The United States on Thursday reported 52,503 new cases of coronavirus infection and 439 Covid deaths. With this, the total cases in the country reached 98,261,431, as per Johns Hopkins University’s latest data. The total number of people that have lost their lives due to the disease rose to 1,074,485. […]

After multiple unsuccessful attempts, a giant rocket carrying Orion spacecraft is finally on its way to Moon. The 322-foot-tall stack, consisting of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 a.m. ET Wednesday. The launch […]

At a time when there is a growing number of edtech companies laying off employees in a bid to conserve cash and focus on profitability amid a funding winter, Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad is expanding its facilities and hiring talent. The company plans to hire over 1400 team members between November […]

Two people were killed in a missile attack that hit a village in the eastern part of Poland near the border with Ukraine on Tuesday. Polish President Andrzej Duda said it was a “Russian-made missile,” but declined to confirm the source of its origin. NATO and G7 Leaders, who have […]

A group of YouTube TV subscribers has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Disney, claiming that the company’s business deals with competitors have inflated the amount consumers pay for streaming live TV services. The plaintiffs from four states claim that, because Disney requires streamers including YouTube TV to include ESPN in […]

Disney stock faded more than 1% on the second day of Bob Iger’s return engagement as CEO, reflecting investors’ divergent outlooks on the media giant’s prospects Shares in the Dow component finished at $96.21, down 1.4% on more than twice the normal trading volume. The downbeat session made Disney one […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation or DOT has fined $7.25 million to six airlines across the world, which also collectively returned around $600 million in refunds to their passengers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the DOT said these fines are for extreme delays in providing […]

Asian stocks ended mixed on Tuesday after Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower overnight and China data disappointed. China’s relaxation of its COID-related quarantine measures and cautious optimism over the outcome of a face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Biden and his Chinese counterpart helped generate buying interest. The two leaders […]

Domino’s Pizza Inc. has partnered with automaker General Motors Co. for electrifying its pizza delivery. This month, the largest pizza company in the world will start delivering its products through more than 100 custom-branded 2023 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles. The vehicles will be available at select franchise and corporate stores […]

Disney shares busted out of the starting gate, rising 8% in early trading on a wave of optimistic sentiment about Bob Iger’s return engagement as CEO. The stock pushed near the $100 mark after rising in pre-market trading. It had slumped more than 40% in 2022 to date as financial […]