"Too much nudity": Many women shun male-dominated Facebook in India

Many women have shunned the male-dominated social network because they're worried about their safety and privacy, according to the Meta research, which hasn't been previously reported.
21 July 2022, 09:03 AM

Following years of accusations, Facebook-owner Meta publishes first human rights report

Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar.
14 July 2022, 14:15 PM

Twitter appears to return one hour after outage

Twitter appears to be returning for some users after experiencing an hourlong outage that affected both its app and website on Thursday.
14 July 2022, 13:33 PM

SpaceX Starship booster "likely" returning to pad after explosion: Musk

The Starship rocket booster SpaceX plans to use for an inaugural flight to orbit will "probably" return to its launch mount in Texas next week following a testing explosion on Monday, the company's chief executive, Elon Musk, told Reuters.
14 July 2022, 02:56 AM

Netflix to partner with Microsoft for subscription with ads

Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp as technology and sales partner for its planned ad-supported subscription offering, as the streaming giant looks to plug slowing subscriber growth by rolling out a cheaper plan.
13 July 2022, 20:02 PM

"Water detected on distant planet": What else did James Webb Telescope discover?

The James Webb Space Telescope's first images aren't just breathtaking -- they contain a wealth of scientific insights and clues that researchers are eager to pursue.
13 July 2022, 19:57 PM

Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to complete $44 billion deal

Twitter said Tuesday it has sued Elon Musk to force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company.
12 July 2022, 21:50 PM

Twitter fires back at Musk for “knowingly” breaching agreement

Twitter fired back at Elon Musk on Monday, accusing the world’s richest person of “knowingly” breaching an agreement to buy the social media firm, days after the Tesla Inc chief sought to back out of the $44 billion deal.
12 July 2022, 04:23 AM

Musk mocks Twitter bid to sue him over scrapped deal with meme

Elon Musk shared a meme to mock Twitter Inc's threat to sue him following his move to abandon the $44 billion takeover deal.
11 July 2022, 13:23 PM

Elon Musk cancels $44 billion Twitter deal

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal for Twitter Inc, saying that the social media company had failed to provide information about fake accounts on the platform.
8 July 2022, 21:32 PM

Twitter urges Indian court to overturn govt orders on removing content

Twitter on Tuesday asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials.
5 July 2022, 14:24 PM

What is NGL anonymous messaging app and how safe is it?

The anonymous messaging app NGL, abbreviation for “not gonna lie”, is seemingly all over Instagram.
4 July 2022, 10:44 AM

Elon Musk breaks Twitter silence with post meeting Pope Francis

Elon Musk on Friday night broke his nine-day silence on Twitter, the social media platform he is trying to buy for $44 billion, posting a picture of him meeting Pope Francis on Thursday.
2 July 2022, 16:20 PM

How believing AI 'behaving like humans' is becoming problematic

AI chatbot company Replika, which offers customers bespoke avatars that talk and listen to them, says it receives a handful of messages almost every day from users who believe their online friend is sentient.
30 June 2022, 14:39 PM

Google says Italian company's hacking tools used to spy on Apple Inc, Android smartphones

An Italian company's hacking tools were used to spy on Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said in a report on Thursday.
23 June 2022, 18:20 PM

Musk elaborates on Tesla job cuts in anticipation of US recession

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said a 10% cut in salaried staff at the electric car maker will happen over three months, as the world's richest man predicted a US recession was more likely than not.
21 June 2022, 16:10 PM

In a first, Apple workers at one US store vote to unionise

Apple Inc workers in Maryland voted on Saturday to join a union, becoming the first retail employees of the tech giant to unionize in the United States.
19 June 2022, 07:19 AM

Bitcoin slides to lowest level in 18 months

Bitcoin tumbled more than 13% at one point on Saturday, crashing below the closely watched $20,000 level to its weakest level in 18 months, as it extended a slide on investor worries about growing troubles in the industry and the general pull-back from riskier assets.
19 June 2022, 02:51 AM

Meta launching digital store where users can purchase designer outfits for their avatars

Facebook owner Meta Platforms is launching a digital clothing store where users can purchase designer outfits for their avatars, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday.
18 June 2022, 06:54 AM

"He was a good tool to download other browsers"

For Jung Ki-young, a South Korean software engineer, Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) decision to retire its Internet Explorer web browser marked the end of a quarter-century love-hate relationship with the technology.
17 June 2022, 15:54 PM