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Arattai, 'Swadeshi' Messaging App, Takes The Lead On App Store: What It Is
Homegrown messaging app Arattai has climbed to the top spot in the Social Networking category on the App Store.
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Different Types Of Travellers You Always Meet On A Trip: Which One Are You?
From the friend who plans every minute to the one who wants to "see where the wind takes us", these characters are as much a part of the journey as the destination itself. Spotting them is almost a travel rite of passage.
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Charlie Kirk's Comment On Jimmy Kimmel Resurfaces After Show Taken Off Air
Hours after Jimmy Kimmel's show was taken off air by US network ABC over his remarks on Charlie Kirk's death, the right wing commentator's remarks on the host surfaced on social media.
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8,000% Spike In VPN Sign-Ups In Nepal After Social Media Ban
Nepal's sudden social media blackout triggered an unprecedented rush for virtual private networks (VPN), with sign-ups from the country skyrocketing 6,000 per cent in three days.
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Man Killed By Woman's Lover For Messaging Her On Instagram: Maharashtra Cops
A 24-year-old man died after being assaulted by a woman's boyfriend and his associates allegedly for sending a message to her on a popular social networking platform in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.
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Airtel Down? Here's Why Thousands of Users Couldn't Make Calls, Send Messages
Airtel is currently experiencing a network outage, as reported by users across India. Over the past 30 minutes, users have taken to social media and Downdetector to voice their complaints. The issues reported include the inability to make calls, send messages, or access mobile internet services, with some devices showing "no signal."
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LinkedIn Launches Mini Sudoku Game as the Sixth Entry to Its Gaming Catalogue
LinkedIn launched a new game, Mini Sudoku, on its professional social networking platform on Tuesday. The game, which is a modern take on the classic puzzle, is available to all users. It also marks the sixth entry in the platform’s gaming catalogue, a new service which started in May 2024.
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UK Defends Online Safety Law Amid X's Free Speech Criticisms
The UK government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X.
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"Our Friend" But...: Trump Declares 25% Tariffs Plus Penalty On India
India will pay a 25 per cent tariff on goods exported to the United States from August 1, Donald Trump decreed on Truth Social, the social media network owned by the US President.
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Starlink Network Issue Now Resolved; Elon Musk Issues Apology
After facing a global outage for nearly 3 hours, Starlink announced on Friday that the network issue affecting its internet service has been resolved.
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CloudSEK Researchers Expose Social Media-Based Counterfeit Currency Network, Unmasks Perpetrators
CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, announced that it has unmasked a syndicate involved in printing and selling counterfeit Indian currency. As per the firm, the group was marketing the fake notes via social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, and even used authentic marketing channels such as Meta ads. As per the report shared by the compa...
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Trump "Concludes" Trade Deal With Philippines at 19%
Trump announced the broad terms of the agreement on his social media network Tuesday and added the US and the Philippines would work together militarily.
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Musk's X Calls French Foreign Interference Probe "Politically Motivated", Refuses To Cooperate
A French probe into alleged foreign interference and bias via the algorithm at Elon Musk-owned social network X is "politically motivated", the company said in a post Monday, adding that it was refusing to cooperate.
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ICEBlock Creator Compares Tracking US Immigration Agents To Fighting Hitler's Rise
Joshua Aaron, the creator of ICEBlock, the app that allows users to track the real time location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers across the US, has compared the actions of the agency with "Hitler's rise to power" in Nazi Germany.
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Elon Musk's X To Deploy AI To Write Community Notes, Speed Up Fact-Checking
Elon Musk's X will start to publish Community Notes written by artificial intelligence agents, a move to increase the speed of the social network's fact-checking product and expand it to reach more people.
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Arattai, 'Swadeshi' Messaging App, Takes The Lead On App Store: What It Is
Homegrown messaging app Arattai has climbed to the top spot in the Social Networking category on the App Store.
-
Different Types Of Travellers You Always Meet On A Trip: Which One Are You?
From the friend who plans every minute to the one who wants to "see where the wind takes us", these characters are as much a part of the journey as the destination itself. Spotting them is almost a travel rite of passage.
-
Charlie Kirk's Comment On Jimmy Kimmel Resurfaces After Show Taken Off Air
Hours after Jimmy Kimmel's show was taken off air by US network ABC over his remarks on Charlie Kirk's death, the right wing commentator's remarks on the host surfaced on social media.
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8,000% Spike In VPN Sign-Ups In Nepal After Social Media Ban
Nepal's sudden social media blackout triggered an unprecedented rush for virtual private networks (VPN), with sign-ups from the country skyrocketing 6,000 per cent in three days.
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Man Killed By Woman's Lover For Messaging Her On Instagram: Maharashtra Cops
A 24-year-old man died after being assaulted by a woman's boyfriend and his associates allegedly for sending a message to her on a popular social networking platform in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.
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Airtel Down? Here's Why Thousands of Users Couldn't Make Calls, Send Messages
Airtel is currently experiencing a network outage, as reported by users across India. Over the past 30 minutes, users have taken to social media and Downdetector to voice their complaints. The issues reported include the inability to make calls, send messages, or access mobile internet services, with some devices showing "no signal."
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LinkedIn Launches Mini Sudoku Game as the Sixth Entry to Its Gaming Catalogue
LinkedIn launched a new game, Mini Sudoku, on its professional social networking platform on Tuesday. The game, which is a modern take on the classic puzzle, is available to all users. It also marks the sixth entry in the platform’s gaming catalogue, a new service which started in May 2024.
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UK Defends Online Safety Law Amid X's Free Speech Criticisms
The UK government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X.
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"Our Friend" But...: Trump Declares 25% Tariffs Plus Penalty On India
India will pay a 25 per cent tariff on goods exported to the United States from August 1, Donald Trump decreed on Truth Social, the social media network owned by the US President.
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Starlink Network Issue Now Resolved; Elon Musk Issues Apology
After facing a global outage for nearly 3 hours, Starlink announced on Friday that the network issue affecting its internet service has been resolved.
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CloudSEK Researchers Expose Social Media-Based Counterfeit Currency Network, Unmasks Perpetrators
CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, announced that it has unmasked a syndicate involved in printing and selling counterfeit Indian currency. As per the firm, the group was marketing the fake notes via social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, and even used authentic marketing channels such as Meta ads. As per the report shared by the compa...
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Trump "Concludes" Trade Deal With Philippines at 19%
Trump announced the broad terms of the agreement on his social media network Tuesday and added the US and the Philippines would work together militarily.
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Musk's X Calls French Foreign Interference Probe "Politically Motivated", Refuses To Cooperate
A French probe into alleged foreign interference and bias via the algorithm at Elon Musk-owned social network X is "politically motivated", the company said in a post Monday, adding that it was refusing to cooperate.
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ICEBlock Creator Compares Tracking US Immigration Agents To Fighting Hitler's Rise
Joshua Aaron, the creator of ICEBlock, the app that allows users to track the real time location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers across the US, has compared the actions of the agency with "Hitler's rise to power" in Nazi Germany.
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Elon Musk's X To Deploy AI To Write Community Notes, Speed Up Fact-Checking
Elon Musk's X will start to publish Community Notes written by artificial intelligence agents, a move to increase the speed of the social network's fact-checking product and expand it to reach more people.
