Blinkit offers ‘free dhaniya’ with veggies, people ask for ‘hari mirch’ too
New Delhi, May 16 - After listening to a user's mother's suggestion who had to pay for ‘dhaniya’ (coriander) on Blinkit while ordering veggies, Zomato's grocery delivery platform has now started to offer ‘free dhaniya’ with vegetables.
WHO prequalifies Japanese drug maker Takeda’s dengue vaccine
New Delhi, May 15 - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced that it has prequalified Japanese drug maker Takeda's dengue vaccine.
DoT selects 144 participants for its ‘Sangam: Digital Twin’ initiative
New Delhi, May 15 - The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which comes under the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, on Wednesday, announced the selected participants for Stage 1 of the 'Sangam: Digital Twin with AI-Driven Insights Initiative'.
X to make live content more engaging, reach more users: Musk
New Delhi, May 16 - Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said the X platform will soon launch more features to make live content more engaging and reach a wider audience.
AstraZeneca Covid vax linked to another rare fatal blood clotting disorder
New Delhi, May 16 - British-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, made in collaboration with Oxford University has been found to raise the risk of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) -- a rare but fatal blood clotting disorder, claimed researchers on Thursday.
Amazon faces 2 lawsuits in US over ‘dark patterns’ as India prepares guidelines
New Delhi, May 16 - As the Indian government aims to curb the use of ‘dark patterns’ on e-commerce platforms, the US state of Arizona has filed two new lawsuits against Amazon, accusing the e-tailing giant of deceiving consumers with "dark patterns."
Adani Energy Solutions acquires Essar’s Mahan-Sipat transmission assets for Rs 1,900 crore
Ahmedabad, May 16 - Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL), on Thursday, announced that it has acquired 100 per cent stake in Essar Transco Ltd for Rs 1,900 crore.
Apple announces new accessibility features for iPhone, iPad
New Delhi, May 15 - Apple on Wednesday announced new accessibility features such as Eye Tracking, Music Haptics, Vocal Shortcuts, and others for iPhone and iPad that will come later this year.
Centre takes up surge in online fake reviews with e-com giants, issues draft quality control order
New Delhi, May 15 - As consumer complaints related to e-commerce platforms surge in the country, the Department of Consumer Affairs on Wednesday held a stakeholder consultation on the protection of consumer interest from online fake reviews.
India’s electronic goods exports up 25.8 pc YoY in April
New Delhi, May 15 - India’s electronic goods exports increased by 25.8 per cent in the month of April (Year-on-Year), from $2.11 billion in April 2023 to $2.65 billion this year, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday.
After Mumbai & B’luru, Zomato expands priority food delivery service to 3 more cities
New Delhi, May 15 - Online food delivery company Zomato has now expanded the 'priority food delivery service' to three more cities -- Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune -- after piloting the offering in parts of Mumbai and Bengaluru.
LG launches next-gen AI TVs in different sizes in India
New Delhi, May 15 - LG Electronics on Wednesday launched the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) TVs in different sizes starting from 43-inch to 97-inch in India.
Women’s internet adoption on mobile phones reach 37 pc in India: GSMA
New Delhi, May 15 - Women’s internet adoption on mobile phones has reached 37 per cent in India, while adoption among men remains stable, narrowing the gender gap from 40 per cent to 30 per cent, a global report showed on Wednesday.
AWS plans to invest $8.4 bn into its European Sovereign Cloud in Germany
New Delhi, May 15 - Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday announced its plans to invest 7.8 billion euros ($8.4 billion ) in its European Sovereign Cloud in Germany through 2040, which reflects the company’s long-term commitment to meeting Europe’s digital sovereignty needs.
New Zealand looking into presence of ‘cancer-causing’ agent in certain MDH & Everest spices
New Delhi, May 15 - New Zealand has joined the growing list of countries monitoring spice products manufactured by Indian spice giants MDH and Everest over the alleged presence of a ‘cancer-causing’ agent.
Threads rolls out its own fact-checking programme to rate false content
New Delhi, May 15 - After relying on Instagram and Facebook's networks for several months, Meta-owned Threads has rolled out its own fact-checking programme to rate false content on the platform.
realme GT 6T introduces its top-performing trio
New Delhi, May 15 - After much anticipation by realme’s loyal fans, the brand has finally announced the launch of the latest device in the GT series, the realme GT 6T. realme’s GT series has, since its inception, been the brand’s most coveted
Stupa Sports Analytics raises Rs 28 cr to fuel innovation, expand globally
New Delhi, May 15 - Sports tech company Stupa Sports Analytics on Wednesday said that it secured Rs 28 crore in a Pre-Series A funding round to fuel its talent acquisition, global expansion, and product enhancement initiatives.
86 pc of executives globally have already deployed AI to enhance revenue: Report
New Delhi, May 15 - Over 98 out of 10 (86 per cent) of senior business leaders globally have already deployed artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance existing revenue streams or create new ones, a new report revealed on Wednesday.
India surpasses Australia, Japan, Hong Kong in data centre capacity
New Delhi, May 15 - India has surpassed major countries like Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, and Korea becoming the country with the highest data centre capacity of 950 MW in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding China), according to a private report released