Text size Amazon stock has surged over 45% this year. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images Verizon Communications , AT&T , and T-Mobile U.S. stocks were falling Friday, following a report from Bloomberg that Amazon.com is in talks with those companies, as well as Dish Network , to possibly offer low-cost or even free nationwide mobile… Read More »
A teenager who staked out British soldiers and policemen in preparation for a terror attack has been jailed for life after his mother took what a judge has described as the “bold step” to report him. Matthew King, 19, who wanted to travel Syria to join Islamic State, expressed a desire online to kill a… Read More »
The current Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, responded to rumours that he has been named President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s chief of staff. Since Tinubu was declared the victor of the election on February 25, Gbajabiamila has been connected to the speakership race. The president reportedly selected Gbajabiamila after several hours… Read More »
WhatsApp took action after receiving orders from the Grievance Appellate Committee, which began operations on March 1. (Image: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas) A report released by WhatsApp, which is under the Meta umbrella, received 4,377 grievance reports in April involving account support, ban appeal, product support, safety among others Mobile messaging platform WhatsApp banned 74,52,500 accounts in… Read More »
Text size Shares of Okta are up more than 30% this year. Dreamstime Okta delivered a “beat-and-raise quarter” Wednesday, as the identity management software provider posted stronger-than-expected financial results for its fiscal first quarter, while boosting guidance for the January 2024 fiscal year. But concerns from the company about the macro environment seemed to send… Read More »
Japan experienced its warmest spring on record this year. Tokyo: Japan experienced its warmest spring on record this year, the national weather agency said Thursday, as greenhouse gasses and El Nino send temperatures soaring worldwide. Temperatures across March, April and May were 1.59 degrees Celsius (34.9 Fahrenheit) higher than average, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.… Read More »
Japan experienced its warmest spring on record this year, the national weather agency said Thursday, as greenhouse gasses and El Nino send temperatures soaring worldwide. Temperatures across March, April and May were 1.59 degrees Celsius (34.9 Fahrenheit) higher than average, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. That made it the hottest spring since the agency started… Read More »
The makers of Bigg Boss Telugu are planning to include a few controversial candidates in season 7. Nandamuri Balakrishna is likely to take over as the host of Bigg Boss Telugu Season 7. A lot has been written about the latest season of the reality show Bigg Boss Telugu as the show has already created… Read More »
The Central Bank of Nigeria has denied reports of the devaluing the Naira. DailyTrust had earlier reported that the apex bank has devalued the Naira to N631 to $1. However in a post shared on social media today June 1, the CBN described the news as fake. See the CBN’s posts below… … Read More »
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked reports that the apex bank devalued the naira to N631/$1 in an effort to unify the exchange rate. Newspaper reports on Thursday claimed that the CBN devalued the local currency from N461.6 to N631.00 on the Importer and Exporter (I&E) market segment on Wednesday, following President Bola… Read More »
Ola Electric Scooters (Photo: Ola Electric) Ola Electric Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said that month after month, the companies have experienced exponential growth and Ola has consistently led the EV revolution in India. Ola Electric continues leading the electric two-wheeler segment, and the last month’s sales figures are clear proof of it. The company… Read More »
Toyota logo (Photo: Reuters) The four-wheeler manufacturer informed that the company registered domestic sales of 1,9379 units, and export sales of 1031 units of its feature-loaded Cruiser Hyryder last month. Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has been witnessing a decent number of sales over the past few months. The company recently reported that the brand saw… Read More »
A Dallas, Texas man was arrested this week after his girlfriend allegedly told him to “smoke” a girl he used to “talk to,” according to reports. FOX 4 in Dallas reported that officers with the Dallas Police Department responded to a shooting on South Malcolm X Boulevard at about 1 a.m. on May 20. Investigators… Read More »
Bloomsbury Publishing, the home of Harry Potter, has revealed a rise in annual sales as it said people were turning to books as a cheap form of entertainment as finances were squeezed. Sales of children’s books rose 17%, led by a 51% jump in sales of the hit author Sarah J Maas’s titles whose latest… Read More »
MOSCOW/KYIV: Moscow said Ukrainian artillery had hit a town inside Russia for a third time this week and reported drone strikes on two Russian oil refineries on Wednesday, while Ukrainian shelling in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine killed five people. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the Russian reports, in a week when both countries… Read More »
The Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, on Tuesday, clarified the confusion surrounding seating arrangements during the presidential inauguration which took place at Eagle Square, Abuja. Soludo made this known in Awka, on Tuesday, during the opening of the regional headquarters of APGA. Reports had been spread about how the Governor was sent out from a… Read More »
Bro is scheduled to hit the theatres on July 28. The sneakers, called Cobras from Giuseppe Zanotti, worn by Pawan Kalyan in the motion poster of Bro, cost around Rs 1.01 lakh. Pawan Kalyan-starrer Bro is one of the most anticipated films of 2023. Adding to the buzz, the makers recently unveiled a motion poster… Read More »
Jailer is likely to hit the theatres on August 10. Rajinikanth has resumed shooting for the Nelson Dilipkumar directorial and it will continue for another 4 to 5 days. Superstar Rajinikanth is gearing up for the release of his upcoming action thriller, Jailer, which has been locked for a grand pan-India release on August 10.… Read More »
Director Abhijith Noorani has also written the film. Kuruk will also be the first directorial film of Abhijith Noorani, who has previously directed several short films on YouTube. The upcoming Malayalam film Kuruk is a crime thriller that centres around the double murder of an IT couple in Kazhakootam, Kerala. Anil Anto, who is well… Read More »
Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat walks backcourt during the first half of Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on April 16, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP MANILA, Philippines—Miami may have more firepower entering the NBA Finals with the possibility of a… Read More »
Elizabeth Holmes made an audacious bet with her failed blood-testing company, Theranos: collect hundreds of millions of dollars by lying to investors in hopes her defective technology would begin to work. She took another gamble after being indicted by the federal government in 2018: take the case to trial – rather than plead guilty and… Read More »
Written by Erin Griffith Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced entrepreneur who was convicted of defrauding investors at her failed blood-testing startup Theranos, reported to a federal prison in Texas on Tuesday to begin her 11-year, three-month sentence. Holmes surrendered to FPC Bryan, a minimum-security prison camp for women about 90 minutes from Houston. She pulled up… Read More »
Benjamin Pavard (AFP Image) Benjamin Pavard has made over 150 appearances for the club, winning the 2019-20 Champions League with Bayern. French international defender Benjamin Pavard has told bosses at Bayern Munich he wants to leave the perennial Bundesliga champions, according to reports in German media Tuesday. Pavard, 27, notified the club he did not… Read More »
The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.49 crore. (File) New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 224 fresh coronavirus cases while active cases have decreased to 4,503, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death count has increased to 5,31,867 with one death, the data updated at… Read More »
The English rom-com features Vivek Kalra opposite Samantha. According to reports, the team is also planning to release the film in Tamil as well. Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s last film Shaakuntalam won the Best Indian Film award at the Cannes World Films Festival on Sunday. The actress is currently gearing up for her upcoming web series… Read More »