Google Assistant Gets New Ambient Mode, Voice Command Support for WhatsApp Audio and Video Calls

At IFA 2019, Google took centre stage to make a slew of announcements surrounding the Google Assistant. This includes a new Ambient Mode that essentially transforms Android devices into smart displays. It is also set to bring the ability to make video and voice calls via WhatsApp, a feature that will be welcome in countries … Read more

Apple resolves outage that hobbled apps and internal systems

Apple Inc resolved a widespread network outage on Monday that had knocked services such as Apple Music, iCloud and the App Store offline for some users and hobbled its internal systems. In addition to frustrating Apple customers, the problems prevented corporate employees from working from home and kept retail workers from completing tasks, according to … Read more

Sturdy and designer dressing tables for your grooming sessions

A good dressing table acts as a remedy since you’d start your day there and come back to it again late in the day. It makes sense to invest in a good piece with aesthetic sensibility and also a functional design that allows enough room for all your essentials. We sample the best dressing tables … Read more

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best Deals and Discounts on Washing Machines from Samsung, LG, Bosh, More

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale is running heavy discounts on home appliances from top brands. If you’re looking to buy yourself a new washing machine then we’ve sorted the grind for you. We’ve handpicked some of the most popular washing machines ranging from semi to fully automatic and across various capacities and price ranges that … Read more

Govt fast-tracks process to search and select board-level PSU officers

      In a significant amendment to existing norms, a Ministry will no longer need to seek approval of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) or the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) if it wants to appoint a board-level officer in a PSU via the search-cum-selection route (which opens the door to private sector … Read more

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Wells Fargo, Nordstrom and more

Shares of the electric vehicle company soared 13.5% to lead the Nasdaq Composite higher after the firm beat fourth-quarter and full-year delivery expectations. Tesla delivered 308,600 electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2021, better than an estimate of 267,000. Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla. Wells Fargo — Shares jumped 5.7% after Barclays upgraded the bank to … Read more

AP gives a try to subject-wise teachers for primary schools

The education department in Andhra Pradesh is experimenting with a new system of appointing subject-wise teachers in government-run primary schools. In the existing set up, students of one primary class take lessons in all subjects from just one or two teachers. The new system of having subject-wise teachers, officials said, is in line with the … Read more

bell hooks, Black author and feminist thinker, dies in Kentucky in US at 69

bell hooks, the groundbreaking author, educator and activist whose explorations of how race, gender, economics and politics intertwined helped shape academic and popular debates over the past 40 years, has died. She was 69. In a statement issued through William Morrow Publishers, hooks’ family announced that she died Wednesday in Berea, Kentucky, home to the … Read more

Don’t Use Your Phone In The Bathroom – And Other Ways To Keep Your Devices Safe While Traveling

If you’re on the go, you need protection The leading cause of damage to phones is water, followed by throwing or dropping them I wish I’d known just how fragile my technology was when I visited St. George, Utah, on a one-week tour of the state’s national parks. In a grocery store parking lot, my … Read more

Home Depot shares rise after earnings top estimates, helped by strong holiday and appliance sales

Home Depot on Tuesday beat Wall Street’s earnings expectations for the fourth quarter, boosted by a strong holiday season and above average sales of appliances. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer has been focused on integrating its brick-and-mortar stores and its online business. It’s in the middle of a three-year, $11 billion investment program. Home Depot CEO … Read more