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Former FTX CEO has no stake in Twitter as a private company: Musk
Semafor publication first reported that Sam Bankman-Fried owned a stake in Musk's Twitter. "Two weeks after clinching a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, he (Musk) texted Bankman-Fried just after midnight and invited him to roll the $100 million stake he had owned for a few months into a privately held Twitter," claimed the publication.
Google Messages begins testing full emoji reactions
Full emoji reactions have already rolled out for some users, reports 9To5Google. For some time now, users have been able to react with only seven emojis by long-pressing on an RCS (Rich Communications Services) chat -- thumbs up/down, smiling face with heart-eyes, face with tears of joy, face with open mouth, crying face, and angry face.
Elon Musk proposes to reinstate nearly everyone Twitter banned
"Should Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?" he asked in a tweet. So far, "yes" is clearly in the lead. Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post.
Elon Musk may put you in Twitter jail for violations
A Twitter follower shared a suggestion for Musk to improve the micro-blogging site by putting users in "Twitter jail". "Twit suggestion 2: Twitter Jail! Share both the reason for ban, number of violations, as well as when account will be freed," the user posted.
Musk replied: "Agreed".
Received 55,497 requests for user data from Indian government: Meta
In the second half of 2021, India had made 50,382 requests to Meta for user data. According to Meta, the accessAto 597 items was restricted for violating Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, including content against security of the state and public order.
ASUS launches new desktops with optimised performance in India
Starting at Rs 54,990 and Rs 65,990, ASUS A3 series desktops - A3202 and A3402 is available for users across online and offline stores, according to an official report. "As the hybrid work model takes the lead today, we aim to introduce solutions that perfectly blend with the contemporary lifestyle offering style, performance, and productivity," Arnold Su, Business Head, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, ASUS India, said in a statement.
Apple to sign deal for 'Moneyball' author's upcoming book on FTX crash
The author spent six months with the embattled entrepreneur, before the FTX crash, Deadline reported. Lewis's book will follow former CEO Bankman-Fried, a man estimated to be worth $26 billion, and reveal how the FTX crypto exchange collapsed. As Apple is nearing a deal for the book rights to Lewis's story, it faced stiff competition from Netflix and Amazon, according to the report.
Apple to voluntarily correct unfair commission policy in app market
The move came after the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) launched a probe into Apple amid criticism that the company charges commission fees based on the consumer price inclusive of value-added tax only on South Korean developers. "In September, the FTC promptly launched a probe following reports that Apple charges unfair commissions on only local app developers," Chairperson Han Ki-jeong told reporters during his visit to NCSOFT Corp, a major South Korean online and mobile game developer.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 FE may feature LCD panel, S pen powered by Wacom
Like the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, the S8 FE is expected to support the stylus pen, and its experience will reportedly be "great" because of a Wacom digitizer, reports SamMobile. The tablet is likely to come with a 120Hz refresh rate and is expected to run Android 13. It may feature the MediaTek MT8791V chipset aka Kompanio 900T.
Wasn't Twitter supposed to die by now or something, asks Elon Musk
Despite too much criticism from several quarters, Musk said Twitter is where the "opinion leaders are". "Wasn't Twitter supposed to die by now or something?" Musk tweeted to his more than 118 million followers. "Maybe we've gone to heaven/hell and don't know it," he chuckled.
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