Here are the top trending stories from the world of technology. Stories that we feel every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on. 1) Elon Musk claims Apple has withheld advertising on Twitter Twitter’s owner and billionaire Elon Musk tweeted that Apple has abruptly withheld advertising on Twitter. Musk openly criticized Apple for withholding advertising, tweeting that “do (Apple) they hate free speech in America” and also tagged CEO Tim Cook in his tweet. However, Apple has so far not confirmed that it has stopped advertising on Twitter. Apple happens to be one of the top advertisement spender on Twitter…
Author: Girish Shetti
1) WhatsApp Reportedly hit by a Data Breach Cyber criminals preying on precious online data has now almost become a mundane thing. But when platform like WhatsApp come under the orbit of hackers then it will most certainly send sense of panic among millions of users. According to media reports, the data of nearly 500 Mn Whatsapp users has been leaked online and put on sale on a popular hacking community forum. The identity of hackers and the hacking group remains unidentified. WhatsApp’s parent company Meta is yet to confirm the news. As per the media reports, the data breach…
Here are top trending stories from the world of technology. News that we feel every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on. 1) Apple denies plans to buy Football Club Manchester United Tech giant Apple has flatly denied that it is pursuing a plan to buy English Premier Club Manchester United. Apple said that it is only interested in buying the digital content of the popular football club. The rumors galore across media about Apple’s tentative interest in buying Manchester United after Man U’s current owner ‘Glazers’ have reportedly made it clear that they are putting the club on…
Here are the top trending stories from the world of technology. News that we feel every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on. 1) Twitter’s Indian Rival Koo raises $6 MN led by Tiger Global According to startup news portal Entrackr, Twitter’s Indian alternative Koo has raised a fresh funding amounting to $6 Mn in a funding round led by VC giant Tiger Global. However, KOO has so far not confirmed the funding round. Entrackr claimed in its report that existing investors Accel Partners and Kalaari Capital also participated in the round. This is a second funding round for the…
Here are the top trending news from the world of technology. News that we feel every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on. 1) Meta Zuckerberg to quit Meta next Year (Here is what you need to know) Meta’s spokesperson Andy Stone on Tuesday took to Twitter to disapprove a news report published on the popular American website claiming that Mark Zuckerberg is all set to quit Meta in 2023. Stone tweeted that this media report is ‘false.’ Zuckerberg has been facing tremendous pressure from the company’s directors as Meta’s costly experiment with Metaverse stumbles and Facebook and Instagram struggles…
Here are the top trending stories from the world of technology. Stories that we feel every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on. 1) Trump says ‘no thanks’ after Musk ends Twitter ban After lot of rumors and speculation, Elon Musk finally reinstated Donald Trump’s banned Twitter account. He did this albeit after carrying an online poll where nearly 51% voted that the former U.S. President’s twitter ban should be reversed. However, Trump has graciously declined to rejoin the Twitter despite the fact that he has millions of followers on the platform. Trump, who has just announced his candidacy for…
Here are today’s top trending stories. Stories that we feel that every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on. 1) Elon Musk starts hunting for Twitter’s new CEO Amid all the chaotic layoff surrounding Twitter, Elon Musk has now come up with a new plan. And this plan is to bring a new CEO who will handle the reins of the microblogging company. Musk has made it clear once he is clear with the overhauling of the company, he will step back and reduce the time he will dedicate to Twitter. Musk’s search for a new CEO has triggered a…
Here are the top trending stories from the world of technology. Stories that we feel every technology enthusiast should keep a tab on. 1) BharatPe’s Ex-CEO Ashneer Grover claims WhatsApp Pay is “biggest Tech Failure” Ashneer Grover, who became a national obsession for his dramatic departure from BharatPe, has mocked WhatsApp Pay as the “biggest tech product failure in India.” Grover on Tuesday tweeted on his Twitter timeline that “Everyone has WhatsApp on their phone – sending money on WA using UPI is as easy as sending pic. It should have beaten Paytm, PhonePe and Google Pay.” Grover’s tweet came…
Here are the top trending stories from the world of technology. Stories that we feel every industry 1) SoftBank writes down $100 Mn investment in the Bankrupt FTX The stunning collapse of FTX is causing a huge meltdown moment not only for the crypto industry but also for its investors. Many are calling FTX’s shocking bankruptcy as the Lehman Brother moment for the nascent crypto industry. Japanese VC & telecom giant SoftBank, one of the prominent investors in FTX, has now announced that it will completely write off its $100 Mn investment in the crypto exchange industry.…
Here are the top trending news from the world of technology. News that we feel every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on. 1) Twitter lays off thousands of contract employees without notice The chaotic mass layoff at Twitter continues. After laying off nearly 50% employees at the microblogging company, Elon Musk has now turned the heat on the contract employees. According to media reports, since the last weekend the microblogging company has started laying off contractual employees in great numbers. And as it was the case with full-time employees, Twitter has reportedly laid off contractual employees without proper…
Here are the top trending stories from the world of technology. News that we feel every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on. 1) Twitter sued as Elon Musk Starts Mass lay offs Microblogging company Twitter has been sued for laying off employees on a mass scale, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg has claimed in its report that sacked Twitter employees have filed a class action lawsuit in San Francisco Federal court. The law suit alleges that mass layoffs that has been allegedly carried out without serving proper notice to the employees. A scene of chaos and paranoia has taken over…
Here are the top trending stories from the world of technologies. Stories that we feel that you keep a tab on. 1) Elon Musk claims Those Banned will not be allowed (until) Elon Musk, who now officially owns Twitter, has made a big statement over banned Twitter accounts. Musk has said that Twitter won’t reinstate the accounts of the banned accounts unless the company makes a clear and non-negotiable process. He further added that it will take few more weeks to make such a process. This is a big statement as rumours have been swelling over the last few days…