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Elon Musk urges Twitter users to get verified and earn thousands of dollars Elon Musk on Saturday requested Twitter users to become a verified subscribers, saying that they can earn thousands of dollars per month in ad revenue sharing. Without explaining how can they do this without registering 5 million impressions per month with having more than 10,000 followers -- the two key conditions in order to make money via ad revenue sharing on Twitter -- he asked them to join Twitter Blue paid subscription. “Many accounts on this platform can earn thousands of ...
Elon Musk urges Twitter users to get verified and earn thousands of dollars
Elon Musk urges Twitter users to get verified and earn thousands of dollars
Source: IANS
23/07/2023 10:47:35 AM
Tesla offers one-time free FSD software transfer for your second car Elon Musk is offering the first-time Tesla customers a chance to transfer the costly full self-driving (FSD) software to another vehicle as a “one-time amnesty.” Tesla owners who have purchased the FSD package can transfer that to another new car by September 30. A Twitter user @Kdahlenburg has now revealed details on the Tesla FSD offer.  “Tesla just contacted me to let me know they are sending me a form to fill out to complete the transfer.  I haven'...
Tesla offers one-time free FSD software transfer for your second car
Tesla offers one-time free FSD software transfer for your second car
Source: IANS
23/07/2023 8:51:14 AM
Twitter's new feature soon let you publish articles, book Elon Musk-run Twitter is working on a feature that will let you publish very long content, articles and book on the microblogging platform. Replying to a user tweeting about the in-development feature, which is apparently now called "Articles" instead of "Notes", Musk said, "This will allow users to post very long, complex articles with mixed media. You could publish a book if you want." In June last year, Twitter announced the "Notes" feature as ...
Twitter's new feature soon let you publish articles, book
Twitter's new feature soon let you publish articles, book
Source: IANS
19/07/2023 5:35:53 PM
TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple  Amid the growing Twitter-Meta fight over Threads app, Chinese short-video making app TikTok has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to take on market leaders Apple and Spotify. The subscription-only music streaming service called “TikTok Music” has been launched first in Brazil and Indonesia.  The service replaces ByteDance’s existing streaming service, Resso (which is available in India too), which will shut down on September 5 in Brazil a...
TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple
TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple
Source: IANS
7/07/2023 11:31:38 AM
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' crosses 95 mn posts, 50 mn profiles Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, has reached over 95 million posts and more than 50 million accounts. Users have already posted more than 95 million threads and dropped about 190 million likes, according to internal data seen by The Verge. It all happened in less than 24 hours. Meta launched Threads on Wednesday for iOS and Android users in 100 countries, and it is currently the top free app on the App Store. Threads is a new app, built by the Instagram team, for sharing text up...
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' crosses 95 mn posts, 50 mn profiles
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' crosses 95 mn posts, 50 mn profiles
Source: IANS
7/07/2023 9:41:08 AM
Another Twitter rival Bluesky raises $8 mn, announces paid service  As Meta launched its Twitter rival Threads on Instagram on Thursday, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky has announced it has raised $8 million to support its mission and growth. Bluesky said on Thursday that it will also offer a paid service that provides custom domains for end users who want to have a unique domain as their handle on the service. The Twitter competitor raised $8 million in a seed round led by Neo, a community-led firm with partners like Ali Partovi and...
Another Twitter rival Bluesky raises $8 mn, announces paid service
Another Twitter rival Bluesky raises $8 mn, announces paid service
Source: IANS
6/07/2023 1:04:11 PM
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' now live, crosses 2mn sign-ups in two hours Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, is now available for download on Android and iOS in 100 countries, and has crossed two million sign-ups in just two hours after it was launched. "Threads is a new app, built by the Instagram team, for sharing text updates and joining public conversations," Meta said in a blogpost on Wednesday. "You log in using your Instagram account and posts can be up to 500 characters long and include links, photos, and videos up to 5 minutes in lengt...
