‘Deeply sorry’: Groww CEO Lalit Keshre to users after trading app faced technical snags

4 days, 7 hours ago

Indian techie shares toxic work culture experience in firm, netizens ask him to ‘Leave the LALA company ASAP’

An Indian techie shared his experience of a toxic work culture in a startup, where he claimed to work at least 12 hours in a single stretch daily without any proper guidance and clear instructions. ‘Cried in front of tech lead’ While sharing his experience of working with an Indian startup, Indian techie ‘MoveTraditional2588’ claimed that once he was abused …

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1 week ago

Chandigarh man’s reaction after Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai respond to his post

Hindustan Times

It is not everyday that two of the world’s most influential CEOs respond to your post. Deepak Kumaar, a Chandigarh-based content creator, can now add a new achievement to his social media cred - having Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai respond to his X post. Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google, while Elon Musk owns social media giant X …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Indian-origin founder slammed for urging millennials to have kids: 'The simple solution to…'

Hindustan Times

A recent post by Indian-origin entrepreneur Preethi Kasireddy, the Co-Founder of Ferta and Founder of TruStory, has ignited a wave of backlash on social media. A post by an Indian-origin founder urging millennials to have children has sparked a heated debate on social media, drawing significant backlash. Divided opinions on parenthood While some users acknowledged the transformative nature of parenthood, …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Indian-origin Gen Z CEO backs Zepto's Aadit Palicha amid ‘toxic work culture’ debate

Hindustan Times

Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha, who has been at the centre of a debate on work culture after a viral claim on his company's work culture, has received support from a fellow Gen Z entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, whom he had quoted in a now-viral post. Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha got support from Greptile CEO Daksh Gupta. Daksh Gupta, the Indian-origin …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai served legal notice following controversial Indian YouTube video

India TV News

A video on YouTube has caused a lot of trouble for Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google. A court in Mumbai has sent a legal notice to him because the video platform hasn’t followed a previous court order. Because of this, the judge has asked Sundar Pichai why he shouldn’t face consequences for not following the court's orders. A few …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Indian-origin CEO says ‘thugs’ trying to grab father's property in UP: ‘Cry for help’

Hindustan Times

An Indian-origin entrepreneur in the United States took to social media on Monday to appeal for help, alleging that a group of people were trying to grab his father's property in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. "I'm in the US right now and it's so painful to see my father suffer with thugs trying to take up his property with Police literally …

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1 month, 1 week ago

People Are Leaving X Because Of Elon Musk

Huff Post

A portrait picture of Elon Musk photographed in Krakow, Poland, on Jan. 22, 2024 and X, formerly Twitter, logo are screened for illustration photo. It’s no secret that Musk has given X users numerous reasons to want to exit the social media app over the years, starting with the peculiar “X” rebrand and reported uptick of hate speech under the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Bluesky crashes as Elon Musk’s X faces exodus, with Hollywood making shift; Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg…

Hindustan Times

Bluesky is taking off! Bluesky, a social network competing with X, is gaining popularity with over 16 million users, including Hollywood celebrities. While Musk’s X platform boasts an estimated 317 million users, Bluesky’s user base is still relatively small. However, it is steadily growing as many Hollywood celebrities and users move away from Musk’s platform, especially after Donald Trump secured …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Don Lemon highlights alarming change to X’s terms of service as he leaves the platform

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Don Lemon has announced that he will be leaving X due to his …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The Guardian leaves X, calling it a ‘toxic media platform’

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Guardian newspaper has announced it will stop posting on X, formerly Twitter, …

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News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Guardian newspaper has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Toxic’: Leading UK media house decides to stop posting on Elon Musk-led X

Hindustan Times

The Guardian, one of the United Kingdom's leading news outlets, on Wednesday announced that it was quitting Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, branding it a "toxic media platform" home to "often disturbing content". In its official statement, the newspaper said that the "toxic content" that was allowed to be fostered in the platform during the US presidential election campaign …

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The Guardian quits X: Why this 200-year-old media giant walked away?

