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Nothing is unattainable for these Mission Impossible fans who scaled 2000ft for a special screening

After Tom Cruise scaled Pulpit Rock in Norway for a sequence in Fallout, 2,000 fans trekked up the peak to attend a special screening of Fallout organised by Paramount Pictures.

Aug 4, 2018

Visa applications will now require social media history; US, UK, Australia already do?

Immgration authorites across many countries will check your social media footprint lest it doesn't contravene the laws of the country you intend to visit.

Jul 30, 2018

After sanitising platform, Twitter turns to Periscope offenders

Twitter has introduced a new policy that will suspend the accounts of repeat offenders who send abusive comments on its live streaming service Periscope.

Jul 29, 2018

TRAI chief discloses Aadhaar number as Twitter dare; users dig up personal data right away

Being the chairman of a regulatory body, much of RS Sharma information is already out in public domain. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is yet to make an official comment on the authenticity of his personal details shared by Twitter users.

Jul 29, 2018

Homeless and jobless, Silicon Valley man hands out CV's

A web developer, who was left homeless after he lost his job, has taken Twitter by storm when he was caught handing out resumes instead of asking for money.

Jul 29, 2018

PepsiCo doesn't find Kurkure plastic jokes funny; moves Delhi HC

The Delhi HC on Friday ordered social media platforms to to take down all posts that allege Kurkure has plastic after Pepsi filed a civil case alleging the posts adversely effected the brand's reputation.

Jul 27, 2018

US prepares for new school year with bulletproof backpacks amid fears of mass shooting

The sale of ballistic panels and bulletproof backpacks has seen a sharp spike ahead of the new school year. Since the panels are as light as a magazine and can fit inside most backpacks, they have made the list of must-haves for most parents shopping lists.

Jul 26, 2018

After killing 143,000 apps, Twitter now charts new rules for developers

The social networking platform has killed 143,000 apps for violating privacy policies and introduced new rules for developers in a bid to clean up all bots and battle fake news.

Jul 25, 2018

Air India's latest woes: Bed bugs in Business Class

Several passengers have complained of bed bugs aboard the Business Class flight from Newark to Mumbai, forcing the airline to fumigate the plane.

Jul 24, 2018

Rahul Hugs Modi: After Twitter's meltdown, Amul and Priya Warrier reveal their take on the embrace

After shocking the nation with his hug, Rahul Gandhi has become an internet sensation with Twitter erupting in memes. Amul decided to jump in as well, while actress Priya Prakash, popularly known as the winking girl, also commented on the latest wink.

Jul 21, 2018

Google, Microsoft's ambitious project will help users easily move data

Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter are all partnering up to create a new standard called the 'Data Transfer Project' that will allow users to easily port their data from one service to another. Source code now available on GitHub.

Jul 21, 2018

Furious investors send Tesla shares plummeting amid Elon Musk's Twitter rant

The repercussion of the Tesla founder's tweet calling a diver involved in the Thai cave rescue a paedophile has resulted in the company having the worst-performing stock on the Nasdaq index as share crashed by 3%.

Jul 17, 2018

Trump, Obama lose followers as Twitter sanitises its platform

Twitter began to remove locked accounts that are disabled due to suspicious activity leading to a sharp drop in followers for several high profile people.

Jul 13, 2018

Mansplaining? Gaming industry up in arms as ArenaNet fires female writer over Twitter spat

ArenaNet fired writers from the team of Guild Wars 2 after one of them replied to a Twitter user's criticism. It was "mansplaining," which is an issue that she has had to deal with as a writer for years.

Jul 9, 2018

Congress leader Kapil Sibal retorts to PM Modi's jibe, calls BJP 'lynch-pujari'

In an apparent retort to Modi's jibe where the PM called the Congress 'bail' gaadi, Kapil Sibal tweeted that people have termed the BJP as lynch-pujari, referring to Jayant Sinha honouring eight convicts of the Ramgarh lynching case.

Jul 8, 2018

Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts in two months to fight fake news

Twitter Inc suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on the platform, the Washington Post reported.

Jul 7, 2018

Walmart withdraws 'Impeach 45' apparel; Trump supporters upset

Walmart is facing the ire of conservatives and Trump supporters for selling "Impeach 45" apparel on its website. The retailer has taken back the collection after the #BoycottWalmart campaign run online.

Jul 4, 2018

Twitter's battle against bots continues, website announces new policies to tackle spam

From investing heavily in machine-learning technology to eliminating accounts that flout their spam policies, Twitter will now also require an e-mail or a phone number authentication to keep automated accounts in check.

Jun 27, 2018

Twitter to tackle spam, hate speech with acquisition of anti-abuse technology startup Smyte

The microblogging site has announced its acquisition of the San Francisco-based company in order to better tackle issues of spam and hate speech on social networking platform.

Jun 22, 2018

No more hashtags, Twitter goes app way to highlight big news stories

Twitter will make finding big and important news stories easier for users soon. The social media company is all set to introduce new features that will no more need users to put hashtags to find the interesting ones.

Jun 14, 2018