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Netflix partners with Microsoft for new ad-supported subscription plan

Microsoft will be Netflix's global advertising technology and sales partner to support all its advertising needs

Samsung logs 20% growth in India biz, targets $1 bn from Galaxy M series

Samsungs business has grown at over 20 per cent (by value) in India in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year

Twitter begins testing custom-built timelines to streamline conversations

Micro-blogging site Twitter has begun testing a potential new feature "custom-built timelines," beginning first with one focused on The Bachelorette.

Coal smuggling case: ED summons Bengal minister, TMC MLA on Friday

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned a high-profile minister of West Bengal and a legislator of the ruling Trinamool Congress in connection with the coal smuggling case in the state

Kids, teens spending more time on TikTok than YouTube globally: Report

The TikTok phenomenon began in June 2020 when it started to outrank YouTube in terms of the average minutes per day of watch time by people ages 4 through 18

Amazon-backed Tonal cuts 35% workforce to trim expenses, readjust to demand

Amazon-backed connected fitness equipment maker Tonal is reportedly cutting 35 per cent of its workforce, affecting all levels of its business

Microsoft experiments with new UI changes to the Windows 11 taskbar

Microsoft is now testing three different search taskbar visual changes; one experiment is the usual search icon, while two others include a small or large search bar in the taskbar

Govt should not allow backdoor entry to Big Tech for 5G auctions: COAI

The COAI said in a statement that the 5G spectrum should not be provided on an administrative basis as it leads to no business case for the rollout of 5G networks in the country

SC junks plea seeking probe into 2009 Maoist killing in Chhattisgarh

Supreme Court junked a plea by activist Himanshu Kumar seeking an independent probe against security forces for the alleged extra-judicial killing of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada in 2009

US approves eye drops that could eliminate need for reading glasses

The US has approved a new type of eye drop which they say could eliminate the need for reading glasses

Tesla's Autopilot AI director Andrej Karpathy quits amid widespread layoffs

In a tweet, Karpathy said he has no concrete plans for what's next but looks to spend more time revisiting his long-term passions around technical work in AI, open source and education

World faces increasing risk of recession in next 12 months, says IMF

The commodity price shock from the war in Ukraine had exacerbated the cost-of-living crisis for hundreds of millions of people, Kristalina Georgieva said and it was 'only getting worse'

upGrad buys recruitment & staffing firm Wolves India for undisclosed sum

The Bengaluru-based Wolves India specialises in placing high-quality tech talent across startups, along with mid and large-sized organisations in India and overseas

New Zealand reports 11,382 new Covid community cases, 23 deaths on Thursday

Currently, 765 Covid patients are being treated in hospitals, including 11 in intensive care units or high dependency units

Inflation in Asia Pacific economies to subside early: Moody's Analytics

Inflation in Asia Pacific economies is expected to subside earlier as commodity prices retreat, but country-specific factors could lead to different inflation outcomes, said Moody's Analytics

UN commends India localising monitoring of sustainable development goals

The SDGs are 17 agenda points set by the UN in 2015 for achieving by 2030 and they range from poverty alleviation and promoting health to climate action and social justice

S Korea, US stage first combined drills amid North Korean threats

The four-day drills kicked off Monday amid lingering concerns that Pyongyang could ratchet up tensions by conducting what would be its seventh nuclear test or other provocative acts

ODI 2022: Spinners shine as Bangladesh clinch West Indies series in style

Spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nasum Ahmed combined for seven wickets as Bangladesh eased past West Indies to register a series victory in Guyana.

Singapore further tightens monetary policy, rises mid-point of its dollar

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) further tightened its policy stand by raising the mid-point of the Singapore dollar Nominal Effective Exchange Rate policy band to its prevailing level

Samsung develops industry's first, world's fastest graphics DRAM chip

Samsung said on Thursday it has developed a new graphics dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chip with a faster speed and improved power efficiency