Kingdom X reviews: Netizens impressed with Vijay Deverakonda's performance
Kingdom X reviews: Netizens were in praise of Vijay Deverakonda's performance in 'Kingdom'. Originally slated to hit theatres on May 30, it was postponed to July 4 due to the Pahalgam terror attack
Australian court rejects X appeal in child safety case, orders legal costs
An Australian appeals court on Thursday ruled against X Corp., rejecting a challenge to a safety watchdog's demands for details on how the Elon Musk-owned company was combating widespread child exploitation material on its platform. Three federal court judges unanimously rejected X's appeal against a federal court decision in October last year that the company was obliged to respond to a notice from eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant on child abuse material being shared on X, which is incorporated in Texas. The judges also ordered X to pay the commissioner's legal costs. Inman Grant's office describes itself as the world's first government agency dedicated to keeping people safe online. Inman Grant has driven world-first legislation that will ban Australian children younger than 16 from social media platforms, including X, from December. The federal court case goes back to early 2023, when Inman Grant asked some of the world's largest technology companies to report on what they
X slashes subscription prices in India, Basic plan now at Rs 170 per month
X (formerly Twitter) slashes prices for Basic, Premium, and Premium Plus subscriptions in India, with revised rates live across web and mobile platforms for both new and existing users
Centre tells Karnataka HC 'chilling effect' not an all-in-all solution
The Centre tells Karnataka HC that the 'chilling effect' on free speech cannot justify bypassing reasonable restrictions, as it defends its stance against X Corp's plea over content regulation and cen
X can't claim right to free speech, says Centre to Karnataka High Court
Centre tells Karnataka HC that X is merely a notice board and cannot invoke Article 19; court to hear further arguments on IT Rules and intermediary liability
Musk's xAI seeeks up to $200 billion valuation in fresh funding talks
If the new financing materializes, it would bring xAI's total new backing to $20 billion - a goal that has been discussed by the company
X slashes premium and basic subscription prices by up to 48% in India
Social media platform X has slashed subscription fees for account holders in India by up to 48 per cent, according to updates on its portal. The social media firm has slashed premium account subscription fee for mobile app by about 48 per cent to Rs 470 from Rs 900 it charged earlier on a monthly basis. The subscribers of premium and premium-plus service at X get a checkmark next to their name or id. Similarly, X has reduced premium subscription fee by about 34 per cent for web accounts to Rs 427 from Rs 650 charged earlier. The charges for premium subscription on mobile apps are higher at Rs 470 due to additional fees charged by app stores. The company has slashed monthly subscription for basic subscribers on their handle by 30 per cent to Rs 170 from Rs 243.75 earlier. The basic account holder gets featured to enable them to edit posts, write longer posts, background video playback and they can download videos. The reduction is about 34 per cent for the annual subscription fee
DigiPub moves Karnataka High Court against Centre's takedown directives
DigiPub News India Foundation challenged the Centre's content takedown directives, telling the Karnataka HC that media houses are vulnerable to subjective decisions made by officers issuing orders
Linda Yaccarino quits as CEO of Elon Musk's X after two-year stint
Yaccarino, a seasoned advertising executive, was brought on board in May 2023, several months after Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in late 2022
Grok AI goes full Nazi-mode, sparks social media outrage with Hitler praise
The controversy over the now-deleted inflammatory posts erupted just days after X CEO Elon Musk claimed major upgrades to Grok, mentioning that the chatbot had improved significantly
Govt denies Reuters takedown order; Elon Musk's X insists it happened
X says blocking done on government request, while the IT ministry claims no such request was made
Centre refutes claims, says X took 21 hours to unblock Reuters accounts
The clarification came after X blocked accounts of several news platforms including Reuters and Reuters World on July 5
Jack Dorsey unveils decentralised messaging app Bitchat, built on Bluetooth
Bitchat differs from apps like Meta's WhatsApp and Messenger, operating entirely peer-to-peer with no accounts, user identifiers, or data collection
Elon Musk confirms xAI's Grok 4 launch for July 9: Where to watch, features
Elon Musk announces that its AI entity xAI will launch the Grok 4 on July 9 at 8PM PT via livestream. The new xAI model will bring enhanced reasoning, coding features, and dual-model capabilities
Social media site X unblocks Reuters in India following govt intervention
The government asked the Elon Musk-owned platform for an explanation and said that it had not sought such a move. X restored access to the account shortly after
X experiments with AI bots for writing Community Notes: Check details
X (formerly Twitter) is testing AI-generated Community Notes via tools like Grok and third-party bots, while retaining human oversight to ensure accuracy, fairness, and transparency
Ministries using takedown orders to circumvent 69A: X to Karnataka HC
X moves amended plea in K'taka HC against Sahyog portal
X, India spar over lawyer's 'Tom, Dick, and Harry' remark on govt officials
The remarks were made during a hearing on the U.S. firm's challenge to a government-run website it says is a "censorship portal" that allows officials to issue content removal orders
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Japan executes 'Twitter killer' who murdered 9 people in his apartment
A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed on Friday, Japan's Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the Twitter killer, was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media. He was also convicted of sexually abusing female victims. The execution was carried out as calls grow to abolish capital punishment in Japan since the acquittal of the world's longest-serving death-row inmate Iwao Hakamada last year. Shiraishi was hanged at the Tokyo Detention House in high secrecy with nothing disclosed until the execution was done. Police arrested him in 2017 after finding the bodies of eight females and one male in cold-storage cases in his apartment. Investigators said Shiraishi approached the victims via Twitter, offering to assist them with their suicidal wishes. He killed the eight women, including teenagers, after raping them,