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' now live, crosses 2mn sign-ups in two hours
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' now live, crosses 2mn sign-ups in two hours
Source: IANS
6/07/2023 11:17:11 AM
Twitter quietly removes login requirement to view tweets  Twitter has quietly removed the login requirement for viewing tweets on the micro-blogging platform. This means that users can now open Twitter links in a browser without an account, reports TechCrunch. When Twitter began enforcing the login requirement last week, Twitter-owner Elon Musk said that he took these "temporary" measures to stop data scraping. "Temporary emergency measure. We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal u...
Twitter quietly removes login requirement to view tweets
Twitter quietly removes login requirement to view tweets
Source: IANS
6/07/2023 11:13:06 AM
Twitter clarifies sudden move to `temporarily` apply rate limits  Twitter has clarified its sudden move to “temporarily” apply rate limits on the micro-blogging platform. The company said on its Business blog: "To ensure the authenticity of our user base we must take extreme measures to remove spam and bots from our platform." "That’s why we temporarily limited usage so we could detect and eliminate bots and other bad actors that are harming the platform." It also mentioned that if the bad actors had known a...
Twitter clarifies sudden move to `temporarily` apply rate limits
Twitter clarifies sudden move to `temporarily` apply rate limits
Source: IANS
5/07/2023 9:28:32 AM
Pawan Kalyan amasses 1.1 million followers in an hour of Insta debut Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan has finally made his Instagram debut. But, what's more interesting is that the actor hit the mark of 1.1 million followers in an hour of his debut on the photo-sharing and messaging platform on Tuesday. The actor chose to grace the social media platform on the birth anniversary of the Indian revolutionary Alluri Sitarama Raju, the character which was played by his nephew Ram Charan in 'RRR'. The actor hasn't shared any posts on his feed so far w...
Pawan Kalyan amasses 1.1 million followers in an hour of Insta debut
Pawan Kalyan amasses 1.1 million followers in an hour of Insta debut
Source: IANS
4/07/2023 6:08:23 PM
All platforms have to comply with Indian law: MoS IT on Twitter ruling Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday reiterated that all social media platforms have to comply with the law of the land, after the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by Twitter challenging blocking orders issued by the government. The court ruled that Twitter's petition was devoid of merit, and also imposed a cost of Rs 50 lakh on the microblogging platform. “All platforms have to be in compliance with the Indian law and Tw...
All platforms have to comply with Indian law: MoS IT on Twitter ruling
All platforms have to comply with Indian law: MoS IT on Twitter ruling
Source: IANS
30/06/2023 1:00:18 PM
Two key Twitter alternatives now launched on iOS Post - a publisher-focused Twitter alternative - has launched its iOS application, and the new social platform Spill - created by a team of former Twitter employees - has launched an invite-only beta on the App Store. Post, which was launched in beta just a few days after Elon Musk completed the acquisition of Twitter, aims to reinvent how people obtain their news on social media, reports TechCrunch. When using the app, users can toggle between three feeds -- following, explore, and new...
Two key Twitter alternatives now launched on iOS
Two key Twitter alternatives now launched on iOS
Source: IANS
19/06/2023 12:38:25 PM
Two key Twitter alternatives now launched on iOS Post - a publisher-focused Twitter alternative - has launched its iOS application, and the new social platform Spill - created by a team of former Twitter employees - has launched an invite-only beta on the App Store. Post, which was launched in beta just a few days after Elon Musk completed the acquisition of Twitter, aims to reinvent how people obtain their news on social media, reports TechCrunch. When using the app, users can toggle between three feeds -- following, explore, and new...
Two key Twitter alternatives now launched on iOS
Two key Twitter alternatives now launched on iOS
Source: IANS
16/06/2023 6:13:21 PM
We're making history, says Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino on Saturday said that no other platform has the power Twitter has and they are going to make history. Yaccarino, who replaced Elon Musk as Twitter CEO earlier this week, said that week one has been intoxicating. "No other platform has this power and no other place has the people I've met this week. Stay tuned -- we're making history," she said in a tweet. Twitter's mission is crystal clear and "everyone's invited -- creat...
We're making history, says Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino
We're making history, says Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino
Source: IANS
10/06/2023 9:16:17 AM
Android 14 may include advanced memory protection feature Tech giant Google's upcoming system software update 'Android 14' will reportedly include an advanced memory protection feature. The information was shared by Esper's Mishaal Rahman on the micro-blogging platform Twitter. He tweeted: "I discovered a hidden 'advanced memory protection beta' feature in Android 14." Earlier, it was rumoured that the tech giant was working on new settings for its upcoming system software update, which will allow users to ...
