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WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Ability to Scan Documents on Android Smartphones
WhatsApp has finally been spotted working on a document scanning feature for Android, six months after it was introduced on WhatsApp for iOS. This allows users to scan and send documents directly within the app as media attachments. Last week, WhatsApp starting rolling out a message summarisation feature on a recent version of WhatsApp beta for And...
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Bangladesh Directs Fugitive Leader Sheikh Hasina To Return To Face Trial
Bangladesh's war crimes court ordered fugitive ex-leader Sheikh Hasina on Monday to return to face trial on charges amounting to crimes against humanity.
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Nuclear States Spent $100 Billion On Weapons In 2024: Report
Nuclear-armed states spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said Friday, lamenting the lack of democratic oversight of such spending.
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Apple to Release Advanced Siri for iPhone With iOS 26.4 Update in Spring 2026: Report
Apple is said to have internally set a launch date for the rollout of advanced Siri. According to a report, the feature, which was first previewed at WWDC 2024 last year, could finally be released in Spring 2026. If the development remains on schedule, the company could tease the AI capabilities alongside the launch of the purported iPhone 17 serie...
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Crypto Scams Cost Investors $4.6 Billion in 2024, Social Engineering Attacks Surge: Bitget
Bitget’s 2025 Anti-Scam Research Report estimates that global crypto scams led to losses of $4.6 billion (roughly Rs. 39,364 crore) in 2024. CEO Gracy Chen noted that AI has made these scams faster, cheaper, and more difficult to detect.
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An Asteroid That Was Once A Threat to Earth Could Hit the Moon In 2032, Says NASA
The asteroid created a buzz last year when it was reported that it had a small chance of impacting Earth.
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India's Poverty Rate Likely To Decline Further To 4.6% In 2024: Report
India's poverty continues to decline steadily, with the poverty rate likely to fall to 4.6 per cent in 2024, estimates a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
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Vivo Y400 Pro 5G May Launch in India Soon; Colour Variants, RAM and Storage Options Tipped
Vivo Y400 Pro 5G could be nearing its India debut. Although Vivo has yet to officially confirm the handset, key details—including its colour variants, RAM and storage configurations, and core specifications—have surfaced online. The upcoming Y-series phone is expected to launch in two colour options, with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. ...
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Google Chrome Gets 'Highest Ever' Speedometer Score; Company Reveals Optimisations Behind Improved Performance
Google Chrome has achieved its "highest score ever" on the Speedometer 3 browser performance benchmark, a company blog post announced. Chrome's performance has reportedly improved by 10 percent since August 2024, with browsers based on Google's open-source engine typically excelling in these tests.
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Secret Flight Plan, Radio Silence: How Ex PM Sheikh Hasina Fled Bangladesh
A Bangladesh daily has published details of ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's dramatic escape from Dhaka on August 5, 2024, and confirms what sources at Kolkata airport told this reporter - her military transport planned to land there.
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Study Shows Gen Z Parents Don't Want To Read To Their Children
A HarperCollins UK report said that only 40 per cent of parents say reading to their children is fun.
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Elon Musk Responds To NYT's Drug Abuse Charge From The Oval Office
In a striking contradiction, Musk told journalist Don Lemon in March 2024 that he took ketamine in small doses every two weeks, saying, "If you've used too much ketamine, you can't really get work done, and I have a lot of work."
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100 Ballistic Missiles, Rocket Launchers. What N Korea Gave Russia: Report
Between September 2023 and December 2024 N Korea gave Russia over 100 ballistic missiles and as much as nine million rounds of ammunition, including artillery shells and rockets, for use in the war on Ukraine, an international watchdog said.
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Ola Electric's Quarterly Loss Widens to Rs. 870 Crore
Ola Electric Mobility reported a loss of Rs. 870 crore ($101.8 million) in the quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss of Rs. 416 crore a year earlier. Its total expenses fell 31.6 percent to Rs. 13.6 crore.
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Sony Tipped to Announce PS5 and PS5 Pro Discounts in Upcoming Days of Play Promotion
Sony is reportedly set to announce a discount on PS5 prices as part of its Days of Play promotion. The annual event, which usually takes place around the end of May, will bring discounts on PlayStation consoles, games, and accessories.
