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Twitter considering ‘poison pill’ strategy to fight back Elon Musk
San Francisco : Treating Elon Musk's $43 billion offer to buy Twitter as an "unwelcome" step, the board of the company is reportedly considering a "poison pill" strategy to make it more difficult for Musk to acquire a larger stake in the…
YouTube Shorts allows creators to use clips from YouTube videos
San Francisco : TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts has allowed creators to use video clips from billions of videos from YouTube platform, albeit with some rules.The new feature is an extension of existing "remix" tool that allowed creators to…
Google unveils its ‘Switch to Android’ app for iPhone users
San Francisco : Tech giant Google has quietly launched its most awaited 'Switch to Android' app on the App Store in some countries, including the US. According to TechCrunch, the app promises to make the transition between mobile platforms…
Elon Musk offers $54.20 per share in cash to buy Twitter
San Francisco : Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday made his "best and final" offer of $54.20 per share in cash to buy 100 per cent of Twitter, in an updated filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The micro-blogging…
Twitter board to evaluate Elon Musk’s ‘unsolicited, non-binding’ $43 bn offer
San Francisco : Twitter on Thursday said it will carefully review the "unsolicited, non-binding" proposal from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to acquire the micro-blogging platform for more than $43 billion."The Twitter Board of Directors will…
Sundar Pichai announces $9.5 bn for new offices, data centres in US
San Francisco : Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday announced to invest approximately $9.5 billion for new offices and data centres in the US this year, creating 12,000 new full-time jobs and thousands more among local…
Twitter investor sues Elon Musk for hiding his stake
San Francisco : A Twitter investor has sued Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for failing to disclose his stake in the micro-blogging platform as sought by the US laws.The lawsuit has been filed in Manhattan federal court by Marc Bain Rasella…
Elon Musk may remain engaged in Twitter strategy ‘without limitation’
San Francisco : Tech billionaire Elon Musk would not be joining Twitter's Board of Directors but he may still engage with the social media company's management on a variety of discussions, an amended regulatory filing with the US Securities…
Meta to let creators sell virtual items in social VR app Horizon Worlds
San Francisco : Meta on Tuesday announced it is testing new features in Horizon Worlds, its social virtual reality (VR) app, that will help creators sell virtual items and make money. In a conversation with Vidyuu Studios, Meta CEO Mark…
Google sues scammer for running ‘puppy fraud scheme’
San Francisco : Google has sued a scammer who used a network of fraudulent websites that claimed to sell basset hound puppies with alluring photos and fake customer testimonials in order to take advantage of the elderly during the pandemic.…