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How East Germany's 'Traffic Light Man' Became A Beloved Icon
As Germany readies to mark 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell, one symbol of the former communist East has become an icon of reunification, seen by millions every time they cross a street.
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Iconic Band Pink Floyd Sells Music Rights For 400 Million Dollars, Resolves Decades Of Conflict
The deal marks one of the largest of many in recent years, and apparently has finally concluded despite decades of infighting between the band members
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Threads Has 175 Million Monthly Active Users After a Year, Mark Zuckerberg Says India Among Most Active Markets
Threads has crossed the 175 million user mark, one year after it was launched. Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg has said that Indians are using the Threads platform regularly to share their thoughts and opinions on a wide array of topics. These include sports, films, television, and OTT content.
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eRupee Sees Drop in Activity as Banks Pull Back on Promotion Efforts: Report
The CBDC transactions that had hit the mark of one million transactions per day in December 2023, has dropped to just around 100,000 daily transactions. In a report citing official sources familiar with the matter, Reuters claimed that a lack of organic demand to use the eRupee is evident.
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Counter Strike Video-Game Gun Accessory Sells For Over $1 Million
A digital accessory for a video-game gun sold for more than $1 million on Wednesday, according to the brokers, marking one of the biggest such purchases ever.
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ChatGPT Turns One: Most Notable Moments After OpenAI Released Its Free AI Chatbot
ChatGPT was released to the public a year ago and the company's AI-powered chatbot has grown in popularity as it gained more features and capabilities. From its arrival in November 2022 in the form of a free AI chatbot to the release of the powerful new GPT-4 Turbo for paying subscribers earlier this month, there's how ChatGPT has evolved over the ...
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Meta's Twitter Rival Threads Crosses 10 Million Sign-Ups Within First Few Hours of Launch
Meta's Threads is now available for download on Android and iOS in 100 countries and has crossed ten million sign-ups within the first few hours of its launch, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. Threads is the biggest challenger yet to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, which has seen a series of potential competitors emerge but not yet replace one o...
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Digs Into Disappointing $130 Million Opening at the Global Box Office
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has opened to a disappointing $130 million (about Rs. 1,064 crore) debut at the global box office. The film marks Harrison Ford’s final outing as the whip-wielding adventurer, and has earned $70 million (about Rs. 573 crore) from markets outside the US and Canada. The star power wasn’t enough to make up for...
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Sushant Singh Rajput, Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan: Twitter Restores Blue Tick Mark Of Dead Celebrities
In a bizarre occurrence, the microblogging site also restored the verification mark to the profiles of celebrities and noted personalities who are dead, creating confusion about its new paid verification feature.
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Hogwarts Legacy Has Sold Over 12 Million Copies Worldwide, WB Games Confirms
Hogwarts Legacy has sold 12 million copies in just two weeks, WB Games confirmed. The open-world Harry Potter title has collected $850 million (about Rs. 7,026 crore) in global sales across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X, marking the biggest game launch for the company. WB Games president David Haddad also revealed that players worldwide had put 280 ...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Sales Pass $1 Billion Within First 10 Days
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has crossed $1 billion (about Rs. 8,201 crore) in worldwide sales within the first 10 days since its October 28 launch. The record was previously held by 2012’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which managed the same sales figure within 15 days of launch. Activision’s latest marquee shooter has also recorded 200 millio...
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Airtel 5G Users Cross 1 Million Mark Less Than a Month After 5G Rollout: All Details
Airtel 5G unique customers in India have crossed the one million mark in the country, the telecom operator announced on Wednesday. The service provider said that it had reached the milestone less than a month after it launched 5G services in India. On Tuesday, a senior Airtel official said all 5G enabled smartphones, except Apple's iPhones, would s...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Celebrates Record-Breaking Opening With $800 Million
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is enjoying a record-breaking opening weekend, crossing the $800 million (about Rs. 6,615 crore) sell-through. This marks the biggest opening in the franchise’s history, beating out 2011’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which managed $775 million (about Rs. 6,409 crore) in its first five days. Activision compares...
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FIFA 23 Celebrates Record-Breaking Launch With 10.3 Million Players in Week One
FIFA 23 is enjoying a record-breaking launch with over 10.3 million players logged in, during its first week. In a press statement, EA Sports unveiled that the figures mark the biggest-ever launch period in the franchise’s history. Starting next year, the FIFA game franchise will undergo a rebrand to EA Sports FC, owing to a financial dispute wit...
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Meta Reports Rise in Daily Facebook Users to 1.97 Billion Amid First Revenue Drop in History
Meta, previously known as Facebook, announced it saw a rise in daily active users to 1.97 billion, while monthly active users dropped to 2.93 billion in Q2 2022. The company on Wednesday reported its first ever quarterly revenue drop, one percent, as revenue fell to $28.8 billion (roughly Rs. 2,29,700 crore) for the first time for the company since...
