winter session of Parliament.Tharoor posted a selfie with six women MPs, including Trinamool’s…
- World
Indian-origin Parag Agrawal is new Twitter CEO
New Delhi: In a surprise development, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday decided to step down from a company he was deeply associated with, handing over the baton to Indian-origin Parag Agrawal,…
- Technology
Social media will be forced to disclose users behind trolls in Australia
Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is all set to introduce a new anti-troll Bill that would force online social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to reveal the identities of anonymous…
- Technology
Twitter likely to roll out ‘Reactions’ feature soon
San Francisco: After unveiling several features this year, micro-blogging site Twitter is reportedly readying new features, including Reactions, Downvotes and Sorted Replies for iOS users. According to reverse engineer Nima Owji, the…
- Bollywood
Here’s why Harshvardhan Rane deactivated his Twitter handle
Mumbai: Actor Harshvardhan Rane says he has deactivated his Twitter account as he wants to focus on his “art and craft”. The 37-year-old actor shared the news in a post on Instagram…
- Technology
Twitter iOS app now stops tweets from disappearing mid-read
New Delhi: Twitter on Wednesday introduced updates to its iOS app to prevent tweets from disappearing as the users try to read them. The iOS users faced this problem where tweets were…
- Technology
Twitter mistakenly verifies Norwegian minister’s fake account
London: Twitter verified a fake account for new Minister of Finance in Norway after the Prime Minister’s Office and Norway’s Security Authority (NSM) mistakenly passed along that fake account for verification to…
- Technology
Twitter conducting first shopping livestream on Nov 28
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter is hosting its first shopping livestream on November 28, the company has announced. The company said that while watching a Live Shopping stream on Twitter, people can…
- Tollywood News
Jr NTR’s video appeal to politicians garners a million views
Chennai: A video clip put out by actor Junior NTR, in which he requests politicians to stop indulging in personal attacks, has been seen by over a million people. The two-minute video…
- Technology
Twitter stops opening links in AMP on iOS, Android
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has quietly rolled back its support for Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) on mobile, according to a support page. The support page originally detailed how Twitter would automatically…
- Technology
Twitter rolling out tipping feature to Android users
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter is rolling out its in-app tipping feature to all Android users above the age of 18, following the iOS launch in September. Twitter said the “Tips” feature…
- Offbeat
Drunkards don’t lie: MP official’s bizarre comment triggers meme fest on Twitter
“Those who drink don’t lie,” said no saint ever but the excise officer of Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district made this rather bizarre statement while explaining the process of the sale of liquor…
- Technology
Twitter rolls out redesigned misinformation warning labels
Washington: Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more effective and less confusing. The labels, which the company has been testing since…
- Technology
Twitter buys Threader to help develop its ‘Blue’ features
San Francisco: After launching its Twitter Blue subscription platform in the US and other countries, micro-blogging site Twitter has acquired Threader — a third-party app that lets users create and share long-form…
- Technology
Twitter no longer auto-loads new tweets on web
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter will no longer automatically refresh timelines on the web with new tweets and users can now decide when they want to load new tweets. Twitter acknowledged that…
- Technology
Musk sells Tesla stock worth $6.9 billion after Twitter poll troll
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has sold roughly $6.9 billion worth of Tesla stocks this week in one of the largest-ever stock disposals by a chief executive over a several-day period.…
- Technology
Twitter building dedicated crypto team to focus on Blockchain
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter is building a new division for “all things Blockchain at Twitter,” called Twitter Crypto. The company has hired Tess Rinearson as the team’s engineering lead to “set…
- Technology
Twitter will no longer crop single images on web app
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter in May removed its automated image cropping on Android as well as iOS for larger image previews and now the company has finally brought the same solution…
- Business
Elon Musk tweets cost Tesla shareholders horrid $200bn, his net worth goes sub-$300 bn
New York: Clearly, two of the costliest tweets in the history of Global Inc – and who else but Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, to have bunged them in. “Much is…
