ATLANTA: Thousands marched through US cities on Friday (Jun 19) in Juneteenth observances marking the abolition of slavery more than a century and a half ago, an occasion freighted with special resonance this year amid America’s reckoning with its legacy of racism. Capping nearly four weeks of protests and national […]
Day: June 19, 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The chief of Malaysian energy giant Petronas quit this month after disagreement with the prime minister over giving more oil money to one of the country’s states run by a government ally, sources close to the government and the company said. Extra payments would hit Petronas and the […]
India has vowed to defend its border with military force if necessary, after 20 of its soldiers were killed in violence with Chinese troops on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi says no foreign soldiers are inside Indian borders and no territory has been lost. China has not released any information […]
SEOUL: Hwang Min-yong, a 37-year-old South Korean businessman, recently received his black Porsche Cayenne coupe with red leather seats after a seven-month wait and took it out for a spin on a scenic road overlooking a river near Seoul. “Porsche has been my dream car … I don’t really feel […]
At Thursday’s EA Play virtual expo, which replaced the typical physical event in Los Angeles, the company highlighted its upcoming games for the new consoles. Electronic Arts Inc has seen the future of gaming and it’s as much about socializing as it is blasting enemies. The company is working to […]
One is an AR/VR headset that could be announced next year, the other is a pair of AR glasses launching sometime in 2023. Apple has been rumoured to be working on augmented reality and virtual reality headsets for years now, though very little is known about the project. The latest […]
Assassin’s Creed Origins is currently available for free on the Ubisoft Uplay Store. Here’s how you can get it. Apart from that, Epic Games is also offering gamers a free game this week. Ubisoft is currently offering its Assassin’s Creed Origins game free to play from June 19 to June […]
HRX is working on smart wearables to launch in the first half of 2021. “This is the best time for us as people are taking fitness seriously than ever before,” Afsar Zaidi, CEO and Co-Founder, HRX, which launched its audio range in the country Friday with Flipkart, told indianexpress.com in […]
Indian officials have re-imposed a lockdown in the southern city of Chennai (formerly Madras) and three neighbouring districts. Only essential services and neighbourhood grocery shops will be permitted to function under the 12-day lockdown, set to end on 30 June. Chennai is India’s sixth-largest city and the capital of Tamil […]
Japan’s Fujitsu develops new AI-video recognition technology to check proper handwashing TOKYO: Three months after the World Health Organization recommended singing “Happy Birthday” twice during hand washing to fight the coronavirus, Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd has developed an artificial intelligence monitor it says will ensure healthcare, hotel and food industry […]