Pakistan’s social media blackout lends credence to claims voices are being silenced ISLAMABAD: A state-imposed social media blackout to quell massive protests around the arrest of Pakistan’s former... Published 12 May, 2023 06:35pm
Life & Style VPN access: Pakistan struggles in face of internet, social media restrictions As Pakistan grapples with the fourth day of suspended mobile broadband services, users – albeit via VPN – continued... Published 12 May, 2023 05:56pm
Pakistan ‘Negative investor perception’: venture capital association calls out internet suspension The Venture Capital Association of Pakistan (VCAP), a platform aimed at facilitating startups, expressed its concern... Updated 12 May, 2023 08:11pm
Technology Musk says video and audio calls coming to Twitter NEW YORK: Twitter boss Elon Musk on Tuesday put out word that audio and video calls are coming to the... Published 10 May, 2023 09:58am
World Clashes rock Sudan truce as top UN official arrives KHARTOUM: Persistent fighting between Sudan’s rival generals undermined efforts to firm up a truce Wednesday, as a... Published 03 May, 2023 02:25pm
World Zelensky was not warned of US secret docs leak: report WASHINGTON: Washington did not warn Kyiv about the top-secret documents leaked to internet chat rooms – containing... Published 03 May, 2023 12:31pm
World World Food Programme lifts suspension of operations in Sudan BEIRUT: The United Nations’ World Food Programme said on Monday it will immediately lift the suspension of its... Published 01 May, 2023 01:39pm
World Indian news agency ANI, broadcaster NDTV Twitter accounts restored after brief suspension Twitter accounts of Indian broadcaster NDTV and the country’s ANI news agency were restored on Saturday after both... Published 30 Apr, 2023 12:34pm
World Britain begins ‘large-scale’ evacuation of its nationals from Sudan LONDON: The British government said it had launched a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday,... Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:31pm
Technology Twitter reinstates blue ticks for some media, celebrities Business Recorder also gets back its blue tick Updated 24 Apr, 2023 10:51am
World Pope Francis, Ronaldo lose Twitter verified blue status, others keep it LONDON: Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including... Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am
Technology The Big Sort: Twitter ticks check out LOS ANGELES: Elon Musk’s long-promised move to strip free blue ticks from Twitter users swung into action on... Updated 21 Apr, 2023 01:59pm
World Yemen stampede death toll rises to 85 SANAA: More than 80 people were killed and hundreds of others injured in a deadly stampede that broke out in Yemen’s... Updated 20 Apr, 2023 12:25pm
World Biden says Republican debt plan would harm ‘millions of Americans’ WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed a congressional Republican plan to limit federal spending in... Published 19 Apr, 2023 11:22am
Technology ‘Stamp of approval’: Twitter’s Musk amplifies misinformation WASHINGTON: Elon Musk promised to make Twitter the “most accurate source of information about the world,” but he has... Published 19 Apr, 2023 11:20am
World Sudan’s RSF leader Hemedti says ‘discussed pressing issues’ with Blinken KHARTOUM: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti,... Published 18 Apr, 2023 11:08am
Business & Finance Twitter ad revenue to plummet 28pc in 2023 SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter’s income from advertising will fall by 28 percent in 2023, a closely watched forecast said... Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am
World Musk says unaware why Twitter India pulled posts on BBC documentary critical of Modi BENGALURU: Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he did not know “what exactly happened” when Twitter took down content... Published 12 Apr, 2023 01:20pm
Technology Musk says Twitter is roughly breaking even, has 1,500 employees Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday the social media company is “roughly breaking even,” as most of its... Published 12 Apr, 2023 11:47am
World Twitter working on AI despite Musk call for global pause: report SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk is advancing an artificial intelligence project at Twitter despite recently calling for an... Published 12 Apr, 2023 10:31am
Technology Twitter ad revenue to plummet 28% in 2023: forecast SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter’s income from advertising will fall by 28 percent in 2023, a closely watched forecast said... Published 11 Apr, 2023 05:45pm
Technology Ousted execs sue Twitter for job-related legal bills SAN FRANCISCO: Three top Twitter executives who were sacked by Elon Musk last year when he took over the social... Published 11 Apr, 2023 11:11am
World US Justice Dept opens probe into secret US documents leak WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice on Saturday said it has begun an investigation into a trove of leaked US... Published 09 Apr, 2023 10:43am
World Top Iranian, Saudi envoys meet in China, discuss diplomatic ties BEIJING/RIYADH: The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday for the first formal... Updated 06 Apr, 2023 12:52pm
Technology Cryptocurrency surges as Musk changes Twitter logo to ‘meme dog’ PARIS: A meme-inspired cryptocurrency’s price jumped on Tuesday after Elon Musk changed the bluebird logo of Twitter... Published 04 Apr, 2023 06:03pm
World New York Times loses Twitter verification on main account WASHINGTON: Twitter has removed the gold "verified" marker from the New York Times' main account, as CEO Elon Musk... Published 02 Apr, 2023 10:32pm
Technology Twitter makes some of its source code public, promises more Twitter on Friday made public parts of the computer code that decides how the social media site recommends content,... Published 01 Apr, 2023 05:41pm
Technology Musk overtakes Obama as most followed personality on Twitter WASHINGTON: Elon Musk has surpassed former US president Barack Obama as the most followed account on Twitter, five... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
World Two US army helicopters crash in Kentucky Two US Army helicopters collided on Wednesday while on a training mission over Kentucky, a spokesperson said in a... Published 30 Mar, 2023 10:58am
Pakistan Twitter blocks Pakistan govt’s account for viewing in India BENGALURU: Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government’s account from being viewed in India in response to a legal... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
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