Elon Musk’s Tesla has been removed from S&P 500 ESG Index because of issues including claims of racial discrimination and crashes linked to its autopilot vehicles. The electric carmaker CEO Musk responded with harsh tweets, stating “ESG is a scam.” The sustainability index has added Twitter and oil refiner Phillips 66 while dropping Delta Air…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
TikTok is said to be conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming, according to people familiar with the matter.Read More
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says “Tesla is on my mind 24/7,” trying to soothe investor worries about him being distracted by a Twitter deal that has depressed stocks at the electric car company.Read More
Twitter says it’s stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories. The change is part of a broader effort to promote accurate information during times of conflict or crisis.Read More
Schroders, Britain’s biggest listed asset manager, has announced on Wednesday that it will vote against 11 resolutions at Amazon, Facebook parent Meta and Google owner Alphabet concerning workers’ and digital rights at their annual general meetings. Schroders said it was declaring its intention to vote against management on the issues as an escalation measure followin…Read…
WhatsApp will launch free cloud-based API services to get more businesses using the app, announced Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the company’s messaging event on Thursday. Zuckerberg said the offering would mean “any business or developer can easily access our service, build directly on top of WhatsApp to customize their experience and speed up…
Google has now reached an agreement with Match, after the dating app maker company announced that Alphabet will allow the it to offer users a choice in payment systems. A few days back, Match sued Google as a “last resort” to prevent Tinder and its other apps from being booted off the Google Play store…
WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out an update that lets users request your account information on WhatsApp on desktop. Users will only be able to access the Request Account Info feature only after updating their WhatsApp desktop beta to the latest v2.2219.3.Read More
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has described Elon Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter as a “breath of hope” during the recent meet in Brazil on Friday. Bolsonaro also added that he hopes the US billionaire would help end the “lies” about his widely criticized stewardship of the Amazon rainforest.Read More
WhatsApp is dropping support for iOS 10 and iOS 11 to force users to update their iPhone to a newer version or to upgrade their iPhone altogether. As a result of the update, WhatsApp users on the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c will no longer be able to receive support from the instant messaging app.Read…