Tech
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Volkswagen to launch self-driving vehicles in Texas by 2026
Volkswagen said on Thursday that it plans to launch autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles for ride hailing and goods delivery services in Austin, Texas by 2026. The German automaker, which had previo…
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Zuckerberg’s Threads records 10 million signups in first launch
Ten million users signed up for Meta’s newly launched Threads app in its first seven hours, the company’s chief Mark Zuckerberg says. He pitched the app as a “friendly” rival to Twitter, which was bo…
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Biden administration appeals court ban on social media contacts
The Biden administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling restricting some agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies to moderate their content, a…
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Helpless Musk looks on as Zuckerberg unleashes ‘Twitter Killer’ app, Threads
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg delivered a blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday night, as the tech billionaires’ rivalry went live with the launch of Instagram’s much-anticipated Threads platform, a clone of Twitt…
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Canada’s Quebecor set to pull its ads from Facebook, Instagram
Quebecor said on Wednesday it will pull its ads from Facebook and Instagram, following Meta Platforms’ decision to stop access to news on the platforms in Canada over a law requiring payments to loca…
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Meta and SBP launch drive to digitally equip Pakistani women entrepreneurs
Meta — owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — has joined hands with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the National Institute of Banking & Finance (NIBAF) and Demo, to digitally empower 500 women…
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Twitter CEO backs widely criticized Musk-imposed tweet-reading rate limits
Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino on Tuesday tweeted a defense of the temporary cap announced July 1 on the number of tweets users can read in a day, and the company said advertising has been stable in the…
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Elon Musk in the mud as Meta sets to launch own Twitter-lookalike, Threads
Meta Platforms plans to launch a Twitter-rivalling microblogging app called Threads, days after Twitter boss Elon Musk attracted criticism by announcing a temporary cap on how many posts users can re…
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Twitter bans unverified users from accessing TweetDeck
Twitter users will soon need to be verified in order to use TweetDeck, the social media company said in a tweet on Monday. The change will take effect in 30 days, the company said. Twitter made the a…
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Apple makes history as first $3 trillion company amid tech stock surge
Apple Inc became the first company in the world to reach a market value of $3 trillion, buoyed by hopes over its expansion in new markets coupled with expectations of a more moderate approach to inte…