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Messaging app Telegram has launched a new digital payment feature dubbed “Telegram Stars,” allowing users to make in-app purchases. The ‘Stars’ is compatible with both iOS and Android devices.

World Cup T20, jointly hosted by the USA and West Indies, has ignited fervor among cricket enthusiasts globally. Amidst this excitement, a viral video featuring a baffled vlogger failing to recognize Indian cricket legend Yuvraj Singh has sparked a social media storm.

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Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel

Fresh allegations are surfacing about Donald Trump's disrespectful behavior toward Black contestants on “The Apprentice,” the reality TV show he hosted from 2004 to 2015

Chahat Fateh Ali Khan, who recently shot to fame with his viral song 'Bado Badi,' has faced a significant setback. His popular music video, which quickly garnered millions of views, has been removed from YouTube due to copyright infringement allegations. The catchy tune, featuring the hook 'Aye haye Oye Hoye, Bado Badi,' gained immense popularity among youngsters and social media users.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi can operate effectively in a coalition government in his third term, Chris Wood of global brokerage firm Jefferies has shaved weightage of PSU stocks in his long-only India portfolio. The weightings in ICICI Bank, State Bank of India (SBI), REC and Coal India will be reduced by one percentage point each, while an investment in PolicyBazaar will be introduced with a 4% weighting, Wood wrote in his GREED & fear newsletter.

Carl Pei recently confirmed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the company's flagship smartphone, the Nothing Phone (3), will be released next year“Expect this to be improved and gradually introduced, starting with Phone (3) next year. It’s important we get the product right, integrating hardware and AI in a way that is both useful and brings a smile to people’s faces." Pei recently said in a post on X.

Bengaluru becoming the fifth Indian city to be connected to the UK's second-largest airport, Air India has announced that it will start non-stop services between Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport and London Gatwick (LGW), starting August 18 this year.

A large chunk of US employees are not making contributions to their workplace retirement plans – and they don’t even know it.

WhatsApp addressing an issue that caused the emoji keyboard to crash for some Android users.The feature tracker, WABetaInfo, revealed that the new status update interface is included in the WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.24.12.20. Although some beta users received this update in earlier versions, it has now been extended to a larger group with the latest release.A shared screenshot by WABetaInfo indicates that the status updates now feature a larger thumbnail, replacing the smaller circular preview.

Bloomberg.ALSO READ: After $2 trillion gain, Nvidia is still irresistible to many“With a total market capitalisation of about $9.2 trillion, the three most valuable tech firms have overtaken all of the nearly $9 trillion worth of stocks actively traded on Chinese exchanges excluding Hong Kong," said Bloomberg, citing data.Investors are bullish on Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia due to their powerful competitive positions, fat profit margins and strong balance sheets.Chipmaker Nvidia, the world’s second most valued company, saw its market capitalisation touching $3 trillion this week.Nvidia stock rose 5.2 per cent to end at $1,224.40 on Wednesday, valuing the company at $3.012 trillion.It advanced almost 2 per cent in New York premarket trading on Thursday after it became the first computer chip company to surpass $3 trillion in value.ALSO READ: Federal regulators grant antitrust probe into Microsoft, OpenAI and NvidiaThe chipmaker is preparing to split its stock 10-for-one, from June 7, a move that could increase its appeal to individual investors.So far in 2024, Nvidia’s stock has surged 147 per cent.In a race to dominate the AI market, Microsoft recently said that it is infusing AI features into its products and services.Earlier this week, Microsoft-backed OpenAI had said it would release a new AI model called GPT-4o which will be capable of realistic voice conversation and able to interact across text and image.The Redmond-based IT major is the world's most valuable company, ahead of Nvidia and Apple, with $3.15 trillion in market capitalisation.