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Instagram Tests Picture-in-Picture for Reels

Instagram has begun testing a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature for Reels, allowing users to watch videos in a floating window while navigating other apps. The Meta-owned platform confirmed the trial to…

admin September 3, 2025

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Elon Musk Dismisses TikTok Acquisition Rumors

Elon Musk has firmly denied recent speculation regarding his interest in acquiring TikTok, dismissing comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump. During a January conference hosted by Germany’s WELT…

admin February 10, 2025

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Aravind Srinivas: Pioneering AI Innovation and Leadership

Aravind Srinivas is an Indian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur who has become a leading figure in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Born on June 7, 1994, in Chennai, Tamil…

admin January 28, 2025

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TikTok gets a breather till November 12 as judge halts Trump’s download ban

Washington: TikTok won a last-minute reprieve late Sunday as a US federal judge halted enforcement of a politically charged ban ordered by the Trump administration on downloads of the popular…

admin September 28, 2020

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Let’s tie up for a suicide watch, TikTok writes to Facebook, Google, Snapchat, others

London: TikTok on Tuesday proposed an alliance with nine other social media platforms to work collectively and rapidly to remove suicide content, following an incident this month when a man…

admin September 22, 2020

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Trump against any Chinese control in TikTok, puts Oracle-Walmart deal in trouble

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday threw into doubt a deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok, vowing to block any deal that allows its Chinese parent…

admin September 21, 2020

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Trump gives his blessing to TikTok deal with Walmart, Oracle

Washington: President Donald Trump said Saturday he had approved a deal allowing Silicon Valley giant Oracle to become the data partner for TikTok to avert a shutdown of the massively…

admin September 20, 2020

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Trump not yet convinced about Oracle-TikTok deal, also admits US won’t get a cut

Washington: President Donald Trump said he expects to get a report Thursday about Oracle’s bid for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok and admitted there is no legal path to letting…

admin September 17, 2020

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Trump restates demand for cut from TikTok sale as September 15 deadline looms

San Francisco: President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his demand for a piece of the action from any sale of TikTok’s US operations for forcing such a deal. TikTok has…

admin September 2, 2020

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Walmart joins Microsoft in bid to buy TikTok

San Francisco: US retail giant Walmart said Thursday it had teamed with Microsoft in a bid to buy Chinese-owned short-form video app TikTok. “We are confident that a Walmart and…

admin August 28, 2020

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TikTok CEO resigns amid Trump pressure to sell short-video app

Hong Kong: TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid US pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk.…

admin August 27, 2020

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Trump wants a big cut from TikTok US’ sale for the treasury

Washington: President Donald Trump has demanded that the US treasury get a substantial chunk of the TikTok sale proceeds, as he set a September 15 as the deadline for the…

admin August 4, 2020