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Video gaming addiction is hypothesized to be an excessive or compulsive use of computer games or video games, which interferes with a persons everyday life. (Photo: Pixabay)

How fantasy gaming is booming in India

Skill-based fantasy games made their way to the Indian market more than a decade ago.

12 April 2019 1:53 PM IST

Online work platforms took off after Ubers founding in 2009. (Photo: AP)

Lyft's stock slide casts long shadow on Uber's IPO

Lyft's poor stock performance bodes ill for these IPOs, especially for companies like Uber with no profits to show.

12 April 2019 1:31 PM IST

Hype about 5G, the upcoming fifth generation of cellular networks, was in huge overdrive last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the annual showcase of the mobile device business.

5G-connected cows test milking parlour of the future

The 5G-connected gadgets they are wearing is a collar that controls a robotic milking system.

12 April 2019 1:29 PM IST

Huawei would spend $2 billion as part of efforts to address security issues raised in a British government report earlier this year. (Photo: AP)

Huawei says its equipment as secure as any, pans US campaign

Countries adopting risk-based security frameworks for 5G would lead to Huawei being banned.

12 April 2019 1:26 PM IST

The National Enquirer had previously also obtained racy texts from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, to his mistress, Lauren Sanchez. (Photo: AFP)

Walmart responds to Bezos with tweet asking Amazon to pay taxes

Some critics have said that Amazon received a USD 129 million tax rebate from the federal government.

12 April 2019 12:27 PM IST

Mark Warner, US Senator

US Senator Warner eyes social media bills for hate speech

Warner noted the real-life implications of hate speech on social media.

12 April 2019 12:26 PM IST

Indian government has decided to bar Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from flying in Indian skies and will not take any deliveries of the narrowbody jet until safety concerns. (Photo: AP)

Boeing CEO says 737 MAX software update working as designed

The world's largest planemaker is under pressure to convince MAX operators and global regulators.

12 April 2019 12:24 PM IST

According to Peter Deng, the companys head of riders experience, every day 15 million people take a ride on Uber and capturing incrementally more and better feedback will help them make the service better and recognise top quality drivers.

Uber unveils IPO with warning it may never make a profit

The S-1 filing underscores Uber's rapid growth in the last three years.

12 April 2019 12:22 PM IST

Uber Eats, a mobile app, was launched in the city on Wednesday enabling the gourmet to order food from 250 favourite eating joints on the click of a button.

Uber filing lists revenue gains, struggles of food business

Uber Eats does more deliveries than its US rivals.

12 April 2019 12:21 PM IST

The monthly plan offers the same benefits as the annual plan, which includes unlimited free and fast delivery, Bollywood and International titles on Prime Video, Ad-free music streaming on Amazon Prime Music and Prime Exclusive deals.

Amazon Japan raises Prime membership fee

Prime membership fees in Japan are far below the USD 119 annual fee in the United States.

12 April 2019 12:18 PM IST

The rating for the Model 3, which is lower priced than earlier Tesla models and aimed at giving the Silicon Valley automaker mass market appeal, was part of magazines annual survey of new vehicle reliability.

Tesla, Panasonic to seek productivity gains before new battery...

The 35 GWh capacity can produce batteries for about 500,000 electric vehicles a year.

12 April 2019 11:19 AM IST

The US Justice Department said Assange was being charged with a computer hacking conspiracy. (Photo:AP)

US charges Assange after London arrest ends seven years in Ecuador...

Police said they arrested Assange, 47, after being invited into the embassy following Ecuador's withdrawal of asylum.

12 April 2019 11:12 AM IST