In a mass call, Elon Musk, the newly appointed CEO and owner of Twitter, informed the staff that it was not impossible for the social media company to go bankrupt. The statement comes hours after Musk issued a mass email warning that, if subscription revenue growth is not successful in offsetting the declining revenue from advertising, the company may not “survive the approaching economic downturn.”
Twitter bankruptcy probable reasons
According to Reuters, top officials Yoel Roth, the Head of Trust & Safety, and the Chief Information Security Officer left their positions, contributing to the chaos at Twitter.
In his account bio, Roth now describes himself as a “Former Head” at the firm. Roth was in charge of Twitter’s response to spam, hate speech, and misinformation. According to a message on the corporate Slack platform, the chief privacy officer and chief compliance officer also quit. The company’s chief advertising executive, Robin Wheeler, is one individual who chose to remain—at least for the time being.
After the privacy and compliance officials left the firm, the US Federal Trade Commission is keeping a “very close eye” on Twitter. These withdrawals put the social media at risk of disobeying legal orders, but Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro said the team is engaged in “a positive continuous discourse” about the issue.
The FTC is keeping an eye on Twitter’s developments because social media platforms have already been used to abuse user data, including phone numbers that were provided to advertisers. The FTC is not afraid of Elon because he sends rockets into space, but Spiro made no mention of the connection in an attempt to diffuse the situation.
The Indian team had a humiliating loss against England in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup in Australia. They couldn’t scalp a single wicket and the opposition completed their target in 16 overs. India’s powerplay performance was poor even though the lineup was approved by head coach Rahul Dravid. The BCCI has to make some tough calls since the T20 World Cup 2024 is two years away. As per speculations, Hardik Pandya is likely to take over the captaincy from Rohit Sharma in the future.
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Hardik Pandya to replace Rohit Sharma as a captain after India’s humiliating loss against England?
“Of course, some tough calls have to be made. It’s a bitter pill to swallow. We had preparations, sent the team early. Yes, two crucial injuries did derail our plans a bit. But that’s the nature of the game. If you see, England are also without Jofra Archer or Mark Wood. But they didn’t struggle today. As for captaincy, it is a matter of discussion. We will sit after the NZ series,” a senior BCCI official said
Rohit Sharma is considered to be one of the best batters but his age is a major issue. He’s 35 and by 2024, he will be 37. He will be leading the ODI and test sides for two years minimum for which he needs proper rest. The 2024 World Cup is really significant to the Indian team so India may have split captaincy in the T20Is.
Rohit Sharma is likely to step down from the captaincy to focus on the 2023 World Cup. His primary focus will be on ODIs and Tests from 2023-2024. Hardik Pandya is a good candidate to take over the captaincy from him. If the team performs well under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy in New Zealand, BCCI will have enough faith in him. Post-2023 ODI World Cup, the BCCI and the selectors will be discussing captaincy options with Rohit Sharma.
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After becoming the captain, the skipper has had a lot of fitness and injury issues. Hardik Pandya has a lot of potential to become the next skipper if groomed properly. In the ODI and test, KL Rahul is supposed to be the next leader.
“Rohit will be rotated and rested constantly for big series and ICC tournaments. But one cannot rotate a captain too many times. Since T20s will not be in focus, we have to phase out Rohit gradually when someone like Hardik is ready to take the charge full-time,” a senior BCCI official said
Rohit Sharma is one of the most experienced players but his age is a major concern. Hardik Pandya has proven his worth as a skipper and as an all-rounder. He gave Gujarat Titans their first Cup even when the team was not considered strong. Being an all-rounder he can think from both the batter’s and bowler’s point of view.
Apple and Amazon are being sued in the US for allegedly raising the cost of the consumer electronics device for which they were responsible by driving away resellers from the latter’s e-commerce platform.
Apple and Amazon sued over iPhone price hike conspiracy
For collaborating with one another to raise the cost of iPhones and iPads, the two tech giants are being sued in a class action antitrust case in the US. In order to accomplish this, both businesses removed almost all other Amazon online store sellers of recent Apple products, including the newest iPhones and iPads. Notably, a January 2019 agreement was the target of the proposed class action in the Seattle federal court.
