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Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. The council had been scheduled to meet with Twitter representatives Monday night. … Read more
After weeks of delays and glitches, Twitter has finally rolled out its subscription service — Twitter Blue — to users. In the last couple of weeks, Elon Musk had said that the service will fix all the glitches — and it did have quite a few — with Twitter Blue. Now it seems like the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk relaunched a subscription service for Twitter on Monday after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers and cast doubt on the site’s future. The first try last month came just 10 days after Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the influential platform and a mass round … Read more
PlayStation Plus has announced the subscription for all its members across all three tiers. However, the discount fee is available only to the PlayStation Plus users opting for a 12-month membership plan. Only new users or the subscribers whose membership has expired can opt for the PlayStation Plus discounted annual subscription. While PlayStation Plus Essential … Read more
Utilising the emergency powers under the IT Rules 2021, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has issued directions for blocking of the website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts, and one smart TV app of Pakistan-based OTT Platform Vidly TV. The OTT Platform had recently released a web-series titled “Sevak: The Confessions”, which was … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently scaled the pilot of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or e-rupee for the retail sector. The central bank has received “very satisfactory” feedback and after the pilot, the digital currency might be made public, enabling payments digitally. However, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is already being used in … Read more
Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday suggested that the Department of Telecommunications should approach the defence ministry for accessing part of its optical fibre network or suitable bandwidth to extend telecom coverage in the far-flung areas of Himachal Pradesh. The regulator recommended that in four districts — Lahaul and Spiti, Mandi, Kullu and Chamba — the villages that are … Read more
Samsung is yet to announce the launch dates for its next-generation Galaxy S series smartphones. But, the rumour mill has shredded enough details about the upcoming devices, especially the top-of-the-line Galaxy S23 Ultra. The handset has already surfaced on several certifications and benchmark sites and now it has been spotted on China’s TENAA database. The … Read more
Sony, the maker of Playstation, wants to shelter its ‘dominance’ in the console market, said Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox chief, during a recent episode of the podcast Second Request. Spencer added further, “The way they grow is by making Xbox smaller.” Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision worth $69 billion has been under … Read more
Elon Musk has been vocal about removing bots and scam accounts from Twitter. It seems the new owner of the social media platform has made progress in that direction and has announced a drop in such handles. However, what’s newsworthy is the way he announced the development. The Twitter CEO issued an open challenge to … Read more