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Weekend bites: Falling valuations, Go First, Adani, and laughing apps

In which we munch over the week's platter of news and views

Who's Linda Yaccarino, the executive likely to replace Musk as Twitter CEO?

According to a report, Linda Yaccarino had previously told her friends that she aspired to be Twitter's CEO

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NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino in talks to become Twitter's CEO

Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last October and indicated that he'd only be in charge for a limited time to complete the organizational overhaul he thought the company needed to prosper

Don't trust it yet: Musk warns against secure messaging on Twitter

Twitter launched encrypted messaging Wednesday, offering select users the ability to communicate more securely. But its new service is much more of a baby step than a giant leap forward. For starters, it lacks basic protections that security experts consider essential for shielding messages from hackers and other prying eyes. Senders and receivers must also be subscribed to Twitter's Blue service for $11 a month ($8 for desktop-only) or otherwise affiliated with an organisation verified by Twitter for $1,000 a month plus $50 per user. The company's official message announcing the rollout promised additional features soon. But CEO Elon Musk offered his own caution via a tweet: Try it, but don't trust it yet. WHAT IS ENCRYPTED MESSAGING AGAIN? Ordinary messages sent across the internet, whether by email, direct message, Twitter or other means are generally vulnerable to interception that could allow other people or organisations to read them. That includes the companies offering the

Elon Musk asks federal appeals court to end 'Twitter Sitter' Deal

In his decision, Liman ruled that Musk willingly waived his First Amendment right to tweet without restraint, a finding Musk denied in his appeal brief

DMRC to ramp up measures to keep a check on obscene behaviour in metro

The decision to take strict action comes following an uproar over some of the viral videos shot inside the train. On May 10, another one of the viral video showed a couple kissing inside the metro

Twitter rolls out new encrypted DMs feature exclusive to verified users

Twitter has started to roll out its long-promised encrypted direct messaging (DM) feature, but it comes with a few significant limitations that may not appeal to privacy-conscious users

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to relaunch his show on Twitter 'soon'

This comes a month after Carlson was taken off air by Fox News following a defamation case that cost the news network $787.5 million

Twitter gets new DM feature; voice and video chat to be added soon: Musk

The feature for direct messaging will be available for use starting May 11

WhatsApp users in India flooded with spam calls, platform responds

In response to government on International scam calls, a WhatsApp spokesperson said privacy and security of users is fundamental to Meta

Twitter to remove accounts with 'no activity for several years': Elon Musk

"We're purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see followers count drop," he said

Follower count may drop: Musk as Twitter decides to purge inactive accounts

'We're purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop,' tweets Musk

Elon Musk credits father for teaching 'physics, engineering & construction'

Errol Musk had previously claimed in an interview that he used emeralds from an "under the table" mine in Zambia to finance his son's escape from South Africa to America

Over half of Twitter Blue's earliest subscribers not paying anymore

Reports last year showed that a total of 150,000 users originally signed up for Twitter Blue within just a few days of its launch in November

Bug exposed private Circle tweets to public; Twitter says security incident

Twitter said the bug has now been fixed, and the team knows what caused it, said report

Alt News' Zubair gets death threat, pork; FIR against 16 Twitter handles

Alt News co-founder alleged that 16 Twitter handles were responsible for posting his address on social media. Zubair also claimed that a Twitter user @cyber_Huntss sent him pork during Ramadan

Don't know what's happening: Ganguly's remark on wrestlers' protest

While many have come forward and voiced their concerns, Ganguly said, he would not like to talk on the matter without having complete knowledge

Google announces blue verified checks for email senders to minimise scams

After Twitter, Google has now announced to display a Blue checkmark next to a sender's name to verify their identity and minimise scams, which is free at the moment

Twitter makes second interest payment on Elon Musk's buyout debt

Twitter, which no longer has a team handling media queries, didn't specifically respond to an emailed request for comment