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Sony, Honda Motor announces delivery of first EVs in 2026 in US

Sony Group and Honda Motor on Thursday announced the delivery of their first EVs from their joint new company in the US in 2026, and the pre-orders will begin in 2025

Some AirPods Pro 2 users complain of audio drift, syncing issues: Report

Some AirPods Pro 2 users have reportedly raised complaints about an annoying audio drifting problem that persists

'All world infra is at risk of terror attacks': Putin makes veiled threat

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a veiled threat suggesting that all energy infrastructure in the world is a legitimate military target after the Nord Stream pipeline explosion last month

Centre assures to resolve UK visa issue soon, says Goa CM Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that the Union Home Ministry has given an assurance to resolve the issue of the United Kingdom visas as soon as possible

India IT spending shows resilience despite global headwinds: Report

Despite strong global headwinds, Indian IT spending is expected to grow by 13.8 per cent this year, down from 25.3 per cent in 2021, an IDC report said on Thursday

KL Rahul's 74 in vain as India lose 2nd practice match to Western Australia

Opener KL Rahul made 74 off 55 balls, but his efforts went in vain as India lost their second practice match to Western Australia XI by 36 runs at WACA Stadium on Thursday

Microsoft removes 3.5mm headphone jack from Surface 9 Pro laptops

This appears to be the exact outcome of Microsoft housing the Surface Pro 9's Intel and Arm versions in the same chassis

US: Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1 bn over Sandy Hook hoax claims

A jury in the US state of Connecticut has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $965 million in damages to the family members of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

Apple started selling refurbished Studio Display models in US: Report

Meanwhile, a recent report said that Apple will launch a new 27-inch display with mini LED backlighting in the first quarter of 2023

Google to roll out Passkeys support to Android, Chrome for better safety

Users can also login into apps and websites on other nearby devices using Passkeys stored on their phones

Vedantu takes majority stake in test prep platform Deeksha for $40 mn

Live online learning platform Vedantu on Thursday announced it has bought a majority stake in test preparation platform Deeksha (Ace Creative Learning Pvt Ltd) for $40 million.

Only 2 Indian startups turned unicorns in Q3 amid funding winter: Report

Only two startups in India, Shiprocket and OneCard, attained the unicorn status (valuation $1 billion and above) in the July-September period, a PwC India report showed on Thursday.

Karnataka police raid residences of SDPI, PFI workers, 5 taken to custody

The Karnataka Police on Thursday raided the residences of the workers of the Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in Dakshina Kannada district

Growth in India, China, Indonesia will be less affected: S&P Global Ratings

Growth in large Asia Pacific economies like China, India and Indonesia will be less affected as their economies are more domestically oriented, said S&P Global Ratings on Thursday

New Zealand's annual food price increase remains at 13-year high

Food prices were 8.3 per cent higher in September 2022 compared with September 2021 in New Zealand, the country's statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday

Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant to switch to Russian fuel amid outages

Plans are afoot to switch the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to Russian fuel even as the situation around it remains "increasingly dangerous, precarious and challenging"

Mindful use of smartphones enhances productivity, indicates study

The three-week survey required all participants to complete four questionnaires and about half of them were required to download a screen-monitoring application to their phones

Development becomes reality with double engine govt: Modi in Himachal rally

Launching projects related to pharmaceuticals, education and railways just weeks ahead of the Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh, PM Modi said these will have positive impact on the region's progress

Cong prez poll: Office-bearers barred from voting in assigned states

The Congress' Central Election Authority (CEA) has barred the party general secretaries and other office-bearers from voting in their assigned states in the party's presidential poll

Signal to remove support for SMS messages on Android to improve security

The change will only affect users who use Signal as their default SMS app on Android