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As the Flipkart-PhonePe separation process was formally announced on Friday, Flipkart group chief executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy sent a note to employees, informing them of “a one-time discretionary cash payout as part of the transaction” that will come their way. Employees who hold stock options in Flipkart will be paid cash equal to the value of PhonePe within those holdings, as the digital payments platform is no longer a part of the ecommerce company. “This payout will present an event for wealth creation for our…

I was assigned to review Hive in the middle of November. More on that below. But as of December 1, the service was shut down to fix "security issues that affect the stability of our application and the safety of our users." Four days later and the app is still displaying the maintenance message. Screenshot by David Gewirtz/ZDNETBecause there's been such a fuss about Twitter alternatives, and because Hive experienced rapid growth in the aftermath of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, we're going ahead with our look…

I was assigned to review Hive in the middle of November. More on that below. But as of December 1, the service was shut down to fix "security issues that affect the stability of our application and the safety of our users." Four days later and the app is still displaying the maintenance message. Screenshot by David Gewirtz/ZDNETBecause there's been such a fuss about Twitter alternatives, and because Hive experienced rapid growth in the aftermath of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, we're going ahead with our look…

Photo: rarrarorro (Shutterstock)Not long after Elon Musk took over Twitter and started doing a whole lot of crazy stuff to the platform, the microblogging app Hive Social saw a huge spike in users. Apparently fed up with Elon’s shit, a bunch of people had decided to try out alternative social media sites—and Hive was one of them. Launched back in 2019, the platform reportedly saw its user base grow by a million users in the course of several weeks. Normally that kind of bump would have been cause for celebration, but…

Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, it seems that the once-favorite social media site has just been going down in flames. It’s a sad sight to see — fake news and misinformation running rampant from paid “verified” accounts, restoration of formerly banned accounts (they were banned for good reason), and so much other stuff that I just can’t keep up anymore. With all of these changes, there’s been a rise in alternatives to Twitter, like the incredibly popular Mastodon. I prefer something simpler, like the new Hive…

Is Hive the next Twitter? Or Mastodon? Or Post? As reported by TechCrunch, the app has experienced a major influx of new users since Elon Musk took over Twitter a few weeks ago and fired over half of the company. According to data from Sensor Tower and Hive itself, it appears that the platform has crossed over a million users. The app, according to its founder Kassandra Pop, has been getting a ton of attention as an alternative to Twitter for those who are thinking of leaving the platform due to Musk’s new…

It’s only been a little while since Elon Musk bought Twitter, but there has been more than enough drama and turmoil at the social media site to make people flock to alternatives. Though Mastodon and Cohost seemed to be popular options for those looking for a Twitter replacement, a (somewhat) new possibility popped up out of nowhere — Hive Social. What is Hive Social? It’s like a mashup of Twitter and Instagram, with a dash of MySpace. It offers the simplicity of Twitter before it went down the drain, puts a bit…

| Bleeding Cool gets the word that DC Comics has encouraged its talent pool to make Hive accounts and to build their audience using the hashtag #comicstwitter. Of course, Hive is yet to have a web presence, just on iOS and Android apps, but there are ways and means, so I am told. However, it appears that someone else has already grabbed the @dccomics and @dc addresses on Hive. Indeed, the @dccomics address is currently owned by someone called Marvel Studios. I expect that DC will have to sort that out with Hive before…

Indian conglomerate Reliance will spin off and list its financial services, a move that it said will allow the oil-to-telecom giant to enter and expand into financial services such as consumer and merchant lending business and also build fintech for “all Indians.” Reliance Industries, run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, said in a statement that it will be incubating, acquiring and inking joint ventures in the new unit, which is called Jio Financial Services, to broaden its offerings to add insurance, payments, digital…

Credit: Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe will turn 15 years old next year, so it’s just about old enough to drive. As a frightening indicator of our own age and mortality, it also sparks a discussion about the mortality of the characters within that universe, specifically its villains. With the MCU following a cookie cutter “hero fights villain, hero comes out on top in the end” formula in most cases, it can be a shame to see some of these big bads go after one appearance.  Particularly, the villains…