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India’s wearable market grows 53% in 1st half of 2023: Report
New Delhi: India’s wearable marker registered a growth of 53.3 per cent (year-over-over) in the first half of 2023 (1H23), shipping 57.8 million units, a new report has said. According to the…
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Self-driving cabs can now operate in San Francisco 24/7
San Francisco: Regulators in the US state of California have given the green signal to autonomous car companies Cruise and Waymo to run commercial robotaxi services across San Francisco 24/7. After a…
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Crypto trading platform Bittrex, ex-CEO to pay $24 mn to settle SEC charges
Washington: Crypto asset trading platform Bittrex and its co-founder and former CEO, William Shihara, have agreed to settle charges with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $24 million over charges…
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YouTube to disable links in Shorts to reduce scam attempts
San Francisco: In order to reduce spam and scam attempts, Google-owned YouTube has announced that links in Shorts comments and Shorts descriptions will be non-clickable starting August 31. “Starting on August 31st,…
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Lok Sabha passes GST amendments bill to levy 28% GST on online gaming, casinos
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Friday approved amendments to the Central and Integrated GST laws to levy 28 per cent tax on the full face value of bets in online gaming, casinos…
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Musk puts up Twitter signs, other items for auction
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has put up signs and things from the Twitter building for an auction, just a few weeks after the company rebranded to X. The bidding for…
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28% tax on online gaming: Centre to seek introduction, passage of bill to amend GST Act
New Delhi: The central government on Friday will seek the introduction and passage of the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023…
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Amazon digitizes 62 lakh MSMEs, created over 13 lakh jobs in India
New Delhil: Amazon on Thursday said that it has cumulatively digitised over 62 lakh (6.2 million) micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), enabled nearly $8 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports and created…
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Hero MotoCorp logs higher revenue, profit on lower sales volume
Chennai: Despite selling a lower number of vehicles during the first quarter of FY24, two wheeler major Hero MotoCorp Ltd logged higher revenue and net profit. In a regulatory filing on Thursday,…
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22% consumers bought fake influencer-endorsed goods: Study
New Delhi: About 22 per cent of consumers aged 16-60, who are active on social media, have purchased counterfeit goods endorsed by influencers, a new study said on Thursday. In the study,…
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Air India unveils new logo and livery on Thursday
New Delhi: Tata Sons-owned Air India on Thursday unveiled its new logo and livery, which will be timed with the delivery of its brand-new A350 aircraft in December. The airline, during an…
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US consumer prices accelerate for the first time in 13 months
Washignton: For the first time in more than 12 months, the pace of US consumer price hikes accelerated on an annual basis, a media report said. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.2…
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Disney+Hotstar loses 12.5 mn subscribers as cricket becomes no-show
New Delhi: Disney+ Hotstar lost around 12.5 million subscribers for its third quarter that ended on July 1, as the absence of cricket content on its platform continues to pinch it harder.…
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Google launches redesigned ‘Arts & Culture’ app for Android
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has launched a redesigned ‘Arts & Culture’ app for Android, with iOS soon to follow. “The diverse content on the Google Arts & Culture platform– contributed by…
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WhatsApp rolling out feature to schedule calls in group chats on Android beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to schedule calls in group chats on Android beta. Beta users will now be able to schedule group calls within their…
