Snap, Snapchat's parent company, appointed Pulkit Trivedi as India Managing Director on Wednesday, reporting to Ajit Mohan, Snap's APAC President. Trivedi comes to Snap from Google, where he was the Director of Google Pay-India Business Team for the past five years. Trivedi will be responsible for le...
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YouTube starts AI music incubator with artists
YouTube is launching an incubator to work with artists and musicians to explore the use of artificial intelligence in music, according to its blogpost yesterday. The Alphabet unit has signed up Universal Music as its first partner for the Incubator, and will work with artistes, including Anitta, A...
Musk stirs another controversy: X to drop ‘block’ feature
Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other accounts, owner Elon Musk said on Friday in another controversial move for the company he bought last year.
Ex-CEO Twitter Jack Dorsey deletes Insta account
Former Twitter Co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has deleted his Instagram account, and in response, Elon Musk reacted with a fire emoji. The Instagram handle @jack is now available for purchase after Dorsey, now the CEO of Block, announced the deletion of h...
TRAI mulls merger of QoS rules for access service providers
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yesterday released a new consultation paper on quality parameters of access service providers, while granting an extension for submissions relating to another discussion on OTT services
Microsoft to close Xbox 360 store by July 2024
Microsoft has unveiled its plans to shutter the Xbox 360 store, marking the end of an era for the iconic gaming console. As of July 29, 2024, users will no longer have the ability to purchase games, expansions, or any other content through the Xbox 360 console or Marketplace. However, an...