- Technology
Reddit faces brief outage amid protest against new API policy
San Francisco: Amid subreddits’ protest against the company’s new application programming interface (API) pricing changes, social discussion platform Reddit faced a brief outage. The company has now fixed the issue which caused…
- India
Driver crushes passenger to death for praising PM, Yogi
Mirzapur: In a shocking incident, a driver allegedly crushed a man to death because the latter objected to him criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The…
- Technology
Salesforce to invest $500 mn in generative AI startups, unveils AI Cloud
San Francisco: Enterprise software major salesforce has committed $500 million to invest in generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups. The investment, an expansion from earlier $250 million to $500 million now, is part…
- Business
Oracle founder Larry Ellison now world’s 4th richest person
New York: Oracle founder Larry Ellison is reaping the benefits of artificial intelligence popularity, edging past Microsoft founder Bill Gates to land the number four spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, according…
- Technology
Google Photos gets new editing features for One members on web
San Francisco: Google has added new editing features to the photo sharing and storage service ‘Google Photos’, including Portrait Light, Portrait Blur and Dynamic, for Google One (cloud storage service) subscribers on…
- Business
US FTC files suit to halt Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal: Report
San Francisco: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has applied for a “temporary restraining order” and preliminary injunction seeking to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard before the deal’s July 18 deadline,…
- Bangalore
Alleged VIP treatment in Bengaluru jail: Sasikala files quash petition
Bengaluru: V.K. Sasikala Natarajan, AIADMK ex-general secretary and close associate of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court to quash the case against…
- Business
Meta releases AI-powered music generator ‘MusicGen’
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has released its AI-powered music generator called ‘MusicGen’, which will turn text description and melody into audio. The company also released the code and models for open…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Girl student jumps to death from college hostel building
Hyderabad: A 16-year-old girl student, who had taken admission in a private junior college in Hyderabad only a week ago, allegedly died by suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the…
- India
Three farmers mowed down by PWD official’s car
Kanpur: Three farmers died allegedly after being run over by a car of a Public Works Department (PWD) official in Kanpur’s Bilhaur town. The three elderly farmers, all residents of Billhaur, were…
- Middle East
Jordan, Saudi Arabia agree to improve passenger, freight flow
Amman: Jordan and Saudi Arabia have announced that they agreed to improve passenger and freight flow between the two countries to facilitate transport and trade exchange, media reported. The announcement was made by…
- Middle East
Palestinian PM rejects Israeli plan to divide worshipping zone in Jerusalem
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has rejected an Israeli plan to divide the Muslim worshipping zone in East Jerusalem between Jews and Muslims. Ishtaye made the remarks on Monday during the weekly…
- World
Will provide appropriate remedy for Indian students facing deportation: Canadian Minister
Chandigarh: Believing that immigrant students, largely from Punjab, who have been facing deportation from Canada over a case of fake documents, are the victims of fraud, the country’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser…
- Middle East
Iran says ground prepared for Saudi missions reopening
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said the ground has been prepared for the reopening of the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran. Kanaani made the remarks on Monday at a…
- India
3 held for threatening to behead woman for buying liquor in UP
Muzaffarnagar: The Muzaffarnagar police have arrested three persons, including two brothers, after they threatened to behead a burqa-clad woman who had gone to buy alcohol from a liquor shop. A video clip…
