Laid-off Twitter Africa team 'ghosted' without severance pay or benefits, former employees say
Former employees of Twitter Africa who were laid off as part of a global cost-cutting measure after Elon Musk's acquisition have not received any severance pay more than seven months since leaving the company, several sources told CNN.
2023-07-17 13:50
Cartier Owner Richemont Sales Rise as China Demand Bounces Back
Richemont reported higher first-quarter sales as a rebound in China outweighed a decline in the Americas. Sales rose
2023-07-17 13:46
China Property Investment Drop Deepens as Beijing Vows Help
China’s property investment contracted at a steeper pace in the first half of the year, underlining the sector’s
2023-07-17 13:29
US, China envoys seek to revive climate diplomacy
By Valerie Volcovici BEIJING U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said it was "imperative that China and the United
2023-07-17 13:27
HSBC Votes Against Big Oil More Often Than Peers, Analysis Shows
The investment arm of HSBC Holdings Plc is ahead of peers in backing shareholder resolutions designed to force
2023-07-17 13:22
South Korea home prices stabilise in June as buying in Seoul improves
SEOUL South Korea's home prices were flat in June, data showed on Monday, as prices in the capital
2023-07-17 13:18
Rare Singapore corruption probe widens to include Grand Prix owner
A corruption investigation in Singapore has expanded to include Ong Beng Seng, a hotel tycoon best known for bringing the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the wealthy city state.
2023-07-17 12:49
Singapore Home Sales Hit Six-Month Low on Limited Supply, Curbs
Singapore’s home sales slumped last month to the lowest since December as a lack of sizable launches and
2023-07-17 12:49
Manchin's New Hampshire trip will leave Democrats shivering
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin will be back driving Democrats to distraction Monday by appearing in New Hampshire with a group whose exploration of a third-party presidential ticket is stoking fears they could hand the White House to Donald Trump.
2023-07-17 12:29
DMs may come to Threads soon as Meta’s app now has one-fifth of Twitter’s user base
Direct messaging is reportedly coming to Threads soon as the Twitter rival app’s user base grows to nearly one-tenth of the Elon Musk-owned platform. A leaked internal report from Meta suggests DMs will be “coming soon” to Instagram’s Threads, along with other exciting features, Business Insider reported. Initially, Instagram’s chief Adam Mosseri had said DMs are not in Threads’ immediate roadmap, but the new leaked memo suggests the Twitter competitor could offer the messaging feature much sooner than expected. This expected update to the platform comes as Threads now has over 100 million user sign ups just within days of its arrival, boasting a weekly active user base that is nearly one-fifth of competitor Twitter’s. Within just its first week of launch, Threads racked up about 93 million active users globally and on 10 July, Meta announced that the app had reached 100 million signups. The app now has more than 150 million downloads, reaching this milestone “5.5 times more quickly than the second-fastest app to do so”, according to the app intelligence firm data.ai. Niantic’s Pokémon GO held the top spot as the most rapidly downloaded app for years since its debut in July 2016. Among Threads’ userbase, data.ai’s report suggested India accounts for nearly a third of the app’s downloads, followed by Brazil, with 22 per cent of overall Threads’ installs, and the US representing about 16 per cent of the total. Now, with the anticipated inclusion of a direct messaging feature, people on Threads can stay longer and chat privately without having to leave the app. Other features such as improved search, trends and topics are also reportedly coming soon, along with a feed in chronological order. It is unclear when these new updates will come. The new changes could put more pressure on Twitter and its owner Elon Musk, who said the platform continues to lose cash as advertising has dropped by half. “We’re still negative cash flow, due to (about a) 50 per cent drop in advertising revenue plus heavy debt load,” Mr Musk tweeted on Saturday. “Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else,” he said. Read More $44 billion and eight months later. It’s finally all over for Elon Musk Twitter changed my life – I’ll never forgive Elon Musk for what he’s done to it Twitter is in negative cash flow due to 50% drop in advertising revenue, says Elon Musk Twitter in negative cash flow due to 50% drop in advertising revenue, says Elon Musk Twitter starts making payments to its most controversial users Elon Musk posts series of explicit tweets about Mark Zuckerberg
2023-07-17 12:28
Telecom Italia Once Tried to Buy Apple, Now It Is in Trouble. Here’s Why
It’s not a misprint. Telecom Italia SpA, Italy’s beleaguered former telephone monopoly, once pitched a plan to buy
2023-07-17 12:23
Crimea bridge closed following 'emergency'
Russian-installed officials have told people to find other routes into the occupied Ukrainian peninsula.
2023-07-17 11:51
