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'Monetising Hate': Misinformation Surges on Twitter After Elon Musk's $44 Billion Takeover
- Monday April 17, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
The Tesla tycoon bitterly denies that misinformation has surged since his turbulent $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,60,275 crore) acquisition of the messaging platform, but experts say content moderation has been gutted after mass layoffs, while a paid verification system has served to boost conspiracy theorists.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Tesla Shareholder Trial: US Jury Told That Elon Musk's 'Lies' Cost Tesla Investors Millions
- Thursday January 19, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Tesla investors' lawyer told jurors in the lawsuit against Elon Musk that the billionaire's lies about having funding in place to take the company private had cost his clients millions of dollars in 2018. The first witness, a 71-year-old man, told jurors Elon Musk's tweet about taking the company private threatened almost all the money he had inves...
- www.gadgets360.com
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5G Spectrum Auction Undergoes Fifth Round of Bidding, Services to Roll Out in September
- Wednesday July 27, 2022
- Press Trust of India
5G spectrum auction in currently undergoing the fifth round of bidding as firms run by tycoons Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Bharti Mittal and Gautam Adani as well as Vodafone Idea have invested huge sums. According to telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the response on the first day exceeded all expectations.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Teen Who Tracked Elon Musk's Jet Is Now Chasing Russian Tycoons
- Tuesday March 1, 2022
- World News | Paulina Cachero, Bloomberg
After soaring to internet fame -- and drawing the ire of the world's richest person -- with his viral Twitter account "Elon's Jet," Sweeney is now tracking the planes of some of Russia's richest people.
- www.ndtv.com
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More Billionaire Jets on Radar of Teen Who Refused Elon Musk's Offer to Stop Tracking His Private Plane
- Wednesday February 2, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
A college student who refused $5,000 (roughly Rs. 3.75 lakh) from tech tycoon Elon Musk to stop tracking his private plane is now planning to target more billionaires. Jack Sweeney, 19, likely believes what he began as a hobby has the potential to become a lucrative venture for him.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Mark Cuban Says 80 Percent of His New, ‘Non-Shark Tank’ Investments Back Crypto Sector
- Friday January 14, 2022
- Radhika Parashar
Billionaire Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban has once again reinstated his support for the crypto sector. In a recent podcast with comedian Jon Stewart, Cuban revealed that majority of his new investments are on crypto-related ventures. The American business tycoon has predicted a bright future for cryptocurrencies.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Big Tech’s India Plans Can’t Seem to Bypass Reliance
- Tuesday December 8, 2020
- Ari Altstedter, Bloomberg
The world’s biggest tech companies are clamouring for a larger piece of India’s booming Internet space, but that increasingly seems to mean going through the country’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. is said to be offering to sell a stake of about $20 billion in its retail business to Amazon.com, Bloomberg News...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Jio-Facebook Deal Under Antitrust Review by Competition Commission of India
- Wednesday June 17, 2020
- Shruti Srivastava, Bloomberg
India’s antitrust watchdog is reviewing Facebook's purchase of a 10 percent stake in Reliance Industries Ltd's digital assets, a deal that would give the US giant another foothold in one of the world’s fastest growing Internet markets.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Obscure Indian Cyber-Firm Said to Have Spied on Politicians, Investors Worldwide
- Friday July 3, 2020
- Reuters
BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the United States including private equity giant KKR and short seller Muddy Waters, according to three former employees, outside researchers, and a trail of online evidence.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Bill Gates, Bogeyman of Coronavirus Conspiracy Theorists
- Tuesday May 19, 2020
- Agence France-Presse
Doctored photos and fabricated news articles crafted by conspiracy theorists -- shared thousands of times on social media platforms and messaging apps, in various languages -- have gone as far as accusing the Microsoft founder of creating the outbreak.
- www.gadgets360.com
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In Alibaba's Hometown, a Grim Message: 'Don't Go Out'
- Thursday February 6, 2020
- Agence France-Presse
Hangzhou is famous for being where tech tycoon Jack Ma founded his online shopping business in an apartment two decades ago, a one hour journey on a bullet train from Shanghai.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Court Asks Internet Companies To Globally Remove Video "Defaming" Ramdev
- Wednesday October 23, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed social media platforms Facebook, Google, its subsidiary YouTube, and Twitter to forthwith remove, block or disable on a global basis links to a video containing defamatory allegations against yoga guru Ramdev.
