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Threads, Meta’s text-based app seemingly built to rival Twitter, is live

Threads, a text-based app built by Meta to rival Twitter, is live. The app, billed as the text version of Meta's photo-sharing platform Instagram, became available Wednesday night to users in more than 100 countries — including the U.S., Britain, Australia, Canada and Japan. Despite some early glitches, 30 million people had signed up before noon on Thursday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Threads.

Selecting the right starting word is crucial in your Wordle journey. While personal preference plays a part, adopting a strategic approach can enhance your chances of success. Consider opting for a word that encompasses multiple vowels and common consonants such as S, T, R, or N. Fate of the Wordle Archive In

Windows 10 offers a convenient feature that many users are not aware of? Speech-to-text! This feature allows you to dictate text instead of typing it manually, making it especially useful for those, who struggle with typing efficiency.

cryptocurrency. Now, suddenly, it's inescapable. Look one way, and there are Matt Damon and Larry David doing ads for crypto startups. Swivel your head — oh, hey, it's the mayors of Miami and New York City, arguing over who loves Bitcoin more. Two NBA arenas are now named after crypto companies, and it seems as if every corporate marketing team in America has jumped on the NFT — or non-fungible token — bandwagon. (Can I interest you in one of Pepsi's «Mic Drop, genesis NFTs? Or maybe something from Applebee's „Metaverse Meals, NFT collection, inspired by the restaurant chain's “iconic, menu items?) Crypto! For years, it seemed like the kind of fleeting tech trend most people could safely ignore, like hoverboards or Google Glass. But its power, both economic and cultural, has become too big to overlook. Twenty percent of American adults, and 36% of millennials, own cryptocurrency, according to a recent Morning Consult survey. Coinbase, the crypto trading app, has landed on top of the App Store's charts at least twice in the past year. Today, the crypto market is valued at around $1.75 trillion — roughly the size of Google. And in Silicon Valley, engineers and executives are bolting from cushy jobs in droves to join the crypto gold rush.

Union Budget 2022: Nirmala Sitharaman said digital assets transactions will be taxed at 30%

By Chaitali Dutta

I was a retail investor in fixed deposit and NCD of an NBFC whose debt resolution process concluded recently. My FD of Rs 3 lakh was made in July 2017 for 48 months but I received only Rs 73,000 in Sept 2021. I also had been allotted NCDs of Rs 3.28 lakh in their IPO in August 2016 whose maturity was due in August 2019 and I received Rs 1.6 lakh in September 2021. Can I claim a long-term capital loss?—Hardeo Singh Capital gain or loss can only arise when there is a ‘transfer’ of capital asset.