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Millionlights to provide open source education via YuppTV
MUMBAI: Millionlights, a content provider, has struck an alliance with YuppTV, an OTT provider, to foster open source education.
Participants would be able to learn through the Millionlights exclusive TV channel on OTT platform YuppTV. On the Millionlights portal, participants can also access the channel on YuppTV through mobile, TV and desktop.
Millionlights will offer access to their premium content which includes – live lectures, webinars, career guidance, and latest tech reviews etc. Certification will help learners to advance their skills and prepare for jobs in today’s digital world.
Millionlights CEO Akshat Shrivastava said, “The partnership is a step to strengthen our capability to reach millions of users who do not have access to the best educational content.”
Millionlights has partnerships with Microsoft, RedHat, CompTIA, Saylor and other leading Indian and foreign universities for their content.
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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.
