Elon Musk Scraps New 'Official' Label for High-Profile Accounts Hours After Launch

Elon Musk on Wednesday scrapped a new grey "Official" label for high-profile accounts on the platform, hours after the feature was added. "Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months. We will keep what works & change what doesn't," Musk said, to explain the U-turn. The latest move will invite further scrutiny of his plans for Twitter a week a...

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EU Regulators Seek Broader Rules on Companies' Market Power, Focus on Innovation

EU regulators are seeking broader rules to define the market power of companies, with a greater focus on innovation and pointers on digital markets, according to the European Commission. These rules help regulators in the EU measure a company's pricing power in a merger or its power to shut out rivals in an antitrust case. The EU executive proposed some additions to t...

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Oreo Maker Mondelez Pulls Twitter Ads, Says Hate Speech Increased 'Significantly' After Elon Musk Takeover

Oreo maker Mondelez has pulled its ads off Twitter, the company's CEO said in an interview on Tuesday. The Mondelez chief executive said the firm felt there was a risk of its advertising appearing next to the wrong messages on Twitter, and that the company has decided to take a pause and a break from advertising on the microblogging platform until that risk was as low...

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Twitter Engineer Allegedly Fired for Helping Coworkers Facing Layoffs After Elon Musk Takeover, Complaint Says

A former Twitter engineer has accused the firm of firing him days after new owner Elon Musk completed his takeover of the platform. Emmanuel Cornet has filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Monday claiming he was engaged in protected activity when he shared the software on an internal Twitter messaging channel to help his coworkers facing lay...

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Infinix Zero 5G 2023 With MediaTek Dimensity 1080 5G SoC, 5,000mAh Unveiled: Specifications

Infinix Zero 5G 2023 powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 5G SoC has been quietly unveiled. It is currently listed on the official company website, but its pricing has not been shared. The smartphone gets a 50-megapixel triple rear camera setup and a 5,000mAh battery.

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ISRO to Conduct First Runway Landing Experiment of Reusable Launch Vehicle,

ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, is set to conduct the first runway landing experiment (RLV-LEX) of Reusable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), the space agency said on Tuesday. According to ISRO Chairman S Somanath, the agency is monitoring weather conditions ahead of the test of the reusable launch vehicle technology.

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Japanese Shoppers Shell Out Less for Second-Hand iPhone Models as Yen Tumbles

Japanese shoppers are shelling out less for the latest gadgets, as a tumbling Yen keeps the newest iPhone models out of many customers pockets. Customers in Japan have become more open to buying second-hand devices, thanks in part to the rise of online auction sites. Sales of used smartphones are likely to reach 3.4 million by 2026, according to a technology market re...

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Glass Onion Trailer: Daniel Craig Dunks on Murder Mystery Game in Second Knives Out Movie

Glass Onion trailer is here. Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for Rian Johnson’s Knives Out sequel, with Daniel Craig returning as detective Benoit Blanc. In Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — out December 23 on Netflix — Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista make up the co...

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Twitter Alternatives: From Mastodon to Clubhouse, Here Are the Top Platforms Users Are Moving To

Twitter alternatives are being sought out by users eager to move away from the microblogging platform after Elon Musk took over the company over a week ago. As Musk seeks to charge for user verification and plans changes to Twitter's content moderation policies, many users are looking to move elsewhere. From Mastodon to Clubhouse, here are some of the top alternatives...

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Call of Duty: Mobile Season 10 Brings Footballers, New Multiplayer Map

Call of Duty: Mobile is bringing popular footballers — Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr., and Paul Pogba — into the game as playable operators. The update arrives November 10 at 5:30am IST in India/ November 9 at 4pm PT in the US. CoD Mobile Season 10: World Class adds a brand-new battle pass, three new areas in the battle royale segment, and a new small-sized multiplayer ...

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Draft Digital India Act Framework Expected by Early 2023, Significant Work Done, MoS IT Says

The draft framework for the upcoming Digital India Act is expected by early 2023, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Sunday. The upcoming legislation, Digital India Act, will replace the IT Act 2000, which is more than two decades old, he said but did not comment on specific provisions. The government has asserted that extensive consultation will go...

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