NEW YORK: Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media company said Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. The blue checkmark was originally given to companies, celebrities, government entities and journalists verified ...

Twitter Inc will charge $8 a month for its Blue service, which includes its sought-after "verified" badge, new boss Elon Musk said on Tuesday as he seeks to boost subscriptions and make the social media network less reliant on ads. "Twitter's current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month," Musk said i...

New Delhi: Apple is all set to begin manufacturing its latest iPhone 14 models in India, just days after it had a global unveiling. "The new iPhone 14 lineup introduces groundbreaking new technologies and important safety capabilities. We're excited to be manufacturing iPhone 14 in India," said Apple in a statement to ANI. Further details about where the iPhone will be manufactured in ...

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is warning of a flaw that is allowing hackers to seize control of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, and is urging users to install emergency software updates. Patches were released Thursday and Wednesday by the tech titan to fix what it described as a vulnerability hackers already knew about and may be taking advantage of. “Apple is aware of a report that this issu...

Twitter Inc kicked off deal negotiations with Elon Musk on Sunday after he wooed many of the social media company's shareholders with financing details on his $43 billion acquisition offer, people familiar with the matter said. The company's decision to engage with Musk, taken earlier on Sunday, does not mean that it will accept his $54.20 per share bid, the sources said. It signifies, ...

Detroit: Elon Musk has sold 4.4 million shares of Tesla stock worth roughly $4 billion, most likely to help fund his purchase of Twitter. Musk reported the sale in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The shares were sold over the past few days, at prices ranging from $872.02 to $999.13.   The world's richest man, who is the CEO of Tesla, tweeted that he ...

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has built a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), a regulatory filing showed on Monday, potentially making him the biggest stakeholder in the micro-blogging site. Twitter shares soared 26% in premarket trading after the filing, which comes close on the heels of Musk tweeting that he was giving "serious thought" to building a new social ...

Washington: It seems like Taiwanese tech-company HTC might be looking to bring a flagship Android phone as early as next month. According to GSM Arena, the confirmation for the news was given by HTC Vive Asia-Pacific GM Charles Huang at an HTC event part of MWC 2022.   HTC's new flagship would be the first of its kind since the HTC U12+ from back in 2018. The upcoming HTC flagship wi...

Washington: YouTube is going to scale back a significant portion of YouTube Originals, which produced original content including scripted series, educational videos, and music and celebrity programming. As per The Verge, going forward, the company will only fund originals in the YouTube Kids Fund and the Black Voices Fund, a program created in 2020 that committed USD 100 million to "amp...