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Joe Biden Faces Backlash From Pro-Biden TikTok Influencers Over Divest-or-Ban Law

TikTok influencers, previously strong supporters of President Biden's message. They express uncertainty and disappointment over his backing of a law requiring ByteDance to sell its TikTok stake, fearing its impact on their livelihoods and political outreach efforts.


Elon Musk's X Suspends Nelson Mandela's Grandson Account as He Calls for Palestinian Liberation

Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended the account of Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, who is a member of South Africa's National Assembly...

Elon Musk Vs. Australia: X Opposes Demand To Remove Bishop Attack Video Globally

Elon Musk's X said that no government should possess such authority...

Talking Plants? This Startup Could Help Plants Communicate With Farmers

This startup is helping plants talk! Here's how its technology could benefit the agriculture industry...


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Turkey blocks YouTube amid new government audio file leak
Just over a week after blocking Twitter, Turkey is now moving to shut down access to YouTube in a bid to stem off the source of corruption scandal and reputation-damaging leaks related to Prime Minist
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Split, the anti-social app that helps people avoid potentially awkward encounters has raised $1 million for its seed round from well-known private investors, a statement about the funding said.
Yahoo Japan to take telco eAccess from Softbank in $3.2B deal
Search giant Yahoo Japan is set to take Japan-based telco eAccess from Internet firm Softbank in a deal valued at $3.2 billion (JPY324 billion) to beef up its e-commerce and advertising businesses.
London news startup Oximity bags seed money from angel investors
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Lithium acquires San Francisco social media influence scoring platform for $200M
US social customer solutions provider Lithium Technologies acquired San Francisco-based social media influence scoring platform in a deal valued at $200 million in combined cash and equity.
Facebook acquires Oculus VR in $2B deal
Social media giant Facebook acquired California, US-based virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR in a deal valued at $2 billion to help the startup expand beyond non-gaming applications of its techno
Microsoft rebrands 'Windows Azure' to 'Microsoft Azure'
In a bid to gain traction over its competitors, American software giant is rebranding its open cloud platform 'Windows Azure' to 'Microsoft Azure.' according to sources familiar with the matter cited
San Francisco virtual ad firm DemandBase raises $15M in funding
San Francisco, US-based virtual ad firm DemandBased raised $15 in a funding round led by Greenspring Associates to build the mobile ad capabilities of its B2B enterprise software platform.
Turks having more difficulties going online after Twitter ban
Turks are now facing a new challenge getting access to the Internet after courts banned Twitter as alternative DNS numbers that were used to access the Internet were not anymore working, Reuters repor
FTC and California say Facebook gave wrong interpretation on online teen privacy
The Federal Trade Commission and California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Facebook had the wrong interpretation of how COPPA applies to teenagers, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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