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DappRader's "Dapp Industry Report for Q2" 2022 raised, among many points, the idea that an upcoming non-fungible token (NFT) platform war could be on the horizon.

Airbnb is obliged to provide information in rental contracts to tax authorities, said adviser to an EU court. The statement can come as a potential legal setback for Airbnb in Europe. The company challenged a law requiring short-term rental sites to forward information from their rental contracts and withhold 21 percent from the rental income and pay it to tax authori...

The IT Services sector in India will see a sharp fall in revenue in FY23, according to a Crisil report. Revenue growth in FY22 was higher on a lower base of 6 percent in the COVID-hit FY21, while the current depreciation in the rupee, strong demand for new age technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud computing and Internet of Things will help the over $220-bil...

Infinix has launched the Note 12 5G series in India. The series comprises of two models, which are both equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G SoC. Both phones also run Android 12 out of the box.

PUBG Maker Krafton, along with other startups, would be keen to invest in India and cooperate with Indian companies, Ambassador of South Korea to India Chang Jae-bok said on Thursday. Karnataka already has 40 Korean companies operating in the state, according to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, while larger firms Samsung, LG and Kia have already established their...

Honor X40i 5G has been officially announced in China. There are very few details regarding the specifications of the smartphone, which is set to be the successor to the Hono X30i that was launched last year. The handset from the Chinese company is expected to come with a space-inspired design with right-angled frame and a straight screen, according to the images share...

Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio are said to have joined the Echo cast as Daredevil and Kingpin, respectively. There’s no word on how long we’ll get to see them on our screens. Echo is out sometime in 2023 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

Redmi K50i 5G AnTuTu score suggests that it is a more powerful phone than iPhone 13 with an A15 Bionic SoC with 4-core GPU. The Redmi K50i 5G scored 8,22,274 points on AnTuTu benchmark as compared to iPhone 13’s 7,82,653 points.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is on track to see the launch of the world’s first medical metaverse. With the launch of this medical metaverse, the UAE is looking to boost medical tourism in the country. The authorities governing UAE’s healthcare sector has hired a company to train select doctors on how to treat patients in the virtual world.

If you think price is the only factor for selling a smartwatch in India, you may be wrong. Noise co-founder Amit Khatri discussed other factors that influence an Indian consumer's choice of picking up a smartwatch. He talks about design, features, and Noise's share in the India and global markets.

Apple AirPods with a new safety feature may be in the works. AirPods may switch off the music or lower audio when hazards are detected nearby, a patent application filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has indicated. As per the patent filing, AirPods will use the wearer's GPS data and activity to adjust or pause sound and provide alerts.

An international team of researchers have spotted traces of an organic class of molecules at the centre of the Milky Way which are precursor to molecules essential for life. It is believed that originally life was based on only RNA (ribonucleic acid) on Earth while DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and protein enzymes evolved later. RNA is capable of performing both functio...

Researchers further said that the system could be valuable for those who lack manual dexterity to clean their teeth effectively.

Voyager Digital, the crypto lender that filed for bankruptcy last week, is facing a probe by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The agency is probing the marketing of deposit accounts for cryptocurrency purchases, after customers who assumed their deposits were insured by the FDIC learned otherwise after Voyager filed for bankruptcy last week. It intend...

iQoo Z6 SE has been reportedly spotted on the iQoo India site. It might launch soon in the country along with the iQoo Z6 Pro SE.

Scientists have discovered ways to fit worms in hydrogel suits that allow them to carry cancer drugs to tumours. Researchers from Osaka University found that coating nematodes in a hydrogel-based sheath can allow scientists to make the worms carry various kinds of cargo, including cancer drugs that can be directly reach to cancerous cells.

‘Xiaomi Turns 8’ anniversary sale has been announced in India, and it is being held from July 8 to July 13, Xiaomi announced on Friday. The anniversary sale goes live across Mi.com and Mi Home stores.

Steven Yeun and filmmaker Bong Joon-ho are reunited for Mickey7, the director's forthcoming sci-fi thriller at Warner Bros., following their collaboration on the 2017 Netflix film Okja.

Twitter is currently testing a CoTweets feature for some select users. This feature lets users post a co-authored Tweet that’s posted simultaneously to both authors' profiles and their followers’ timelines.

After the initial success of its Z series, iQoo seems to be losing focus with its newer models and the latest Z6 Pro 5G is yet another good example of this. With only a few upgrades and even some downgrades compared to its predecessor, should you even consider this smartphone? We answer this in our review.

The Chhattisgarh government on Friday approved the Chhattisgarh Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022, as part of the state government’s target to make the state an EV manufacturing hub and generate employment. Companies manufacturing EVs, components of EV and EV batteries, and charging infrastructure will also be incentivised with capital subsidy, according to the gove...

Vivo India approached the Delhi High Court on Monday to quash the decision of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to freeze the Chinese smartphone manufacturer's bank accounts. The company argued that it would not be able to pay statutory dues and salaries, and submitted that the move was “bad in law” and would harm its business operations, according to court filings...

A class-action lawsuit filed in a California federal court last week accuses key players in the Solana ecosystem of illegally profiting from SOL, the blockchain’s native token that, according to the suit, is unregistered security.

Twitter has submitted that multiple blocking orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology are manifestly arbitrary, in a petition filed before the Karnataka High Court. The microblogging platform has stated that the ministry has recently ordered it to take down 1,474 accounts, and 175 tweets, adding that the ministry orders have not shown th...

