India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced on Tuesday that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is currently deliberating on the taxation policy for online gaming. The Council, chaired by Sitharaman and comprised of finance ministers of states, is discussing various aspects of online gaming, including regulation and taxation policy. The minister is confident that
WhatsApp is set to launch a range of new features with its Android updates. One of the features includes the ability to silence unknown callers. According to reports, the company is testing this feature in the WhatsApp beta update for Android 2.23.10.7. Users can enable the toggle in Settings > Privacy and mute calls from
A new analysis led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests that an “unprecedented ramp-up of production capacity” is required in the next two decades to achieve global decarbonization. The research indicates that the global electrical system requires 63.4 terawatts of installed nameplate capacity of photovoltaics (PV) between 2050 and 2060, which is a
Pune-based SuperGaming’s Battle Stars, an online multiplayer shooter game, is ramping up its localisation efforts with the addition of new playable characters and a map inspired by Mumbai landmarks. At a recent event in Mumbai, SuperGaming announced its collaboration with popular content creator Techno Gamerz (Ujjwal Chaurasia) to introduce a new playable character named “Techno”.
Bitcoin and Ether both experienced drops in their prices. Bitcoin fell 5.3% to $27,420.73 and Ether fell 4.3% to $1,833.72. The price drops were in response to reports from a major crypto exchange highlighting “congestion” on the Bitcoin network. Bitcoin Network Struggles with Scale Reports from Binance, one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the
The upcoming title, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, has been leaked almost two weeks prior to its official release on May 12. This happened when images and videos of the opening segment of the sequel to Breath of the Wild flooded social media and Discord channels. Physical copies of the highly anticipated
Prime Video has announced that Modern Love Chennai, the Tamil version of the anthology series, will premiere on May 18. This marks the third Indian adaptation of the internationally acclaimed Original anthology series, following Modern Love Mumbai (Hindi) and Modern Love Hyderabad (Telugu). The six-episode anthology brings together six talented creators of Indian cinema, including
Scientists have developed the world’s first mobile printer that can produce thumbnail-sized patches that deliver mRNA Covid vaccines. The device prints two-centimetre-wide patches that contain hundreds of tiny needles that administer a vaccine when pressed against the skin. These “microneedle patches” offer several advantages over traditional jabs in the arm, including that they can be self-administered, are
In a recent fireside chat with CNBC’s Dan Murphy at the Dubai Fintech Summit, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed that the company will have spent $200 million defending itself against a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the time the case is over. The SEC accuses Ripple, Garlinghouse, and co-founder
The advancement of AI systems has raised concerns about the trust we have in those we communicate with. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have conducted a study on the impact of advanced AI systems on our trust in individuals we interact with. The study explores how individuals interpret and relate to situations where one