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WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Ability to Scan Documents on Android Smartphones
WhatsApp has finally been spotted working on a document scanning feature for Android, six months after it was introduced on WhatsApp for iOS. This allows users to scan and send documents directly within the app as media attachments. Last week, WhatsApp starting rolling out a message summarisation feature on a recent version of WhatsApp beta for And...
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Bangladesh Directs Fugitive Leader Sheikh Hasina To Return To Face Trial
Bangladesh's war crimes court ordered fugitive ex-leader Sheikh Hasina on Monday to return to face trial on charges amounting to crimes against humanity.
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Nuclear States Spent $100 Billion On Weapons In 2024: Report
Nuclear-armed states spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said Friday, lamenting the lack of democratic oversight of such spending.
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Apple to Release Advanced Siri for iPhone With iOS 26.4 Update in Spring 2026: Report
Apple is said to have internally set a launch date for the rollout of advanced Siri. According to a report, the feature, which was first previewed at WWDC 2024 last year, could finally be released in Spring 2026. If the development remains on schedule, the company could tease the AI capabilities alongside the launch of the purported iPhone 17 serie...
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Crypto Scams Cost Investors $4.6 Billion in 2024, Social Engineering Attacks Surge: Bitget
Bitget’s 2025 Anti-Scam Research Report estimates that global crypto scams led to losses of $4.6 billion (roughly Rs. 39,364 crore) in 2024. CEO Gracy Chen noted that AI has made these scams faster, cheaper, and more difficult to detect.
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An Asteroid That Was Once A Threat to Earth Could Hit the Moon In 2032, Says NASA
The asteroid created a buzz last year when it was reported that it had a small chance of impacting Earth.
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India's Poverty Rate Likely To Decline Further To 4.6% In 2024: Report
India's poverty continues to decline steadily, with the poverty rate likely to fall to 4.6 per cent in 2024, estimates a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
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Vivo Y400 Pro 5G May Launch in India Soon; Colour Variants, RAM and Storage Options Tipped
Vivo Y400 Pro 5G could be nearing its India debut. Although Vivo has yet to officially confirm the handset, key details—including its colour variants, RAM and storage configurations, and core specifications—have surfaced online. The upcoming Y-series phone is expected to launch in two colour options, with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. ...
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Google Chrome Gets 'Highest Ever' Speedometer Score; Company Reveals Optimisations Behind Improved Performance
Google Chrome has achieved its "highest score ever" on the Speedometer 3 browser performance benchmark, a company blog post announced. Chrome's performance has reportedly improved by 10 percent since August 2024, with browsers based on Google's open-source engine typically excelling in these tests.
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Secret Flight Plan, Radio Silence: How Ex PM Sheikh Hasina Fled Bangladesh
A Bangladesh daily has published details of ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's dramatic escape from Dhaka on August 5, 2024, and confirms what sources at Kolkata airport told this reporter - her military transport planned to land there.
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Study Shows Gen Z Parents Don't Want To Read To Their Children
A HarperCollins UK report said that only 40 per cent of parents say reading to their children is fun.
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Elon Musk Responds To NYT's Drug Abuse Charge From The Oval Office
In a striking contradiction, Musk told journalist Don Lemon in March 2024 that he took ketamine in small doses every two weeks, saying, "If you've used too much ketamine, you can't really get work done, and I have a lot of work."
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100 Ballistic Missiles, Rocket Launchers. What N Korea Gave Russia: Report
Between September 2023 and December 2024 N Korea gave Russia over 100 ballistic missiles and as much as nine million rounds of ammunition, including artillery shells and rockets, for use in the war on Ukraine, an international watchdog said.
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Ola Electric's Quarterly Loss Widens to Rs. 870 Crore
Ola Electric Mobility reported a loss of Rs. 870 crore ($101.8 million) in the quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss of Rs. 416 crore a year earlier. Its total expenses fell 31.6 percent to Rs. 13.6 crore.
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Sony Tipped to Announce PS5 and PS5 Pro Discounts in Upcoming Days of Play Promotion
Sony is reportedly set to announce a discount on PS5 prices as part of its Days of Play promotion. The annual event, which usually takes place around the end of May, will bring discounts on PlayStation consoles, games, and accessories.