In exchange for allowing only 7 out of its 600 resellers to continue using the e-retailer’s platform, the lawsuit alleges that Apple gave Amazon a 10% discount on all of its products. As a result, Amazon is now essentially the website’s biggest seller of brand-new iPhones and iPads.
According to the complaint, after the two businesses(Apple and Amazon) made this decision, the cost of some Apple products increased by up to 10% while the iPhone manufacturer concentrated on stabilizing retail store prices.
The complaint states that “exactly the type of activity that Congress established antitrust laws to ban is erecting entry barriers to keep rivals out and raising prices after their elimination.
The issue is resolved. Both businesses have not yet released a statement on this issue. However, just in the third quarter of this year, the combined product revenue of the two companies is anticipated to have exceeded 125 billion US Dollars. Therefore, it is evident that if the alleged collusion were true, both brands would have made billions of dollars.
East Bengal defeated Bengaluru FC 1-0 in the Indian Super League on Friday at the Sree Kanteerava stadium. Brazilian forward Cleiton Silva scored the only goal in the match against his former employers to gift three points to the Red and Gold Brigade. With the second win in this season, East Bengal go up to 8th place ahead of Bengaluru FC with six points while the Blues go to 9th with four points.
Bengaluru FC 0-1 East Bengal
Cleiton Silva left his former fanbase in silence, scoring the only goal of the game as East Bengal FC handed Bengaluru FC their third successive 1-0 defeat of the season in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. The Blues failed to score in their third consecutive game as the Torch Bearers secured their first clean sheet of the season.
No goals were scored in the opening 45 as the hosts finished the half without a single shot on target. In the first minute, Bruno Silva fired an effort from distance that flashed just wide of goal. Ten minutes later, Charis Kyriakou tried his luck from range, but his strike was collected comfortably by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Two minutes past the hour-mark, Roy Krishna was put clean through on goal with a sublime pass from Hernandez. The Fijian entered the box but scuffed what would be Bengaluru FC’s only substantial chance.
In the 69th minute, the deadlock was finally broken. Running towards his own goal on the left as the last man, Wangjam came under pressure from Mahesh and miskicked his backpass towards the goalkeeper. Mahesh pounded on the loose ball and was one-on-one with the keeper when he squared it for Silva, who calmly tapped the ball in against his former club.
The season’s second win for East Bengal FC saw them leapfrog Bengaluru FC in the Hero ISL table and move into eighth place. The Blues are now ninth in the table, level on four points with Jamshedpur FC. For their next game, the Torch Bearers will return to the Salt Lake Stadium to face Odisha FC on November 18, Friday. The Blues will travel to the west coast to face Mumbai City FC next on November 17, Thursday.
realme, the most trusted technology brand, has been recognized as ‘The Performer of the Week’ by Flipkart ) for the last 6 consecutive weeks, owing to excellent customer service provided by realme during this Big Billion Days sale on the platform. Additionally, for the past six weeks, realme has also maintained a 97% NPS (Net Promoter Score) and a more than 95% 24-hour installation rate for its smart TVs.
These milestones are a testimony to our commitment to serving and providing a seamless experience to our customers. In an effort to provide its users with smooth and seamless end-to-end customer support, realme also launched realme Care service system last month. In India, realme’s 70 million+ consumers can now easily reach customer support through 1000+ service centers nationwide as well as online and offline touchpoints including social media and WhatsApp.
Additionally, realme has unveiled realme Care+, which is priced affordably starting at INR 489. With the Privileged plan, customers can choose from various packages that include an extended 1-year warranty, screen protection for a year, and accidental and liquid protection for a year.
Commenting on the achievement Mr. Madhav Sheth, CEO, realme India, VP, realme, and President, realme International Business Group said, “I am ecstatic to see realme accomplishing multiple milestones on a strong growth trajectory. Nothing makes us happier than seeing satisfied, happy consumers. We are certain that this success story will continue as long as we remain true to the spirit of ‘Dare to Leap’ and focus our efforts on empowering today’s youthful consumers with innovative, market-defining products and seamless customer experience. We would also like to attribute our success to users for showering unwavering love, support, and faith in us, which motivated us to deliver nothing but the best for them.”
realme’s aim has always been to provide products & services that can satisfy the diverse needs of our large customer base and will continue to enhance and build further solutions to enhance customer experience.
