Meta Platforms Inc. has said its flagship social network Facebook is introducing ways for users to maintain up to five profiles, a major shift from the "real name" requirement the company has maintained since its inception. The product change would "help people tailor their experience based on interests and relationships," like posting differ...
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Airtel successfully tests first 5G network at Bosch facility
Bharti Airtel, India’s premier communications solutions provider, on Friday announced a successful trial of India’s first 5G private network at Bosch Automotive Electronics India facility. The on-premise 5G Captive Private Network was built over the trial 5G spectrum allocated by the Department of Telecom (DoT). Airtel said it has implemen...
Twitter services down for an hour on Thursday
Twitter services came back online on Thursday after an hour-long outage that kept thousands of users across the globe from accessing the social media website.
The outage affected nearly 2,000 users as of 9 am ET (eastern time in the US), down from the peak of 50,000 incidents an hou...
GTPL Hathway reports revenue of Rs. 6,454 mn in Q1 FY23
India's largest MSO, GTPL Hathway, on Thursday reported revenue of Rs. 6,454 million in Q1 FY23 ending June 30. Profit after tax stood at Rs. 433 million
The consolidated revenue of Rs. 6,454 million showed a growth of 10 percent year-on-year, YoY.
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Twitter sues Elon Musk for cancelling deal
Twitter sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday, trying to force him to complete his $44 billion takeovers of the social media company by accusing him of “outlandish” and “bad faith” actions that have caused the platform irreparable harm and “wreaked havoc” on its stock price. Back in April, Musk pledged to pay $54.20 a share for Twitter, which a...
Spotify expands video podcasts for creators
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has announced expansion of video podcasts for creators in six new countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico. This is the first time Spotify has allowed this feature in non-English speaking countries. "These are markets with especially strong podcast creator communities t...