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Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko to testify before US Senate on Sept 13

The committee said it had subpoenaed Zatko, the company's former security chief, to appear a day after he went public with allegations that Twitter has failed to adequately protect data

Elon Musk hits back at Tesla customer over criticism of FSD software

Musk has said the company will increase the price of its FSD software to $15,000 after its wide release

EU watchdogs begin privacy probe into Twitter after whistleblower report

Twitter is now facing privacy probes in the European Union (EU) after the whistleblower complaint from its former head of security, Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, created a storm worldwide

High unemployment rates in lower, mid income countries after Covid: Study

In contrast, during the global economic crisis of 2008-2009, higher-income nations suffered more from the recession than did lower-income nations

Twitter staff exodus accelerates amid Musk battle, attrition hits 18.3%

Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal moved to reassure employees on Wednesday that Zatko's accusations were foundationally, technically and historically inaccurate

US securities regulators question Twitter on how it counts fake accounts

U.S. securities regulators are questioning Twitter about how it counts fake accounts on its platform. The Securities and Exchange Commission in June asked the company about its methodology for calculating the false or spam accounts and "the underlying judgments and assumptions used by management. The agency's Division of Corporation Finance made the request in a June 15 letter, shortly before Tesla CEO Elon Musk raised the issue as grounds to back out of a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Such questions can be routine, and it wasn't clear whether the SEC has opened a formal investigation into Twitter's fake accounts. The SEC wouldn't comment Wednesday; Twitter didn't immediately reply to a request for comment. The law firm Wilson Sonsini of Palo Alto, California, replied in a June 22 letter saying the company believes it adequately disclosed the methodology in its annual report filed for 2021. The letter says that Twitter makes its estimates of false accounts with an internal

Twitter CEO tells staff whistleblower's claims are 'inaccurate' at meeting

Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett also told employees the company reached out to various agencies around the world before the news broke.

Twitter backs spam account methodology in response to SEC letter

U.S. securities regulators are questioning Twitter about how it calculates the number of fake accounts on its platform. The Securities and Exchange Commission in June asked the company about the methodology for calculating the false or spam accounts and "the underlying judgments and assumptions used by management. The agency's Division of Corporation Finance made the request in a June 15 letter, shortly before Tesla CEO Elon Musk raised the issue as grounds to back out of a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Such questions can be routine, and it wasn't clear whether the SEC has opened a formal investigation into Twitter's fake accounts. Messages were left Wednesday seeking comment from the agency and Twitter. The law firm Wilson Sonsini of Palo Alto, California, replied in a June 22 letter saying the company believes it adequately disclosed the methodology in its annual report filed for 2021. The letter says that Twitter makes its estimates of false accounts with an internal re

Twitter merges misinformation, spam prevention teams amid battle over bots

The new group is set to be called 'Health Products and Services (HPS)', and will be led by Ella Irwin, Twitter's VP of Product

LIVE: Nitish wins trust vote after BJP lawmakers walk out of Bihar assembly

From Adani Group acquiring a majority stake in New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) to Covid news, catch all the latest live updates here

Target, acquirer, board of directors: Understanding a hostile takeover

While some people refer to Adani's acquisition of a stake in NDTV as a hostile takeover, others disagree. Read more to find out what a hostile takeover is

CEO Parag Agrawal lashes out at ex-employee Zatko's claims about Twitter

Twitter's CEO Parag Agrawal has lashed out at the company's former head of security, Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, saying his false claims are "riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies"

Elon Musk reacts, posts cryptic tweets after whistleblower's bot claim

Meanwhile, some Twitter users also shared their opinion on the platform about the Musk-Twitter saga

Twitter reshuffles 'health' team amid spam bot, toxic content debate

The reorganization of the toxic content and spam teams "reflects our continued commitment to prioritize, and focus our teams in pursuit of our goals," a Twitter spokesperson said

Twitter trashes ex-worker's claim that India forced it to hire 'govt agent'

Former Twitter security head Peiter "Mudge" Zatko has alleged that the Indian government forced the micro-blogging platform to hire a "government agent" and allow him access to users' sensitive data

India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, says whistleblower

Indian govt had forced Twitter to put one of its agents on the payroll with access to user data, alleges ex -security chief

Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in acquisition case

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back out of his $44 billion agreement to acquire the company Dorsey helped found, according to a court document. Twitter and Musk are headed for an October 17 trial in Delaware that should determine whether or not Twitter can force the billionaire to go through with the acquisition. Twitter has subpoenaed a host of tech investors and entrepreneurs connected to Musk, including prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and David Sacks, the founding chief operating officer of PayPal. Musk has claimed that Twitter failed to provide adequate information about the number of fake, or spam bot, Twitter accounts, and that it has breached its obligations under the deal by firing top managers and laying off a significant number of employees. Musk's team expects more information about the bot numbers to be revealed in the trial court discovery process, when both sides must hand over ...

Twitter's ex-security chief says company lied about security, bots: Report

Twitter executives don't have the resources to fully understand the true number of bots on the platform, and were not motivated to, says Peiter Zatko

Elon Musk gets a potential boost with Twitter whistleblower's claims

Zatko claims Twitter executives failed to disclose the true extent of such accounts on the platform. His complaint was reported earlier by the Washington Post and CNN

Why #Boycott_Amazon is trending on Social Media?

"Boycott Amazon" starts trending on social media as Hindu Janujagruti Samiti lodges a complaint against Amazon for disrespecting Hindu sentiments. Read this article to know why it happened