Confusion surrounding Twitter’s blue tick policy continues after a number of high-profile accounts got blue check-marks reinstated, even though some of their owners have been dead for years and others denied having paid the monthly subscription or even signing up for the tag.
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Twitter does away with legacy blue ticks; catch Big B and Sachin’s hilarious responses
Microblogging platform Twitter has followed through on CEO Elon Musk’s promise to remove legacy verified blue ticks from all accounts, although Musk has publicly stated that he is paying out of his own pocket for the mark to continue for certain celebrities’ profiles.
Tim Cook connects with Apple fans at the Saket store launch
The DLF Select Citywalk Mall in Saket, New Delhi was abuzz today because of Apple’s big event. Apple CEO Tim Cook launched the company’s second own-brand store in India in the presence of thousands of fans who had lined up hours before the official opening time of 10am.
Tim Cook meets PM Modi, to open second Apple store in New Delhi on April 20
Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today, a day before he is set to open the second Apple store in the country.
Tim Cook welcomes customers at Apple’s first Indian store in Mumbai
A massive crowd gathered at Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex today as Apple CEO Tim Cook threw open the gates to the company’s first store in India.
Former Indian-origin executives suing Elon Musk’s Twitter
Former Twitter CEO Indian-American Parag Agrawal is one of three top Twitter executives filing suit against Elon Musk, who sacked them last year when he took over the social media company.
Connected to India onboards Sanchita Guha as Editor
Connected to India (C to I) welcomes the newest member of their editorial team. The Singapore-headquartered online media platform has brought on board Sanchita Guha as Editor.
Temasek of Singapore takes 59% share in Manipal Hospitals of India in USD 2-billion deal
Temasek Holdings of Singapore has acquired a 59 per cent stake in Manipal Health Enterprises of India, which runs the Manipal Hospitals chain.
TikTok fined GBP 12.7 million by UK regulator for illegal use of children’s data
TikTok, the widely used social network dedicated to short-form videos, has been fined GBP 12.7 million (USD 15.85 million) for allowing children under the age of 13 to access its platform and for illegally processing their data.
McDonald’s USA tells employees to work from home as layoffs planned: Reports
One of the oldest fast food chains in the USA, McDonald’s is set to temporarily close all its offices in the US this week as it prepares to inform its corporate employees about a fresh round of layoffs.
