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Electricity used to mine Bitcoin decreased sharply as crypto crisis widens [In-depth]

The electricity consumption of the bitcoin network has fallen by a third from its high of 11 June, down to an annualised 131 terawatt-hours a year, according to estimates from the crypto analyst Digiconomist.

Jun 25, 2022

Crypto market flip-flops unlikely to stem slump, companies announce over 1,700 layoffs so far in June alone

Multiple crypto exchanges have announced layoffs that will, by Insiders' calculations, add up to roughly 1,700 job cuts in total.

Jun 22, 2022

Will you reach home safely after drinks; Delhi Police's satirical graph hits youngsters' raw nerve

Police in the national capital are everyday finding new ways to reach out to the people in this new era of social media and virtual interactions.

Jun 19, 2022

Psychosocial stress, anxiety can be reduced by virtual training

Virtual training among several people may reduce psycho-social stress and anxiety, a new study suggests.

Jun 18, 2022

Musk wants Twitter to emulate WeChat, allowing "outrageous" comments

In his first direct call with Twitter employees, Elon Musk briefed them about his plans once he takes over the platform, including making it more like TikTok and WeChat and allowing "outrageous comments".

Jun 17, 2022

Elon Musk hints layoffs at Twitter, says "costs exceed revenue"

Elon Musk has told Twitter employees that the platform "needs to get healthy" financially and bring down costs, suggesting that job cuts are likely in store if his deal goes through.

Jun 17, 2022

Meta rolls out parental controls for Quest VR headsets

Meta, formerly Facebook, has announced that it is adding parental controls to all Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets that will allow parents to keep a tab on underage users' screen time and receive approval requests for purchases.

Jun 15, 2022

VPN Rules: Now NordVPN to remove servers from India as new CERT-In directive comes into effect from June 27

VPN providers asked to store information such as names, email IDs, contact numbers, and IP addresses of their customers for a period of five years or face imprisonment

Jun 15, 2022

Framework for fake reviews on websites within 60 days: Govt

Days after meeting stakeholders, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) on Friday said it will be developing a framework to keep check over fake reviews on e-commerce websites within 60 days.

Jun 11, 2022

Indian gang preying on elders in US arrested in crackdown

Anirudh Kalkote, 24, has been charged in a large nationwide conspiracy involving at least five people to commit fraud against the elderly

Jun 11, 2022

TDS on virtual digital transactions NOT slashed to 0.1%; website error rectified [details]

In what came as a major relief for crypto exchanges in India on hearing that the IT department slashed the TDS rate for virtual digital assets to just 0.1 percent, it was only a short-lived fantasy. Read more.

Jun 8, 2022

PM to launch national portal for credit linked Govt schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'Iconic Week Celebrations' of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs at Vigyan Bhawan here on June 6 (Monday), and launch the national portal for credit linked government schemes - Jan Samarth Portal.

Jun 5, 2022

New MRI technique set to transform heart transplant care; It works by analysing heart oedema levels

The days of heart transplant survivors undergoing invasive biopsies could soon be over after a new MRI technique has proven to be safe and effective, reducing complications and hospital admissions.

May 30, 2022

Angel investor slams ex-Twitter India head of bullying at his startup

As former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari quit Invact Metaversity -- an online platform for education and Web3.0 and Metaverse -- in just six months of its birth, skeletons have started tumbling out after one of the angel investors accused Maheshwari of "lying and bullying".

May 28, 2022

Modi to inaugurate 'Bharat Drone Mahotsav' on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's biggest Drone Festival -- 'Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022' on Friday at Pragati Maidan here.

May 26, 2022

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