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Twitter abuzz over Musk's 'if I die under mysterious circumstances' post

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The post came a few days after the Tesla CEO announced acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion. Twitter storms and Elon Musk seem to be old pals and it was no different on Monday morning. This time the Tesla CEO's post about dying under "mysterious circumstances" is what made Twitter buzz. "If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya," he tweeted. The post came a few days after the Tesla CEO announced his plans to acquire Twitter for… read more

Nearly half of Elon Musk's 90 million Twitter followers are 'fake'

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According to Twitter auditing tool SparkToro, of Musk's 87.9 million followers (at the time of the research audit), roughly 48 per cent are fake, reports Time As Tesla CEO and soon-to-be Twitter boss Elon Musk aims to crack down on spam bots, nearly half of his own followers on the micro-blogging platform are fake. According to Twitter auditing tool SparkToro, of Musk's 87.9 million followers (at the time of the research audit), roughly 48 per cent are fake, reports Time. These are the accounts that are "unreachable and will not see the account's tweets because they're spam... read more

UK watchdog to probe Face ID privacy complaint against Apple

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The data watchdog in the UK is launching a probe into Apple after a former senior woman engineer claimed the tech giant accessed smartphones of its employees via the Face ID feature. The data watchdog in the UK is launching a probe into Apple after a former senior woman engineer claimed the tech giant accessed smartphones of its employees via the Face ID feature. In a complaint filed with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the whistleblower Ashley Gjovik alleged the... read more

Meta-owned WhatsApp likely to roll out new drawing tool features

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Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out a new drawing tool features for its users. Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out a new drawing tool features for its users. According to WABetaInfo, the company is releasing new drawing tools to some people on WhatsApp beta for... read more

Meta to let creators sell virtual items in social VR app Horizon Worlds

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that creator monetisation and metaverse economy is really important. Meta on Tuesday announced it is testing new features in Horizon Worlds, its social virtual reality (VR) app, that will help creators sell virtual items and make money. In a conversation with Vidyuu Studios, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that creator monetisation and metaverse economy is... read more

Fortnite developer Epic raises $2 billion to build for metaverse

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The funds will be used to boost Epic's dream to build the metaverse. Epic, the developer of popular game Fortnite, has announced a $2 billion round of funding from Sony and KIRKBI, the family-owned investment company which founded the Lego Group. The funds will be used to boost Epic's dream to build the metaverse. Sony and KIRKBI invested $1 billion, respectively in... read more

Elon Musk not joining Twitter board; CEO Parag Agrawal reveals why

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and now the largest shareholder in the micro-blogging site Twitter, has decided not to join the Twitter board. He owns a 9.2% stake, worth nearly $3 billion, in Twitter Inc Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk, who was to officially become a member of the Twitter board from April 9, has decided not to do so, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal wrote in a post on Monday. In his Twitter post, Agrawal said, "Elon's appointment to... read more

Parag Agrawal Twitter’s youngest CEO in S&P 500

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  Agrawal, who was appointed Monday to succeed Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, is 37, the same age as Meta Platform Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg Twitter   new Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal is now the youngest CEO in the S&P 500, but apparently just barely. Agrawal, who was appointed Monday to succeed Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, is 37, the same age as Meta Platform Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Citing security concerns, Twitter wouldn’t disclose Agrawal’s date of birth, but confirmed he was born later in 1984 than Zuckerberg’s May 14 birthday. Dorsey, at 45, was already among the dozen youngest CEOs in the collection of the largest U.S. companies. “I don’t think the age thing is that big of a deal, especially for companies like this. It could be an advantage,” said David Larcker, a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, who studies CEO performance. “The fact that Dorsey is stepping down from the board, so he’s not going to be like a shadow...