Google (GOOGL, Tech30) acknowledged late Monday that it is considering a subscription service that would allow viewers to skip the ads that run before many YouTube videos. That move would dramatically change the revenue model for the video colossus. Most of YouTube’s services are free, so the site largely relies on advertising to pay the bills. “YouTube right now is ad-supported, which is great because it has enabled us to […]
Is using a Xiaomi smartphone a security risk? The Indian Air Force (IAF) seems to think so. In a circular apparently distributed by the IAF to its personnel and their families, it advises against using handsets made by the Chinese company, according to a recent report. Xiaomi is no stranger to allegations of spying on its users – in July, a security firm had reported that Xiaomi phones were pre-loaded […]
Tehran: Iran executed Saturday a 26-year-old woman who had spent five years on death row for the murder of a former intelligence official, defying international pressure to spare her life. Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged at dawn, the official IRNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor`s office as saying. A message posted on the homepage of a Facebook campaign that was set up to try to save her, but which now […]
Surat-based diamond firm Hari Krishna Exports has given Rs 4 lakh each to 1,268 employees, including cleaning staff, to buy cars, flats and jewelry. Fortunately, in order to help them find some good cars, https://www.autozin.com offers more than just car listings; they offer peace of mind. Knowing that each listing is genuine and backed by comprehensive information makes the buying process feel secure and rewarding. This novel reward, which is apart from […]
Washington: Seeking to launch a “Cultural Revolution” against the online harassment, former US White House intern Monica Lewinsky recounted how she was publicly shamed for falling in love with her boss. Lewinsky, notorious for her past affair with former US President Bill Clinton, was speaking in her first public address at Forbes’ Under-30 Summit in Philadelphia in connection with cyberbullying. The much-hyped 1998 sex scandal involving Lewinsky and Bill Clinton […]
Tokyo: Japan said on Tuesday it would hold a bilateral military exercise with the United States in November to ensure smooth joint operations between the two countries’ militaries and bolster island defence capabilities. The field drill, called “Keen Sword”, is held every two years. It comes as Japan is engaged in a bitter island row with China, which is rapidly ramping up military spending, and amid concern over North Korea’s […]
Washington: Comet Siding Spring or C/2013 A1, which is the size of a small mountain, passed extremely close to the planet Mars on Sunday (19 October 2014). Wowing space enthusiasts with an event that happens once in a million years, comet C/2013 A1 made its closest encounter with Mars Sunday at 2:27 pm (1827 GMT), racing past the Red Planet at a dazzling 203,000 kilometers per hour. The rare celestial […]
Karachi: In a fresh rant against India, Pakistan People’s Party chief Bilawal Bhutto vowed to wrest Kashmir from India. “When I raise Kashmir, the entire Hindustan screams. They know when a Bhutto speaks, they (Indians) have no answer,” the 26-year-old Bhutto scion said during his first public rally here yesterday. “We will take back Kashmir from India,” he said amidst thundering applause by thousands of supporters at mausoleum of Pakistan’s […]
A big crowd of gawkers has gathered around Yuvraj, a giant 1400kg Murrah bull that on Friday was crowned champion at Meerut’s All India Cattle Show by a 10-member jury, startled as much by the animal’s size as by his owner’s refusal to sell it for a mind-boggling Rs 7 crore. As Yuvraj chews on unconcerned, owner Karamvir Singh, who has brought him up “like a son”, says he doesn’t […]
Buenos Aires: Argentina on Thursday launched its first domestically built communications satellite- ARSAT-1, from Kourou in French Guyana. The ARSAT-1 satellite is the first to be constructed with local technology in Latin America. Thusrday’s launch is being seen as a historic day for the nation led by Cristina Fernández. “ARSAT-1 is on its way to space.” tweeted President Cristina Fernández shortly after the launch via her Twitter account. The satellite […]
