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Why tourists are playing real-life 'Temple Run' at Angkor Wat
A trend of tourists filming themselves sprinting around Angkor, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Cambodia, has sparked debate.
Why Amazon is tracking office hours of its corporate employees
Amazon has introduced a new policy to monitor the office hours of its corporate employees, aiming to discourage the practice known as 'coffee badging.'
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11+ years in prison
The founder and CEO of failed blood-testing start-up Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors.
Can "recession-proof" salon business survive the coronavirus pandemic?
India's celebrated hairstylist, Jawed Habib, had declared in February that economic slowdown won't hurt his $30 million worth business.
Google won't play any April Fools' pranks this year
Every year on April Fools' Day, Google garners all the attention in the world with its hilarious, sometimes silly, jokes.
Facebook built a creepy facial recognition system to identify people
Even after a major data breach and Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook's name continues to appear in privacy-related debacles.
'World's first Porsche' couldn't be auctioned because of pronunciation error
The "world's first Porsche" was expected to find a buyer at an auction in California, but instead it met with boos, with some even walking out of the venue.
Taj Hotel chain plans to sell assets amid economic slowdown
The Tata Group's luxury hotel chain is looking to lighten itself by some assets amid an imminent drop in consumer spending due to the economic slowdown.
Facebook shareholders want to remove Zuckerberg as Chairman: Here's why
Facebook's recent set of scandals - and its way of handling them - has not just fumed regular users but also triggered a wave of disapproval from the company's shareholders.
Many people still remain vulnerable to WhatsApp hack: Here's why
Recently, a major security vulnerability in WhatsApp was revealed that allowed hackers to inject and spread Israeli spyware through voice calls.
Facebook says it 'unintentionally' saved contacts of 1.5 million users
Earlier this month, a security researcher reported that Facebook had asked some users to share the password of their emails to complete sign-up for the social network.
Facebook "mistakenly" deletes old posts of CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook, which enjoys a strong global user base of over 2.3 billion, has a pretty tall list of scandalous accusations - meddling with elections, sponsoring partisan politics, and compromising users passwords - you name it.
Russia's upcoming submarine can launch 'doomsday' nuclear drones: Details here
In a matter of months, Russia plans to launch Belgorod, the longest submarine in the world.
Google denies removing Saudi app that lets men track women
In a major shocker, Google has decided not to pull a Saudi government app that lets men track women and control their movements.
Here's what Netflix executives will earn in 2019. It's huge!
American streaming giant Netflix had quite an eventful year.
Why this man wanted his age reduced by 20 years
In what has to be one of the weirdest cases of the 21st century, a Dutch court, on Monday, refused to subtract 20 years from the legal age of Emile Ratelband, a motivational speaker.
Air India in trouble after Newark-Mumbai passengers bitten by bed-bugs
Nearly 10 days after several business class passengers of Air India complained of bed bugs, the Maharaja has blamed "current weather conditions" for the infestation.
Reportedly, Google will release its own smartwatch this year
According to the Business Insider, 2018 might finally turn out to be the year when Google releases its own smartwatch.
Planning to get Patanjali's 'swadeshi' SIM-cards? Don't bother, it's fake-news
Yesterday, reputed media houses announced Patanjali's newest product- 'swadeshi' SIM cards- marking Baba Ramdev's foray into the telecom sector.
'Thought leader' Subir Chowdhury, IIT-KGP alumnus, among top 2017 thinkers
IIT-Kharagpur alumnus, bestselling author and CEO Subir Chowdury has been named among the world's top 50 thinkers for 2017 by the Thinkers50, a periodical international ranking of management thinkers.
Bank details of Indians are available online for Rs. 500
The dark web is a cornucopia of all things banned, illegal or prohibited: if you know how to access its innermost layers, you might get plenty of confidential information at really cheap prices.
Facebook ropes in BuzzFeed, Vox and others for its shows
Facebook is leaving no stone unturned to become the all in one solution for the internet savvy millennial.