Android 14 may include advanced memory protection feature
Android 14 may include advanced memory protection feature
Source: IANS
5/06/2023 4:37:00 PM
Apple AR headset may come in 6 colours, 2 storage capacities Apple's upcoming augmented reality (AR)-- mixed reality (MR) headset will reportedly be available in six colours and two storage capacities. The information was shared by the Twitter account @billbil_kun, which had accurately leaked a spec sheet for Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra before it was unveiled earlier this year, reports MacRumors. According to the leaker, the new headset will come in black, blue, grey, green, pink and a sixth undisclosed colour. It further claimed that t...
Apple AR headset may come in 6 colours, 2 storage capacities
Apple AR headset may come in 6 colours, 2 storage capacities
Source: IANS
3/06/2023 11:57:16 AM
Tesla to pick location for new factory this year, Musk says Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday the automaker would probably pick a location for a new factory by the end of this year. When the Wall Street Journal's Thorold Barker asked Musk at an event if India was interesting, he said, "Absolutely". Tesla is "serious" about its plans to establish a manufacturing base in India, the country's deputy minister for technology told Reuters in an interview last week. Tesla announced earlier this y...
Tesla to pick location for new factory this year, Musk says
Tesla to pick location for new factory this year, Musk says
Source: Reuters
24/05/2023 9:05:54 AM
Shutterstock to acquire GIF platform Giphy from Meta for $53 mn Shutterstock on Tuesday announced to acquire leading GIF library and search engine Giphy from Meta for $53 million in a cash deal, after the UK's antitrust authority issued an order for Meta to sell Giphy on the grounds that the merger reduced dynamic competition. In a significant decision, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK in October last year ordered Meta (formerly Facebook) to sell off online database and search engine Giphy it acquired for $315 million. Giphy...
Shutterstock to acquire GIF platform Giphy from Meta for $53 mn
Shutterstock to acquire GIF platform Giphy from Meta for $53 mn
Source: IANS
23/05/2023 6:14:14 PM
Modi meets Australian singer Guy Sebastian in Sydney  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on a visit to Australia, on Tuesday met singer Guy Sebastian, who was the winner of the first Australian Idol in 2003, and called the latter "remarkable". Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister said: "Guy Sebastian is a remarkable singer and has unparalleled passion towards music. In addition, he is passionate about social service as well. I was glad to have interacted with him today." He also attached a photo of th...
Modi meets Australian singer Guy Sebastian in Sydney
Modi meets Australian singer Guy Sebastian in Sydney
Source: IANS
23/05/2023 2:56:25 PM
Top Tesla team `arriving` in India to explore entry as Musk focuses on EV biz As outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk found butter chicken and naan 'insanely good,' a team of senior Tesla executives is reportedly planning to visit India this week to explore entering the niche EV market and expand its footprint beyond China. According to a Bloomberg report, citing sources, the Tesla executives are expected to meet officials from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office. "The discussions will revolve around the possibility of local sourcing of components fo...
Top Tesla team `arriving` in India to explore entry as Musk focuses on EV biz
Top Tesla team `arriving` in India to explore entry as Musk focuses on EV biz
Source: IANS
16/05/2023 6:00:18 PM
Let`s build Twitter 2.0 together, new CEO Linda Yaccarino tells Musk  The upcoming Twitter CEO, Linda Yaccarino, former Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBC Universal, on Sunday said she is prepared to build Twitter 2.0 and transform the business together with Musk and millions of platform users. Yaccarino, who will start in six weeks in her new position, will focus primarily on business operations. "I've long been inspired by your vision to create a brighter future. I'm excited to help bring this vision to Twitter and...
Let`s build Twitter 2.0 together, new CEO Linda Yaccarino tells Musk
Let`s build Twitter 2.0 together, new CEO Linda Yaccarino tells Musk
Source: IANS
14/05/2023 2:24:46 PM
Elon Musk confirms Linda Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Friday confirmed that Linda Yaccarino, NBC Universal's Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships, will take over as the new CEO of Twitter, making "it the everything app". "I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter! She will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design and new technology," Musk posted in a fresh tweet. "Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into ...
