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McDonald's Hong Kong has teamed up with The Sandbox, a decentralized virtual gaming platform owned by Animoca Brands, to create the first Web3 experience platform. This partnership has resulted in the launch of «McNuggets Land», a unique metaverse gaming experience that marks the 40th anniversary of McNuggets.

Tupperware Brands Corp, Yellow Corp and other U.S. companies have soared in recent days, reminding analysts of so-called «meme stock» rallies in which strong demand from retail investors fueled huge gains in stocks that had fallen out of favor on Wall Street. Shares of trucking company Yellow jumped more than 78% on Tuesday, after more than doubling in the previous session, following a news report that private equity firm Apollo Global Management was nearing a deal to provide new capital to the firm after it ceased operations and prepared to file for bankruptcy.

Ayushmann Khurrana on Tuesday said he has challenged the idea of "toxic masculinity" right from the beginning of his career and is confident his upcoming film 'Dream Girl 2' will take the discourse to another level. At the trailer launch of 'Dream Girl 2', the actor was asked to comment on how Karan Johar's latest film 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' challenges gender stereotypes by showing two men — characters played by Ranveer Singh and Tota Roy Choudhury — perform Kathak on 'Dola Re Dola', a song from 'Devdas' featuring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit Nene. Khurrana, who plays the role of a cross dresser in 'Dream Girl 2', said he is happy to see the audience accept a film like 'Rocky Aur Rani...' «From the beginning, I've criticised toxic masculinity. I'm glad that 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' is doing well. They have set a good ground to address toxic masculinity because our film is going to take it to the next level. »It's good to see people accepting these kinds of films on social causes or trying to say something about breaking stereotypes. It's not just the messaging in the film ('Dream Girl 2'), it has a lot of comedy as well," the actor told reporters here. Khurrana said he is glad to count himself in the company of actors like Kamal Haasan, Govinda, and Kishore Kumar, who have in the past transformed into a woman in different movies.

Gurugram where several shops and shanties were burnt into ashes by the mob. According to the police, the mobs went on the rampage for over an hour at Sohna Chowk in Gurugram yesterday (1 August), breaking through a police line to pelt stones at shops and houses, and torching vehicles that came in their way. Besides, the aggressive mobs vandalised and torched shops and restaurants in Badshahpur, Pataudi Chowk, and Sector 67 after the mosque was burned down in Sector 57.

Reuters, MB Patil further noted that the manufacturing facility will be spread across 100 acres in the state, said in a post on social media platform X. Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that the company would manufacture lithium-ion cells at the facility.

Donald Trump for years has promoted baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. In truth, Trump was the one who tried to steal the election, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a sprawling indictment that paints the former president as desperate to cling to power he knew had been stripped away by voters. The Justice Department indictment accuses Trump of brazenly conspiring with allies to spread falsehoods and concoct schemes intended to overturn his election loss to President Joe Biden as legal challenges floundered in court.

A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been sued by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter

EY Oceania personnel from non-Western ethnic backgrounds, along with those of Hindu, Islamic or Buddhist faith, are most likely to say they have experienced racism and discrimination at the big four consulting firm.

Ganesha says today will be spent in many activities and will get good results. It is the right time to materialize your future plans. At this time you will get a good opportunity to show your skills.

A senior analyst with Goldman Sachs vanished over the weekend after attending a concert in New York City.

A Delhi court on Tuesday refused to stay the proceedings in a criminal complaint filed by Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for alleged defamation but allowed the Congress leader to appear before a metropolitan magistrate through video conference.Special Judge of the MPs, MLAs court M K Nagpal said Gehlot’s physical and personal appearance as an accused before the magisterial court on August 7, 2023 may not be practically convenient and necessary but he saw no reason for staying the proceedings.

Teva Pharmaceuticals, a leading generic pharmaceutical company, is taking proactive measures to reduce its environmental impact by partnering with Honeywell, a technology company, to optimize energy consumption and carbon emissions at its manufacturing facility in Debrecen, Hungary.

Mint has learnt. This would enable New Delhi to pitch its ‘India Stack’— digital solutions implemented at population-scale to deliver social benefits—to the developing world. New Delhi hopes that this in turn will make Indian platforms the benchmark for the global development of DPIs and cement its place as a key technology-partner amid a worldwide move toward digitalization.

Adviser community platform Ensombl, formerly XY Adviser, is working up a $3 million series A funding round, marking its largest capital raise to date, Street Talk can reveal.

AFP on 1 August. The Voyager 2 probe, launched in 1977, is currently over 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from our planet and is exploring interstellar space along with its twin, Voyager 1. On 21 July, a series of planned commands sent to Voyager 2 'inadvertently caused the antenna to point two degrees away from Earth', AFP quoted NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) statement.

Controlled human infection studies, also known as challenge trials, involve a process by which test subjects are intentionally infected with diseases under controlled circumstances to test a new vaccine or pharmaceutical drug to see if it can successfully achieve its medical aims. If intentionally infecting humans sounds awful, this is, by no means, a new technique.

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Warner Bros has issued an apology after the official Barbie Movie account responded to Barbenheimer memes featuring atomic bomb images. Some images portrayed Margot Robbie with a mushroom cloud hairstyle, to which the account replied, «This Ken is a stylist.» The movie Barbie is set to premiere in Japan on August 11, just five days after the 78th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack, causing the hashtag #NoBarbenheimer to trend on social media platforms in Japan for the past week with internet users flagging their concerns with the memes. Another meme image showing Cillian Murphy, who played Robert Oppenheimer, known as the «father of the atomic bomb,» carrying Ms Robbie through a burning city also sparked outrage. The official Barbie movie account replied, «It's going to be a summer to be remembered.»

Selena Gomez took to Instagram on Monday to share the joy of her close friend Connar Franklin's bachelorette celebration. The star expressed pride in her friend and cherished the meaningful girls' trip, sharing a series of photos that captured the essence of their bond.

coffee chain Costa Coffee is finding itself at the center of a heated debate after a mural featuring a transgender surfer with mastectomy scars adorned one of its mobile Express Vans. The advertisement created for last year's Pride Festival ignited controversy and calls for boycotts from various groups and activists.