San Francisco: Facebook has chosen to leave up a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which she appeared to slur her words. That has outraged people who believe Facebook should do more to clamp down on misinformation. But Facebook has long resisted making judgments about the truthfulness of posts, as doing so could […]
Read MoreLos Angeles: Gina Torres says it was “liberating” to play Jessica Pearson outside the periphery of “Suits”, which revolved more around Harvey Specter and Mike Ross. Gabriel Macht and Patrick J Adams played Harvey and Mike, respectively. Torres is set to reprise her role in her spin-off “Pearson”, in which disbarred lawyer Jessica takes on […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson is considering tweaking provisions in business deals to avoid situations like those it is facing with Reliance Communications. The company sued RCom and its promoter Anil Ambani to recover dues of about Rs 1,500 crore, of which it managed to receive only Rs 550 crore. “We think fairness […]
Read MoreAmaravati (AP): Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who led his YSR Congress Party to a thumping victory in the assembly elections, was sworn in Thursday as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. Governor E S L Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 46-year-old leader, whose party emerged victorious in 151 seats in the […]
Read MoreWashington: Consuming too many energy drinks in a short timespan may increase blood pressure and disrupt heart rhythm, a study has found. For the study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, enrolled 34 healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 40 years. Participants were randomly assigned to drink 32 ounces of […]
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