Skull and Bones release date is November 8. Gameplay trailer of Skull and Bones features a series of intense visuals. Skull and Bones will be available for Amazon Luna, Google Stadia, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series S/X.

Nothing Phone 1 is set to launch on July 12. Now, a tipster has suggested that it could feature an ultrasonic under-display fingerprint sensor. Furthermore, the ultra-wide angled sensor is said to be capable of taking macro shots.

Motorola Razr 3 is reportedly under development. The foldable smartphone was earlier tipped to include a 2,800mAh battery. Now, a Motorola executive has denied these rumours. However, the Lenovo-owned sub-brand has not revealed any specifications regarding the clamshell foldable smartphones.

The Ministry of Railways has installed Internet Protocol (IP) based Video Surveillance System (VSS) at the stations across the country. The installation of the VSS at railway stations was approved by the ministry under Nirbhaya funds. The first phase of the project will cover major stations of categories A1, A, B, C numbering 756 and is likely to be completed by Janua...

Oppo is reportedly planning to launch Oppo A97 5G soon. Ahead of the official announcement, known tipster Evan Blass has leaked renders of the handset. The render shows the expected design of the upcoming Oppo A97 5G in detail, hinting at some of its possible features and colour options.

Elon Musk has accepted Tesla’s mistake in the car crash accident that killed a teenager, according to the lawyer of victim’s father. Musk is said to confirm that James Riley was the registered owner of the Tesla Model S car, which has its speed limiter removed without the father’s permission. However, Musk isn’t a witness in the case.

ZTE has unveiled the Blade V40 Pro in Mexico. The smartphone carries a 20:9 aspect ratio and is available in two colour options. It is equipped with an octa-core Unisoc T618 SoC and houses a 5,100mAh battery.

Fire Pods Atlas, Polaris, and Rhythm True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds have been launched in India by Fire-Boltt. The earbuds are equipped with features including active noise cancellation (ANC), electronic noise cancellation (ENC), and low latency gaming mode.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday reported that consolidated revenue from operations increased 16.2 percent year-on-year to Rs 52,758 crore in the first quarter of FY23. The country’s largest IT services firm announced a 5.2 percent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 9,478 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.

A new study has revealed the common trait that is conducive to sand cloud development on the planets. The study was led by researchers at the Western University who observed brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs are celestial bodies having size larger than a planet but smaller than a star.

US President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday, which is designed to protect the privacy of women in the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the federal right to abortion. The executive order seeks to "protect patient privacy, including by addressing the transfer and sales of sensitive health-related data (and) combatting digital su...

The most important concern for any individual or a huge datacentre holding thousands of gigabytes of data is security. But one security expert has found a unique "leak" in one of the datacentres, which allowed him to gain access to precious data.

Xiaomi 12 Lite will come in at least four colour variants — Green, Purple, Pink, and Silver — as per a recent tweet by the Chinese tech company. Xiaomi handset's variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage os said to carry a price tag of EUR 506 (roughly Rs. 41,000).

Scientists have determined one of the biggest mysteries in recent astrophysics – the formation of quasars in the early universe. These cosmic entities were first spotted in 2003. A team of researchers has found out that these primordial quasars naturally formed in chaotic conditions of rare gas reservoirs of the early universe.

Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla and the world’s richest person, said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,49,060 crore) deal to buy Twitter because the social media company had breached multiple provisions of the merger agreement.

Twitter employees expressed disbelief and exhaustion on Friday after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said he was terminating a deal to buy the social media company in what could be the start of months of legal wrangling.

Gautam Adani's group is said to be planning a surprise entry into the race to acquire telecom spectrum, which will pitch it directly against Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio and telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal's Airtel, according to sources.

NASA said Friday the first cosmic images from the James Webb Space Telescope will include unprecedented views of distant galaxies, bright nebulae, and a faraway giant gas planet. The US, European, and Canadian space agencies are gearing up for a big reveal on July 12 of early observations by the $10 billion (roughly Rs. 79,330 crore) observatory, the successor to Hub...

Xiaomi 12 Lite has been launched globally. The smartphone comes with a 108-megapixel primary rear camera, Snapdragon 778G SoC, and will be available for pre-orders today.

Russia's financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, said on Friday it was using software to track cryptocurrency transactions and hopes to improve its capabilities, as Moscow ushers in regulation on what one lawmaker dubbed "cryptomania".

While scientists believed that asteroid Bennu had a smooth and plain surface, they were recently astonished to learn the true nature of its exterior. An analysis of the data gathered by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft revealed that Bennu's surface consists of loosely packed particles that resemble a pit filled with plastic balls.

A group of scientists have identified that the fossil records of yunnanozoans, an extinct creature that lived 518 million years ago in the Cambrian Period, are the oldest known stem vertebrates. Stem vertebrates refer to creatures that were vertebrates, i.e. possessing a spinal column, but have now gone extinct though have closely related living vertebrates.

Nothing Phone 1 camera specifications, samples have been officially teased and renders have been leaked ahead of its launch on July 12. The Phone 1 will come with a dual camera setup with a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 primary sensor.

Paving the way for the fabrication of artificial hearts, bioengineers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have successfully created a biohybrid model of human ventricles.

In a new study, researchers analysed how noradrenergic drugs, used in ADHD patients, can also be used for treating Alzheimer's. These drugs tend to target the noradrenergic system which has locus coeruleus, a small part of the brainstem.

Samsung Galaxy S23 could reportedly use only Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor worldwide. This is in comparison to the Galaxy S22, only 70 percent for which the Snapdragon processor was used.

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