Elon Musk confirms Linda Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO
Elon Musk confirms Linda Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO
Source: IANS
13/05/2023 3:02:34 PM
Elon Musk appoints female CEO to lead Twitter Elon Musk has announced that he has found a new CEO for Twitter (or X Corp.) who will be starting her role in six weeks. Musk said he will transition from his role as CEO of Twitter to serving as its executive chair and chief technology officer (CTO). "Excited to announce that I've a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in 6 weeks! My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software & sysops," he tweeted on Thursday. Accordi...
Elon Musk appoints female CEO to lead Twitter
Elon Musk appoints female CEO to lead Twitter
Source: IANS
12/05/2023 10:57:43 AM
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 as one of the "godfathers of AI", recently announced he had quit Alphabet after a decade at the firm, saying he wanted to speak out on the risks of the technology without it affecting his former employer. Hinton's work is considered essential to the development of contempo...
AI pioneer says its threat to world may be `more urgent` than climate change
AI pioneer says its threat to world may be `more urgent` than climate change
Source: Reuters
8/05/2023 2:16:49 PM
Bug exposed private Circle tweets to public, admits Twitter A bug in Twitter exposed Circle tweets, a way to send tweets to select people and share thoughts with trusted friends, to the public users, the Elon Musk-run company has admitted. In an email sent to Circle users, Twitter said that in April 2023, "a security incident may have allowed users outside of your Twitter Circle to see tweets that should have otherwise been limited to the Circle to which you were posting". Twitter said the bug has now been fixed, and the team knows wha...
Bug exposed private Circle tweets to public, admits Twitter
Bug exposed private Circle tweets to public, admits Twitter
Source: IANS
6/05/2023 12:20:31 PM
Bitcoin trading volume tanked nearly $700 bn in April Bitcoin trading volume sank by almost $700 billion in April, historically seen as one of the strongest months for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, bringing the biggest average monthly returns, a report showed on Wednesday. Although Bitcoin topped over $30,400 on April 18, reaching the highest level since early June, its monthly gain was only 3 per cent, way down from 21 per cent in March and much less than gains usually seen in the fourth month of the year, according to data by BitcoinC...
Bitcoin trading volume tanked nearly $700 bn in April
Bitcoin trading volume tanked nearly $700 bn in April
Source: IANS
3/05/2023 2:19:20 PM
Twitter to allow publishers to charge users on a per article basis starting May Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that the social media platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per article basis with one click, calling it a win for both the public and media organizations. The feature, to be rolled out in May, will enable users who do not "sign up for a monthly subscription to pay a higher per article price for when they want to read an occasional article," billionaire owner Musk tweeted. On Friday, Musk had said that Twitter will...
Twitter to allow publishers to charge users on a per article basis starting May
Twitter to allow publishers to charge users on a per article basis starting May
Source: Reuters
30/04/2023 11:15:32 AM
Elon Musk has 24.7K subscribers on Twitter, makes at least $1.2 mn a year Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed that he has 24,700 subscribers who are paying him at least $4 a month each individually. Angel investor Alex Cohen did the maths and tweeted that with each subscriber paying him $4 a month, the Twitter CEO is generating around $1.2 million a year "in passive income". "It's literally this simple to achieve financial independence and retire early," Cohen tweeted. It means Musk, who has 136.5 million followers, is making at least $98...
Elon Musk has 24.7K subscribers on Twitter, makes at least $1.2 mn a year
Elon Musk has 24.7K subscribers on Twitter, makes at least $1.2 mn a year
Source: IANS
25/04/2023 12:54:06 PM
Samsung Galaxy S24 may use Electric Vehicles tech to boost its battery Samsung will reportedly use a technology used in electric vehicles to boost the battery of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is about 10 months away now. Samsung's SDI division, responsible for battery research and development, is reportedly exploring the possibility of introducing stacked batteries to their smartphone business, reports GSMArena. Unlike a change to the chemical composition of the battery, this innovation involves rearranging the cells within the battery, resulting in a hi...
