All eyes on Elon Musk as high-profile celebrities await Twitter's 'Blue Tick' ultimatumElon Musk vowed to act, despite a previous attempt triggering a swarm of trolls and imposters.
31 Mar, 2023, 09.26 AM IST
Twitter not safer under Elon Musk, says former head of trust Yoel RothRoth was a Twitter veteran who helped steer the social media platform through several watershed decisions, including the move to permanentl...
30 Nov, 2022, 07.47 AM IST
Twitter will relaunch verified service next week, says MuskTwitter had earlier suspended the $8 subscription program to combat a growing problem of users impersonating major brands. Twitter Verified...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
Eli Lilly impersonator reveals identity after drug company's stocks fall with his fake tweetThe person whose tweet about ‘Insulin is free’ from a parody account of Eli Lilly goes public by sharing a video. The tweet caused the stoc...
25 Nov, 2022, 09.57 PM IST
Twitter turmoil, staff exodus aggravate security concernsTwitter has plunged into turmoil as Musk, a self-professed free speech absolutist, seeks to shake up the money-losing company after his blo...
20 Nov, 2022, 08.57 AM IST
Twitter prank spurs unexpected scrutiny of insulin pricesAmong the victims was drugmaker Eli Lilly, whose stock price nosedived -- erasing billions in market capitalization -- after a parody accou...
15 Nov, 2022, 07.40 AM IST
ETtech explainer: The real cost of Twitter's blue-tick sagaTwitter's new verification rules and the consequent mushrooming of fake 'verified' accounts has cost companies millions of dollars. Compani...
13 Nov, 2022, 04.51 PM IST
Billions of dollars lost! How Twitter Blue troubled investors on Wall StreetSimilarly, Lockheed Martin shares also ended 5.5% down after an imposter said the company will begin halting all weapon sales to Saudi Arab...
12 Nov, 2022, 05.38 PM IST
Twitter suspends $8 paid verification rules as fake brand accounts flood platformWhile many of these fake Twitter accounts have been suspended, new ones have been mushrooming on the microblogging site. Parody accounts ha...
12 Nov, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accountsThere are now two categories of “blue checks,” and they look identical. One includes the accounts verified before Musk took helm. It notes ...
12 Nov, 2022, 07.15 AM IST
Twitter restores 'official' label; $8 blue check mark option vanishesThe move follows a surge in fake accounts on the platform after new boss Elon Musk allowed users to pay $8 for the coveted blue check mark ...
11 Nov, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
During pandemic, India and US played critical role in supporting each other: Ambassador SandhuOver the last two years, there has been a tremendous challenge due to the disruption in global supply chains and like the US, India has als...
29 May, 2022, 08.24 AM IST
Indian envoy holds meetings with CEOs of top US companies on COVID-19 crisisDuring the virtual meeting, Sandhu also highlighted that the knowledge and education partnership is a key pillar of the India US relationsh...
03 Jun, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
Second Covid-19 stage three vaccine trial paused within 24 hours over safety concernsUS pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly on Tuesday suspended its Phase 3 trial of its lab-produced antibody treatment in hospitalized patients ove...
14 Oct, 2020, 01.33 PM IST
Wall Street closes higher on hope that partial coronavirus stimulus deal may occurAfter abruptly calling off negotiations on a comprehensive bill on Tuesday, President Donald Trump later that day urged Congress to pass a ...
08 Oct, 2020, 06.43 AM IST
Competition Commission of India received record 127 M&A cases in 2015The Competition Commission, in October, had received 21 filings seeking approval for mergers, the highest number for any month in the past ...
01 Jan, 2016, 08.16 PM IST
CCI decides 29 M&A cases in December, highest ever in a monthCompetition Commission of India (CCI) has given decisions on 29 combination cases during December, highest ever during any given month.
30 Dec, 2015, 05.34 PM IST