India TV News

In a bold move, The Guardian, a 200-year-old British daily has announced that it stopped using and posting on X. The decision to exit the popular micro-blogging platform owned by Elon Musk follows long-standing concerns and was finalised after the 2024 US Presidential Election, which highlighted the platform’s role in promoting divisive content and shaping the political discourse, as believed …

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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal offers job to X user after impressive feedback on 'food rescue' feature

India TV News

Deepinder Goyal, the CEO of Zomato, caught the attention of many after reaching out to one of the talented social media users who made constructive criticism about the company’s recently introduced “Food Rescue” feature. This feature lets users get food wastage and instead, allows them to buy food that would otherwise go to waste in cancelled orders sold at a …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X

Salon

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a prolific spreader and amplifier of misinformation on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a new report alleges. Two other accounts that experienced massive boosts from Musk either amplified or outright invented conspiracy theories suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign adopted a Nazi slogan; that Ukraine sold weapons to Hamas; and that Venezuelan …

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4 months ago

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal slams Google for ’arbitrary and monopolistic’ actions harming Indian startups

Live Mint

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal lashed out at Google on Wednesday, August 21, alleging that the tech giant's 'arbitrary and monopolistic actions' are stifling Indian startups and harming the country's economy. “Another one of countless examples of Google’s arbitrary and monopolistic actions that are impacting Indian startups and our economy’s future irreparably,” Mittal tweeted, tagging the Competition Commission of India, the …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Prince Harry takes veiled swipe at Elon Musk over social media misinformation

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

World Federation of Advertisers discontinues small brand safety initiative after Elon Musk’s X sues

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A small brand safety initiative is ceasing operations — days after being targeted by social media platform X in a lawsuit alleging the group helped coordinate a “massive advertiser boycott” after billionaire Elon Musk bought the company in 2022. In a Friday statement, the advertising group said that recent allegations “unfortunately misconstrue purpose and activities” — adding …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer warns social media firms over misinformation sparking violent disorder

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has warned social media “carries responsibility” over tackling misinformation in …

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5 months ago

Crowdstrike CEO issues apology for 'mother of all outages' - but admits it could be hours before systems are back online

Daily Mail

CrowdStrike has issued an apology after it caused worldwide chaos Friday after it deployed a faulty update to its software that caused a Microsoft outage. The cybersecurity firm's CEO, George Kurtz, spoke publicly about six hours after systems went down, saying the 'blues-screen of death' was caused by a software bug. The cybersecurity firm's CEO, George Kurtz, spoke publicly about …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Koo app shuts down: Read founder Aprameya Radhakrishna’s full ‘final goodbye’ LinkedIn post

Hindustan Times

Koo, an Indian social media app once seen as a rival to X, is shutting down, founder Aprameya Radhakrishna announced in a LinkedIn post. While we would've liked to keep the app running, the cost of technology services to keep a social media app running is high and we've had to take this tough decision. Social media is probably one …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Koo, India’s social media app, is shutting down as Dailyhunt talks fail: Report

Hindustan Times

Indian microblogging platform Koo, an alternative to X, is shutting down, The Morning Context reported, citing an unnamed source. The four-year-old startup’s decision to wind up was triggered after acquisition talks with online media firm Dailyhunt fell through, the report claimed. Although in February 2021, the company raised $4.1 million in its series A round and three months late raised …

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6 months, 1 week ago

James Watt to launch influencer marketing venture after BrewDog exit

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Watt said the economics of using influencers have …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Notice to X for removal of BJP’s animated clip on K’taka CEO’s recommendation

Hindustan Times

The Karnataka Police sent a notice to X on Sunday directing it to remove the Bharatiya Janata Party’s animated clip’s depiction of communities that the party’s Karnataka’s official account had posted on May 4 for violating the Representation of People Act, a copy of which HT has seen. “We sent it to the state nodal agency, which is SP, CID, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Facebook, Instagram back after 2-hour long global outage

Hindustan Times

Meta's Facebook and Instagram are up again after a two-hour long outage. Earlier in the day, Meta's Facebook, Instagram and Threads platforms suffered a massive global outage, with users from India and other countries complaining of being locked out of their accounts. Users of Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk trolls Facebook, Instagram amid global outage

Hindustan Times

Elon Musk on Tuesday took to social media platform X to share his take on Meta's Facebook and Instagram facing global outage. The billionaire share an animated image of a penguin bearing X logo staring at others having logos of Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Social media platform X owner Elon Musk Social media giant Meta said that it was looking …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk takes dig at Meta as Instagram, Facebook face global outage

