Ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s daughter Harshita Kejriwal criticised the BJP and asked whether it is terrorism, if her father taught her Bhagavad Gita. “They say politics is dirty but it’s a new low. Is it terrorism if health facilities are made free and brought to people? Is it terrorism …
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As Many Deny Climate Change, January 2020 Was Hottest On Record Due To Burning Of Fossil Fuels
The wildfires in Australia the led to massive devastation and loss of flora and fauna, the debate around climate emergency reignited again. Scientists and researchers have claimed that climate change has made wildfires deadlier than ever, even as many policymakers deny the impact of global warming. According to the European Union’s climate monitoring system, January 2020 was the warmest January on …
Read More »Delhi Elections 2020: Deshbhakti Syllabus, Jan Lokpal, Statehood In AAP Manifesto
“Deshbhakti” in the educational syllabus, a Jan Lokpal, 24-hour-open markets and pursuing full statehood were among the 28 promises in the Aam Aadmi Party’s manifesto for the February 8 Delhi assembly elections. BCCL The manifesto said the AAP government will ensure doorstep delivery of rations, and set up the world’s largest metro network of about 500 km in the city. …
Read More »LG expands Apple TV app support to 2019 TVs
The Apple TV app is already on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Samsung Smart TVs, and has been for a few months. Now, the app has made its way to another set of devices: LG TVs. The South Korean electronics giant announced Tuesday that it has begun rolling out an Apple TV app for “compatible 2019 LG smart TVs in over …
Read More »Microsoft Teams suffers outage due to expired certificate, company says
Microsoft Teams , a workplace collaboration app designed to rival Slack, suffered an outage Monday after Microsoft failed to renew its authentication certificate. The tool was down for about three hours while Microsoft investigated and updated the certificate, according to the company’s Twitter account. By around 9 a.m. PT Monday, the service was back up for most users though the issue wasn’t fully …
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T-Mobile and Sprint may still be waiting for a judge to rule on their pending merger but that hasn’t stopped the companies from continuing to work together. On Tuesday the two wireless carriers announced that they are beginning to roll out the Federal Communications Commission’s recommended Stir/Shaken call verification technology for calls made between their two respective networks. Using this system, …
Read More »Canterbury Tales app brings Chaucer to iOS and Android
An international team of scholars and coders have come together to present a remarkable feat of literary digitization: a web and mobile app that explores the manuscripts of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, including research into the historic text, a full range of expert commentary and a new audio performance in Middle English. The app is the first edition in …
Read More »Facebook gives parents more control over Messenger Kids
Facebook on Tuesday outlined how it has enhanced parental controls on Messenger Kids, its messaging app for children under 13. It comes months after the social network acknowledged a flaw that let thousands of users join group chats that their parents hadn’t approved. The new features allow parents to check their children’s recent contacts and chat history, a log of …
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Calling all students, teachers and people weary of Windows hassles: Is it time to consider a Chromebook? Let’s see if this deal can convince you: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the second-gen Lenovo 100E 11.6-inch Chromebook for $99 — a price that includes three free months of Disney Plus. It normally runs $159, and it was …
Read More »Tinder made a gigantic $1.2 billion in 2019
Chance upon the chart for highest-grossing apps in either the Google Play Store or Apple’s App Store, and Tinder is invariably at or near the top. So it’s no surprise to find that in 2019, Tinder made a truckload of money. In 2019, parent company Match said on Tuesday, the app made $1.2 billion. That’s up 43% from last year. …
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