Samsung Galaxy S24 may use Electric Vehicles tech to boost its battery
Samsung Galaxy S24 may use Electric Vehicles tech to boost its battery
Source: IANS
24/04/2023 4:30:57 PM
Elon Musk`s wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter  Elon Musk saw his wealth plummet by more than $12 billion in just a day as he faced chaos and disappointing news from across his companies -- SpaceX, Twitter and Tesla. According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, this was the biggest drop in Musk's wealth so far this year. Tesla's share price fell by 9.8 per cent after disappointing first quarter results. Tesla's operating income decreased 24 per cent to $2.7 billion in Q1 2023 as the Elon Musk-run EV maker con...
Elon Musk`s wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter
Elon Musk`s wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter
Source: IANS
22/04/2023 11:51:22 AM
Musk creates AI company called X.AI to take on Microsoft`s OpenAI Twitter CEO Elon Musk has created a new company called X.AI which will promote artificial intelligence (AI) in the ChatGPT era. Incorporated in Nevada, Texas, the company has Musk as the only listed director, and Jared Birchall, director of Musk's family office, as secretary, according to a filing. X.AI has authorised the sale of 100 million shares for the privately held company, reports Wall Street Journal. Musk aims to create an AI firm to take on Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the c...
Musk creates AI company called X.AI to take on Microsoft`s OpenAI
Musk creates AI company called X.AI to take on Microsoft`s OpenAI
Source: IANS
15/04/2023 10:23:38 AM
Chrome gets WebGPU tech that allows high-performance 3D graphics Google has announced that WebGPU, an API (Application Programming Interface) which allows high-performance 3D graphics and data-parallel computation on the web, is now available by default in Chrome 113, which is currently in the Beta channel. "WebGPU is a new web graphics API that offers significant benefits such as greatly reduced JavaScript workload for the same graphics and more than three times improvements in machine learning model inferences," Google said in a blogpost. ...
Chrome gets WebGPU tech that allows high-performance 3D graphics
Chrome gets WebGPU tech that allows high-performance 3D graphics
Source: IANS
7/04/2023 5:33:22 PM
Twitter to show 50% less ads to paid Blue subscribers In order to woo more users, Elon Musk-run Twitter will now show at least 50 per cent less ads to Blue subscribers, along with a boost in their visibility on the platform. The micro-blogging platform has implemented the new tool on both 'For You' and 'Following' tabs. "As you scroll, you will see approximately twice as many organic or non-promoted Tweets placed in between promoted Tweets or ads. There may be times when there are more or fewer non-promoted Tweets betw...
Twitter to show 50% less ads to paid Blue subscribers
Twitter to show 50% less ads to paid Blue subscribers
Source: IANS
7/04/2023 11:18:50 AM
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter goes faster, higher on 49th flight The Ingenuity Mars helicopter has flown faster and higher than it ever had before on its 49th flight on the Red Planet. On April 2, the mini chopper reached a top speed of 23.3 kph and scaled a maximum altitude of 16 metres, according to the mission's flight log. The previous records were 21.6 kph and 14 m, respectively. "Two new records for the #MarsHelicopter!' NASA JPL wrote on Twitter. "Ingenuity successfully completed Flight 49, setting a new flight speed recor...
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter goes faster, higher on 49th flight
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter goes faster, higher on 49th flight
Source: IANS
6/04/2023 5:15:06 PM
Twitter`s publisher-focused alternative `Post` now open for public  As Elon Musk plays around with Twitter which has frustrated its users, a Twitter alternative called Post that allows publishers to engage with people and monetise their readership has opened up for the public. The Post was launched in November 2022 with a beta version that grew to 650,000 people on its waitlist, reports TechCrunch. Of those, 430,000 people actually created an account on the platform. "You go to many news sites today and you get bombarded by these ads, emai...
