- Technology
X takes on WhatsApp, rolls out audio and video calls
New Delhi: In a bid to take on Meta-owned WhatsApp, Elon Musk-owned X Corp has started to roll out support for audio and video calls. Several X (formerly Twitter) users received a…
- Technology
Instagram testing feed only for paid verified users
New Delhi: Taking a cue from Elon Musk-owned X which charges users and give them more controls, Meta-owned Instagram is testing a feed that will only allow posts from paid verified users.…
- Business
Turbulence, controversies dog Elon Musk’s 1st year as X owner
San Francisco: Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October last year after a months-long tumultuous phase. One year on, controversies associated with the platform (now called X), amid the non-stop…
- World
X will start charging new users USD 1 per year: Elon Musk
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Wednesday said that in order to tackle bots, new X users will need to pay USD 1 per year to post on the platform, although they can…
- World
X users report outage globally, service restored
According to outage monitoring portal Downdetector, the outage started around 7.30 pm before being fixed in about an hour. “Twitter seems utterly broken again. Probably just Musk playing 5D chess and us…
- Middle East
EU launches probe into Musk’s X over Israel-Gaza war
London: The European Commission has formally opened an investigation into Elon Musk-owned X, over an alleged spreading of illegal content and disinformation, in particular the spreading of terrorist and violent content and…
- Middle East
EU warns Musk to stop disinformation on X after Hamas attacks in Israel
London: EU commissioner Thierry Breton has warned Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, saying that his X platform “is being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation in the EU” after Hamas…
- Middle East
‘Fauda’ actor Lior Raz shares video of Hamas rockets flying over his head
Mumbai: Israeli actor-screenwriter Lior Raz, who is known for his work in the hit series ‘Fauda’, took to his X (formerly Twitter), to share a chilling footage showing him at Sderot town…
- Bollywood
Ektaa Kapoor gives befitting reply to netizen who asks her to ‘stop making adult films’
Mumbai: Producer Ektaa Kapoor is an avid social media user. She knows best how to deal with trolls online. On Monday, she replied to many users of X, formerly known as Twitter.…
- News
X reportedly testing new paid premium membership tiers
San Francisco: X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly planning to split its premium paid subscription service into three membership tiers to earn more money and become profitable by 2024. According to reports, X…
- Technology
X reportedly testing new paid premium membership tiers
San Francisco: X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly planning to split its premium paid subscription service into three membership tiers to earn more money and become profitable by 2024. According to reports, X…
- Business
X will be profitable in 2024 as advertisers return: CEO Linda Yaccarino
San Francisco: X CEO Linda Yaccarino has asserted that the company formerly known as Twitter will be profitable by early 2024, adding that the platform may now have 200-250 million daily active…
- World
Elon Musk’s biography scores bumper sale, billionaire says ‘cool’
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s biography by American author-journalist Walter Isaacson saw a robust sale in the first week of its launch, selling 92,560 copies. The sale of the biography of Tesla founder…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia sentences schoolgirl to 18 years over tweets
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has sentenced a schoolgirl to 18 years in prison for using X, formerly Twitter for expressing her opinions, according to Alqst, a UK-based rights group. 18-year-old…
- Technology
X will soon charge users ‘a small monthly payment’: Musk
New Delhi: Elon Musk is going to charge a “small monthly payment’ from all X users and the social media platform would not be a free place anymore soon. In a live-streamed…
