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Tech firms led by founders shining, except Twitter

After a souring run in stock markets, Twitter has now appointed Parag Agrawal, formerly the chief technology officer

Twitter suffers outage for web users in India amid new CEO buzz

According to Downdetector, a website that monitors app outages, users in Twitter started facing the problem around 6 p.m. especially on the web version

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All outdoor activities, including movement of people and vehicles shall continue to be prohibited between 11 pm to 5 am

All you need to know about Parag Agrawal, the new India-born Twitter CEO

For Parag Agrawal, the IIT Bombay alumnus who has succeeded Jack Dorsey as the Twitter CEO, one of the biggest tasks at hand would be content moderation

Netizens slam new Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal over old tweet on racism

In 2010, when he was not even an employee of Twitter, Agrawal quoted a comedian mocking racism and Islamophobia in America

Musk praises Parag Agrawal, says US benefits from Indian talent

Agrawal has been with Twitter for more than a decade and has served as Chief Technology Officer since 2017

IIT Bombay congratulates alumnus Parag Agrawal on elevation as Twitter CEO

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Tuesday congratulated its alumnus Parag Agrawal on his elevation as CEO of the microblogging giant Twitter. Congratulations to our alumnus Dr. Parag Agrawal for being appointed the new CEO of Twitter. Dr. Agrawal obtained his B.Tech. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2005. He started working at Twitter in 2011 & became the CTO in 2017, the institute tweeted. Mumbai-born Parag's mother is a retired school teacher. His father was employed in the atomic energy sector and held senior positions there. Parag (37) studied at the Atomic Energy Central School in Mumbai. He moved to the United States in 2005. In 2011, he joined Twitter while still pursuing his PhD at Stanford University. Twitter's outgoing CEO Dorsey announced on Monday that Agrawal will be the company's new chief executive as he stepped down after 16 years at the company that he co-founded and helmed.

Twitter's Parag Agrawal joins club of Indian-origin execs at global giants

Agrawal will receive an annual salary of $1 million, in addition to bonuses, restricted stock units and performance-based stock units

CEO Parag Agrawal hopes to extend Twitter's reach, continue progress

Twitter's new CEO Parag Agrawal hopes to extend the social networking site's reach under his tenure while making continued progress while providing exciting opportunities in challenging times."I'm grateful for the service that you built, the culture, soul, and purpose you fostered among us and for leading the company through really significant challenges," Parag posted on Twitter thanking Jack Dorsey."The world is watching us right now, even more than they have before. Lots of people are going to have lots of different views about today's news. It is because they care about Twitter and our future, and it's a signal that the work we do matte. Let's show the world Twitter's full potential," he further added.Parag expressed his gratitude towards Jack Dorsey for his mentorship and friendship."The world is watching us right now, even more than they have before. Lots of People are going to have lots of different views and opinions about today's news. It is because they care about Twitter ...

Top headlines: Parag Agrawal becomes Twitter CEO, JioMart takes on Amazon

From Parag Agrawal's appointment as Twitter CEO to JioMart's new move, Business Standard brings you the top news on Tuesday

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tasked to do a job Jack Dorsey struggled with

The new leader of the company will have to chase aggressive goals to step up user growth, double revenue and expedite product execution.

Twitter's Parag Agrawal youngest CEO in S&P 500, nudges out Zuckerberg

Agrawal, who was appointed Monday to succeed Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, is 37, the same age as Meta Platform Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Factbox: Who is Twitter's new chief executive officer Parag Agrawal?

The social media networking platform joins tech giants Apple, Amazon and Alphabet in tapping a company insider for the top job

Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal, an IIT Bombay alumnus, replaces Dorsey as CEO

In a letter posted on his Twitter account, Dorsey said he was 'really sad...yet really happy' about leaving the company and that it was his decision

Parag Agrawal joins a long list of Indian origin execs leading tech firms

Agrawal worked with Microsoft and Yahoo! before his stint with Twitter

Tharoor's selfie with 6 women MPs with 'attractive place' tweet sparks row

Tharoor later apologised for offending "some people" and said the "whole selfie thing" was done at the women MPs' initiative in "great good humour"

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey expected to step down, says report; stock jumps

Shares of the microblogging platform surged 9% in early trading, while those of digital payments firm Square Inc, which is also helmed by Dorsey, were up 3%

Make it safe or we'll make you do it: Australian PM tells Twitter, Meta

If the social media platforms fail to do so, they will have to pay defamation costs

Looking at not-so-bad side of FB, Amazon, Twitter as we bring them to heel

Big Tech indeed needs better regulation and management for the simple reason that they have an enormous sway over people's attention and make money from advertisers by monetising this attention

Tighter rules likely for social media firms, may supersede IT laws: Experts

Players stand to lose safe harbour provisions that protect them from third party content; platforms that do not act as intermediaries may be treated as publishers, held accountable for hosted content