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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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AT&T says Netflix's call for free interconnection as an "arrogant proposition"
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Apple mulls on launching on-demand music service to compete with Spotify
Cupertino, US-based tech giant Apple is mulling on launching its own on-demand music service to compete with music streaming giant Spotify as the number of downloads goes down.
Twitter removes #Music from App Store, to pull plug on app on April 18
Twitter has taken down its Twitter #Music from the App Store and will officially pull down the curtains on the app on April 18, VentureBeat reported.
California's OpenTable to shut down newly-acquired restaurant app Ness
San Francisco, US-based online restaurant reservation service OpenTable will shut down Los Altos, California-based restaurant recommendation app Ness, which it acquired in February, on April 21.
British video-on-demand service Screenburn raises $500K in angel funding
London, UK-based Video-on-Demand (Vod) service Screenburn raised $500,000 (£302,000) in an angel funding round to fuel its expansion for 2014 and to continue monetizing the presence of music and film
Chicago-based digital ad firm elevate DIGITAL scores additional $3M in Series A round
Chicago, US-based digital interactive application developer elevate DIGITAL scored an additional $3 million in its Series A funding round from SFX Entertainment to expand into new markets.
Virginia-based digital ID network ID.me scores $10M in funding to build own marketplace
Tysons Corner, US-based secure digital ID network ID.me scored $10 million in combined venture capital and debt funding to build its own online marketplace for its users.
Mail.ru boosts stake in Russian social network Vkontakte.ru
Internet company Mail.ru signed an agreement to buy the 12% stake of Ivan Tavrin in Russian social network VKontakte.com for an undisclosed amount to bring its total holding to 52%.
New York brand advocacy startup Crowdtap picks up $5M in Series B funding
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Twitter offers SMS alternative after Turkey ban
Twitter is now offering an alternative way of sending Tweets via SMS after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lambasted social media for linking him to a corruption scandal and blocking the s
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