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Chef Sanjeev Kapoor talks food with fans on Twitter with #SanjeevKapoorsRecipes
MUMBAI: On 8 July, 2015, between 11 am and 12 noon, celebrated chef Sanjeev Kapoor will reach out to fans on Twitter, powered by Hungama, India’s largest digital service. The celebrity chef will chat with fans while using #SanjeevKapoorsRecipes. With this, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor becomes the first Indian chef to do a Twitter activity to answer all his fans’ questions on food, cooking, tricks to preserve various ingredients and insight into recipes of various cuisines and regions.
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor has over 100,000 followers on Twitter from across the globe, he will not only chat about food but also his official recipes app called SANJEEV KAPOOR’s RECIPES available on Android, iOS and Windows. With this activity, the Master Chef judge aims to help his fans to resolve any issues they may have with cooking.
The Sanjeev Kapoor’s Recipes App offers a wide range of features developed by Hungama Digital Media Entertainmen. Users can access detailed recipes with pictures, there are special, personal notes by Sanjeev Kapoor along with some awesome features like ‘In Your Fridge’ which offers a brilliant solution to everyday dilemma of what to cook? All you need to do is enter ingredients in your fridge and see the magical search results. There’s another feature called ‘Shopping List’ that helps keep a check on marking the missing items in your kitchen as you read a recipe on the app; pull out the list when one is at the supermarket or mail it to yourself. The app can also help locate the nearest Sanjeev Kapoor restaurant with the ‘Restaurant Locator’ feature.
Sanjeev Kapoor said, “I have always believed that food brings us close, helps build communities and strengthen families. A discussion about food is as exciting and enjoyable as having food. Let’s catch up and talk about something that we all love – FOOD. I am looking forward to interacting with foodies from across the world.”
Speaking on the occasion Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO of Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, said, “We are happy to associate with renowned chef Sanjeev Kapoor and his endeavors to promote the Sanjeev Kapoor Recipes app. His chat over Twitter with fans will circulate around the recipes he has created and re-created over the span of his entire career. We hope that with this activity Sanjeev Kapoor’s fans from across the globe will get a chance to interact with him.”
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X launches XChat messaging app on iOS with calls and encryption
Standalone app marks shift from “everything app” vision, adds E2E messaging.
MUMBAI: From one big app to many small chats, X seems to be splitting its ambitions. X has rolled out its standalone messaging app, XChat, to iOS users, opening up a new front in its evolving product strategy. The app allows users to connect with existing X contacts through private and group messages, file sharing, as well as audio and video calls. The launch follows a limited beta phase, where the platform tested the product with a smaller user base to refine the experience. Now available publicly, XChat marks a notable pivot from earlier ambitions championed by Elon Musk to turn X into a single “everything app” combining messaging, payments, commerce and more.
Instead, the company under xAI ownership and backed by SpaceX appears to be building a suite of standalone applications, each targeting specific use cases while expanding its broader ecosystem.
At launch, XChat includes end-to-end encrypted messaging, PIN-based access, disappearing messages, and features such as message editing, deletion for all participants, and screenshot blocking. The company has also said the app is free from advertisements and tracking mechanisms, positioning it as a privacy-first alternative in a crowded messaging space.
However, security claims around the platform are likely to face scrutiny. Earlier iterations of XChat drew criticism from experts who argued it fell short of established encrypted platforms like Signal. With the wider rollout, the app is expected to undergo fresh evaluation to assess whether those concerns have been addressed.
Beyond messaging, XChat will also house X’s Communities feature, which is being discontinued on the main platform due to low usage and spam concerns. Migrating these users could provide an early boost to adoption, effectively turning XChat into both a communication and community hub.
The move underscores a broader recalibration at X less about cramming everything into one app, and more about spreading bets across multiple touchpoints, one message at a time.