- www.ndtv.com
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"She's My Hero," Says Anand Mahindra For Teen Who Rode Horse To Exam Hall
- Wednesday April 10, 2019
- Offbeat | NDTV News Desk
A schoolgirl from Kerala's Thrissur district took the Internet by storm recently when a video of her riding a horse to her exam centre went viral. It caught the eye of business tycoon Anand Mahindra too - who hailed the teen a "hero" and praised her dedication to her education.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Monetising Hate': Misinformation Surges on Twitter After Elon Musk's $44 Billion Takeover
- Monday April 17, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
The Tesla tycoon bitterly denies that misinformation has surged since his turbulent $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,60,275 crore) acquisition of the messaging platform, but experts say content moderation has been gutted after mass layoffs, while a paid verification system has served to boost conspiracy theorists.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Tesla Shareholder Trial: US Jury Told That Elon Musk's 'Lies' Cost Tesla Investors Millions
- Thursday January 19, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Tesla investors' lawyer told jurors in the lawsuit against Elon Musk that the billionaire's lies about having funding in place to take the company private had cost his clients millions of dollars in 2018. The first witness, a 71-year-old man, told jurors Elon Musk's tweet about taking the company private threatened almost all the money he had inves...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
5G Spectrum Auction Undergoes Fifth Round of Bidding, Services to Roll Out in September
- Wednesday July 27, 2022
- Press Trust of India
5G spectrum auction in currently undergoing the fifth round of bidding as firms run by tycoons Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Bharti Mittal and Gautam Adani as well as Vodafone Idea have invested huge sums. According to telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the response on the first day exceeded all expectations.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Teen Who Tracked Elon Musk's Jet Is Now Chasing Russian Tycoons
- Tuesday March 1, 2022
- World News | Paulina Cachero, Bloomberg
After soaring to internet fame -- and drawing the ire of the world's richest person -- with his viral Twitter account "Elon's Jet," Sweeney is now tracking the planes of some of Russia's richest people.
- www.ndtv.com
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More Billionaire Jets on Radar of Teen Who Refused Elon Musk's Offer to Stop Tracking His Private Plane
- Wednesday February 2, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
A college student who refused $5,000 (roughly Rs. 3.75 lakh) from tech tycoon Elon Musk to stop tracking his private plane is now planning to target more billionaires. Jack Sweeney, 19, likely believes what he began as a hobby has the potential to become a lucrative venture for him.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Mark Cuban Says 80 Percent of His New, ‘Non-Shark Tank’ Investments Back Crypto Sector
- Friday January 14, 2022
- Radhika Parashar
Billionaire Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban has once again reinstated his support for the crypto sector. In a recent podcast with comedian Jon Stewart, Cuban revealed that majority of his new investments are on crypto-related ventures. The American business tycoon has predicted a bright future for cryptocurrencies.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Big Tech’s India Plans Can’t Seem to Bypass Reliance
- Tuesday December 8, 2020
- Ari Altstedter, Bloomberg
The world’s biggest tech companies are clamouring for a larger piece of India’s booming Internet space, but that increasingly seems to mean going through the country’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. is said to be offering to sell a stake of about $20 billion in its retail business to Amazon.com, Bloomberg News...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Jio-Facebook Deal Under Antitrust Review by Competition Commission of India
- Wednesday June 17, 2020
- Shruti Srivastava, Bloomberg
India’s antitrust watchdog is reviewing Facebook's purchase of a 10 percent stake in Reliance Industries Ltd's digital assets, a deal that would give the US giant another foothold in one of the world’s fastest growing Internet markets.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Obscure Indian Cyber-Firm Said to Have Spied on Politicians, Investors Worldwide
- Friday July 3, 2020
- Reuters
BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the United States including private equity giant KKR and short seller Muddy Waters, according to three former employees, outside researchers, and a trail of online evidence.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Bill Gates, Bogeyman of Coronavirus Conspiracy Theorists
- Tuesday May 19, 2020
- Agence France-Presse
Doctored photos and fabricated news articles crafted by conspiracy theorists -- shared thousands of times on social media platforms and messaging apps, in various languages -- have gone as far as accusing the Microsoft founder of creating the outbreak.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
In Alibaba's Hometown, a Grim Message: 'Don't Go Out'
- Thursday February 6, 2020
- Agence France-Presse
Hangzhou is famous for being where tech tycoon Jack Ma founded his online shopping business in an apartment two decades ago, a one hour journey on a bullet train from Shanghai.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Court Asks Internet Companies To Globally Remove Video "Defaming" Ramdev
- Wednesday October 23, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed social media platforms Facebook, Google, its subsidiary YouTube, and Twitter to forthwith remove, block or disable on a global basis links to a video containing defamatory allegations against yoga guru Ramdev.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"She's My Hero," Says Anand Mahindra For Teen Who Rode Horse To Exam Hall
- Wednesday April 10, 2019
- Offbeat | NDTV News Desk
A schoolgirl from Kerala's Thrissur district took the Internet by storm recently when a video of her riding a horse to her exam centre went viral. It caught the eye of business tycoon Anand Mahindra too - who hailed the teen a "hero" and praised her dedication to her education.
- www.ndtv.com