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Musk says will step down as Twitter CEO once successor found
AFP, Published on 21/12/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk said Tuesday he would resign as chief executive of Twitter once he finds a replacement, in apparent response to a poll he launched that suggested users wanted him to step down.
Musk delays Twitter relaunch after fake account frenzy
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter's new owner Elon Musk on Tuesday postponed the relaunch of the site's paid subscription service after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers.
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires executives
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world's richest man.
Virtual Reality puts viewer in the movie at Cannes
AFP, Published on 17/05/2016
» CANNES - What if you could both watch a film and be a character in it: perhaps an animated bunny fighting off inept aliens or a humanoid robot struggling with its identity?
Yahoo halts fantasy sports in New York state
AFP, Published on 23/03/2016
» NEW YORK - Yahoo said Tuesday it was halting its fantasy sports contests in New York state, joining two other operators targeted by regulators who claim the service is effectively illegal gambling.
Fantasy sports sites to halt college contests
AFP, Published on 01/04/2016
» NEW YORK - Two major fantasy sports operators said Thursday they would suspend contests involving teams and athletes from universities as part of an agreement with the governing body for college athletics.
Argentina court stops Uber in its tracks
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» BUENOS AIRES - A Buenos Aires court ordered Uber to suspend service Wednesday and launched an inquiry into whether the app is unfair competition, a day after it began operating in the Argentine capital.
Facebook defeated in French court ruling
AFP, Published on 13/02/2016
» PARIS - The Paris appeal court on Friday upheld a ruling that Facebook can be sued under French and not Californian law.
Twitter acts to curb 'abusive,' 'hateful' content
AFP, Published on 30/12/2015
» WASHINGTON - Twitter said Tuesday it was taking new steps to stem "abusive behavior and hateful conduct" on the global messaging platform.
Irish court orders investigation into Facebook data transfers
AFP, Published on 20/10/2015
» DUBLIN - Ireland's High Court on Tuesday ruled that the country's data protection agency should examine whether to suspend the transfer of Facebook users' data from Europe to the United States.