Live Mint

Just as Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Messenger platforms faced global outage for over 30 minutes leaving users struggling to log into their accounts, Elon Musk took a jibe at Meta in a post on X. Taking a jibe at Meta, Elon Musk said, “If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working,” prompting immediate reactions from users on …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Instagram, Facebook down: Meta issues first response to global outage

Hindustan Times

Meta acknowledged issues with its social media platforms, saying that the company is actively working to resolve the problem. We are working on this now," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X social media on Tuesday. Instagram, Facebook down Meta is currently facing widespread outages, leading to disruptions on global platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Startups cry foul as Google yanks apps off Play Store for noncompliance

Live Mint

New Delhi/Bengaluru: On Friday, Google removed 10 popular Indian apps, including Bharat Matrimony, Shaadi.com, and Kuku FM, from its Play Store, and warned several others about possible actions for consistently failing to comply with its billing policies. “Our apps were taken off the Play Store on Friday morning along with a notice and a blog post detailing Google’s policy on …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Customer's unusual request to Blinkit on Valentine's Day is viral, CEO reacts

Hindustan Times

After a woman's parents were not allowing her to step out on Valentine's Day, her partner came up with a unique solution to meet her. After a screenshot showing the customer's request was posted, Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa also reacted to it. The Blinkit user further said, "My girlfriend's parents are not letting her step out today. Here's how people …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Sorry for everything…’: Meta boss Zuckerberg made to apologise to parents. Here's why

Hindustan Times

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday was made to apologise to parents during his testimony in the US Senate, where concerns about the exploitation of children on social media took centre stage. The CEOs of Meta, TikTok, and other social media companies testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressing the rising concerns among lawmakers and parents about the impact of …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Netizens claim Mark Zuckerberg's ‘I’m sorry' to grieving parents is just a performative apology

Hindustan Times

During a heated hearing in the US Senate, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued an apology to families who claimed that their children had suffered harm from social media. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with other social media platform heads on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, to discuss child safety online. What …

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11 months ago

Groww halts investing in US stocks, asks users to withdraw or migrate by 30 June

Live Mint

India's largest stock broker by volume, Groww recently announced a halt in its US stocks investment service. The broker also informed that all withdrawals would be stopped after 31 March 2024, giving customers the choice to either withdraw their funds before this deadline or transfer their holdings to another US broker. As of October 2023, Groww had approximately 6.6 million …

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1 year ago

X Outage: Elon Musk's social media platform suffers global outage, users unable to browse, access posts

Firstpost

Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, had a massive outage as users were unable to browse the platform. As per Downdetector, people were facing issues on the app, website, and Tweetdeck Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is down again and seems to be going through a global outage. As per Downdetector, the website that tracks when certain popular websites …

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1 year ago

X server down for users globally, hilarious memes take over the internet

India Today

Users across the globe were met with unexpected silence on their feeds as X and TweetDeck, respectively, experienced significant outages. Similarly, those using X Pro encountered a frustrating notification stating "Waiting for posts," indicating an inability to load new content. This indicated that while users could still post tweets, they remained invisible to others, creating a ghostly echo chamber where …

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1 year ago

Five cautionary tales of business leadership in 2023

BBC

Five cautionary tales of business leadership in 2023 Getty Images Elon Musk has been the subject of much controversy, especially since his takeover of Twitter, now X Corporate missteps have been on full display during a tumultuous, unprecedented year in business and work. "We've seen some leaders struggle to move forward with their business models in a new age of …

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1 year ago

Elon Musk's X hit by mass resignations, both senior & junior staff quitting roles

Hindustan Times

Elon Musk seems to be having a tough time in maintaining a smooth workflow at X. Elon Musk As per a report by Claire Atkinson, Musk's role as the leader of X has been characterised by a turbulent period in the last few months. Elon Musk recently attracted widespread criticism when he endorsed a user's false claim suggesting that Jewish …

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1 year ago

Bob Iger explains why Disney won’t advertise on X; ‘I respect Elon but…’

Live Mint

Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger has explained why his company has stopped advertising on Elon Musk's social media giant X. Iger said that Musk's stance in agreeing with an anti-Semitic post meant that Disney's association with X wasn't a positive one for the company. Speaking at the New York Times Dealbook Summit, Iger began by praising Musk for his accomplishments …

