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Nvidia in Advanced Talks to Acquire SoftBank-owned Chip Maker ARM For $32 Billion

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Buying ARM would consolidate graphics giant Nvidia's position at the centre of the semiconductor industry. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3fjF9SM

Microsoft is Reportedly Planning a Six-Phase Re-opening of Its Offices in US on January 19, 2021

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With Covid-19 Crisis hardly showing any sign of slowing down, many tech giants like Google and Apple have extended their work from option until next year. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hYVduW

James Murdoch makes statement in the style of his dramatic departure

James Murdoch's resignation letter was brutally succinct, making clear his departure was a rejection of the company's direction. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/39LnCll

TOI Daily: Monsoon 10% deficient in July, driest in 5 years

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TOI Daily: Monsoon 10% deficient in July, driest in 5 years from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/2D6cR16

Canada says requirements for Huawei CFO's extradition to U.S. met, documents show

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Canada's attorney general says the requirements for extraditing Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to the United States on charges of bank fraud have been met, documents submitted in a British Columbia court show. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Xi1s5o

Microsoft weighs TikTok purchase as ad business flattens out

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Microsoft Corp could reenergize its advertising business with a huge supply of video if it follows through on acquiring TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3k7hYPB

Trump says he plans to bar TikTok from operating in the US

Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/2DtxjJ5

Taiwan grandparents become Instagram stars modelling abandoned clothes

Chang Wan-ji, 83, and his wife Hsu Sho-er, 84, have racked up nearly 6,00,000 followers on Instagram over the last month as their attitude-filled fashion portraits went viral. from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/2EG8Zob

India faces 10% monsoon deficient in July, driest in 5 years: IMD

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India faces 10% monsoon deficient in July, driest in 5 years: IMD from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/2PaFtJ4

57,000+ cases on Friday as tally count crosses 16 lakhs

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57,000+ cases on Friday as tally count crosses 16 lakhs from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/3gm9im6

‘Chinese’, in NEP’s 2019 languages list, dropped

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‘Chinese’, in NEP’s 2019 languages list, dropped from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/33dMmS5

Trump says he will ban TikTok app in the United States

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was planning to sign an executive order as soon as Saturday banning Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok from the United States. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hU6eOk

Millions in US face financial ruin as emergency jobless benefits end

Economists have praised the now expired emergency payments as the main reason many Americans have not fallen into poverty during the pandemic. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/3169nnx

Raksha Bandhan 2020: PM Modi’s Pakistani sister sends him ‘rakhi’

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Raksha Bandhan 2020: PM Modi’s Pakistani sister sends him ‘rakhi’ from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/30feEtF

Assam: Attempt to cap oil well at Baghjan fails

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Assam: Attempt to cap oil well at Baghjan fails from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/33ekRI1

Puppy love: When this tiny dog gets all lovey dovey with a bird

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Puppy love: When this tiny dog gets all lovey dovey with a bird from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/33j6LVV

Brazil judge fines Facebook for not blocking Bolsonaro supporters

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A Brazilian Supreme Court judge slapped Facebook with a 1.92 million reais (281,124.18 pounds) fine on Friday for not complying with an order to block globally certain accounts controlled by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro implicated in a fake news inquiry. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hYWWRk

NASA's Big Move to Search for Life on Mars – And to Bring Rocks Home

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NASA launched its most sophisticated and ambitious spacecraft to Mars: the aptly named Perseverance rover. This will be the third launch to Mars this month. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Dlm8T0

Two more people charged in relation to Twitter hack - U.S. Justice Dept

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The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday that two more people have been charged in relation to a July 15 Twitter hack that took over the accounts of VIPs including former President Barack Obama and billionaire Bill Gates. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/39MvROe

Apple tops Saudi Aramco as most valuable publicly listed co

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Apple Inc's surged over 10% to a record high on Friday after reporting blockbuster quarterly results, helping the iPhone maker eclipse Saudi Aramco to become the world's most valuable publicly listed company. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/39LeUnb

Kremlin denies Russians held in Belarus were insurrectionists

The Kremlin insisted the men were private security guards who missed their flight. Belarus described them as mercenaries bent on fuelling unrest. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/2EF3TbL

This kitten found a new punching bag

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This kitten found a new punching bag from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/2XgArz6

Hong Kong police target exiles living in UK

Critics say its purpose is to silence dissidents, arguing it signals the end of the "one country, two systems" deal made with Britain. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/30gSQh4

As US cases soar, Trump says Australia has 'tremendous problems'

US President Donald Trump has highlighted Australia's coronavirus resurgence, as cases in America soar. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/39Fau1i

Watch: 70-year-old patient plays Bhupen Hazarika composition as tribute to COVID warriors in Assam

