Business
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Oil prices rise as Middle East tensions rise
Hong Kong: Oil prices rose above $91 a barrel on Monday as diplomatic efforts to address the crisis in the Middle East intensified. Investors are concerned that the Israel-Hamas war could spark a wider conflict…
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Popular game Minecraft sells over 300 mn copies to date
New Delhi: Popular Microsoft-owned game Minecraft has sold a massive 300 million copies to date, remaining one of the best-selling games of all time. It might feel like Minecraft’s blocky biomes have…
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Tesla launches official API documentation to support 3rd-party apps
San Francisco: Electric car company Tesla has released official application programming interface (API) documentation to support third-party apps. At this moment, the API only covers the command that you can send to…
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IT Ministry asks YouTube to label fake news channels with ‘unverified’ disclaimer
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked Google-owned YouTube to initiate necessary legal measures against “fake news channels” and advised the platform to incorporate a disclaimer to…
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Wholesale inflation remains in negative for sixth month at -0.26 pc in September
New Delhi: The wholesale price index-based inflation remained in the negative territory for the sixth straight month in September at (-)0.26 percent, on easing prices of food articles. The WPI-based inflation rate…
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After Zomato, now Swiggy increases platform fee to Rs 3 for food orders
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy has also increased the platform fee from Rs 2 to Rs 3 for food orders. A Swiggy spokesperson on Monday told IANS, that “there has…
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Apple likely to update iPad lineup with enhanced chips this week
San Francisco: Apple is likely to announce updated versions of its iPad lineup this week with top-of-the-line silicon chips and other internal upgrades. The iPad Air, iPad mini and the base model…
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TCS sacks 16 employees, bars 6 vendors involved in bribes-for-jobs scam
Bengaluru: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Sunday revealed it had sacked 16 employees and blacklisted six staffing firms, after its investigation into the bribes-for-jobs scandal. In an exchange filing, the company said…
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Flipkart’s festive sales saw a record over 1.4 bn customer visits
Bengaluru: E-commerce major Flipkart on Sunday said it’s 10th edition of ‘The Big Billion Days’ (TBBD) festive sales witnessed a record 1.4 billion customer visits over early access sale and seven days…
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Microsoft welcomes Activision Blizzard and their teams to Xbox
New Delhi: Top Microsoft leaders Satya Nadella and Brad Smith welcomed the closing of $68.7 billion transaction to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard, saying they affirm the commitment to labour principles and…
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Under fire for Hamas videos, Telegram CEO to continue to host ‘war-related content’
San Francisco: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has come out to defend his messaging app for not taking down some of the controversial Israel-Hamas war related content, claiming it can prove to be…
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X adopts FB Group-like member vetting feature to enhance its Communities
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run X has adopted a new member vetting feature, which is currently used across many Facebook Groups to vet members before joining. The company has announced that admins of…
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Microsoft announces AI bug bounty programme, offers up to $15K reward
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced an AI bug bounty programme featuring the AI-powered Bing experience as the first in-scope product, with awards up to $15,000. The programme is to encourage researchers around…
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Dream11 parent launches its 1st cricket mobile game in India
New Delhi: Ahead of the India-Pakistan match at the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup on October 14, Dream Game Studios, owned by Dream Sports, the parent company of Dream11, has launched its…
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India likely to see 6.3 mn foldable smartphone shipments by 2027
New Delhi: Overall foldable shipments grew 141 per cent (year-on-year) in India till August this year, a report has shown, as the overall foldable market is set to grow at a CAGR…
