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Twitter gets its new CTO in Parag Agrawal, an IIT-Bombay alumnus

Parag Agrawal, as the new chief technical officer of Twitter, will oversee machine learning and artificial intelligence across product and infrastructure teams.

Mar 10, 2018

SXSW Film Festival 2018: When is it starting, lineup and other details

Supernatural horror film A Quiet Place kick-started the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival started on March 9.

Mar 10, 2018

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Veterans Day to get a military parade sans tanks on Trump's request

Donald Trump had requested a parade on Veterans Day after he attended the Bastille Day military parade in Paris last year.

Mar 10, 2018

Warming oceans predicted to trigger steep decline in fisheries output

US researchers say the world's fisheries will be 20 percent less productive on average by the year 2300 if human-induced climate change is not addressed.

Mar 9, 2018

Showbiz on the cards? Obamas in talks to produce exclusive Netflix series

The former US first couple is moving towards entertainment industry as they are in advanced talks to produce show on Netflix.

Mar 9, 2018

China is building a space plane that can launch small satellites into orbit

The space plane is likely to have smaller load-carrying capabilities when compared to its American counterpart.

Mar 9, 2018

Fake news is 70% more likely to get retweeted than real news, says MIT study

Humans like new and interesting stories, even if they are untrue, says the study.

Mar 9, 2018

NASA planning to destroy asteroid headed toward Earth with nuclear bombs

Project Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER) is not too different from the plot of 1998 science fiction film Armageddon.

Mar 9, 2018

Donald Trump to meet Kim Jong-un by May, talks to discuss North Korea's denuclearization 'being planned'

US President Donald Trump has reportedly accepted Kim Jong-un's invitation to hold a summit by May and talk about the reclusive nation's nuclear programme.

Mar 9, 2018

Bones found on remote Pacific island 'likely' belong to legendary US pilot Amelia Earhart

If true, it would confirm the theory that Earhart died as a castaway on the uninhabited island of Nikumaroro – and not in a plane crash in the Pacific.

Mar 8, 2018

McDonald's celebrates International Women's Day by flipping its Golden Arches

McDonald's has already flipped its logo on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram.

Mar 8, 2018

Florida passes bill to restrict gun violence: 10 quick facts

From raising the minimum age to own a gun to allowing sheriffs to give weapons to school teachers, here's what you need to know about the bill.

Mar 8, 2018

US Special Operations Command wants car that can be disguised to look and sound like different vehicles

SOCOM wants a single platform for a vehicle that can look like multiple models of commercially available trucks and SUVs.

Mar 8, 2018

Hearing loss prevention drugs show promise

Over 360 million people around the world suffer from hearing loss, but there are no FDA-approved drugs to treat the condition.

Mar 8, 2018

Indian Wells 2018: How to watch BNP Paribas Open live on tv, mobile and online

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have won the ATP Masters 1000 event on five occasions. They are the favourites to win the tournament in Indian Wells in 2018.

Mar 8, 2018

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United States

Twitter gets its new CTO in Parag Agrawal, an IIT-Bombay alumnus

SXSW Film Festival 2018: When is it starting, lineup and other details

Veterans Day to get a military parade sans tanks on Trump's request

Warming oceans predicted to trigger steep decline in fisheries output

Showbiz on the cards? Obamas in talks to produce exclusive Netflix series

China is building a space plane that can launch small satellites into orbit

Fake news is 70% more likely to get retweeted than real news, says MIT study

NASA planning to destroy asteroid headed toward Earth with nuclear bombs

Donald Trump to meet Kim Jong-un by May, talks to discuss North Korea's denuclearization 'being planned'

Bones found on remote Pacific island 'likely' belong to legendary US pilot Amelia Earhart

McDonald's celebrates International Women's Day by flipping its Golden Arches

Florida passes bill to restrict gun violence: 10 quick facts

US Special Operations Command wants car that can be disguised to look and sound like different vehicles

Hearing loss prevention drugs show promise

Indian Wells 2018: How to watch BNP Paribas Open live on tv, mobile and online

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh