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Twitter, TikTok have had preliminary talks about merger: Report

It's unclear whether Twitter will pursue a deal, which would involve TikTok's U.S. operations, the people said

Twitter is thinking of subscription model, but is it worth your tweet?

A Twitter subscription model faces an interesting test as parts of the media and entertainment industry seem destined to move back toward predominantly advertising-supported platforms

Trump's TikTok, WeChat ban can cause problems to US tech firms: Here's how

The wording of the first order effectively puts Microsoft and ByteDance on the clock to finish their deal negotiations for TikTok's US operations by the already stipulated Sept 15 target date

US intelligence agencies say China and Iran want Trump to lose 2020 polls

At the top of the list is China, which sees Trump as "unpredictable" and has been increasingly critical of the president on Covid-19, Hong Kong and TikTok

DGCA, airport authority ignored warnings on Kozhikode table top runway

The runway at Kozhikode, where the latest crash took place, doesn't have an adequate safety mechanism, especially in wet conditions with a tailwind

Mukesh Ambani eclipses Europe's wealthiest man, becomes world's 4th richest

Ambani has slowly been shifting his focus to e-commerce, with tech giants seeking to take a piece of India's fast-growing digital business

US sanctions Hong Kong's Chief Carrie Lam over curtailing political freedom

Lam, who works closely with Chinese authorities, has scoffed at the prospect of being targeted by US sanctions

Coronavirus spreading fast because billions don't have water to wash

The world needs to spend $6.7 trillion on water infrastructure by 2030, according to the UN, not just for the urgent sanitation needs, but to tackle longer term issues from the pandemic

AI Express plane skids off runway with 191 on board, breaks apart; 18 dead

Most passengers were workers returning home after losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic

Why RBI has allowed one-time restructuring of corporate and personal loans

Like almost everywhere else, the ability of assets to earn returns in industries ranging from airlines, hotels and commercial real estate - from large firms to their small vendors - has been impaired

Crowded villages show why coronavirus cases are surging in rural India

Emerging rural hotspots, where health care infrastructure is fragile and living conditions are already difficult, pose a challenge to the government

US sanctions Hong Kong's Carrie Lam over China crackdown: Report

"The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong and we will use our tools and authorities to target those undermining their autonomy," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement

Goldman Sachs Group slashes quarterly profit 85% with 1MDB legal charge

The additional provision cut the firm's previously announced second-quarter profit by 85 per cent, the bank said Friday in a filing

Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club after launch of TikTok rival

The 36-year-old joins fellow tech titans Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as the only people in the world who currently have centibillionaire status, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Berkshire Hathaway shows signs of appetite ahead of earnings report

Buffett's conglomerate began putting more of its $137 billion cash pile to work after a period of relative silence during the start of the pandemic

India's consumer confidence plummets to record low in July: RBI survey

Sentiment had been steadily falling since the government imposed the world's biggest pandemic lockdown in late March and collapsed further in July to reach 53.8, the RBI said

TikTok's billionaire founder in dilemma as tug-of-war over app rages on

Zhang, whose ByteDance Ltd owns TikTok, was on the verge of building the world's third truly global advertising and social-media force

New York, LA witness boom in plastic surgery due to coronavirus pandemic

As lockdowns took hold over much of America earlier this year, non-essential services were among the first to shutter-among them, cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists

Turkey's perilous game with markets may now have reached a breaking point

Authorities have resisted raising interest rates despite pressure on the currency to weaken further, prompting an outflow of foreign capital and leaving the economy vulnerable as its currency buckles

The trouble with climate scenarios is that everyone has their own

Scenario analysis can be a great way of structuring one's thinking about the future, which is essential to understanding climate change