PUBG: New State coupon code, tickets offer new Winter Carnival crate, Lord of Blood crate for free

PUBG: New State is on a roll, as it continues to introduce new features and goodies for its players. In a new effort, the game is offering a coupon code to its players, which can be redeemed to get a free reward crate by the name of “Winter Carnival.” The crate includes a host of new in-game items which the players…

Ransomware attack on Kronos impacts paychecks, log-in timesheets of employees of several firms

Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), a major technology firm that provides human resource management solutions to other companies, experience a critical ransomware attack on Monday. The cyber attack has left several clients of the firm unable to access their payroll systems and the situation can possibly last for weeks to…

Oppo Find N pushes foldable design further, shows that future of foldable phones is crease-free

Ever since Oppo teased its first foldable smartphone, the Find N, many tech enthusiasts, including me, have been curious. The reason is simple that it sports an unorthodox design and claims to offer almost a no-crease display, something we haven’t heard a lot in the last few years on foldable smartphones. While…

Clarence Saunders made millions by borrowing the self-help cafeteria idea for the grocery business and naming it Piggly Wiggly. Imagination pays!

The founder of the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain was a low-level employee in a corner grocery when he visited a cafeteria and got the idea that the same techniques could be applied to the grocery business. He was ridiculed by experts, but he was convinced that the idea was a good one. Saunders persevered, and his…

If life hands you a lemon, don’t complain, but instead make lemonade to sell to those who are thirsty from complaining.

Wally Amos, the man whom many consider to be the father of the gourmet cookie industry, has turned lemons into lemonade so often in his life that in his official portrait he holds a pitcher in one hand and a glass of lemonade in the other. A perennial optimist, Amos refuses to acknowledge that obstacles are anything…

Kanchi deserves heritage status

Kanchipuram, which is a primeval town in southern Tamil Nadu, deserves heritage status as the town has a sustained history and monuments covering over 2,000 years. Even today, the town bears testimony to the history of its rich art despite decades having rolled by.  When one talks about Kanchipuram, its ancient…

Ashok Gehlot writes to Sonia Gandhi, complains over Chhattisgarh govt’s delay in mining clearance

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sought Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s intervention to speed up clearances for coal production from blocks alloted to its power projects in another Congress-ruled state, Chhattisgarh. In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, Ashok Gehlot said that despite repeated requests to the…

Elon Musk says he will pay over Rs 83,000 crore in taxes this year

Elon Musk has lately been a target of online accusations, blaming him for not paying taxes in proportion to his earnings through Tesla, SpaceX and other ventures. The world’s richest person responded to these allegations with his usual wit on Twitter. Now, ending the debate altogether, Musk has revealed just how…

Facebook, now Meta, is the worst company of 2021 according to this survey

According to the survey carried out by Yahoo! Finance, which seeks every year to publicise the best and worst companies from around the world, Facebook, now known as Meta, took the crown as the worst company of the year. It received 50% more votes as the worst company of the year than the runner-up, Chinese e-commerce…

Some iPhone users facing call drop problems in cars because of Bluetooth bug in latest iOS 15 update

Some iPhone users running iOS 15.1 and iOS 15.1.1 have reported connectivity issues with Bluetooth hands-free systems in their cars. The issue seems to have impacted a number of iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 owners and is not limited to a particular car brand. Users are currently searching for potential fixes and workarounds…