Facebook has acquired Virtual Reality (VR) studio Ready at Dawn, the developer behind the Lone Echo games which one of Oculuss most successful series, for an undisclosed sum. Ready at Dawn was founded in 2003 by former members of Naughty Dog, and enjoyed a long relationship with Sony in the […]
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Trump administration sees no loophole in new Huawei curb
The U.S. government sees no loopholes in a new rule aimed at crimping global chip sales to China’s Huawei and will “aggressively” crack down on any bid to disobey the intent of the curb, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday. The rule, released in May, expands U.S. authority to […]
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Andhra Pradesh Govt to cancel UG, PG exams
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided in principle to cancel the final semester/year examinations of the degree, post-graduation and vocational degree courses in the state, in view of the Corona virus pandemic. It has also decided to promote the students of first year and second year students to the next […]
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Brazil suspends WhatsApp’s new payments system
Brazil’s central bank effectively suspended a newly-launched system allowing users of Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp messaging service to send money via chats, ordering Visa and Mastercard to halt payments and transfers via the system. The central bank said in a statement that rolling out the service without previous analysis by the […]
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Haryana govt collaborates with Reliance Jio TV for distance education programme
The Haryana government has entered into an agreement with Reliance Jio TV to facilitate a “distance education programme” for school students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the agreement all four channels of EDUSAT will now be available on the Jio platform free of cost, said state Education Minister Kanwar Pal, […]
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Reliance Jio offers Disney+ Hotstar subscription with ₹222 plan
Reliance Jio earlier this month introduced a VIP subscription of Disney+ Hotstar worth ₹399 with select recharge plans and data vouchers. Now word is that the company has introduced a new voucher that offers the VIP subscription of Disney+ Hotstar to the subscribers. The new ₹222 voucher apart from offering VIP subscription […]
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HRD minister launches YUKTI 2.0 to identify incubators’ ideas relevant for coronavirus pandemic
Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, on Tuesday launched an initiative ‘YUKTI 2.0’ to help systematically assimilate technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in our higher education institutions. Minister of State for HRD, Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre, Additional Secretary (Higher Education), Rakesh Ranjan, Chairman, […]
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Players at PSG, Toulouse test positive for coronavirus
Three players from Paris Saint-Germain and four from fellow French soccer team Toulouse have tested positive for the coronavirus, their clubs said. PSG on Tuesday said the three players and a member of staff were infected by the virus during the lockdown when they were not in contact with each […]
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Haryana govt cancels exams for higher, technical education of all courses, students promoted
Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal on Tuesday said that the State Government has decided not to conduct the examinations of all terminal examinations (final semesters) and Intermediate semester examinations for Higher and Technical Education of all courses. The Students of these classes will be promoted to the next semester with […]
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Asia Cup will go ahead in either Sri Lanka or UAE: PCB CEO
The Asia Cup will go ahead as scheduled later this year in either Sri Lanka or the UAE, Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan has asserted. Khan rejected speculation that the event could be scrapped to make space for the currently suspended Indian Premier League. “The Asia Cup will go […]
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Burmese sapphire, vivid yellow diamond ring to dazzle at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s Geneva’s June sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels: Part I & II is open for sale and is offering a broad selection of jewellery, including jewels from the world’s most renowned jewellery houses, such as Cartier, Suzanne Belperron, René Boivin and Hemmerle. Part II of the sale features an […]
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‘White Lives Matter’ banner investigated by police
British police on Tuesday investigated the circumstances behind a plane pulling a “White Lives Matter Burnley” banner over a Premier League soccer match, an incident which drew condemnation from players, politicians and anti-discrimination leaders. The aircraft came into view moments after players and coaches from Manchester City and Burnley took […]
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Unlock wedding shopping: Raining discounts and deals for brides-to-be
The quintessential Delhi bride is making the most of Unlock 1.0 by bagging some amazing discounts and deals on wedding shopping amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “Bridal shopping was always tiresome before, with really limited bargains and almost always huge crowds at one store. However, the market situation is such that […]
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Schmeichel saves penalty as Leicester draws 0-0 vs Brighton
Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel saved a first-half penalty Tuesday to help his team earn a 0-0 draw against Brighton in the Premier League and inch closer to Champions League qualification. Neal Maupay, who was Brighton’s match-winner with a stoppage-time goal against Arsenal on Saturday, saw his low penalty stopped by […]
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Noida to get 15,000 antigen-based kits for rapid Covid-19 testing
Gautam Buddh Nagar, one of the worst-hit districts by Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh, will get 15,000 antigen-based testing kits, which will help in early tracking and containment of cases, and reduction of mortality rate, officials said on Tuesday. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body for biomedical […]