WORLD
Google Translate handles 143 billion words daily: Sundar Pichai
The translation service launched 12 years ago, may be another gold mine that has the potential to become the next big money-making opportunity for the search giant.
WORLD
A new 'unbreakable' foldable smartphone screen developed by Samsung
The new screen will not shatter when subjected to severe impact unlike the devices available commercially at the moment.
TECHNOLOGY
Piaggio launches 'Notte' variant of Vespa LX 125 priced at Rs 70,285
Apart from the paint job, the Notte features all characteristics of a standard Vespa 125, including a semi-digital instrument console and five spoke alloys with tubeless tyres.
INDIA
Boarding pass stamping to make way for e-gate reader soon for domestic flights
Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi airports have been asked to conduct a pilot project at the earliest by The Central Industrial Security Force.
WORLD
Qiwi's CEO reveals that 500k bitcoins were mined by a rogue developer in 2011
He said that he was shocked to learn about the 'gold mine,' especially when the company was struggling to earn three cents on the same terminals.
WORLD
Mosquitoes banned from entering a village by French mayor
Andre Marchand had previously installed three mosquito traps, to control the invasive mosquitoes.
INDIA
Passenger's tweet on bed bugs in Air India's business class goes viral, airline offers 'waiver'
The airline has mailed to her saying that she will be given a waiver (she will not be charged the penalty fee for cancelling tickets) but there was no mention of 'refund' or 'compensation'.
TRENDS
Bengaluru matrimony ad blasted on social media for being sexist, elitist
The advertisement, printed in a newspaper in Bengaluru, has been hurled for its "classism," "elitism," "regressiveness" and "sexism."
WORLD
Italian scientists discover 20-km wide underground body of liquid water on Mars
This discovery could also mean the presence of other water bodies elsewhere on Mars
WORLD
Mars and Earth will be closest to each other in 15 years, next week
On the coming Tuesday, Mars will be only 57.6 million kms from Earth and it will appear bigger and shine even brighter than usual
BUSINESS
ITC Q1 net profit up 10% on year at Rs 2,819 crore; meets estimates
EBIT of the mainstay cigarette business of ITC stood at Rs 3,560 crore.
BUSINESS
Credit cards enable over 40% of India’s online travel bookings: Report
Average ticket size of the air travel booking done through credit cards is around Rs 6,000 whereas it is only Rs 1,200 for the non-air travel bookings
BUSINESS
Bharti Airtel Q1 profit grows 17% to Rs 97 cr, EBITDA margin contracts 180 bps QoQ
Africa's revenue in April-June quarter grew by 6 percent sequentially to Rs 5,284.1 crore with EBITDA rising 7 percent to Rs 1,922.1 crore and margin expansion of 40 basis points at 36.4 percent.
INDIA
Mumbai man's hilarious ‘shuddh Hindi’ chat with Zomato exec goes viral
Conversation between a Mumbai man and a Zomato customer care executive has gone viral on Twitter
BUSINESS
SBI Life Insurance Q1 net profit up 13% YoY at Rs 354 crore
The protection business saw an increase of 57.5 percent YoY in the first quarter
BUSINESS
SEBI writes to AMFI, mutual funds against 25 violations
SEBI has indicated that the regulator is closely monitoring all the decisions and practices of the 42-player mutual fund industry
BUSINESS
These 4 Sensex stocks gained over 1000% in the last 10 years; do you own any?
As many as 19 constituent stocks of the Sensex have actually outperformed it over the last 10 years, despite the index having returned over 150 percent
WORLD
Rivals SpaceX and Arianespace launch satellites within 15 minutes of each other
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket carried four satellites into the orbit while SpaceX launched 10 satellites on Falcon 9.
BUSINESS
Markets@Moneycontrol | Benchmark indices clock in record highs on day of expiry
The Sensex is up 126.41 points or 0.34% at 36984.64, while the Nifty closed up 35.30 points or 0.32% at 11167.30.
BUSINESS
Reliance Industries to report Q1 earnings on July 27: Key factors to watch out for
The stock rallied 21 percent in 2018 on top of 70.5 percent surge in the previous year. It is Rs 28 away from its record high of Rs 1,138.25 touched last week.
BUSINESS
Trell raises $1.25 mn in funds from Beenext, WEH Ventures and others
The funds will be used to expand and strengthen the team in areas including product, technology and data science.
BUSINESS
Uber may shun Google Maps for open source ones: Report
Because of their cost effectiveness, these maps are used by academics as well as flourishing start-ups who cannot afford to purchase enterprise-level mapping services
BUSINESS
Hindalco subsidiary Novelis acquires US-based Aleris for $2.6 bn
Aleris is the market leader in the Building and Construction (B&C) segment in the US, driven mainly by its unique recycling enabled continuous cast technology at Uhrichsville and other plants.
BUSINESS
An evening walk down Dalal Street | Sensex, Nifty manage to end at record closing highs; PSU banks surge
The Sensex is up 126.41 points or 0.34% at 36984.64, while the Nifty closed up 35.30 points or 0.32% at 11167.30
