- Technology
Tesla board ‘probed’ Musk’s plan to build lavish glass house for himself
San Francisco: Elon Musk once planned a lavish glass house for himself near Tesla headquarters in Austin, Texas, worth millions of dollars which prompted an internal investigation by the electriccar-maker’s board over…
- Business
CapFort Ventures launches Rs 200 cr India tech fund, to invest in 40 startups
New Delhi: Micro-VC fund CapFort Ventures on Wednesday launched a Rs 200 crore India-focused tech fund that plans to invest in more than 40 startups in the next two years. With a…
- Hyderabad
KTR hits out at Congress, BJP over free power, communalism
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday asked farmers of Telangana to decide whether they want three crops promised by BRS or Congress’s three-hour power or…
- Business
Microsoft turns to UK after win in US over $68.7 bn Activision Blizzard acquisition
San Francisco: After securing a big win in a US court against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, Microsoft said it has agreed…
- Business
Global PC shipments fall 16.6% in Q2, Lenovo maintains lead
New Delhi: The global PC shipments saw a 16.6 per cent decline (year-on-year) with 59.7 million units in the second quarter of 2023 as Lenovo maintained its lead with 24 per cent…
- India
Chopped parts of woman’s body found in Delhi’s Geeta Colony
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Wednesday found the dismembered body parts of a woman near a flyover in Geeta Colony. This incident bears a haunting resemblance to the Shraddha Walkar murder case…
- Business
Wipro to invest $1 bn in AI over next 3 years, launches Wipro ai360
New Delhi: Tech major Wipro on Wednesday announced the launch of Wipro ai360, a comprehensive, AI-first innovation ecosystem, along with committing a $1 billion investment in advancing AI capabilities over the next…
- Technology
Users can now transfer Netflix profile to existing account
San Francisco: Streaming giant Netflix has updated the profile transfer feature to allow users to transfer their profile to an existing account. The company said in an updated blogpost on Tuesday, “Starting…
- Technology
Google dropped plans for AI chatbot app targetting Gen Z: Report
San Francisco: Google has dropped plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mobile chatbot application specifically designed for Gen Z users, featuring interactive digital characters. The company was working on ‘Bubble Characters’…
- Technology
Ex-Amazon cybersecurity professional accused of stealing $9 mn in crypto
San Francisco: Shakeeb Ahmed, a former senior security engineer at Amazon, has been accused in the US of hacking a famous cryptocurrency exchange and stealing around $9 million in crypto. The US…
- Technology
Threads to ship improvements this week: Instagram head
San Francisco: Instagram head Adam Mosseri has said that the company is “pumped” to start shipping improvements on Threads this week. In a post on Tuesday, Mosseri said: “With so many people…
- Bangalore
3 arrested in murder case of Bengaluru tech firm CEO, MD
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police said on Wednesday that three people have been arrested in connection with the double murder case of an MD and CEO of a Bengaluru-based tech firm. The victims —…
- Sports
FIFA lifts Zimbabwe ban
Harare: Football’s global governing body FIFA has lifted a ban on Zimbabwe from participating in world tournaments, the country’s Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Kirsty Coventry said. Coventry described the end of…
- Middle East
Israeli protesters stage ‘day of disruption’ against judicial overhaul
Tel Aviv: Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters staged rallies across the country, in the largest weekday demonstration in months against the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary. Despite the scorching summer…
- World
NATO fails to give timetable for Ukraine membership at summit
Vilnius: Leaders of the NATO have failed to set a timetable for Ukraine’s membership of the alliance, following the first day of the NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. Speaking at…
