- Middle East
Palestinian gunman shot dead after killing Israeli: Army
Jerusalem: A Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli in the West Bank on Thursday before being shot and killed by soldiers, the Israeli authorities said. The Palestinian armed with a gun arrived…
- Telangana
Fire breaks out in Falaknuma Express near Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fire broke out in Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhongir district on Friday. No casualties were reported. The train was stopped between Pagidipalli and Bommayapalli after the loco pilot was…
- India
SC issues contempt notice to Yati Narsinghanand for derogatory remarks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand in a contempt of court petition filed against him for allegedly making derogatory and baseless remarks on…
- Technology
Flipkart, Axis Bank join hands to facilitate personal loans for customers
New Delhi: E-commerce major Flipkart on Friday announced that it entered into a strategic partnership with Axis Bank to facilitate personal loans for its valued customers, adding additional convenience and enhanced benefits…
- Health
US FDA approves 1st Alzheimer’s drug that can slow disease
Washington: In a first, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to a drug to slow down disease progression in adult patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is…
- Technology
Samsung’s Q2 profit down nearly 96% to hit 14-year low
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Friday said its second-quarter operating profit likely plunged about 96 per cent from a year earlier, as a chip oversupply and slow demand persisted. The world’s largest memory…
- Technology
OpenAI announces general availability of GPT-4 model
San Francisco: Microsoft-owned OpenAI has announced the general availability of its latest text-generating model GPT-4, through its API (Application Programming Interface). “Starting today, all paying API customers have access to GPT-4. In…
- Technology
Apple’s TestFlight now supports visionOS apps
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has updated the TestFlight application to bring support for visionOS apps, which indicates that developers will be able to test applications created for the Vision Pro headset…
- Technology
TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple
New Delhi: Amid the growing Twitter-Meta fight over Threads app, Chinese short-video making app TikTok has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to take on market leaders Apple and Spotify. The subscription-only…
- Technology
Amdocs lays off 2,000 employees in 2nd job cut round this year
San Francisco: US-headquartered software and communications service provider Amdocs is reportedly laying off 2,000 employees, approximately 6.5 per cent of its workforce. In Israel where it was founded in 1982, Amdocs will…
- Technology
YouTube testing new lock screen feature
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has announced that it is testing a new lock screen feature, which will allow users to disable touch input while watching a video. “Lock Screen disables touch input…
- Technology
Meta’s Twitter rival ‘Threads’ crosses 95 mn posts, 50 mn profiles
San Francisco: Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, has reached over 95 million posts and more than 50 million accounts. Users have already posted more than 95 million threads and dropped about 190 million…
- Technology
Mastodon back after brief server outage
San Francisco: Decentralised social media platform Mastodon on Friday announced that its server is now back online after an outage caused due to domain suspension. According to The Verge, the server was…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Narrow escape for passengers as TSRTC bus catches fire at Amberpet
Hyderabad: More than 40 passengers of a state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) bus had a narrow escape when it caught fire at Pedda Amberpet near Outer Ring Road (ORR), Hyderabad on Friday.…
- Television News
‘India’s Got Talent 10’ slated to premiere on July 29
Mumbai: One of the most watched reality shows of the country, ‘India’s Got Talent’ is all ready to embark on a power-packed Season 10. As the countdown begins, excitement, adrenaline and adventure…
