The decision to promote MAX comes as Moscow is seeking greater control over the internet space as it is locked in a standoff with the West over Ukraine.
Read More Russia orders state-backed MAX messenger app, a WhatsApp rival, pre-installed on phones and tablets
After vowing to launch a new political party, billionaire Elon Musk is reportedly reversing course to focus on his companies and potentially may support Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 presidential election, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Read More Report: Musk considers abandoning creation of third party, mulls financially backing Vance in 2028
In his first media call as incoming CEO, Fiddelke said his “number one goal is to get us back to growth.”
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Left-wing network MSNBC is officially rebranding as MS NOW, an acronym for “My Source for News, Opinion, and the World.” The rebrand is part of Comcast’s broader plan to spin off several cable networks into a new publicly traded company.
Read More MSNBC rebrands and changes name to ‘MS NOW,’ prompting online mockery
Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated for collecting children’s personal information without parental consent, and using it to send targeted ads.
Read More Google settles YouTube children’s privacy lawsuit
YouTube was also last month added to an Australian ban admitting users aged under 16, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the video-sharing site.
Read More Google agrees $36 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australia telcos