Twitter`s publisher-focused alternative `Post` now open for public
Twitter`s publisher-focused alternative `Post` now open for public
Source: IANS
4/04/2023 11:04:38 AM
Twitter may give $1,000 checkmark free to 10K most-followed firms Elon Musk-run Twitter is reportedly planning to give a $1,000 checkmark free to the top 10,000 organisations by follower count. The top 500 advertisers on the microblogging platform will also allegedly not have to pay $1000 a month for the privilege of retaining their verified status and checkmarks, reports The Verge. The decision comes as Twitter prepares to make significant changes to how verification functions on the platform. Twitter's 'Verification for Organisations'...
Twitter may give $1,000 checkmark free to 10K most-followed firms
Twitter may give $1,000 checkmark free to 10K most-followed firms
Source: IANS
2/04/2023 10:19:05 AM
Twitter launches new API with free, basic, enterprise tiers Elon Musk-run Twitter has launched its new paid API (Application Programming Interface) platform with free, basic, and enterprise access tiers. The company shared the information on Twitter via its Twitter Dev account: "Today we are launching our new Twitter API access tiers! We're excited to share more details about our self-serve access." Initially, the company had planned to shut down free access to its API on February 9, but later extended the deadline to February 13 a...
Twitter launches new API with free, basic, enterprise tiers
Twitter launches new API with free, basic, enterprise tiers
Source: IANS
30/03/2023 1:56:57 PM
PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah greet people on Ram Navami Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on Ram Navami and said that the life of Lord Ram will remain an inspiration for humanity always. Taking to Twitter, the PM said, "Maryada Purushottam Lord Ram's life was based on sacrifice, austerity, restraint and determination and will remain an inspiration for humanity in every age. Best wishes to everyone on the great festival of Ram Navami." Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended his wishes on the occasio...
PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah greet people on Ram Navami
PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah greet people on Ram Navami
Source: IANS
30/03/2023 11:42:29 AM
Elon Musk will give Twitter workers stock awards based on $20 bn valuation Elon Musk has finally broken his silence on giving stock awards to employees, saying that they will get stock awards based on a roughly $20 billion valuation. It is less than half of $44 billion for which Musk acquired the micro-blogging platform, reports The Wall Street Journal. "I see a clear, but difficult, path to a >$250B valuation," he told employees in an email. He said that Twitter is being reshaped so that the company "can be thought of as an inverse startu...
Elon Musk will give Twitter workers stock awards based on $20 bn valuation
Elon Musk will give Twitter workers stock awards based on $20 bn valuation
Source: IANS
26/03/2023 11:38:09 AM
In 3 months, Twitter's paid Blue service earns just $11 mn for Elon Musk As Elon Musk wants all Twitter users to pay for Blue badges, latest data has revealed that Twitter Blue has only earned $11 million in mobile subscriptions to date since launching the service three months ago. According to a report in TechCrunch, which quoted data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, the take-up of Blue service "has been fairly underwhelming". "While $11 million is a small figure, we should caveat that this estimate does not cover web-based subscripti...
In 3 months, Twitter's paid Blue service earns just $11 mn for Elon Musk
In 3 months, Twitter's paid Blue service earns just $11 mn for Elon Musk
Source: IANS
25/03/2023 12:40:32 PM
Twitter to soon open source all code used to recommend tweets: Elon Musk Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that the micro-blogging platform will open source all code used for recommending tweets on March 31. Musk tweeted: "Twitter will open source all code used to recommend tweets on March 31." "Our 'algorithm' is overly complex and not fully understood internally. People will discover many silly things, but we'll patch issues as soon as they're found!" Also, Musk said that the company is developing a simplified ap...
Twitter to soon open source all code used to recommend tweets: Elon Musk
Twitter to soon open source all code used to recommend tweets: Elon Musk
Source: IANS
18/03/2023 2:54:38 PM
Elon Musk may appoint Boring Company CEO Steve Davis as new Twitter head Amid the continuing layoffs at Twitter, Elon Musk may have zeroed in on its new CEO -- Steve Davis who is a long-time associate of Musk and currently the CEO of The Boring Company. The Boring Company is an infrastructure and tunnel construction services company founded by Musk. According to Platformer, Davis came to Twitter as part of Musk's transition team last year. Musk had tasked Davis with cutting $500 million in costs but he ended up cutting nearly $1 billion. "His ...
