Last week, we reported that Telegram had succeeded in raising $850 million in a pre-sale for the development of its Telegram Open Network (TON). This is according to a regulatory filing, which listed venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Benchmark among the investors. Based on this amount alone … Read More

ALVARO ARBELOA has been appointed the manager of YouTube club Mambo FC in what will be the former Liverpool defender's first managerial role. The 35-year-old will coach a side of 10 football freestylers and their exploits will be documented in a 12-part web series. Alvaro Arbeloa has been … Read More

She's pointing at an empty spot on her carpet. The invisible beauty products, from a nonexistent cosmetics brand called “Thoughts & Prayers,” are a reference to the promises of “thoughts and prayers”—instead of substantive policy-making—following national gun-related tragedies. “You probably see a … Read More

The Alex Jones Channel, Infowar's biggest YouTube channel, received one strike for that video, a source with knowledge of the account told CNN. YouTube's community guidelines say if an account receives three strikes in three months, the account is terminated. That video focused on David Hogg, … Read More

With more than 500 million users, LinkedIn is the world's go-to site for professional networking, job searching, and corporate branding. It's also the ultimate platform for high-level marketing, lead generation, and thought leadership. Fully 92% of B2B marketers prefer LinkedIn over other social networks … Read More

All told, so far, there are 43 million "actions" taken by fans who follow the Chadwick Boseman film on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or Youtube, according to Shareablee, a company that helps businesses analyze social content using dat and also partners with ComScore. (These "actions" do not take into … Read More

Like a lot of 23-year-olds, Omar Raja started an Instagram account in college because most of his friends were on Instagram. Unlike a lot of 23-year-olds, Raja's Instagram account was a lot more than selfies and food porn. He amassed 8.2 million followers, including NBA superstars LeBron James, … Read More

Instagram is full of feeds worth following, but Niamh O'Donoghue has found four Irish women who offer something that little bit special. Instagram is changing how we see, buy, wear and react to fashion at lightning speed. It provides us with an unedited first-hand glimpse of the latest trends direct …

In the high-profile leakage case where sensitive financial details of various companies, including HDFC Bank, got leaked on WhatsApp before their formal announcement, Sebi virtually censured the top private sector lender and asked it to strengthen the systems and controls to check any such leak in … Read More

Mumbai: Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday asked HDFC Bank Ltd to identify individuals, including bank officials, responsible for the leakage of its financial results on messaging service WhatsApp. The markets regulator has found inadequate controls at HDFC … Read More