Month: August 2021
Amazon will give you a whole $10 for your palm print
Amazon is offering $10 in credit if you enroll your biometric data in the company’s palm print recognition system, Amazon One. The promotion, spotted by TechCrunch, says people must connect their palm print to their Amazon account to claim the reward, though it’s not clear exactly where it’s available. Amazon…
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Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have officially divorced
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates filed for divorce on May 3rd after 27 years of marriage. Now, three months later, the separation of one of the world’s richest, most powerful couples has been finalized by a judge in King County, Washington. Court records show that neither party will change…
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McDonald’s PS5 controller giveaway gets shut down by Sony McDonald's PS5 controller
McDonald’s Australia recently announced plans to give away a bunch of custom PS5 controllers to celebrate its 50th anniversary, but Sony has since stepped in to block the global fast food chain from delivering on its promise. The McDonald’s PS5 controller featured the company’s famous Golden Arches logo on the…
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Gapsquare, a pioneer of machine learning into gender pay disparity, is acquired by XpertHR
Inequalities between women and men in the workplace have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic and are likely to persist in the near future, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). The World Economic Forum estimates globally it will take 267.6 years to close the gender gap in economic participation…
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LG Gram 14 Ultra-Light laptop launched in India; 16 and 17-inch to follow LG Gram
LG has launched a new lineup of lightweight laptops in India under the Gram branding. The new LG Gram 14Z90P, 16Z90P, and 17Z90P are the 14-inch, 16-inch and 17-inch versions. While the launch consists of three new laptops, only the 14-inch variant is currently available for purchase. And the 16-inch…
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India’s Infra.Market valued at $2.5B in Tiger Global-led $125M funding
Infra.Market, an Indian startup that is helping construction and real estate companies in the world’s second-most populated nation procure materials and handle logistics for their projects, said on Tuesday it has secured its third financing round in the past nine months. Tiger Global, which led the startup’s Series C round…
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