Elon Musk may appoint Boring Company CEO Steve Davis as new Twitter head
Elon Musk may appoint Boring Company CEO Steve Davis as new Twitter head
Source: IANS
28/02/2023 12:23:20 PM
Tesla sales up 51% in 2022, net income doubles amid Elon Musk`s Twitter saga Despite a rocky takeover of Twitter which saw Tesla stock tumbling by over 60 per cent, Elon Musk-in Tesla made more money than ever in 2022, as total revenue grew 51 per cent to $81.5 billion and net income more than doubled to $12.6 billion. In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022, the company beat Wall Street revenue estimates, registering $24.3 billion in revenue, a 37 per cent increase from the same quarter last year, and earned $3.7 billion in net income. "As we progress into 2023...
Tesla sales up 51% in 2022, net income doubles amid Elon Musk`s Twitter saga
Tesla sales up 51% in 2022, net income doubles amid Elon Musk`s Twitter saga
Source: IANS
26/01/2023 11:58:01 AM
Apple continues to work on classical music app Tech giant Apple is reportedly working on a standalone classical music application, according to hidden code found in iOS 16.3, which it planned to release last year. The hidden code change was discovered by Twitter account @iSWUpdate, reports MacRumors. The iOS 16.3 software update is in the final stage of beta testing and is expected to be released to the public next week. However, it is still unclear if or when the standalone application will launch. According to the code, the ...
Apple continues to work on classical music app
Apple continues to work on classical music app
Source: IANS
20/01/2023 2:35:24 PM
Elon Musk stands to lose billions over 2018 Tesla tweets in US trial  The controversial 2018 tweets by Elon Musk on taking Tesla private has come back to haunt him and he stands to lose billions in a class-action lawsuit by Tesla investors that went underway here. The plaintiffs argued that Musk's tweets about taking Tesla private, in which he said he had "funding secured", led them to lose millions of dollars. In a class-action lawsuit, Tesla shareholders who traded the company's stock in the days after Musk's tweet sued him &...
Elon Musk stands to lose billions over 2018 Tesla tweets in US trial
Elon Musk stands to lose billions over 2018 Tesla tweets in US trial
Source: Reuters
19/01/2023 12:30:56 PM
NFT marketplace SuperRare slashes 30% of its workforce As crypto winter deepens, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace SuperRare is slashing 30 per cent of its workforce, its CEO John Crain has announced. In a screenshot posted on Twitter, Crain said they over-hired and he takes full A A ownership of this "mistake". "To correct course, we have made the difficult decision to rightsize our team, ensuring that SuperRare Labs will be able to continue serving our community of artists, collectors and curators while remaining the...
NFT marketplace SuperRare slashes 30% of its workforce
NFT marketplace SuperRare slashes 30% of its workforce
Source: IANS
7/01/2023 2:50:55 PM
For Indian techies, is it the end of the great American dream? As thousands of techies continue to lose jobs at Big Tech companies amid recession fears, most of them are finding it difficult to get jobs, as there is a freeze on new hirings at nearly every top firms, amid global macroeconomic conditions and recession fears. Amazon, Salesforce, Meta, Twitter, Uber and other tech companies have laid off employees as well as put a total freeze on new hirings. In some cheer for those who have lost jobs in the ongoing funding winter and global macro-econ...
For Indian techies, is it the end of the great American dream?
For Indian techies, is it the end of the great American dream?
Source: IANS
7/01/2023 12:54:08 PM
Tesla falls short of 50% growth goal in 2022 amid Musk`s Twitter distraction Elon Musk-run Tesla has missed its target of 50 per cent growth in production and deliveries for 2022, as its stock plummeted around 65 per cent amid Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover last year. The automaker needed to sell 495,760 vehicles in its fourth quarter (Q4) to have achieved the 50 per cent growth guidance. In the fourth quarter, Tesla produced over 439,000 vehicles and delivered over 405,000 vehicles. In 2022, vehicle deliveries grew 40 per cent (year-on-year) to 1.31...
Tesla falls short of 50% growth goal in 2022 amid Musk`s Twitter distraction
Tesla falls short of 50% growth goal in 2022 amid Musk`s Twitter distraction
Source: IANS
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