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1 year ago

Elon Musk's X reprimanded after disinformation safety feature scrapped

ABC

An independent committee has found that X, formerly Twitter, was in breach of Australia's voluntary misinformation and disinformation code, and has withdrawn it as a signatory. Key points: X removed the mechanism for reporting misinformation posted on its platform The ability to report misinformation is a key tenet of the ACPDM code The code is voluntary X removed the mechanism …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Entrepreneur’s viral tweet on Sam Altman’s removal from OpenAI

Hindustan Times

OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, dismissed CEO Sam Altman stating that it ‘no longer has confidence in his ability’ to continue leading the Microsoft-backed firm. Now, an entrepreneur’s post has gained significant traction on X. Sam Altman claimed that he was removed as the CEO of OpenAI over a Google Meet call. In a witty take on the situation, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk takes a jab at Mark Zuckerberg: Says Instagram ’pretty much’ OnlyFans

Live Mint

Elon Musk has taken another swipe at Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram. Long time back-and-forth X owner Musk's beef with Zuckerberg's social media sites is well documented but especially came to a head when the latter announced a new site ‘Threads’ as a counter to Twitter for users looking to skip paid services and chasing the ‘old Twitter’ vibes. The app garnered …

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1 year, 1 month ago

A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, X is now a 'worthless' platform some say is no longer safe for activists

ABC

It has been just over a year since billionaire Elon Musk strode into the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco gleefully brandishing a bathroom sink. Yadanar Maung, a Justice For Myanmar spokesperson, said cybersecurity and privacy threats have increased for the group since Mr Musk's takeover and so too has the platform's "compliance with requests from authoritarian regimes". "Human rights activists …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Apple cuts ties with X: No more customer support for Musk’s platform

India TV News

Apple has ceased providing customer support services on the Elon Musk-led social media platform, X Corp, and is now redirecting customers to its official website for assistance. The change also implies that Apple Support will no longer provide assistance to customers who tag the company in their social media posts on X. Apple has been offering human-based support services on …

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1 year, 2 months ago

X CEO Yaccarino says Musk-owned platform could turn a profit next year

The Hindu

Social media platform X could turn a profit in early 2024, Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said on Wednesday, during a wide-ranging interview in which she defended the company's progress under billionaire owner Elon Musk. When asked about third-party estimates that showed X's active app users have fallen to 25th place behind Samsung's clock app, Yaccarino said key metrics around …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk-owned X will be ‘turning a profit’ in early 2024, says CEO Linda Yaccarino

Live Mint

Social media giant X could become profitable by the start of 2024, CEO Linda Yaccarino has confirmed in an appearance at Vox Media's Code conference. Speaking about the roadmap of profitability for X, Yaccarino said, "Now that I have immersed myself in the business, and we have a good set of eyes on what is predictable, what's coming is that …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk-owned X could turn a profit by 2024: CEO Linda Yaccarino

Hindustan Times

Social media platform X could turn a profit in early 2024, Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said on Wednesday, during a wide-ranging interview in which she defended the company's progress under billionaire owner Elon Musk. X Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino The appearance at Vox Media's Code conference comes as Yaccarino marked 100 days as CEO of the platform formerly …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Anti-Defamation League says Adidas CEO apologizes for misstatement about Kanye West

Associated Press

The head of the Anti-Defamation League said in a post on X on Thursday that he was in touch with Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden who apologized for his remarks about Kanye West and reiterated the sportswear company’s fight to end antisemitism. ADL’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt’s comments on X followed Gulden’s remarks on an investing podcast called “Good Company” where he …

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1 year, 3 months ago

X kept up majority of 300 posts reported for “extreme hate speech:” Report

The Hindu

September 20, 2023 01:27 pm | Updated 02:15 pm IST The Center for Countering Digital Hate, which studies prejudice across digital platforms, published a report this month which stated that out of 300 posts reported for hate speech, X continued to host 86% of them. “X continued to host these posts even after they were reported, despite them clearly violating …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk's X a ‘habitual non-compliant platform’, not following orders: Government

Hindustan Times

India's government has told a court that Elon Musk's X is a "habitual non-compliant platform" and for years has not followed many orders to remove content, undermining the government's role, according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters. The new logo of Twitter is seen in this illustration The remarks were contained in an Aug. 24 non-public filing by India's …

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‘Deeply sorry’: Groww CEO Lalit Keshre to users after trading app faced technical snags

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