During a live-streamed discussion with Twitter advertisers that was held on Wednesday and was hosted by Twitter Spaces, Elon Musk described his vision for Twitter’s strategy to join the payments business. The new Twitter owner predicted that users would soon be able to send money to one another on the network, withdraw money to verified bank accounts, and even be provided a high-yield money market account to entice them to deposit money with Twitter.
The latest comments came in response to a report published this morning by The New York Times, which verified that Twitter had submitted registration papers last week to process payments. The study used Twitter’s submission to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Treasury Department to make the point that a company must register before it may send money, swap money, or paychecks.
He emphasized that to handle video more effectively at first, Twitter will need to make some fundamental modifications to its underlying architecture.
According to recent reports, the business is developing a “Paywalled Video” feature that would let content producers fee for users to access their work. As a result, it appears like Twitter may be entering a market where it will likely attempt to compete more directly with other social media video services, including TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and others. In mockups of this idea, a tweet featuring a video might be unlocked for as low as $1, according to The Washington Post. When paywalled videos were introduced, it was said that artists might have a selection of fixed rates, such as $1, $2, $5, or $10.
The fact that everyone who joined Twitter Blue would have already been validated by the “traditional payment method” is another point Musk said about how the paid verification program on Twitter will aid in its payment strategy. To help prevent fraud, Twitter Blue users must sign up using a credit or debit card and have their purchases processed through the in-app purchase systems of the app stores.
However, Musk seems to be considering creating bank accounts that would offer high-interest rates to draw customers in the long run on Twitter’s platform. This might compete with other payment services like PayPal and Venmo, which encourage users to keep their cash amounts within their respective ecosystems, or Apple’s recently announced Savings Account for cardholders.
However, given the company’s move into subscriptions, which signals a desire to lessen reliance on ad dollars, his ideas about Twitter payments may not have been good conversation starters with advertisers who are already concerned about Twitter’s long-term commitment to their goals. Musk attempted to allay these worries by claiming that Twitter was considering brand safety for advertisers over the long term in addition to its capacity to generate immediate revenue.
Westinghouse TV offers exclusive discounts and extra offers on Amazon’s TV Saving Days Sale.
Westinghouse models are available at a discounted price which starts from Rs 5,499/-
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The sound output for the 32-inch Pi Series is 30W with 2 speakers in it
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Amazon’s TV Saving Days Sale is here, and this is not something you would want to miss out. Amazon’s Exclusive deals offer a 10% instant discount on Bank of Baroda and Federal Bank’s Credit cards and EMI on a range of products for a limited time. The popular TV Saving Days Sale will start tomorrow, 12th November 2022, and will be live till 15th November 2022. Don’t wait until the sale ends.
The Amazon TV Saving Days Sale, a special 4 days sale, is offering massive discounts on the US-based consumer electronics giant, Westinghouse UHD 4K TVs offering huge discounts on all its Smart and Non-Smart TV models. The budget TVs on the list include the Westinghouse 24-inch Non-Smart LED TV and 4 Smart Android TV models – 32-inch HD Ready, 40-inch FHD, 43-inch FHD, and 55-inch UHD and their newly launched 32 HD, 43 UHD, and 50 inch UHD models with this the e-commerce website. Customers can also opt for the no-cost EMI option and exchange offers.
The all-rounder 32-inch Pi Series is going to be the best inexpensive and fully featured HD Ready TV. It has 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of ROM, 3 HDMI connections, and 2 USB ports, which combine to make this TV a high-end TV in the E-commerce market. This model includes a Digital Noise Filter and 2 speakers with Box Speaker, Surround Sound, and a 30-watt speaker output that supports Digital Audio Output of Coaxial technology, to offer an immersive and realistic experience with deep surround sound. With the Smart HD ReadyTV, users can access multiple apps and games through the Google Play Store.
The 24-inch (WH24PL01) TV model comes at a very affordable price of Rs 5,499/- only,which comes up with 20W speaker output, 2 speakers, an Audio Equalizer, and Automatic Volume Level audio features, and has an HD Ready display of 1366 x 768.
