Author: Ahana Banerjee

According to Bloomberg, the conflict in Ukraine could devalue the global economy by $1 trillion and increase global inflation by 3% this year by causing another supply chain crisis, according to the National Institute for Economic and Social Research of the United Kingdom.  Sudden developments in eastern conflict could derail the global economy.  The possibility of a Russian military intervention in Ukraine has not only sent shivers down spines of the war-weary but it may have also struck fear into the heart of investors, who are already bracing for another economic slow-down.  The latest touchpoint on the map is Russia’s…

Netflix is moving on from the Russian market. The streaming service announced that they will be discontinuing their operations on state-run television channels in Russia and are now focusing on expanding their services to other countries.Russian services. With a slowing economy and stricter regulations and taxation, Netflix’s move seems like an attempt to get around these restraints and support the local economy.  Netflix will continue to offer their streaming services for the Russian based population but without the support of the state-run television channels. The issues affecting Netflix in Russia, according to Business Insider, are the same issues that are…

Netflix is moving on from the Russian market. The streaming service announced that they will be discontinuing their operations on state-run television channels in Russia and are now focusing on expanding their services to other countries. With a slowing economy and stricter regulations and taxation, Netflix’s move is an attempt to get around these restraints and support the local economy.   Netflix will continue to offer their streaming services for the Russian based population but without the support of the state-run television channels. The issues affecting Netflix in Russia, according to Business Insider, are the same issues that are being…

The OnePlus 10 Pro, the company’s latest flagship, was recently released in China. The corporation has recently begun teasing its international launch. Now, a new leak has appeared, confirming the OnePlus 10 Pro’s Indian launch date.  The OnePlus 10 Pro will be released in India in mid-March, namely on March 15th or 16th. At the OnePlus Nord CE 2 launch event on February 17th, OnePlus is likely to unveil the official launch date of the OnePlus 10 Pro.  The OnePlus 10 Pro features a 6.7-inch LTPO 2.0 AMOLED display with a refresh rate range of 1 to 120Hz. It has…

Will Uber start using crypto? Uber is a ridesharing app that gives people an easy way to find transportation with simple steps of the app, which includes a map with the name of the driver, rating, price; and even their phone number for you to contact them. We use the app during our daily lives to get from point A to point B. For example, if we go to the gym, we may select the location and then it will give us a list of available cars that are near our location; we would select the one that looks good,…

WhatsApp is a messaging application created by WhatsApp Inc., which was acquired by Facebook in February 2014. It uses your phone’s internet connection (4G/3G/2G/EDGE or Wi-Fi, as available) to message friends and family for free. Unlike SMS and MMS, which are text messages that can be easily tracked, WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption; messages sent within the program are decrypted only on the recipient’s phone. In addition, WhatsApp sends a message to the sender when you open their message. This way, you don’t have to check your phone constantly or fear being hacked or spied upon by someone else. The messaging…

Flipkart, India’s e-commerce player, has joined the live commerce rush and taken an even larger bite out of the online retail market, by becoming a part of eBay.  Prior to Flipkart’s foray, ecommerce players like Meesho, Myntra, Nykaa and short video platform Roposo had also been using influencer-led live commerce to enhance engagement and drive sales on their platforms. The acquisition enables it to sell products that are unavailable on any other marketplace in India and eventually employ eBay’s Pay-by-Pay model with ease. This leaves both companies with huge opportunities to take on Amazon in a fair fight amid increasing…

We’ve all experienced the frustration of being told an item is “on sale”, only to find out that it never was. Retailers are notorious for marking up prices again on “sale items,” but thankfully there are ways you can research current prices before making a purchase.The iPhone prices fluctuate on a daily basis. The current list of prices can be seen below, but keep in mind that these are only estimates. You should always do your research to get an accurate idea of the price you should expect to pay for your next device. How To Find iPhone Prices: You…

In a surprise announcement on Monday, Dhirubhai Ambani Group Company Airtel announced tariff hike by Indian benchmarked tariffs and the company’s new tariffs. The announcement was made after an “informal” meeting with top telecom operators in India.  Airtel has been more stringent on its tariff hikes, since the beginning of 2019, compared to other telecom companies like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India that were around 10 percent only. Airtel claimed that the tariff increases were due to “cost of operations, spectrum charges, and regulatory levies” and it was not on account of tax hikes.  Mobile tariffs were last hiked in…

Google Cloud has announced a new feature to detect crypto mining and prevent miners from using its service. The company said the service is designed to “prevent instances running cryptocurrency mining software.” Crypto mining involves investing in hardware and software to solve complex math problems, with the calculations recorded digitally on the blockchain. Miners are paid for recording these transactions, receiving digital coins as payment which they can then sell if they choose. However, for miners to be effective, they would need to maintain an always-on machine and the system that records all of the miners’; in turn, computing power…