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ELECTRONICS 
August 13, 2019 Ministry of Electronics and IT’s e-Kiosks target 30 million farmers
NEW DELHI: With an aim to dispense pensions of eligible farmers easily under the government subsidy scheme, digital kiosks or Common Service Centres (CSCs) under the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) have set a target of enrolling 30 million small and marginal farmers by August 15. The pension is dispensed under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), which was announced in […]
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ELECTRONICS 
June 30, 2018 Xiaomi Teases ‘Gift From Future’ for June 28 Launch; Sells 1 Million Mi Band 3 Units
HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi A2 will be the global variant of the Mi 6X It will be powered by Android One-based stock Android Over 1 million units of Mi Band 3 have been sold in China Xiaomi will be launching something on June 28, according to a video teaser it has posted on its website. The […]
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COMPUTERS 
September 12, 2017 Over 1.65 Million Computers Infected With Cryptocurrency Miners in 2017 So Far
Telemetry data collected by Kaspersky Lab shows that in the first nine months of 2017, malware that mines for various types of cryptocurrencies has infected more than 1.65 million endpoints. According to Kaspersky, detections for cryptocurrency mining trojans rose from a lowly 205,000 infections in 2013 to nearly 1.8 million in 2016, and 2017 looks […]
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COMPUTERS 
September 2, 2017 Win $1 million By Creating A Computer Code To Solve This Simple Puzzle
Researchers from the University of St. Andrews have concluded that any programmer that could make a computer solve the famous “Queens puzzle” would change the entire IT industry as well as bag the $1m prize offered by the Clay Mathematics Institute in America. The Queens puzzle is a very simple conundrum. Can […]
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CLOTHING 
May 4, 2017 Wal-Mart in Talks to Buy Men’s Clothing Retailer Bonobos for About $300 Million
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is in talks to buy men’s clothing retailer Bonobos for about $300 million, according to people familiar with the situation, the latest in a string of deals aimed at attracting wealthier shoppers and more fashion-forward brands than its own website. The acquisition would be Wal-Mart’s fourth purchase of a small online-focused […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
April 28, 2017 China wants a bold presence in Washington — so it’s building a $100 million garden
The Ge Garden in Yangzhou, which will be replicated in the National China Garden at the National Arboretum. (Courtesy of the National China Garden) This summer, a construction team is expected to begin transforming a 12-acre field at the U.S. National Arboretum into one of the most ambitious Chinese gardens ever built in the West. […]
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COUPONS 
April 11, 2017 Online coupon site RetailMeNot acquired for $630 million
Harland Clarke, a payment and marketing services firm, will acquire online coupon site RetailMeNot in a deal worth $630 million in equity. Harland Clarke will pay $11.60 per share in cash, which is about 50 percent higher than the stock’s closing price of $7.75 on April 7. A subsidiary of MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings, the […]
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CLOTHING 
February 16, 2017 This Artist Just Gave Away Half a Million Dollars in Clothes
SLIDE SHOW|10 Photos Bjarne Melgaard’s “The Casual Pleasure of Disappointment” Bjarne Melgaard’s “The Casual Pleasure of Disappointment” Credit© 2013 Tony Cox, Courtesy of Bjarne Melgaard Studio Bjarne Melgaard has not smoked crystal meth any time lately. The divisive Norwegian visual artist is quick to make that point, lest anyone think a short film he created […]
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COMPUTERS 
February 8, 2017 City to collect $2.5 million settlement over failed computer aided dispatch system
File photo INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The City of Indianapolis will collect $2.5 million from a contractor that failed to provide a workable Computer Aided Dispatch system for public safety that wildly out promised the capabilities of an untried technology. The agreement with Colossus Incorporated, which took over InterAct Public Safety Systems and N. Harris Computer […]
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ELECTRONICS 
January 18, 2017 WordPress 4.7 Reaches 10 Million Downloads, Releases New Security and Maintenance Update
Just a little over a month after its release, WordPress version 4.7 has been downloaded over 10 million times, according to the official WordPress.org blog. WordPress Version 4.7 was released to the public on December 6, 2016. WordPress 4.7 “Vaughan” WordPress 4.7, nick-named “Vaughan” in honor of legendary American jazz vocalist Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan, made significant […]
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NEWS 
November 28, 2016 Foxconn’s Sharp to Spend $570 Million on Oled Panel Production
Foxconn’s Sharp to Spend $570 Million on Oled Panel Production Japan’s Sharp Corp said it will spend $570 million (roughly Rs. 3,792 crores) on its organic light-emitting diode (Oled) screen business – one of its first major investments since it was taken over by Taiwan’s Foxconn although the amount pales in comparison to efforts by […]
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ALL DEALS 
October 16, 2016 Xiaomi India Claims It Sold Half a Million Smartphones in 3 Days
Xiaomi India Claims It Sold Half a Million Smartphones in 3 Days HIGHLIGHTS The company sold Xiaomi and Redmi devices during the festive season sales The Redmi 3S was the top-selling product on Flipkart Last month, the Redmi Note 3 became the bestselling online phone in India The October festive sales in the country have […]