The 32 – inch (WH32PL09) TV model is priced at Rs 6,999/- and comes with an LED screen, HD resolution and 2 HDMI, and 2 USB ports. The model has 2 speakers with a sound output of 20W, a digital noise filter, an automatic volume level, audio equalizer that supports mp3/WMA audio formats to assure a seamless sound experience. With a brightness of 350 nits and a static contrast ratio that provides phenomenal visuals.
The 32-inch (WH32SP12) HD Ready and 40- inch (WH40SP50) FHD smart Android TV are priced at Rs 8,999 and Rs 13,999. Both the devices are powered by Android 9 which has an ultra-thin bezel and comes with 24W speaker output, HDR, surround sound technology, 400 nits brightness, 2 speakers, 1 GB Ram, and 8 GB ROM to offer a smooth viewing experience.
The brand has come up with a 30W speaker output in the 43-inch FHD TV (WH43SP99) which has an ultra-thin bezel and is priced at Rs 15,999. The model is powered by Android 9 which comes up with High Dynamic Range, 500 nits brightness, Surround Sound Technology, 1GB Ram, and 8GB ROM.
The 43-inches (WH43UD10) UHD/4K model is priced at Rs 18,999/-, 50-inch (WH50UD82) UHD/4K TV which is priced at Rs 23,999 supports 2 GB of RAM, 8 GB of ROM, 3 HDMI ports, and 2 USB ports, which is on par with high-end TVs in the market. These models come with HDR10, and Chromecast, to ensure that users enjoy every visual in sharp details and vivid colors. To provide an immersive aural experience with deep surround sound, both models have 2 speakers, a digital noise filter, and a 40-watt speaker output that supports Surround sound technologies.
A very well-designed UHD 55-inch (WH55UD45) model priced at 28,999/- has an ultra-thin bezel powered by Android 9. The device comes up with 40W speaker output, HDR10, 2GB Ram, Surround Sound Technology, 500 nits brightness, 8GB Rom, and 2 speakers.
Amazon Prime Video dropped the trailer of the most awaited series Hostel Daze season 3. All the fans become very emotional as this was the last appearance of the late Raju Srivastava. The brand-new trailer of the third season depicts the lives of a group of friends living in an engineering college hostel with each season focusing on one year of their academic calendar. The series provides a short glimpse into life in college.
Teen seniors now have to identify the direction they want to move in their life. We will also see engineering college’s middle-life crisis in the third year. The new teaser starts with some short glimpses with a mini recap of the first two seasons along with the narrator as she explains how each year in an engineering college hostel is very different. For the third year, we will come with new footage as the narrator describes as the ‘hostel’s mid-life crisis. The voiceover says, “Just like a lamp flutters before extinguishing, an engineer bubbles up in the third year.” we are facing new girls having the campus with the latest romantic angle.
The story of the film is followed by Jatin aka Jhantoo as the leading group of students in a protest against the college ahead of the crowd getting dispersed by an angry guard. This season we are going to see guest appearances in this season. The main thing that attracts people is Raju Srivastava who appeared as a tea shop vendor or paan wallah across the campus. The comedy king who sacrificed his life to bring a smile to people’s faces makes fans very emotional. One wrote,” Late Raju ji ko dekh ke acha lga,”
This season is the first without Adarsh Gaurav playing the lead Ankit for the first two seasons. This is something like many fans express their feelings in their comments. Prime Video Content Licensing, the director says, “ Hostel Daze is one of the most loved youth comedy dramas that has an immense fan-following and we are happy to be bringing many such tales for our customers through our long-standing partner4ship with TVF,”
Hostel Daze (Season 3): Cast
Apart from them, we will see gorgeous Ahsaas Channa, Nikhil Vijay, Subham Gaur, Luv Vispute, and Ayushi Gupta, with Utsav Sarkar. The creator of Hostel daze is The Viral Fever and directed by Abhinav Anand.
Hostel Daze (Season 3): Release date
Amazon Prime Video confirms that the new season will hit on 16th November 2022.
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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Garmin India, a division of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced Black Friday Sale for outdoor activity enthusiasts on their favorite Outdoor Smartwatches, Golf watches, and GPS Bike Computers. Garmin India is offering exciting deals on their products by offering special discounts of up to 11,500/ or up to 24% on Fenix7, Fenix 7X, epix Gen2, Instinct 2S Solar, Instinct2, Approach S12 and Edge 830, and Edge 530.
