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Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple’s App Store, potentially marking the former president’s return to social media after he was banned from several platforms last year. The app was available to download shortly before midnight ET and was automatically downloaded to Apple devices belonging to users who had

Donald Trump’s new social media platform Truth Social is planning a gradual rollout this week and should be “fully operational” by late March, potentially raising the former president’s profile more than a year after he was banned by major social media. “This week, we will begin to roll out to people on the Apple App

Twitter has introduced a pinned conversations feature for its Direct Messages (DM) service on iOS, Android, and the Web, allowing users to pin chats to the top of their inbox. Pinning conversations keeps them at the top of the chat list, even if newer messages from other chats are received. The feature was previously part

Skype has announced that its US users can now use the platform to dial 911 from their home computer and that its software can share their location with emergency services if required. According to The Verge, the US is the latest addition to the list of regions with a Skype emergency service calling feature. Until

Elon Musk compared Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with Adolf Hitler in a tweet that appeared to support truckers protesting vaccine mandates – and which immediately triggered a storm on Twitter. Musk sent the tweet on Wednesday just before midnight in California, and had deleted it by midday on Thursday, without explanation. He did not

The transition of digital ecosystem to metaverse, where a person will feel immersed in a virtual world, will push data usage by 20 times across the globe by 2032 and telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are suitably placed to benefit from the surge in India, a Credit Suisse report has said.The report said

Snapchat is getting an update that allows users to change their usernames on the photo- and video-sharing platform. The much-awaited functionality will be available on both Android and iOS devices starting February 23. With this change, Snapchatters can get rid of their original usernames without having to create an entirely new account. The company confirmed

Spotify deepened its investment in podcasting with the acquisitions of Podsights and Chartable, two services that provide greater insights for advertisers and podcasting publishers, the Swedish company said on Wednesday. Podsights helps marketers gauge the effectiveness of their advertisements, one area that Spotify said has been a major challenge. Chartable provides audience insights that help podcast

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) urged Apple Inc investors to vote against Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s remuneration, citing concerns around the magnitude and structure of his equity award. Apple will hold its annual shareholder meeting in the first week of March. “There are significant concerns regarding the design and magnitude of the

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg laid out revamped company values Tuesday, urging workers to be “Metamates” who treat one another with respect and look to the future. Zuckerberg shared his note to employees on his Facebook page, the revamped credo coming on the heels of the internet giant being renamed Meta in October. “As we build

WhatsApp is reportedly working on an improvement to user profiles that could allow users to set a cover image on their WhatsApp Business profiles. The feature was recently spotted in development by a feature tracker on WhatsApp Business for iOS and is expected to arrive on WhatsApp Business for Android in a future update. WhatsApp

Facebook agreed to pay $90 million (roughly Rs. 675 crore) to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users’ Internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. A proposed preliminary settlement was filed on Monday night with the US District Court in San Jose, California, and requires a judge’s approval.

Twitter on Wednesday announced the expansion of the Safety Mode feature to more users across English-speaking markets. The feature that aims to reduce unwelcome interactions on the platform allows users to temporarily block accounts for a week for using harmful language or sending uninvited replies. Twitter introduced the Safety Mode functionality in September last year

The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple EUR 5 million (roughly Rs. 42 crore) again on Monday, its fourth such fine for failing to allow software application makers in the Netherlands to use non-Apple payment methods for dating apps on the App Store. The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has been levying weekly fines of EUR

Snapchat is testing mid-roll advertisements that appear in the Stories of a small group of US creators, introducing a new way for creators on the app to earn money. As per The Verge, a wider rollout will be happening in the coming months. When an ad is placed within a Snap Star’s Story, Snapchat will

The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta, saying the company has unlawfully collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit Monday a state district court claiming Meta has been “storing millions of biometric identifiers” — identified as retina or iris scans, voice

A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company’s services last month following a six-month ban. Nigeria suspended Twitter last June after the US company removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish

WhatsApp is reportedly working on adding a couple of new functions to its regular version as well as the WhatsApp business version. For the former, the Meta-owned instant messaging service is planning to let users create Communities through a future update. The new Communities feature will give group admins a bit more control and will