Musk says Twitter to soon allow calls, encrypted messaging

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for “Twitter 2.0 The Everything App”, which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments. “Coming soon will…

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Exclusive-Chevron aims to boost Venezuela oil output to accelerate debt recovery -sources

By Marianna Parraga and Deisy Buitrago HOUSTON/CARACAS (Reuters) – Chevron Corp’s renewed oil operations in Venezuela begin a new phase next month that will boost production with the goal of accelerating a plan to recover all of the $3 billion of debt owed by the OPEC member by the end of 2025, four people close…

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India’s Go First airline gains bankruptcy protection, lessors’ woes deepen

By Arpan Chaturvedi, Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Go Airlines (India) Ltd was granted bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, bolstering the country’s fourth-largest carrier chances of getting back on its feet, but lessors are expected to mount legal challenges to repossess planes. The low-cost carrier, recently rebranded as Go First, was plunged…

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Indonesia tax cut drives electric car sales for Hyundai, Wuling

By Bernadette Christina and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – Sales of electric cars in Indonesia jumped last month after the government launched tax incentives, auto executives said, in an early sign that electric vehicle (EV) adoption is gaining traction in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Effective from April, Indonesia cut the value-added tax (VAT) on electric…

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ISS backs all four ValueAct director candidates in Seven & I boardroom fight

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on Tuesday backed ValueAct Capital’s boardroom challenge at Japanese convenience store operator Seven & i Holdings by recommending shareholders elect all four of the U.S. investment firm’s director candidates. ValueAct, which owns 4.4% of Seven & i, has long criticized the company’s…

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