Massive GTA 6 fan gets early access to game before release? The reason is restoring faith in humanityA terminally ill Grand Theft Auto 6 fan may have been given the chance to play the highly anticipated game before its official release, aft...
20 Jan, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight in failed attempt to reach orbitThe first Australian-made rocket, Eris, failed to reach orbit. It crashed shortly after its launch from Queensland. Gilmour Space Technolog...
30 Jul, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
Diageo CEO Debra Crew steps down as company pursues turnaround, cost cutsDiageo said Crew was leaving immediately by mutual agreement. It did not give further details but said it was maintaining its forecasts for...
16 Jul, 2025, 07.07 PM IST
Microsoft packs up in Pakistan: A 25-year chapter ends, but why?Microsoft has pulled the plug on its operations in Pakistan after a quarter of a century. The company confirmed it will now serve local cus...
09 Jul, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
OpenAI signs content deals with The Atlantic and Vox MediaThe agreements with The Atlantic and Vox Media come on the heels of several media firms signing similar deals, giving OpenAI access to thei...
29 May, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
Fitch cuts US credit rating to AA+; Treasury calls it 'arbitrary'With the downgrade, it becomes the second major rating agency after Standard & Poor's to strip the United States of its triple-A rating. Th...
02 Aug, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
Big Tech not doing enough to remove fake news, says activist NGO AvaazThe companies are due to present reports this week on the measures they have taken to comply with the updated EU code of practice on disinf...
07 Feb, 2023, 11.26 AM IST
LinkedIn ran social experiments on 20 million users over five yearsIn experiments conducted around the world from 2015 to 2019, LinkedIn randomly varied the proportion of weak and strong contacts suggested ...
25 Sep, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
Surviving and thriving post a layoff: The 2022 editionIndia, one of the largest startup ecosystems in the world saw a dramatic rush for funding over the entire year of 2021. But there’s been a ...
10 Aug, 2022, 04.53 PM IST
Another day, another BharatPe fight; IT biz may take Russia hitNow, sources tell us the two had fought over email when Grover resigned in March, after Sameer denied him access to BharatPe’s business met...
08 Apr, 2022, 06.41 PM IST
India should bring in legislation that mandates news media aggregators to share revenue with creatorsGoogle and Facebook together account for 68-75% of online advertising revenue across most jurisdictions. Amazon has muscled into the market...
20 Feb, 2021, 10.55 PM IST
No unconditional jobs under CECA, says Singapore's MinisterClaims that the bilateral agreement has cost job opportunities for Singaporeans aim to stoke fears in times of economic uncertainties, said...
10 Nov, 2019, 08.50 AM IST
Standard Chartered’s global head of financial crime compliance John Cusac quitsJohn Cusack said he is stepping down from the position at the end of 2018, according to a LinkedIn message in response to a query from Bloo...
30 Jul, 2018, 11.03 PM IST
Modi government looks to set up media command room, issues tender for technologyThe chosen company will scan social media posts to help boost nationalism and neutralize any "media blitzkrieg by India’s adversaries."
29 May, 2018, 06.56 PM IST
Tesla’s battery technology director leaves companyKurt Kelty, who joined Tesla in 2006, was one of the longest-serving executives at the automaker led by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.
02 Aug, 2017, 11.28 PM IST
LinkedIn & China's Didi Kuaidi ink deal for bigger market shareThe agreement was signed yesterday during the 8th US-China Internet Industry Forum in Seattle.
24 Sep, 2015, 10.10 PM IST
Telecom companies should not own content, urge net neutrality expertsThe principles of net neutrality — that guarantees consumers equal and non-discriminatory access to all data, apps and services.
24 Jun, 2015, 04.17 AM IST