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In 1886, a wealthy hostess tired of broken crockery built a machine with water jets, and the dishwasher entered the modern kitchenA socialite named Josephine Cochrane invented the first dishwasher in 1886. She was frustrated by her fine dishes breaking during handwashi...
On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
Dry ice’s use, devised in India, pioneered culinary advancementsGases are vital for modern life. From cooling vaccines to preserving food, their impact is immense. An Indian doctor's early innovation wit...
Royal Challengers reign again as Kohli anchors title-clinching chaseRoyal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their second IPL title. They defeated Gujarat Titans in the final. Virat Kohli anchored the chase with...
This Day in History 31st May: Usain Bolt record, Watergate revelation and Concorde’s last flightThis Day in History 31st May highlights several major global events across centuries, ranging from the Johnstown flood disaster and Angola ...
In 1859, Robert Chesebrough saw oil workers scraping sticky rod wax from drilling rigs, and it wasn’t just waste: It became VaselineA chemist named Robert Chesebrough discovered petroleum jelly in the 1800s. He saw value in a sticky wax that oil workers discarded. Cheseb...
In 1941, a Swiss engineer pulled burrs from his dog’s fur after a walk, and they weren’t just seeds: They revealed the idea behind VelcroOn a brisk afternoon in 1941, while walking through the countryside, Georges de Mestral had a lightbulb moment. His dog was covered in stub...
IT’s Rs 18 lakh crore m-cap rout; Info Edge, Ixigo post Q4 profitsA multi-month bear market has hit the valuations of India’s top 10 digital and technology services exporters. This and more in today’s ETte...
Forget fake invoices. The real risk is the assumptions made in the balance sheet to hide lossesMost accounting risks make noise. The biggest one on the Indian balance sheet doesn't. It hides inside growth assumptions, discount rates, ...
As Indians buy pricier phones on EMI, OneAssist bets big on protection plansAs smartphones become costlier and increasingly financed through EMIs, device damage is emerging as a new source of household financial str...
US firm ContentNexus files patent suit against WiproA US patent holder has sued Wipro in a federal court. The company alleges Wipro used patented technology without permission. This involves ...
The real reason your washing machine has a window, and your dishwasher doesn'tWashing machines and dishwashers, invented around the same time, evolved differently. Washing machines feature windows for monitoring unpre...
Battle of paradigm shifters: Musk vs Altman over OpenAI's original purpose can shape AI's moral & commercial futureMusk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, along with Microsoft, has turned into a broader debate over who controls the future of artifi...
Narendra Solanki sees limited IT growth, bets on rural and pharma playsInvestors are becoming selective, focusing on earnings visibility and strong balance sheets. Opportunities are emerging in sectors like IT,...
Trump tariffs hit patented drugs: Jefferies, Nomura explain impact on pharma stocksThe US has slapped up to 100% tariffs on patented drugs, sparing generics and biosimilars but exposing India’s speciality pharma players. S...
Taylor Swift sued over ‘Life of a Showgirl’ album title: Who filed the lawsuit and what’s behind the legal disputePop star Taylor Swift has been sued over her album Life of a Showgirl, with a performer alleging trademark infringement and seeking damages...
Samsung ordered to pay $118 million for infringing Netlist patentsNetlist sued Samsung in 2022, alleging that the Korean tech giant's memory modules used in cloud computing servers and other data-intensive...
Cisco defeats Centripetal patent case that led to $2.75 billion awardReston, Virginia-based Centripetal sued Cisco in 2018, claiming Cisco's routers, network-security software and other products infringed pat...
Apple wins $539 million after Samsung loses patent betApple said in a statement after the verdict that the case “has always been about more than money.”
Wyeth makes $960 mn claims on Protonix patent case: Sun PharmaSun Pharma said US-based Wyeth Pharma has sought damages worth $960 mn related to their ongoing patent dispute over generic version of Prot...