An eerie urban legend was bound to rise around the house given that it was the site of the bizarre drama of the entire Bhatia-Chundawat family killing themselves. For days in July, there was intense speculation whether the 11 pipes protruding from its walls had any significance with the 11 suicides. The mystery lingers on …
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#MeToo: Committee Headed By Rajnath Singh To Look Into Cases Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace
The Centre has constituted a group of ministers to reinforce the legal and institutional framework to deal with and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The government’s move comes a week after minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar resigned from his post amid allegations of sexual harassment by journalists, when they worked with him in different media organisations. …
Read More »Vendors Have No Idea About ‘Green Firecrackers’; Shoppers Only Ask For Regular Ones
After the Supreme Court gave a green signal to ‘green firecrackers’, vendors are left confused about the segregation of firecrackers into categories of ‘green’ and otherwise. The apex court, on Tuesday, permitted citizens to celebrate Diwali with firecrackers that emit less smoke and produce make less noise. The decision has left most of the firecracker vendors in Delhi in a …
Read More »Ahead of Apple event, new Macs spotted in regulatory filing
Apple has an event planned for Oct. 30, but we may have just got a sneak peek at what’s in the works. On Wednesday, a regulatory filing by Apple was spotted on the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) website by French site Consomac. The EEC requires certain electronic products to be registered in order to be sold in countries like Belarus, …
Read More »Google Pixel 3 doesn’t support Qi fast charge
Your brand-new Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL offers wireless 10w fast charging, but only with Google’s own Pixel Stand or with upcoming Made for Google-certified models thanks to a proprietary protocol. Qi-standard chargers, even if they support 10w, are limited to 5w for Google’s devices. The fast-charging incompatibility was pointed out to Android Police by a reader, and the …
Read More »This portable wireless mouse is a crazy
A touchpad is fine in a pinch, but to get any real work done, you need a mouse. And with today’s deal, you can keep one on your desk and throw another in your travel bag. For a limited time, and while supplies last, VicTsing (via Amazon) is offering the VicTsing MM057 wireless mobile mouse for $6 when you apply promo code …
Read More »Twitter experiments with new features to encourage positive conversations
From bullying to harassment, Twitter isn’t always the most friendly place to hang out online. Now the social media company is experimenting with ways to make it easier to start more positive conversations. One of the features that company is testing includes conversation starters with questions such as “Who is the most inspirational person in your life and why?” or …
Read More »AT&T sees connected device growth as it transforms into media powerhouse
AT&T’s transformation into a media company isn’t going to be easy. The telecom provider, which has placed big bets in media with its acquisition of DirecTV and Time Warner, posted a mixed bag in its third-quarter results, with a strong showing from its rebranded WarnerMedia segment but also a loss of traditional television customers. WarnerMedia saw revenue rise 6.5 percent …
Read More »With 5G, you won’t just be watching video. It’ll be watching you, too
Remember the last time you felt terrified during a horror movie? Take that moment, and all the suspense leading up to it, and imagine it individually calibrated for you. It’s a terror plot morphing in real time, adjusting the story to your level of attention to lull you into a comfort zone before unleashing a personally timed jumpscare. Or maybe …
Read More »NBC to launch 24/7 news streaming service Signal next year
NBC is the latest media giant launching a digital news network. The company, owned by Comcast, said Wednesday that it quietly launched the concept, called NBC News Signal, earlier this month with a weekly evening news program on Thursdays. Its goal is to make Signal a round-the-clock destination for original news programming in mid-2019. NBC follows rival TV giants CBS, …
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