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Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it's under revamp 24 Dec 2022 - 12:12 pm

Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up...

Facebook agrees to pay $725 million to settle privacy suit 23 Dec 2022 - 07:31 pm

San Francisco: Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that accused the social network of allowing...

BTS fandom tech firm Weverse reaches beyond K-Pop 23 Dec 2022 - 12:54 pm

SEOUL: When Jin became the first member of K-Pop supergroup BTS to enlist for South Korea's mandatory military service this month, he had...

Microsoft tells judges its $69 bln Activision deal would benefit gamers 23 Dec 2022 - 12:14 pm

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday its $69 billion bid to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard would benefit gamers and gaming companies...

Huawei reaps more patent royalties than it pays out for second straight year 23 Dec 2022 - 11:10 am

OAKLAND, Calif.: Chinese technology giant Huawei will bring in more patent income than it pays to other companies for their patents for the...

Musk says 'crazy' cost cuts have saved Twitter 21 Dec 2022 - 07:50 pm

San Francisco: Elon Musk on Wednesday said that severe cost cuts at Twitter had repaired the company's dire finances as he set out...

Musk to step down as Twitter CEO once he finds 'someone foolish' enough as successor 21 Dec 2022 - 01:53 pm

Billionaire ElonMusksaid on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc once he finds a replacement, but will still run...

Nerve-wracking match sends social media into frenzy; over 25 million WhatsApp messages sent per second 21 Dec 2022 - 11:31 am

Doha: This World Cup has been exceptional with many records set. One such record has been made by the messaging app WhatsApp. In...

Elon Musk launches poll asking if he should quit as Twitter CEO 19 Dec 2022 - 01:34 pm

Twitter CEO Elon Musk launched a poll on the social media platform on Sunday asking users whether he should step down as head...

Musk under fire as Twitter suspends journalists 16 Dec 2022 - 06:36 pm

San Francisco: Twitter-owner Elon Musk drew anger and stern warnings from regulators on Friday after suspending the accounts of half a dozen prominent...

Biden blacklists China's YMTC, crackdowns on AI chip sector 15 Dec 2022 - 05:57 pm

Washington: The Biden administration on Thursday added Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 "major" Chinese players in the artificial intelligence chip industry to...

Microsoft seeks to bring internet to millions in Africa by satellite 14 Dec 2022 - 05:20 pm

Washington: Microsoft announced plans Wednesday to bring internet access via satellite to 10 million people, half of them in Africa, as part of...

Nigeria's female-led startups winning investors in fight to close cash gap 14 Dec 2022 - 02:22 pm

LAGOS: At Nigerian snack company ReelFruit's Lagos warehouse a woman places handfuls of dried mangoes in bags and workers hammer open coconuts to...

On-again, off-again Twitter subscription service to be relaunched 12 Dec 2022 - 09:22 am

New York: After several false starts,Twitterannounced on Saturday it would relaunch its subscription service next week, including a system for authenticating accounts on...

Japanese startup launches historic Moon mission 11 Dec 2022 - 01:47 pm

Washington: A Japanese startup's spacecraft was launched to the Moon on Sunday in the country's first-ever lunar mission and the first of its...

Twitter to hike Blue pricing to $11 for iPhone app users -report 08 Dec 2022 - 10:07 am

TwitterInc plans to change the pricing of itsTwitterBlue subscription product to $11, from $7.99, if paid for through its iPhone app and to...

Sony says it has technology for humanoid robots, just looking for use 06 Dec 2022 - 02:01 pm

TOKYO: Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate Sony Group Corp said on Tuesday it has the technology to make humanoid robots quickly once it...

As chatbot sophistication grows, AI debate intensifies 04 Dec 2022 - 10:21 am

San Francisco: California start-up OpenAI has released a chatbot capable of answering a variety of questions, but its impressive performance has reopened the...