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Watch: 70-year-old patient plays Bhupen Hazarika composition as tribute to COVID warriors in Assam from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/3hVqmiS

Decoupling of Chinese and Indian economies is against trend: Sun Weidong

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Decoupling of Chinese and Indian economies is against trend: Sun Weidong from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/2PdmZI6

DFCCIL successfully conducts locomotive trail run on New Palanpur -Durai rail stretch

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DFCCIL successfully conducts locomotive trail run on New Palanpur -Durai rail stretch from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/3fgZ4lk

TOI Daily: 20 years on, Jaya Jaitly, retired General get 4 years jail for graft

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TOI Daily: 20 years on, Jaya Jaitly, retired General get 4 years jail for graft from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/3jVNXln

Herd immunity cannot be a strategic choice or option for India, says Centre

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Herd immunity cannot be a strategic choice or option for India, says Centre from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/312xDXE

SGX Nifty up 40 points; here's what changed for market while you were sleeping

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Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 38 points, or 0.34 per cent higher at 11,139, in signs that Dalal Street was headed for a positive start on Friday. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/33aIwJu

Board Meetings Today: SBI, Sun Pharma, IOC, Tata Motors, UPL and UCO Bank

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Dr Pathlabs, Tata Chemicals, JSW Energy, Ujjivan SFB and Godrej Agrovet are among companies which will declare June quarter results on Friday. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2BPwfz2

Minus BP deal, RIL Q1 profit would shrink 41%

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Net profit excluding the exceptional item in the April-June quarter was Rs 8,282 crore, 18 per cent more than street expectations but down from Rs 10,141 crore a year ago as lockdowns ravaged various sectors of the economy. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2Dlm8lM

Apple announces 4-1 stock split after shares surge toward $400

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The move bucks a trend among big U.S. tech companies that have mostly refused to split their shares, resulting in sky-high prices. Alphabet Inc. stock costs more than $1,500, and Amazon.com Inc. trades above $3,000, effectively disqualify the companies from the Dow. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/33aYXFz

Stocks in the news: RIL, SBI, Tata Motors, HDFC, Sun Pharma, IOC and Lakshmi Vilas Bank

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JSW Energy, Ujjivan SFB and Godrej Agrovet are among companies which will declare June quarter results on Friday. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2X96Aso

Recovery signs visible, improvement will happen if lockdowns end: Parekh

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"Signs of the wheels of the economy beginning to churn are evident from the following facts: unemployment rates have tapered down from their peaks in May, e-toll collections are higher, as are e-way bills, digital transactions and GST collections which are back to the Rs 90,000 crore levels. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/33djSrQ

RIL raises Rs 2,550 cr through commercial paper issue

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The retail-to-oil conglomerate, for example, mopped up Rs 1,250 crore for three months at 3.4 per cent. The rate is 45 basis points lower than its previous CP sale in May last week. One basis point is 0.01 percentage point. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3giNUhi

Fatigue? Dalal Street rolls over fewer bullish bets to Aug series

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The Bank Nifty underperformed the index on concerns over the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the economy and businesses. The Bank Nifty gained 0.65 per cent in the July series and provisionally saw rollovers of 63.5 per cent compared to 80.6 per cent in the June series and three-month average of 81.1 per cent. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2D4j0ej

Twitter says spear-phishing attack on employees led to breach

The US platform said the hackers targeted about 130 accounts, tweeted from 45, accessed inbox of 36, and were able to download Twitter data from seven. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/3hTMtX7

Bolsonaro has 'mould' in lungs after COVID, his wife also infected

Science and Technology Minister Marcos Pontes also said he had tested positive for the virus, making him the fifth cabinet minister diagnosed publicly. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/30fjerH

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lauds ban on Chinese apps in India

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lauds ban on Chinese apps in India from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/2DnfKKG

Disengagement along LAC is incomplete, India categorically tells China

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Disengagement along LAC is incomplete, India categorically tells China from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/3jSl21T

Watch: When locals near Ambala spotted the 'Big Birds'

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Watch: When locals near Ambala spotted the 'Big Birds' from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/2ECH3l5

Coronavirus patient didn't recognise body after double transplant

Mayra Ramirez underwent the lung transplant on June 5 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She didn't wake up until mid-June. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/2EtgrCO

US urges Pakistan to act after American 'prophet' killed in court

The 57-year-old was accused of blasphemy in 2018 and was facing penalties ranging from fines to death. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/30g71TL

Gallery: The best photos from around the world

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/317G3wZ

America's voting system to facing its reckoning in November

The coronavirus pandemic - and Donald Trump's willingness to shatter norms - threaten to turbocharge the existing flaws in America's electoral system. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/3jTS7KF

Gallery: The best photos from around the world

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/2DhwgMw

International Tiger Day: Lucknow zoo urges people to adopt the wild cats

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International Tiger Day: Lucknow zoo urges people to adopt the wild cats from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/3hQ6P3v

