FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried to Testify Before US House Committee Next Week

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried is set to testify before a US House committee on Tuesday. The chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services told that she was prepared to subpoena Bankman-Fried if he did not agree to appear before the panel.

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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Soon Display Account Shadowban Status, Allow Users to Appeal Decision

Elon Musk said on Thursday that Twitter was working on a software update that would inform users if their account was shadowbanned, along with the reason, and give them an option to appeal the decision. The announcement was made after the second instalment of the so-called "Twitter Files" that revealed how the company allegedly built blacklists and actively limited th...

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Foxconn Invests $500 Million in India Unit After Disruptions at China iPhone Factory

Foxconn has invested $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,100 crore) in Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Development Private Limited, the company said on Thursday. The iPhone assembler's Singapore unit has acquired 4.08 million shares in the India affiliate. It was previously reported that Foxconn plans to boost the workforce at its Tamil Nadu plant to 70,000 by adding 53...

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Twitter Files: Firm Reportedly Placed People on 'Secret' Blacklists, Actively Limited Visibility, More

Twitter reportedly built blacklists and actively limited visibility of accounts on the platform using specialised tools. The second instalment of Elon Musk's "Twitter Files" published on Thursday claims that the company's executives and employees accessed a "Visibility Filtering or VF" tool that was used to block searches of users and to limit the scope of a particula...

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Microsoft Activision Deal: US FTC Sues to Block $69 Billion Takeover Deal Over Competition Concerns

Microsoft's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,66,800 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, maker of the popular Call of Duty series, hit a roadblock on Thursday after the US FTC sued to block the takeover deal. Brad Smith, the company's president, tweeted on Thursday that the company would fight the FTC to complete the deal.

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Twitter Set to Introduce New Controls for Ad Placements to Lure Advertisers Back After Elon Musk Takeover

Twitter is set to roll out new controls for companies to control where their ads appear on Twitter, according to an email sent to advertisers. The company earns 90 percent of its revenue through advertising, and new CEO Elon Musk has blamed civil rights organisations that have pressured brands to pause their Twitter ads for a "massive drop in revenue".

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iPhone Repairs: French Environmental Campaign Group File Complaint Against Apple Over 'Wasteful Practices'

Apple is facing a complaint from a French environmental campaign group over the company's commercial practices related to the use of spare parts to repair its devices. The group has alleged that device malfunctions were found even when an identical or original part was used to repair the device, but not authorised by Apple's software.

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Apple Brings 5G Support to Beta Testers in India with iOS 16.2 RC Update, Adds Karaoke-Like Sing Feature

The iOS 16.2 RC update from Apple finally adds 5G network support to compatible iPhones for beta testers in India. The update is expected to soon roll out to a wider userbase. The iOS update is also adding a new Freeform app for whiteboard collaborations and a Sing feature to Apple Music.

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Apple Brings 5G Support to Beta Testers in India with iOS 16.2 RC Update, Adds Karaoke-Like Sing Feature

The iOS 16.2 RC update from Apple finally adds 5G network support to compatible iPhones for beta testers in India. The update is expected to soon roll out to a wider userbase. The iOS update is also adding a new Freeform app for whiteboard collaborations and a Sing feature to Apple Music.

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BTC, ETH, Majority Cryptocurrencies Witnessed Losses Today, Overall Market Sees Dip

The overall crypto market fell by 1.45 percent in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether, along with majority other altcoins, witnessed losses. These include Tether, Polygon, Polkadot, Solana, and Tron. Only a very small number of altcoins recorded profits today, which include Dash and Flex.

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Apple Announces End-to-End Encrypted iCloud Backups, Security Keys Support for Apple ID, More

Apple on Wednesday announced support for Advanced Data Protection, a feature that enables end-to-end encryption of iCloud data. iCloud currently protects 14 sensitive data categories with end-to-end encryption technology, and the new feature will raise the number to 23. Apple has also added support for security keys, and will show iMessage users a security warning for...

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