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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25767660/nzxt_player_three.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Gamers Nexus claims NZXT’s Flex PC rental program is a ‘scam’")
Source: The Verge An hour-long video published Saturday by Gamers Nexus, a YouTube channel focused on PC gaming hardware, accuses NZXT’s PC rental program of “bait-and-switch” tactics, with prices and specs that are constantly changing. The Flex program allows customers to rent prebuilt gaming PCs starting at $59 per month (not including a mouse, keyboard,…
Source: Live Mint Expert view: India is relatively better placed, but valuation is a concern, says Surjitt Singh Arora, Portfolio Manager, Portfolio Management Services, PGIM India Asset Management Pvt. Ltd. In an interview with LiveMint, Arora says he is cautious about the mid-and small-cap segments in the near term. The broader market may see some…
Source: Live Mint SBI Cards and Payment Services on Tuesday, October 29, reported a 33% year-on-year (YoY) decline in net profit to ₹404 crore for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 (Q2 FY25), due to an increase in provisions. In the same period last year, the company posted a PAT of ₹603 crore. Provisions rose…
Source: Coin Tegraph Physical activity could be equal or even bigger than the $7 trillion-worth attention economy, Sweat Economy co-founder believes. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge Colin Angle, the co-founder of iRobot and its CEO for three decades, is getting back into robotics with a new startup called Familiar Machines & Magic. According to The Boston Globe, the company is developing a new kind of home robot focusing on health and wellness that might take the form of…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25299205/STK453_Privacy_D_CVirginia.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Data brokers may be banned from selling your social security number")
Source: The Verge In the wake of high-profile hacks affecting hundreds of millions of Americans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a rule limiting data brokers’ ability to sell Americans’ sensitive personal and financial information. Under the proposed rule, data brokers that sell information about consumers’ income, credit history, credit score, or debt…
Source: Venture Beat A dev team called Longdue announced that they are developing a “spiritual successor” to Disco Elysium, a popular modern RPG launched in 2019. Read Full Article
Source: Live Mint Over a period of time, the use of personal loans has extended to cover almost all possible needs of any individual, for example, loans for home renovation, medical expenses, etc. These loans are very useful but still remain flexible and easy to use.. Yet, as much as they may all be termed…
Source: Live Mint New Delhi: Smartphone maker Xiaomi is expected to bring a number of generative AI user applications to its smartphones in India by the end of this fiscal, three people with knowledge of the matter said. The move, which could begin with Xiaomi’s upper-mid range smartphones priced at around ₹40,000, may help democratize…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23951354/STK043_VRG_Illo_N_Barclay_2_Meta.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Reuters signs an AI deal with Meta")
Source: The Verge Meta’s AI chatbot will soon begin citing Reuters reporting while answering news-related queries. The two companies have struck what Axios describes as a “multi-year deal” that will allow Meta to use Reuters content for its chatbot responses. The deal is the first of its kind for Meta, in an era of news…
