Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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Twitter account of NFT influencer ‘Bitboy Crypto’ hacked

The Twitter account of crypto enthusiast and influencer Bitboy Crypto (Ben Armstrong) has been hacked. Armstrong, a popular figure in the crypto community who...

Rishi Sunak’s personal ratings lowest since becoming UK PM

Rishi Sunak's personal ratings have slipped to the lowest of his premiership in terms of being the best person to lead the UK, as...

Low birth weight may raise risk of Type-2 diabetes later

Children born with low birth weight were seen to be at higher odds of developing Type-2 diabetes in adulthood, according to two studies. The...

China makes surprise rate cut to shore up sputtering growth

China's central bank on Tuesday made a surprise cut to one of its key lending rates in a bid to shore up sputtering...

Powerpoint for web gets laser pointer in slideshow, digital ruler & more

Tech giant Microsoft has announced new features for the presentation program 'Powerpoint' on the web, including a laser pointer in slideshow mode, a...

Indonesia Open: Sindhu, Prannoy advance to Round of 16; Treesa-Gayatri bow out in opener

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy advanced to the Round of 16 of the Indonesia Open, a BWF Super 1000 event,...

Robots may help AI gain human-like cognition: Study

Embodying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in robots so they can interact with the world around them and evolve like the human brain is the...

WhatsApp rolling out screen-sharing feature for video calls on Windows beta

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a screen-sharing feature for video calls to some beta testers on Windows beta. Beta users can now...

Regulator rejects Broadcom’s $15.5 mn proposal to correct unfair practices

South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it has decided to reject US chipmaker Broadcom Inc.'s proposal to voluntarily correct its unfair business...

Thailand reports 15 dengue deaths, cases at 3-yr high

Amid a concerning increase, Thailand has reported 15 dengue deaths since January this year, with 19,503 cases marking a three-year high, according to...