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Meta takes aim at Twitter with Threads app, millions join

Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched a direct challenge to Twitter with Threads, garnering millions of users in hours as it sought to take advantage of its rival's much-weakened state after a series of chaotic decisions from owner Elon Musk. Those quick to join the new platform included celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez as ...

09:58 Et July 6, 2023

itel Launches Color-changing New Smartphone S23, Takes Users to New Heights in Morocco

itel, the global leading smart life brand committed to providing affordable and good quality consumer electronic products with an excellent user experience, has officially launched its first-ever color-changing ...

13:44 Et June 13, 2023

Meta introduces broadcast tool Channels on WhatsApp

Meta Platforms on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make the app a "private broadcast messaging product." Users in Colombia ...

10:51 Et June 8, 2023

TikTok: ByteDance accused of helping China spy on Hong Kong activists

TikTok's owner ByteDance has been accused of allowing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members to access the data of Hong Kong civil rights activists and protesters. Users who uploaded ...

19:15 Et June 7, 2023

WHO warns against bias, misinformation in using AI in healthcare

The World Health Organization called for caution on Tuesday in using artificial intelligence for public healthcare, saying data used by AI to reach decisions could be biased or ...

10:59 Et May 16, 2023

Elon Musk says he has found new Twitter CEO

Elon Musk said on Thursday he has found a new chief executive for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast NBCUniversal ...

11:00 Et May 12, 2023

AI pioneer says its threat to world may be 'more urgent' than climate change

Artificial intelligence could pose a "more urgent" threat to humanity than climate change, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton told Reuters in an interview on Friday. Geoffrey Hinton, widely known ...

12:20 Et May 7, 2023

Twitter to take 10% cut on content subscriptions after 12 months

Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media platform will take a 10% cut on content subscriptions after the first year, as the company ...

12:34 Et April 29, 2023

Twitter restores blue tick to high profile accounts

Some Twitter accounts with more than one million followers have had their blue tick badges re-instated by Twitter without paying to subscribe. Beyoncé, Harry Kane, Richard Osman and Victoria Beckham are among those to have their blue tick back. The BBC News Twitter account also has its gold badge again, but has not paid for ...

18:41 Et April 23, 2023

Samsung to cut chip production after profits plunge 96%

Samsung Electronics will cut memory chip production after estimating a 96% drop in its quarterly operating profit. The chip-making giant said sales had dropped sharply due to a ...

19:27 Et April 8, 2023
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