Elon Musk puts Twitter Blue on hold, to start hiring for key rolesJust days ago, Elon Musk had said Twitter would relaunch its premium subscription service, Twitter Blue – which comes with the coveted Twit...
22 Nov, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
Elon Musk bats for user-safety on Twitter with encrypted DMs, video & voice chatsThe SpaceX chief reportedly outlined his plans recently in a meeting with Twitter staff.
22 Nov, 2022, 04.30 PM IST
Why Apple is crypto's biggest wild cardCrypto applications for the iPhone could attract more than 1 billion new users.
17 Mar, 2022, 08.31 PM IST
Look beyond software, says MoS; India suspends 73 Twitter handles, 4 YouTube channelsRajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for electronics and IT, said that India can turn itself from a provider of software services into a...
11 Jan, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton named Signal's interim CEOMoxie Marlinspike, who will remain on Signal's board, said he is scouting for candidates for the permanent CEO position.
11 Jan, 2022, 07.42 AM IST
Signal messaging app reveals flaws in Israeli firm Cellebrite's equipmentSignal, an encrypted chat app, clashed with Cellebrite last year when the Israeli company said its equipment was upgraded to allow law enfo...
22 Apr, 2021, 09.16 AM IST
The inside story of Brian Acton's exit from WhatsApp, and why he wants people to shift to SignalLike most companies that were founded at the time, Acton says WhatsApp was initially a shot in the dark.
28 Jan, 2021, 02.27 PM IST
ETtech Morning Dispatch on 22 Jan. 2021: Top tech news to start your dayFrom Zomato's $500 pre-IPO funding round to Wingeeens's acquisition of Raw Pressery, here are the must-read top tech news today.
22 Jan, 2021, 08.36 AM IST
Outcry over WhatsApp privacy policy shows Indians value their privacy: Signal COO Aruna HarderTo see India make a choice that favours data privacy and a new, more privacy-oriented messenger so strongly is momentous to say the least, ...
19 Jan, 2021, 12.10 PM IST
Zuckerberg’s WhatsApp follies: Tight integration with Facebook is a way of selling your data to advertisers and othersIn India, and in much of the global South, WhatsApp has become the most important form of not only general communication but also political...
19 Jan, 2021, 10.18 AM IST
Signal woos users with simple terms of service; says India market response beats expectationsActon said the Indian market has "completely exceeded all expectations" and the growth in the past few days has driven the company to add c...
13 Jan, 2021, 12.38 PM IST
Data privacy no more about nerds, everyone's talking about it: Signal co-founder Brian ActonBrian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, left Facebook in 2017 and in 2018 co-founded Signal which is now being considered the gold standard of...
13 Jan, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
Another Signal gains after Elon Musk’s tweetA two-word endorsement by Elon Musk has boosted downloads of Signal app, as well the stock of US-based medical devices maker Signal Advance...
12 Jan, 2021, 06.32 PM IST
Signal beeps louder in India as WhatsApp tweaks policyDownloads spike after Tesla CEO Musk asks users to join app in a tweet.
12 Jan, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
Knowing Brian Acton, creator of WhatsApp and its viral rival SignalSignal App is considered the gold standard for privacy by journalists and whistleblowers. WhatsApp, meanwhile, wants to share significantly...
09 Jan, 2021, 12.18 AM IST
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says download Signal as US protests gain steam"Download Signal," tweeted Dorsey who took the game-changing decision to flag US President Donald Trump's controversial tweet on glorifying...
05 Jun, 2020, 07.45 AM IST
WhatsApp denies existence of ‘backdoor’ for government snoopingA news report in the Guardian on Friday claimed that a security vulnerability allows access to encrypted messages.
16 Jan, 2017, 12.19 AM IST