X: News

31 Aug 2024

Brazil

Musk's X heads to court in lawsuit against Media Matters

Elon Musk's social media platform X is set to face Media Matters for America in a courtroom battle next year.

31 Aug 2024

Amit Malviya

'Factually incorrect': Centre responds to Mamata's letter on rape cases 

The Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter, which called for stricter laws and exemplary punishment for heinous crimes such as rape and murder.

31 Aug 2024

Brazil

Brazil bans Elon Musk's social media platform X: Here's why

Brazil has imposed a nationwide ban on Elon Musk's social media platform, X.

30 Aug 2024

Iran

At 82.2°C, Iran records highest heat index, what it means

A weather station in southern Iran has reported a staggering heat index of 82.2°C (180°F) and a dew point of 36.1°C (97°F).

30 Aug 2024

Facebook

TikTok lawsuit could end long-held legal protections enjoyed by platforms

A landmark lawsuit against TikTok may potentially reshape the legal obligations of social media platforms.

30 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

X flagged a news link as 'unsafe,' sparking censorship concerns

X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, has recently flagged a link to news organization NPR's website as potentially "unsafe."

29 Aug 2024

Adnan Sami

'Don't question my wisdom'—Adnan Sami claps back at Pakistani netizen

Singer Adnan Sami recently responded to a Pakistani social media user who commented on his decision to acquire Indian citizenship in 2016.

29 Aug 2024

Kylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe's X account hacked: Here's what happened

Kylian Mbappe, the star forward of Real Madrid, has become a victim of cybercrime.

28 Aug 2024

Education

Why trolls forced student to return education money to Pant

Rishabh Pant, a renowned cricketer who has recently made a triumphant return to cricket following a severe injury in 2022, has found himself at the center of an online controversy.

28 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

X experiences widespread outage, affecting thousands of users globally

Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced a widespread outage this morning, affecting thousands of users across the globe.

25 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

Court order forces X to reveal shareholders, surprising names emerge

Elon Musk's X was recently compelled by a court order to disclose its complete shareholder list as of June 2023.

24 Aug 2024

Threads

Threads is testing posts that vanish after 24 hours

Threads is currently experimenting with ephemeral posts, the social media platform told TechCrunch.

24 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

Musk sets new conditions for X employees to receive stock

Elon Musk, the owner of X, has introduced a new condition for his employees to receive their much-awaited stock grants, as reported by The Verge.

21 Aug 2024

Google

Google's 'arbitrary, monopolistic actions' are harming Indian start-ups: Anupam Mittal

Anupam Mittal, the founder of Shaadi.com, has criticized Google for its alleged 'arbitrary and monopolistic actions.'

21 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

Musk's X sued for $61 million over unpaid IT bills

Elon Musk's social media company, X Corp, is facing a $61 million lawsuit filed by Taiwanese IT infrastructure provider Wiwynn.

21 Aug 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

Watch: Scuffle erupts between police, Bharat Bandh protestors in Bihar

A clash occurred between Bharat Bandh supporters and police in Jehanabad, Bihar, on Wednesday.

Passenger finds cockroach in Vande Bharat meal, railways responds

A passenger traveling on the Vande Bharat Express from Shirdi to Mumbai, recently discovered a cockroach in his meal.

18 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

X shutters office in Brazil amid dispute with SC justice

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, has announced it has closed its office in Brazil "effective immediately."

17 Aug 2024

Blinkit

Blinkit goes global for Raksha Bandhan, promises 10-minute delivery

Blinkit has expanded its services to international markets till August 19 in celebration of Raksha Bandhan.

15 Aug 2024

Fastag

Punjab toll plaza charges man who's at home ₹220 

A man in Punjab was left baffled after he was charged ₹220 at a toll plaza while he was at home.

15 Aug 2024

ChatGPT

'Zero filters': Musk's AI chatbot generates violent depictions, child pornography

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Grok, has introduced a new image generation feature that lacks many of the standard safety measures found in the AI industry.

15 Aug 2024

Android

X introduces passkey logins for Android users: How it works

X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, has launched support for passkeys on its Android application.

14 Aug 2024

Ireland

Former X employee wins ₹5 crore in unfair dismissal case

Gary Rooney, a former senior employee at X's European headquarters in Ireland, has been awarded a record €550,000 (around ₹5 crore) for unfair dismissal.

14 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

xAI's Grok model can now generate pictures on X

Elon Musk's firm, xAI, has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) models, Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini.

14 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

Musk's handpicked judge recuses himself in X vs. advertisers lawsuit

US District Judge Reed O'Connor has stepped down from presiding over a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and several major corporations.

14 Aug 2024

Linda Yaccarino

Is ad industry broken? X CEO calls for 'complete reset'

Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X, has publicly declared her company's commitment to persist with its antitrust lawsuit against several major brands and an advertising industry group.

13 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

Musk's X accused of unlawful data collection to train AI

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence service, Grok AI, is currently facing legal challenges in Europe over alleged breaches of the EU's data privacy regulations.

13 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

After Trump, Musk invites Kamala Harris for interview on X

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has extended an invitation to US Vice President Kamala Harris for a live interview.

13 Aug 2024

Donald Trump

DDoS attack disrupts Musk-Trump interview on X: What is it

Elon Musk, the founder of X, has reported a significant distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on his platform.

12 Aug 2024

Donald Trump

'No limits on...': What to expect from Trump-Musk interview

Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has announced plans to carry out "system scaling tests" ahead of his scheduled interview with former US President Donald Trump.

10 Aug 2024

Adani Group

Hindenburg Research teases another 'big' disclosure involving India 

Hindenburg Research, a US-based short-selling firm renowned for its investigative exposes, has hinted at an impending significant disclosure related to India.

10 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

Elon Musk's X sued by ex-chairperson for $20M in shares

Omid Kordestani, former Chairperson of X, has initiated legal proceedings against the company.

09 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

Venezuela's President suspends X access for 10 days: Here's why

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has issued a decree to temporarily suspend access to X, previously known as Twitter, for a period of 10 days.

09 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

X's legal action forces ad group to shut down: Report

The Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), a prominent coalition of advertisers, has "discontinued" activities two days following a lawsuit from Elon Musk's X, according to Business Insider.

Ahead of Independence Day, Modi changes profile picture to Tricolor 

Ahead of Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reignited the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign by replacing his profile picture on social media platforms with the Indian Tricolor.

08 Aug 2024

Technology

X Premium+ is now completely ad-free

X has announced a significant upgrade to its Premium+ subscription tier.

07 Aug 2024

Climate Change

Elon Musk's trans daughter accuses him of serial adultery, dishonesty

Elon Musk, the renowned founder of SpaceX and X, is facing public criticism from his trans daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson.

07 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

These signs confirm X is about to launch payments service

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is making significant progress toward the launch of its highly anticipated payment service.

07 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

Why Elon Musk's X is suing advertisers

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has initiated an antitrust lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) and several of its members.

Result of netizens' fury? CBFC drops alcohol warning in 'Trap' 

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), led by Prasoon Joshi, has removed the alcohol warning from M Night Shyamalan's latest film, Trap, released on August 2.