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Durov arrest boosts Telegram app downloads


The arrest of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France is starting to impact the app's traction and ranking. On Saturday, the founder was arrested

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Le Bourget Airport, as initially reported by French television… Eruditus, an Indian edtech startup, is in advanced stages of talks to secure about $150 million in new funding, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, in what would… A surprising number of “iPad kids” — aka Generation Alpha’s 7- to 9-year-old demographic — are using X, according to new data from parental control software maker Qustodio.

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