In recent news, Instagram has found itself under U.S. legal scrutiny for its impact on children's health. Meanwhile, X users will soon be able to engage in both video and audio calls. The past week witnessed a flurry of captivating technological advancements, we've curated the top tech highlights from the past week in our tech wrap.

X boosts convenience with audio & video calls, available to all users on both android & iOS

Billionaire Elon Musk's X (formerly known as Twitter) has claimed that the Indian government issued 'executive orders' to the social media company to act against certain accounts and posts.

Elon Musk's X claims it received orders from Indian government to withhold certain accounts, posts

Users in Pakistan have reportedly been unable to access X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, for 24 hours as of Sunday morning, an outage that comes amid frequent internet failures in the month leading up to, on and since a contentious Feb. 8 national election.

X down in Pakistan after official admits Election rigging

A federal judge has mandated Elon Musk to testify once again in the US Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, setting a deadline for both parties to finalise the details of the interview.

US judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC's Twitter probe, deadline set for agreement

A US judge has ordered Elon Musk to comply with a subpoena to answer questions from regulators about his purchases of Twitter shares last year. The order comes after Musk, who beefed up his stake in Twitter -- now called X -- before buying the company for $44 billion, did not show up for a scheduled deposition in September with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a legal filing.

Judge orders Elon Musk to answer to regulators in Twitter/X probe

Videos of Tesla drivers wearing Apple's new Vision Pro headset have alarmed the US government. Watch the video to know more.

Apple Vision pro: The internet goes wild

New report has uncovered that cybercriminals are abusing verification marks on X (formerly known as Twitter) by compromising passwords of verified accounts and either selling them on the dark web or using them for their own scams.

Fake and Stolen X Gold accounts for sale on the Dark Web: Report

Australia's internet watchdog has said that Elon Musk's x has sacked over 1,000 people, who were responsible for stopping abusive content online.

Report: 'X' sacks over 1,000 responsible for internet safety

Elon Musk's SpaceX is facing scrutiny from the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for wrongfully terminating eight employees, who circulated a letter criticising the CEO, calling him a "distraction and embarrassment".

SpaceX fired employees for criticising Musk as 'distraction and embarrassment': US labour agency

A US Labour agency has accused the company of unlawfully firing eight employees after they circulated a letter calling CEO Elon Musk a "Distraction and embarrassment." The National Labour Relations Board claimed SpaceX violated the workers' rights. Spacex is accused of interrogating employees about the letter and threatening workers with termination if they engaged in similar activities.

SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing eight employees

Elon Musk's social media platform 'x' continues to be legal soup. Now, a federal judge has ruled that 'X' violated contracts by failing to pay millions of dollars in bonuses.

Judge: 'X' failed to pay millions of dollars in bonuses

Are you not able to use X? Outage reported across the world. The social media platform X down for thousands of users globally. Watch to know more!

Social media platform X down for users globally; links reveal error messages | World News | WION

Twitter, or X, was facing technical issues in India as the platform stopped refreshing on both web and mobile versions. The social media platform owned by Elon Musk got going after an outage that lasted about an hour.

X gets going after global outage that blanked out user timelines

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is in the headlines again this time for uttering some pretty Choice words on a live television broadcast in America. Watch the video to know more.

Elon Musk has new content moderation rule for X, staff told not to remove problematic content | WION

Elon Musk has hit out at advertisers who have pulled their advertisements from X (formerly known as Twitter) citing increased antisemitism on the platform. An unusually charged-up Musk told the advertisers to go 'f**k' themselves whilst giving a special mention to Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger.

'Go f**k yourself': Elon Musk's profanity-laden answer to advertisers suspending ads on X - WATCH

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is set to meet visiting billionaire Elon Musk on Monday (Nov 27), focusing on addressing the surge of anti-Semitism online. Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), has faced criticism for the alleged increase in hate speech on the platform since his takeover.

Elon Musk set to meet Israeli president, hostage families amid rising antisemitism on social media platform X

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flew a sortie in the indigenously designed, developed and manufactured Tejas Twin Seat Light Combat Fighter aircraft at Bengaluru. During the 30-minute sortie, the capabilities of fighter aircraft Tejas were demonstrated to the PM. Watch the story to know why Tejas is a big sort in the arm for India's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan' (Self-reliant India campaign).

Big push for the Make in India mission |  WION

US lawmakers on Tuesday (Nov 21) wrote to billionaire Elon Musk highlighting concerns on how his social media platform X appeared to be benefiting from the premium accounts that glorified violence against Israel.

US lawmakers accuse Elon Musk of benefiting financially from anti-Israel propaganda on X

Elon Musk’s social media company X has sued nonprofit Media Matters accusing the organisation of defaming the platform after it published a report which said that ads for major brands appeared next to posts hailing Hitler and the Nazi party.

Musk’s X sues media nonprofit after report portrays platform as full of antisemitic content

Just days after X owner Elon Musk agreed to post brandishing a "hideous" antisemitic conspiracy theory on the platform, several major advertisers have paused their ads on the site.

Commercials run beside X post praising Hitler: Apple, Disney, other majors pause ads

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was seen backing an antisemitic post on X social media platform owned by the billionaire, the latest among a slew of similar controversies that erupted earlier.

'Dialectical hatred against whites': Elon Musk backs antisemitic post on X

Elon Musk announced on Sunday (Nov 5) that his artificial intelligence startup xAI will soon be integrated into his social media platform X, which will also have a chatbot that has a sense of humour.

Chatbot with humour: Elon Musk set to integrate AI startup xAI with social media platform X

After having successfully spearheaded tech ventures like Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk has revealed his latest creation, Musk has announced an AI tool named Grok AI - which can access real-time information and will be initially offered to top tier subscribers of X.

New launch by Elon Musk: 'Grok AI': ChatGPT's sarcastic rival | World News | WION

Microblogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, is reportedly rolling out plans to sell old, unused social media handles, a move which was signalled by billionaire owner Elon Musk after he acquired the platform last year.

Elon Musk's X rolls out plans to sell old, defunct Twitter handles

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