GarminFenix7 & 7X, series showcases an array of features like enhanced solar cell efficiency and longer battery life that will provide the customer peace of mind while they engage in various activities. Fenix 7X offers up to 24 days of battery life under UltraTrac Mode, up to 122 hours in GPS mode with solar charged, and up to 37 days in smartwatch mode.
This series also features the first smartwatch in the industry that comes with a built-in flashlight, comes with a robust suite of rugged features. Highlighting the ultra-tough athletic design and an inbuilt flashlight, the smartwatch supports four levels of brightness along with a red strobe light that displays an SOS signal when activated in critical situations. It also features more than 40 advanced built-in outdoor and indoor sport modes suitable for mountaineering, running, biking, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing, surfing, indoor climbing, and more.
Garmin epix Gen2, is a premium active smartwatch that is designed for your lifestyle. The stunning 1.3” always-on AMOLED display brings your watch to life, even under bright sunlight. The watch offers 24X7 health monitoring features like- Pulse Ox sensor, Wrist based heart rate, Respiration tracking, Stress tracking, Sleep score & advanced sleep monitoring, Body battery energy monitoring and Hydration tracking. It also maintains an exceptional battery life. In smartwatch mode, the battery life remains up to 16 days and 42 hours in GPS mode, and up to 21 days when the Power Manager function is activated.
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GarminApproach S12, a GPS Golf watch that comes preloaded with more than 42,000 Course View maps of golf courses around the world. The course maps give distances to hazards and dog legs, so you know exactly where they’re hiding no matter where you stand on the course. The watch offers an Internal, rechargeable battery that provides up to 30 hours in GPS mode.
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Customers can avail of exciting discount offers and buy Garmin built-in GPS outdoor smartwatches, Golf watches & Advanced GPS Bike computers from the respective BUY links in the table. The GarminBlack Friday sale offers will be valid from 11th November’22 to 30th November’22.
The LAN event is scheduled to take place at the GMR Arena, Hyderabad from November 18- 20 and star-studded eight teams will battle it out for the crown
The Valorant India Invitational organized by Galaxy Racer is going to feature eight teams in its LAN event. All eight teams boast top-notch talent and will challenge for the elusive trophy and grab a lion’s share of the USD 100,000 prize pool.
Former G2 Esports player, Mixwell was recently announced by Team Heretic that he will lead the team in India. The tournament will also feature APAC kings Paper Rex, Team Secret, Rex Regum Qeon, Boom Esports, and Bleed Esports. These six teams will be joined by Enigma Gaming and GodSquad, the two Indian teams in the LAN event.
“With the quality of teams participating, Valorant India Invitational is going to set a benchmark for the upcoming valorant tournaments in the country. This is going to be the first time when we will see some of the franchisee rosters in action before the VCT season kicks off. We are excited to have these teams in India and we are confident of providing a spectacle for the audience.” said Siddharth Ravishankar, Chief Gaming Officer, Galaxy Racer.
Team Heretics, a Spanish Esports organization, has been known for its consistent triumphs in the past two years. Led by the experienced Mixwell, he will surely be someone to watch out for.
Enigma Gaming and GodSquad have secured their berths by winning the Indian qualifiers. Recently, GodSquad became the sole Indian team to get a slot at the Valorant Champions Tour 2023-24.
Teams from Singapore, Paper Rex, and Bleed Esports, are other big names taking part in the tournament. While Paper Rex has represented the APAC region in every major international tournament this year, Bleed Esports sealed their spot in the final through SEA Qualifiers. Team Secret from the Philippines and Indonesian outfits Boom Esports and Rex Regum Qeon, will also be looking to make their mark at this prestigious event.
While the gaming arena will be witnessing top-notch competitions from these best Valorant teams, the invitational final will culminate with India’s premier music festival Sunburn, featuring the headline act of DJ Snake.
Rosters of the competing Teams at a Glance:
Team Heretics: Heretics-Mixwell, Heretics-Zeek, Heretics-Boo, Heretics-AvovA, Heretics-keloqz
