Tag: Social Media

Technode

Elon Musk says WeChat is indispensable in China, plans X aligned with WeChat

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he aims to turn social media platform X into a multi-purpose “super app,” describing it as a “WeChat++” for markets outside […]
December 2nd, 2025
EU-Startups

Paris-based Hoora raises €1.1 million to build the “TikTok for gaming” and reshape mobile game discovery

French gaming app Hoora announced a €1.1 million ($1.3 million) fundraising round to blend social-media mechanics with instant-access gameplay – marking a key step in its […]
November 6th, 2025
Technode

Xiaomi skips “16” to launch Xiaomi 17 series next week, aims to take on iPhone

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said on Monday the company will skip the “Xiaomi 16” naming and release its next-generation flagship as the Xiaomi 17 series, declaring […]
September 17th, 2025
Technode

Tencent Raises $1.27 Billion in Offshore Yuan Bonds as AI Spending Slows

Tencent Holdings, China’s leading gaming and social media company, raised 9 billion yuan (US$1.27 billion) this week through a three-tranche offshore yuan bond deal. The company […]
September 17th, 2025
Rest of World

How a movement against corruption on Nepali social media triggered unrest and death

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned following two days of protests against rampant corruption and inequality, exacerbated by the government’s recent decision to ban […]
September 9th, 2025
Rest of World

Indigenous group in Brazil takes TikTok to court over planned data center

In late August, an Indigenous group in the Brazilian state of Ceará, in the country’s northeast, brought a formal complaint before federal authorities, asking them to […]
September 8th, 2025
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