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Relatives of Palestinian Attack Victims Sue Facebook for $1 Billion in US

A group of Israelis and Americans filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking $1 billion in damages from Facebook Inc. for allegedly facilitating deadly Palestinian militant attacks on their loved ones. The plaintiffs, relatives of four Israeli-US dual nationals and one visiting US citizen who died in attacks in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem or the occupied West Bank between 2014 and 2016, ... Read More »

Microsoft to Buy LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion

HIGHLIGHTS The deal is expected to be completed by year-end. Jeff Weiner will remain as LinkedIn CEO, reporting to Nadella. LinkedIn will keep its “brand, culture, and independence.” Microsoft and LinkedIn on Monday announced that the Redmond giant will buy the social network for professionals in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, a figure that includes LinkedIn’s net cash. ... Read More »

TCS Shares Fall For Fourth Straight Day; Infosys, Wipro Also Hit

TCS shares fell for the fourth straight day after amid concerns over the impact of Brexit on the Indian outsourcing companies. TCS fell as much as 1.5 per cent today to Rs 2,458.4, extending its losses to 8 per cent in four days. Global brokerage Bank of America Merrill Lynch has downgraded TCS to “underperform” from “buy”, citing the Indian outsourcer’s ... Read More »

Presumptive Taxation: No Audit For Turnover Of Up To Rs 2 Crore

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Monday said small businesses with a total turnover of up to Rs 2 crore will not be required to get their accounts audited if they opt for the presumptive taxation scheme. “The higher threshold (up to Rs 2 crore) for non-audit of accounts has been given only to assessees opting for presumptive taxation scheme ... Read More »

Facebook Messenger Launched for Windows 10 Mobile

HIGHLIGHTS The Windows 10 Mobile app is available to download for free Gets all the features seen on iOS and Android counterpart The app works across several Windows Phone versions Facebook has officially launched the Messenger app on Windows 10 Mobile. The Facebook Messenger app is now available on the Windows Store for free. To recall, Facebook had launched its ... Read More »

Accountability For Teachers Will Be Introduced: Prakash Javadekar

  Teachers should encourage the students to dream big and give them life skills, he said.   Asserting that the role of teachers is crucial in nation building and transformation of education, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar today said “accountability” will be introduced in the education system for the teachers.  In his first public programme after assuming ... Read More »

Bad News for Sony Mobile Fans as Company Will Reportedly ‘Defocus’ on India

HIGHLIGHTS Sony Mobile expects less growth in markets such as China and India Sony to focus in East Asia (including Japan), Europe and the Middle East The company will focus in the high value-added segment Sony Mobile at a recent investor meet has reportedly confirmed that it will focus less on select markets like China, India, and the US where ... Read More »

Back to School: 8 Great Gifts for College Students

HIGHLIGHTS The academic session is about to get underway Great tech gifts can range from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 20,000 Some options include a wireless speaker, a Kindle, and a battery pack The start of the academic season is around the corner, which means someone in your family or someone you know is (probably) preparing to join a university in ... Read More »

Facebook Rolls Out Widely wide-spread App for Home windows 10 in Beta

HIGHLIGHTS Cellular app that became to be had until now became developed through Microsoft. Fb had launched its computer & pill apps on Windows 10 Mobile in April. The app remains in its beta version. Era large Microsoft has ultimately got the lengthy awaited respectable Facebook app for Home windowsthat would be to be had for Home windows 10-powered private ... Read More »

Scientists Create New Bio-Ink for 3D Printing

Scientists from college of Bristol have discovered a new bio-ink for three-D printing with stem cells that lets in printing of living tissue called bio-printing. the brand new bio-ink incorporates two one of a kind polymer components: a herbal polymer extracted from seaweed and a sacrificial artificial polymer used inside the clinical industry. “Designing the new bio-ink turned into extremely ... Read More »