NEW DELHI — Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that his X social media platform has reached 600 million monthly active users (MAUs). Musk, who acquired the platform in 2022 for $44 billion, is making it an “everything app” where people can post movies and TV shows and also make digital payments. “X has […]
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Paytm app will keep working beyond Feb 29: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
NEW DELHI — Paytm’s associate Bank recently received the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) directions in response to which Paytm’s Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma assured users that Paytm app will continue to work beyond February 29. In a tweet, Vijay Shekhar Sharma said: “To every Paytmer, Your favourite app is working, will keep […]
RBI asks Paytm Payments Bank to stop almost all services after Feb 29
MUMBAI — In a major action against Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL), the Reserve Bank on Wednesday directed the lender to stop accepting deposits or top-ups in any customer accounts, wallets, FASTTags and other instruments after February 29. However, any interest, cashbacks, or refunds may be credited back to customers anytime. The direction follows persistent non-compliances […]
Neuralink implants brain chip in first human: Elon Musk
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk, Neuralink’s billionaire founder, said the first human received an implant from the brain-chip startup on Sunday and is recovering well, in a post on Twitter/X on Monday. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given the company clearance last year to conduct its first trial to test its implant […]
Airtel, Jio may soon withdraw unlimited 5G data plan, charge up to 10% more: Report
NEW DELHI — Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel might discontinue their unlimited 5G data plans for premium customers soon, media reports said on Saturday. As per the analysts, the companies will likely charge at least 5-10 per cent more for 5G services compared to 4G, starting from the second half of 2024, Economic Times reported. […]
Rupee falls 4 paise to 83.05 against US dollar
MUMBAI — The rupee breached its seven-day gaining streak and depreciated 4 paise to 83.05 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday as foreign investors rushed to withdraw funds amid a sharp rise in crude oil prices. Despite a weak American currency and surging equity markets, overall sentiment was dented after the US […]
YouTube to purge AI content that ‘realistically simulates’ deceased kids
NEW DELHI — Google-owned YouTube has announced to crack down on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven content that “realistically simulates” deceased minors or victims of deadly or well-documented major violent events describing their death or violence experienced. The company has updated its harassment and cyberbullying policies to clamp down on such content. The platform said it will […]
Gold prices likely to move towards a new high of Rs 70,000
NEW DELHI — Gold prices are likely to move towards a new high of Rs 70,000, as per a report by ICICI Direct, while silver, remaining supported amid rising industrial demand, may edge higher towards Rs 85,000. Gold prices are likely to rise further on the back of weak dollar and decline in US treasury […]
X faces major outrage globally
NEW DELHI — On Thursday, X (formerly Twitter) run by Elon Musk faced a major outage globally, including in India, with users complaining that they were not able to see any comments, view any profiles, tweets, and others. According to the outage monitor website DownDetector, over 64 per cent of people reported problems while using […]
Airtel extends 5G coverage to all 22 districts of J&K
NEW DELHI — Bharti Airtel has extended 5G coverage to all 22 districts of Jammu & Kashmir and has over 0.9 million state users on its next-gen mobile broadband service. Airtel 5G Plus coverage is available across J&K, from the panoramic Dal lake to the state’s numerous enchanting valleys, the remote villages of Ladakh to […]