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How East Germany's 'Traffic Light Man' Became A Beloved Icon
As Germany readies to mark 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell, one symbol of the former communist East has become an icon of reunification, seen by millions every time they cross a street.
-
Iconic Band Pink Floyd Sells Music Rights For 400 Million Dollars, Resolves Decades Of Conflict
The deal marks one of the largest of many in recent years, and apparently has finally concluded despite decades of infighting between the band members
-
Threads Has 175 Million Monthly Active Users After a Year, Mark Zuckerberg Says India Among Most Active Markets
Threads has crossed the 175 million user mark, one year after it was launched. Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg has said that Indians are using the Threads platform regularly to share their thoughts and opinions on a wide array of topics. These include sports, films, television, and OTT content.
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eRupee Sees Drop in Activity as Banks Pull Back on Promotion Efforts: Report
The CBDC transactions that had hit the mark of one million transactions per day in December 2023, has dropped to just around 100,000 daily transactions. In a report citing official sources familiar with the matter, Reuters claimed that a lack of organic demand to use the eRupee is evident.
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Counter Strike Video-Game Gun Accessory Sells For Over $1 Million
A digital accessory for a video-game gun sold for more than $1 million on Wednesday, according to the brokers, marking one of the biggest such purchases ever.
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ChatGPT Turns One: Most Notable Moments After OpenAI Released Its Free AI Chatbot
ChatGPT was released to the public a year ago and the company's AI-powered chatbot has grown in popularity as it gained more features and capabilities. From its arrival in November 2022 in the form of a free AI chatbot to the release of the powerful new GPT-4 Turbo for paying subscribers earlier this month, there's how ChatGPT has evolved over the ...
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Meta's Twitter Rival Threads Crosses 10 Million Sign-Ups Within First Few Hours of Launch
Meta's Threads is now available for download on Android and iOS in 100 countries and has crossed ten million sign-ups within the first few hours of its launch, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. Threads is the biggest challenger yet to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, which has seen a series of potential competitors emerge but not yet replace one o...
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Digs Into Disappointing $130 Million Opening at the Global Box Office
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has opened to a disappointing $130 million (about Rs. 1,064 crore) debut at the global box office. The film marks Harrison Ford’s final outing as the whip-wielding adventurer, and has earned $70 million (about Rs. 573 crore) from markets outside the US and Canada. The star power wasn’t enough to make up for...
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Sushant Singh Rajput, Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan: Twitter Restores Blue Tick Mark Of Dead Celebrities
In a bizarre occurrence, the microblogging site also restored the verification mark to the profiles of celebrities and noted personalities who are dead, creating confusion about its new paid verification feature.
-
Hogwarts Legacy Has Sold Over 12 Million Copies Worldwide, WB Games Confirms
Hogwarts Legacy has sold 12 million copies in just two weeks, WB Games confirmed. The open-world Harry Potter title has collected $850 million (about Rs. 7,026 crore) in global sales across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X, marking the biggest game launch for the company. WB Games president David Haddad also revealed that players worldwide had put 280 ...
-
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Sales Pass $1 Billion Within First 10 Days
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has crossed $1 billion (about Rs. 8,201 crore) in worldwide sales within the first 10 days since its October 28 launch. The record was previously held by 2012’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which managed the same sales figure within 15 days of launch. Activision’s latest marquee shooter has also recorded 200 millio...
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Airtel 5G Users Cross 1 Million Mark Less Than a Month After 5G Rollout: All Details
Airtel 5G unique customers in India have crossed the one million mark in the country, the telecom operator announced on Wednesday. The service provider said that it had reached the milestone less than a month after it launched 5G services in India. On Tuesday, a senior Airtel official said all 5G enabled smartphones, except Apple's iPhones, would s...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Celebrates Record-Breaking Opening With $800 Million
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is enjoying a record-breaking opening weekend, crossing the $800 million (about Rs. 6,615 crore) sell-through. This marks the biggest opening in the franchise’s history, beating out 2011’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which managed $775 million (about Rs. 6,409 crore) in its first five days. Activision compares...
-
FIFA 23 Celebrates Record-Breaking Launch With 10.3 Million Players in Week One
FIFA 23 is enjoying a record-breaking launch with over 10.3 million players logged in, during its first week. In a press statement, EA Sports unveiled that the figures mark the biggest-ever launch period in the franchise’s history. Starting next year, the FIFA game franchise will undergo a rebrand to EA Sports FC, owing to a financial dispute wit...
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Meta Reports Rise in Daily Facebook Users to 1.97 Billion Amid First Revenue Drop in History
Meta, previously known as Facebook, announced it saw a rise in daily active users to 1.97 billion, while monthly active users dropped to 2.93 billion in Q2 2022. The company on Wednesday reported its first ever quarterly revenue drop, one percent, as revenue fell to $28.8 billion (roughly Rs. 2,29,700 crore) for the first time for the company since...
