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NEW DELHI: India launched a crackdown on Monday against fake consumer reviews and unverified ratings in a bid to make the online world and e-commerce more authentic and less misleading for users. The government has drafted guidelines for companies from Alphabet Inc’s Google, Meta Platform’s Facebook and Instagram, and Amazon.com Inc to travel sites and food delivery apps that depend …

Donald Trump’s Twitter account was reinstated on Saturday after the platform’s new owner Elon Musk ran a poll in which a narrow majority of voters supported the move. The poll results come days after the former US president announced another White House bid. Trump was banned from the platform early last year for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by a …

Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expected to reduce his time at Twitter and eventually find a new leader to run the social media company, adding that he hoped to complete an organisational restructuring this week. Musk made the remarks while testifying in a Delaware court to defend against claims that his $56 billion pay package at Tesla Inc was …

KARACHI: Sazgar Engi­neering Works Ltd (SEWL) has successfully assembled Pakistan’s first hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). The company in a filing to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday said the vehicle was being launched under the brand name “Haval” on Nov 17 in Lahore. It’s a joint venture between SEWL and Great Wall Motor of China. Sources said the price of …

Every Thursday, California resident Richard Redmond takes a gallon-sized container of food scraps to the farmers market in the city of South Pasadena where it is collected and composted for use in gardens – an effort to reduce the amount of household waste he sends to landfill. “It’s just stunning,” the web designer, who is in his 60s, said. “You …

The wait is over as the Meta-owned WhatsApp now offers a convenient way to send messages to yourself. Texting oneself on a messaging platform is arguably one of the most convenient ways to jot down ideas before we forget them or save web URLs you wish to revisit. WhatsApp after a long time has come with a feature in which …

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday that Twitter’s sought-after blue check subscription service will be relaunched on November 29, a minor delay from his initial tentative timeline to bring back the service on the social media platform. “Punting relaunch of Blue Verified to November 29th to make sure that it is rock solid,” Musk said in a tweet. With the new release, …

TIKTOK: The Creator Portal is available in both English and Urdu and serves as an educational hub for existing and new content creators regarding the optimal use of TikTok’s features, tools, tips and tricks. It is a one-stop resource that includes tutorial videos to help creators get started as well as dive deeper into modules such as storytelling, community building …

NUSA DUA: Elon Musk, the billionaire new owner of Twitter, will not go to Indonesia for a business gathering on the sidelines of the G20 summit, but will instead attend virtually, a senior Indonesian official said Sunday. Musk, who also owns electric car maker Tesla, was due to speak at the so-called B20 business conference on the resort island of …

Twitter Blue will probably “come back end of next week”, billionaire owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter on Friday paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed. The coveted blue check mark was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and other public figures. But a …