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Nick Khan’s prediction becomes a reality on Monday night

DreamWorks Animation’s animated film The Wild Robot will stream on Peacock from Friday, January 24. Based on Peter Brown's bestselling book, the film has been successful at the box office.

Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023 (DPDP). Any user below the age of 18 has been defined as a child under the Act, which was passed by Parliament in August 2023.

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and owner of the social media platform X, has sparked intense debate after calling on King Charles to dissolve the UK Parliament and order a general election. His remarks followed Labour’s rejection of a national inquiry into grooming gangs, with Musk expressing frustration over what he described as a failure to deliver justice for victims of organised child exploitation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Six months ago, Abhishek Kumar received a complaint against his company on SCORES, the online grievance redressal facilitation platform provided by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Strangely, the complaint was against Abhishek Chouhan.

Meghan Markle is kicking off the new year with a new Instagram account, returning to the social media platform after a five year absence, and racking up almost a million followers in the first day of her return.The account, given the simple handle @meghan, has two posts as of Thursday – her first post, a black and white video shared on New Year’s Day, shows the Duchess of Sussex, 43, running on a beach toward the ocean, before pausing to write “2025” in the sand with her finger.A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)People reports her husband, Prince Harry, shot the video.Eagle-eyed followers, however, spotted evidence that the video was likely filmed multiple times, which is relatable for anyone who’s attempted to capture content for the platform before.As Markle jogs toward the water in a white button-up shirt and white jeans, fans noticed the year “2025” already written in the sand in one spot, suggesting the video took at least two takes to capture.Markle and Harry, the Duke of Sussex, were married in 2018, and were initially part of @KensingtonRoyal, which also included Harry’s brother, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales. But a year later, Meghan and Harry launched their own account, @SussexRoyal, a sign of their growing distance from the royal family.@SussexRoyal was discontinued in 2020, around the time that Meghan and Harry announced they were stepping back from their official roles.In the past, the couple has shared their hesitancy to return to social media with personal profiles, citing the harassment they’ve been subjected to in the past.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The regulatory developments and the actions of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on fintech entities in 2024 received widespread coverage. The unease felt by the sector was expressed in various forums.

recent launch of a 10-minute ambulance service is gaining laurels on social media, with multiple founders and investors praising chief executive Albinder Dhindsa for the move.

BSE SME platform on Friday. Ahead of the listing, the company's shares were trading with a GMP of Rs 15 in the grey market. Considering the upper price band of Rs 70, the stock is expected to list with a premium of 21% over the issue price.

stockbrokers as Digilocker, a major enabler for customer verification, has been down since January 1, three people in the know said Thursday.

Starz canceled Shining Vale and removed it from its platform, the show is now available for streaming on Max. The horror-comedy series, starring Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear, can be watched once again.

Following the high-profile successes of the crypto industry in last year’s United States elections, digital-asset companies in Canada are already applying what they’ve learned.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Sarah Perl is adamant that TikTok isn’t getting banned—so much so that the full-time content creator isn’t making any backup plans. “It’s nothing other than business as usual for me," said the 23-year-old from Los Angeles, who has spent four years making lifestyle content for her followers on the platform, which now number 2.5 million.

Meta's chief technology officer and head of Reality Labs, Andrew Bosworth,in a blog post expressed optimism that the coming year would be one of the most important ones in the history of Reality Labs, the business and research unit of Meta Platforms.

Basic Home Loan, a platform for automating home loans for middle- and low-income households in India, which has recently raised $10.6 million (Rs 87.5 crore) in a Series B funding round, is expected to close FY25 with Rs 15,000 crore disbursal.

Zomato’s annual customer insights report for 2024 highlighted some surprising trends. The platform revealed that 4,940 users searched for «girlfriend» and 40 searched for «dulhan» while using the app. The report provided a snapshot of user behavior and ordering patterns.

WeChat and ByteDance's TikTok licences to operate in the country under a new social media law, but that some other platforms had not applied.