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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Fashion e-commerce company Styched on Monday said it has acquired Flatheads, a direct-to-customer (D2C) online casual sneaker startup that gained recognition on Shark Tank India season 2.Founded in 2018 by Ganesh Balakrishnan and Utkarsh Biradar, Bengaluru-based Flatheads is specialises in designing all-day wear casual sneakers for the urban audience.The deal, structured as an all-equity transaction, represents Styched’s foray into the footwear segment.“The technical know-how of Flatheads would really help us create a wide range of affordable sneakers collection. While Styched will continue to play in the sub-Rs 1,000 segment, the semi-premium segment would have Flatheads…

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) As Meta’s Threads crosses 150 million sign-ups, the so-called Twitter killer’s daily use has gone down miserably, with time spent by users now down by 50 per cent from 20 minutes to just 10 minutes. According to Sensor Tower data, Threads platform’s number of daily active users were down about 20 per cent since its debut on July 5.Data from Similarweb showed a drop of more than 25 per cent in daily active users on Android phones globally. The usage time also decreased by more than 50 per cent, it showed.However, these are early days…

San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Tech giant Google is reportedly working on a new ‘Connected Flight’ mode for Android devices.The information was revealed by a new patent from the company which appeared online, reports Android Authority.According to the patent, the feature will work on phones, tablets and laptops.It seems to be able to recognise when the user is on a plane. If triggered, the device will automatically switch to Aeroplane mode and return to normal mode once it determines that the user is landed.Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections are expected to be supported with the feature whichwill likely adapt the Wi-Fi…

San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Microsoft and Sony have signed a “binding agreement” to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer tweeted on Sunday, “We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and @PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to play their favourite games.”Also, Microsoft President Brad Smith posted, “From Day One of this acquisition, we’ve been committed to addressing the concerns of regulators, platform and…

With heavy rain warnings in effect for the central provinces of Chungcheong and almost all of the southern provinces below, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said that extremely heavy rains of more than 70 mm per hour are expected in some areas on Tuesday, reports Yonhap News Agency.About 50 people have been killed or gone missing nationwide in the heavy downpours over the past week.The KMA said the downpours may intensively pummel small areas, forecasting hourly precipitation of 30 to 60 mm for the central and southern regions and 30 to 80 mm for the southern resort island of Jeju…

“Capacity of Wazirabad Water treatment plant is 134 MGD. It has started producing 54 MGD. The equipment got most damaged in this plant. Hopefully, it shud start working on full capacity soon. Engineers are working 24×7,” Kejriwal tweeted.Due to the rising water level in the Yamuna River, the water treatment plants in Wazirabad, Chandrawal, and Okhla had been temporarily shut down, leading to water scarcity in certain areas.The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) regulator, which was broken due to heavy rain and the rise in the water level of the Yamuna, has been fixed.Some areas in the national capital remain submerged…

Entering Sunday’s Wimbledon final, seven-time champion Djokovic had not lost a match on Centre Court since 2013 but Alcaraz ended the Serbian’s dominance at the grass-court major by capturing a thrilling five-set 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 win.”Making history that I did today, it’s the happiest moment of my life. I think it’s not going to change for a long time. Beating Novak, winning the Wimbledon championship is something that I dreamt about since I started playing tennis. That’s why it is the biggest moment of my life,” Alcaraz said in a post match press conference.”Beating Novak at his best,…

According to police, the girl had eloped with her boyfriend from Beowar on Saturday and reached Jodhpur bus stop late at night.The two then went to a guest house in search of a room where an employee misbehaved with the girl. He has also been arrested.Soon, they left the place and were searching for a room when the three students approached them.On the pretext of helping them, they took the couple to the old campus of Jai Narayan Vyas University in the vicinity and took turns to rape her.As morning walkers started reaching there, they ran away.However, the boy sought…

Police said that they have arrested the woman, a resident of Badaun (Uttar Pradesh) and Irfan (36), a resident of DDA Flats in Shastri Park.The official said that the woman’s husband had died due to illness in January 2023.Her husband and the deceased, identified as Abujar (20), a resident of Kasganj (Uttar Pradesh), were relatives.The woman claimed that Abujar had raped her multiple times, and the incident had escalated after her husband’s death. “She wanted revenge and freedom from Abujar. She is a close friend of Irfan’s wife. Irfan agreed to help her,” said the official.The incident came to light…

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSS) has told thousands of officials to stop using iPhones and other Apple products like iPads, reports the Financial Times. Beginning July 17, employees at Russia’s trade ministry will no longer be allowed to use iPhones at the workplace, the report added. “Security officials in ministries — these are FSB employees who hold civilian positions such as deputy ministers — announced that iPhones were no longer considered safe and that alternates should be sought,” the report said, quoting sources. The FSB and officials “truly believe that Americans can use their equipment for wiretapping”. They added while…