TOI Daily: Rafale fighter jets: After 8500 km flight, 'birds' arrive to warm welcome

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TOI Daily: Rafale fighter jets: After 8500 km flight, 'birds' arrive to warm welcome from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/337YLXV

Smart money laps up midcaps and smaller cos amid market rebound

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The study captures shareholding changes in companies where they hold over 1 per cent. Jhunjhunwala figures among shareholders of mid-caps such as Autoline Industries, Dishman Carbogen and Indian Hotels. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/337j8UR

SGX Nifty down 20 points; here's what changed for market while you were sleeping

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Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 19 points, or 0.17 per cent lower at 11,215, in signs that Dalal Street was headed for a tepid start on Thursday. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2DjTTno

Board Meetings Today: HDFC, RIL, Dabur India, Laurus Labs and Max Financial

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It makes sense to have a look at the corporate agendas for the day’s as announced to the stock exchanges. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2Xb1R9z

Rajan: Allow promoters to renegotiate under IBC

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Rajan said that after Covid, there was a tendency to take a stand that this is a new kind of situation and requires a new kind of process and therefore cases cannot be referred under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3hNHMOv

Stocks in the news: RIL, HDFC, Bharti Airtel, YES Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, TVS Motor and SpiceJet

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NTPC said it will raise Rs 1,000 crore on July 31 through issuance of bonds on private placement basis for funding capital expenditure.. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2X9dCgF

Rs 2.9k crore loan: Yes Bank to take over HQ of Anil Ambani

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Yes Bank, which faced a crisis in March this year on account of bad debts, has substantial loans due from the Anil Ambani group, to which it had an exposure of close to Rs 12,000 crore. In the last two decades, the Anil Ambani group expanded aggressively in new businesses raising high levels of debt. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3go5nVy

PM Narendra Modi holds meeting with heads of banks, NBFCs

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The three-hour long meeting, held via video-conferencing, was attended by CEOs of large public and private sector banks along with heads of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3jTf9RR

BEWARE! This Netflix Scam Wants To Steal Your Credit Card Details And It Looks Very Genuine

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The Netflix scam starts with an email that will take you to a website that looks just like the actual Netflix website, except that it isn't. It urges you to enter your credit card details here. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3g7QK8S

Samsung Galaxy M31s India Launch Today at 12PM Noon: Expected Price, Specs and More

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The Samsung Galaxy M31s will sport a 6,000mAh battery and support a 25W fast charging. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/30cHxGE

Poco M2 Pro Goes on Sale Today at 12PM via Flipkart: Price, Specs, and More

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The Poco M2 Pro is a tweaked version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro, however, it does seem like a more attractive option. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/39GbNNs

Spotify Now Has Over 138 Million Paid Subscribers Worldwide

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Spotify also forecast total revenue in the range of EUR 1.85 billion (roughly Rs. 16,216 crores) to EUR 2.05 billion (roughly Rs. 17,968 crores) for the third quarter. Analysts were expecting EUR 2.01 billion (roughly Rs. 17,620 crores). from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/39Lmo9R

Redmi Note 9 Pro Max Review: Max Performance, Max Value

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Xiaomi continues its tradition of offering maximum value for your money with the new Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/39ETbgF

When a coronavirus vaccine is found, will rich countries share it?

Global health agencies are watching with dismay as some wealthier countries cut deals with drugmakers, while poorer countries fend for themselves. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/2DmZgCj

Thief, drug dealer, paedophile and rapist. Is Christian Brueckner also Madeleine's murderer?

The prime suspect in the abduction mystery is a criminal with convictions going back nearly 25 years. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/30V9tOC

US death toll surpasses 150,000 - the world's highest

The United States recorded 1461 new deaths on Wednesday, the highest one-day increase since 1484 on May 27, according to a Reuters tally. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/3gfr4Hm

Ghislaine Maxwell loses late bid to block deposition's release, quickly appeals

The charges against Maxwell came nearly a year after Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan lockup where he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/3jUHrvt

Srinagar lights up with hi-tech street lights

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Srinagar lights up with hi-tech street lights from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/39FZ65q

Russia plans to register first COVID-19 vaccine by August 12

While the vaccine has been touted by its developers as safe, the data hasn't been published, which raises questions in other countries. from Sydney Morning Herald - World https://ift.tt/3gawnbi

Construction of Tral lift irrigation project in full swing after J&K becomes UT

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Construction of Tral lift irrigation project in full swing after J&K becomes UT from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/3hMafUW

Study finds higher end of normal blood platelet count could indicate cancer

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Study finds higher end of normal blood platelet count could indicate cancer from News - Videos - The Times of India https://ift.tt/3hI1fQC