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social media feeds. Whatever their flaws, the old gatekeepers were, at least on paper, beholden to the public. The new gatekeepers are fundamentally beholden only to profit and to their shareholders.

Elon Musk has shared the numbers regarding the increase in «Total User Active Seconds» on Twitter, noting that usage was up by 3.5 per cent week over the week globally. «Platform usage up 3.5 per cent week over week,» he tweeted late Friday, along with an attached image showing data on Twitter usage. According to the data he shared on the site, the majority of active users — nearly 87 per cent of people — were using the platform on mobile.

Priyanka Chopra, who recently starred in Amazon Prime Video series 'Citadel', has shown solidarity with the ongoing SAG AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists) strike. The ongoing strike has brought several Hollywood productions and promotional tours to a halt. Extending support for her union and colleagues, Chopra took to Instagram and shared a post that read, «SAG. AFTRA. Strong.» In its caption, she wrote, «I stand with my union and colleagues. In solidarity, we build a better tomorrow.» The strike's impact has already affected productions like 'Heads of State,' which Chopra was involved in alongside John Cena, as well as other projects like 'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie,' which faced challenges with promotions due to the strike.

Prime Day sale, Flipkart has announced the Big Saving Days sale which has started today and will continue till July 19. If you are planning to buy an iPhone 14, then this is probably one of the good times. Both e-commerce platforms are giving exciting deals on the handset.

There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen. The latter is what it felt like for Elon Musk’s Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg’s newest experiment, the Twitter clone Threads, after its launch. The early success of Threads, and the way that success appears to have come at least partly at the expense of Musk’s app, has brought into focus a prospect that seemed highly unlikely not long ago: that Twitter could descend into irrelevance.

startups to 27% in 2022 from 39% in 2021. According to the DivHERsity Benchmarking Report 2022-2023, powered by HerKey (formerly JobsForHer), women's representation at India Inc increased to 50% in 2022 from 33% in 2021. Women's representation has surged significantly at large enterprises in the country from 34% in 2020 to 52% in 2022.

₹20-30 crore for movie projects. One of the reasons for stars to go on to smaller screens has always been higher pay, even television has traditionally paid more given that the number of programming hours is more.

Comma Bookstore and Social Hub, three years ago in Flint, Michigan, the pandemic was full blown. But her neighbors welcomed the literature and art she sold in her store that celebrated people of color, as well as the community programs she hosted. Despite the warm reception, Otis quickly found that she had a sales problem: Her customers wanted to pay with their cellphones.

Multichain, a crypto project that connects different blockchains, said it's shutting down after learning that its founder was taken away by Chinese police. In a Twitter post on Friday, Multichain provided details around the sudden disappearance of its founder and chief executive, identified only by the name Zhaojun, in late May. Multichain is a so-called crypto bridge, which allows users to swap digital tokens across the various blockchains they run on. Speculation around Zhaojun's whereabouts has been swirling since his disappearance, fueled by Multichain's announcement on July 7 that it had seen an unexpected outflow of assets of more than $120 million. After that, Zhaojun's sister transferred remaining user assets to wallets she controlled before she was taken into custody as well, Multichain said on Friday.

Rafale fighters to equip the Indian Navy with the advanced combat jets. According to French aerospace company, Dassault Aviation, 26 Rafale fighters for the Indian Navy will add to the 36 advanced fighters that are already in service. «This decision comes after a successful trial campaign held in India, during which the Navy Rafale demonstrated that it fully met the Indian Navy's operational requirements and was perfectly suited to the specificities of its aircraft carrier,» Dassault Aviation said. «This selection confirms the excellence of the Rafale, the exceptional quality of the link between Dassault Aviation and the Indian Forces, and the importance of the strategic relationship between India and France,» it added. India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of 26 Rafale Marine aircraft for the Indian Navy on Thursday.

Activision Blizzard. The decision removes one of the few remaining hurdles stopping Xbox maker Microsoft from closing the deal and expanding its gaming business. The FTC had also asked Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S.

Narendra Modi on Saturday left for the UAE after concluding his two-day visit to France where he held wide-ranging talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and was conferred with the country's highest civilian and military honour, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. «PM @narendramodi bids adieu to France following a successful visit that heralded a new chapter in India-France relationship.

Companies such as Zomato, Swiggy and Zepto are providing monetary incentives to delivery personnel and associates. Those who brave the weather during the monsoons also get free raincoats and other rain gear. Most delivery personnel are already covered under medical and accidental insurance. Deliveries have increased in Delhi and the rest of the National Capital Region as most people avoid stepping out of their homes due to the rains, said executives at these companies. «Impact of the rains has led to a surge in orders with people resorting to a work-from-home setup in the region,» said Vikas Sharma, chief operating officer at grocery delivery platform Zepto. «We have seen the app's traffic increase by 10-15% in the last two weeks,» he said. Zepto riders in 10 cities including the NCR are neither shown the estimated time for deliveries nor are they penalised for any delay. "...we are also giving an additional incentive to delivery boys, called a 'rain fee'," Sharma said.

Online gaming companies, which have slammed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s decision to impose the maximum 28% indirect tax on the full face value of the business, said they are awaiting details on the applicability of the levy before deciding their next steps. “Once the amendments are made to the GST law to include online gaming under the ambit… we would urge the government to issue a set of FAQs in the way they had put forth for tax collected at source (TCS) norms for cryptocurrencies,” said an executive at a unicorn gaming platform.

India ordered will have a high indigenous content, including several high-level technologies like combat systems and air independent propulsion (AIP), Naval Group CEO Pierre Eric Pommellet has said. «The additional submarine built based on Scorpene design would cater to most of the current requirements of the Navy. The platform can also be integrated with more advanced weapons as per the need of the customer,» Pommellet told ET in first official comments on the deal.

After Everything’. The After movie franchise, consisting of a sequence of romantic drama films, is a collaboration between Wattpad and Voltage Pictures. The initial film, released in April 2019 and later made available on Netflix in October 2019, is based on Anna Todd's novel from 2014, sharing the same title. This series revolves around the story of Tessa, a young woman, who embarks on a romantic journey with Hardin, an enigmatic and troubled individual. In October 2022, three years after its debut on Netflix in the United States, the first film was removed from the streaming platform.

₹40 kg in June to more than ₹200 earlier his week in the capital. In fact, retail prices of perishables, especially vegetables, have risen steeply in northern India after heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, Mint reported earlier. As a result, vegetable prices have surged 25-100%; in some cases, consumers are facing a shortage of a variety of vegetables.

artificial intelligence such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating efforts to bring in laws governing the use of the technology.Here are the latest steps some key nations and international governing bodies are taking to regulate AI tools.BRITAIN Financial Conduct Authority, one of several state regulators tasked with drawing up norms, is consulting with Alan Turing Institute and other legal and academic institutionsCHINA Issued a set of temporary measures on July 13 to manage generative AI industry

Investing.com — “Steady as she goes”: That’s your gold market this week.

Investing.com — A strong consumer sentiment report — not one that would make the Fed particularly happy — gave the longs in oil an excuse to take some profit Friday on a market that’s run up more than many expected, with a second week of gains.

THINK TIME TRAVEL is a fantasy? Go anywhere near a college campus and you might become a believer. The NYU cliques in Washington Square Park or the Chapel Hill hordes on their quads—Gen Zers lounging in 1960s-style bell bottoms and Y2K-ish platform shoes—can quite effectively whoosh you back in time. The way young generations are embracing old styles “is great, and also not surprising," said Tabitha Soren, 55, an artist and former MTV News anchor who defined ’90s Gen X style with her mix of blazers and slip dresses.