Japan’s royal family, world’s oldest monarchy, makes debut on Instagram

Japan’s royal family, world’s oldest monarchy, makes debut on Instagram

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts on Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. The Imperial Household Agency, a government agency in charge of the family’s affairs, posted 60 photos and five videos showing Emperor Naruhito … Read more

Lizzo says ‘I quit’ after ‘lies’ told about her, Latest Music News

Lizzo says ‘I quit’ after ‘lies’ told about her, Latest Music News

NEW YORK – Pop star Lizzo, who built her brand on being a poster girl for self-love but has been hit by employee harassment suits, said she is quitting, tired of being targeted for her looks and character. It was not immediately clear if the 35-year-old Grammy winner meant the music industry, social media, or something … Read more

Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trial is arrested for extremism – POLITICO

Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trial is arrested for extremism – POLITICO

Favorskaya, a correspondent for independent broadcaster Sotavision, was detained for a second time on Wednesday after initially serving a 10-day administrative sentence in the Moscow region on charges of disobeying police orders, Sotavision said in a post on Telegram. She had also extensively covered Navalny’s funeral in Moscow before she was detained at a cafe on an … Read more

Musk’s xAI to launch improved version of chatbot

Musk’s xAI to launch improved version of chatbot

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI said on Thursday it will launch an enhanced version of its chatbot Grok. The new version, called Grok-1.5, will be made available to early testers and existing Grok users on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in the coming days, xAI said in a statement. The startup … Read more

Orban Hit by Fresh Controversy After Ex-Insider Leaks Audio Tape

Orban Hit by Fresh Controversy After Ex-Insider Leaks Audio Tape

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s administration was forced to respond after an ex-cabinet minister was caught on tape alleging that the government’s most powerful minister had meddled in a graft probe. On the recording released Tuesday, former Justice Minister Judit Varga could be heard saying that aides of Antal Rogan, Orban’s chief of staff, had … Read more

Seaborne aid reaches Gaza population – POLITICO

Seaborne aid reaches Gaza population – POLITICO

The food travelled 200 kilometers by sea from Larnaca to a makeshift jetty off Gaza, arriving Friday. A convoy of eight trucks from the World Food Programme brought the aid to its final destination. The Cyprus government said a second vessel, Jennifer, loaded with some 500 metric tons of aid is ready to leave Cyprus … Read more

LinkedIn set to introduce gaming, job-seekers can now play games while looking for new roles

LinkedIn set to introduce gaming, job-seekers can now play games while looking for new roles

LinkedIn is one of the most popular job-searching platforms that is used by millions of people across the world. The platform has made job search easier and is known for connecting recruiters with candidates seamlessly. Now, we all know that searching for a job can get tiring and it involves hours and hours of scrolling, … Read more

Cuba Protests: Widespread Blackouts Spark Rare Social Unrest

Cuba Protests: Widespread Blackouts Spark Rare Social Unrest

Protesters took to the streets of Cuba on Sunday in a rare outburst of social unrest as a fresh wave of blackouts exacerbated tensions on the cash-strapped island. Social media posts showed crowds of people in Santiago de Cuba, the second-largest city on the eastern part of the island, chanting “corriente y comida” — power … Read more

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Can tech reshape the poll campaign? | Latest News India

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Can tech reshape the poll campaign? | Latest News India

​India epitomises the global communication technology revolution. In the early 1990s, there were only an estimated six landline phones for every 1,000 Indians and waiting times were measured in months. Today, smartphones can be purchased over the counter within minutes and their presence is ubiquitous. This transformation is further enabled by India’s cheap mobile data … Read more

Facebook, Instagram face global outage, users fail to login – India TV

Facebook, Instagram face global outage, users fail to login – India TV

Image Source : PIXABAY Facebook Meta-owned platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, are currently facing technical issues, rendering them inaccessible for many users on Tuesday. The outage has impacted functionalities across these social media platforms. Login problems and feed refresh issues Users are reporting various issues, such as being logged out of their Facebook accounts, … Read more