Tech
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LG Electronics says it aims to achieve $77bn in sales by 2030
LG Electronics said on Wednesday it is targetting 100 trillion won ($77 billion) in sales by 2030 and plans some 50 trillion won of investment as the company announced its future strategy. The South …
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Microsoft’s Activision deal gets greenlight despite White House objection
Microsoft cleared a major hurdle in its planned $69 billion purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard on Tuesday, as a judge gave a thumbs-up to the proposed deal and dealt a blow to President …
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Meta’s Instagram to bring branded content tools to Threads
Meta Platforms’s Instagram is planning to bring its branded content tools to Threads, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the matter. Such tools will help marketers collaborate w…
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Meta’s Twitter ‘killer’, Threads dethrones ChatGPT as fastest-growing platform
Meta Platforms’ Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest-growing online platform to hit the…
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WhatsApp users can now link any device with WhatsApp web via phone number
Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a feature that would allow users to link their account to WhatsApp web by using their phone number, WaBetaInfo reported. According to the app-tracking website, the…
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Twitter vows to sue Meta after rival app Threads gains traction
Twitter is threatening Meta with a lawsuit after the blockbuster launch of Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads — in perhaps the clearest sign yet that Twitter views the app as a competitive threat. On …
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TikTok owner, ByteDance launches new music streaming service in Brazil, Indonesia
Chinese company ByteDance, which owns short-video company TikTok, on Thursday said it will launch a new music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia, as it tries to become a player in that market.…
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Fear-gripped Twitter threatens to sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms over its new Threads platform in a letter sent to the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro. Meta, which launched Threads o…
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Meta’s Threads bags 30 million users as it continues on quest to suffocate Musk’s Twitter
Meta’s Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, as it took advantage of its access to billion…
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Google delays release of fully custom phone chip until 2025, The Information reports
Alphabet Inc’s Google has delayed the release of a fully custom chip for its Pixel smartphones until 2025, The Information reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Google ori…