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Geneva, Nov 1 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has declared its interest in hosting the 2034 World Cup, FIFA confirmed on Tuesday.The world football governing body also received interest confirmations from Morocco, Portugal and Spain to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup and from Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay to host celebratory games, reports XinhuaThis first step will be followed by thorough bidding processes for both FIFA World Cup editions, with the hosts to be appointed by the member associations gathered at FIFA Congresses in 2024, FIFA announced.FIFA will open a dialogue with bidders before publishing evaluation reports. The FIFA Congress will discuss…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 31 (IANS) Sunil Chhetri inched closer to becoming the all-time leading goal-scorer in the ISL with his 58th strike but Bengaluru FC slumped to a 3-2 defeat to Odisha FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday.After Chhetri opened the scoring and R. Williams doubled the lead in the 18th minute, Odisha scored through L. Khawlhring (23′), I. Vanlalruatfela (45’) and A. Ranawade (60′) to get back to winning ways.Chhetri’s knack of finding the back of the net was evident straightaway as the striker beat his marker and Odisha goalkeeper Amrinder…

Guwahati, Nov 1 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati incubated startup Beta Tank Robotics (BetaTANK) on Wednesday announced two robotic solutions that can efficiently maintain and clean petroleum tanks eliminating manual labour for the hazardous task. The robot to clean crude oil tank bottom sludge will sweep tank bottom sludge, and pump it to a receptacle outside the tank. These also have three very distinct USP over its contemporaries in the world.Another robot to water wash and strip retail outlet petrol pump tanks will move inside the tank, raise their arms, spread their arms, and water-wash the tanks, including…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Microsoft has started rolling out the next major update to its Windows 11 PC operating system with some new features.The main change in the new update (known as Windows 11, version 23H2) includes the name change of Microsoft Teams to Chat.”Chat is now Microsoft Teams (free) and is pinned by default to the taskbar,” VP of programme management for Windows servicing and delivery, John Cable, said in a blogpost on Tuesday.”When you click to launch Microsoft Teams, you will discover a mini communications experience that makes it possible to chat, call, meet, and create a…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Music streaming giant Spotify’s Regional Director (APAC) Vineeta Dixit on Wednesday appointed as the new Chairperson of the Internet and Mobile Association of India’s (IAMAI) Public Policy Committee.Sandeep Aggarwal, founder and CEO of Droom Technology, and Senthil Kumar, Public Policy and Government Relations of Ninjacart, have been appointed as Co-Chairs of the Public Policy Committee.The new leadership replaces Amit Mathur (Reliance Jio), Udai Mehta (Amazon), Urvashi Sahay (Paytm) and Aprameya Radhakrishna (Koo).The new appointments were made following elections for the leadership of the Public Policy Committee.”IAMAI is a powerful voice for the digital industry in…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Consumer spending in India is soaring during the festive season, with people splurging on cars, smartphones, TVs and other items, boosting the country’s economic growth, media reports said.According to the reports, sales at e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart surged by almost a fifth in the first week of the festive season, compared to the same period last year. Digital payments made via Unified Payments Interface (UPI) also increased by 40 per cent in October from a year earlier.Economists see easing inflation and rising wages, especially in rural areas.Consumer confidence hit a four-year high in…

San Francisco, Nov 1 (IANS) French video game company Ubisoft has announced that it will shut down the online services for 10 of its older games on January 25, 2024.Among the games affected include several titles from the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, as well as others such as Splinter Cell: Conviction, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and Trials Evolution.The decision to stop the online services for these games was taken due to the old technology behind them, according to the company.”Decommissioning the online services for older games is something we do not take lightly, however, it is also a necessity as…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Elon Musk has expressed his desire to soon make X into a top dating and job hiring platform, as he emphasises on more video live-streaming of sports and political events.In his recent all-hands meeting with employees along with X CEO Linda Yaccarino, Musk said that he would place more emphasis on what somebody has posted in the past on the X platform than anything else. “Have they posted interesting material? That would be probably the single biggest indicator for whether they are excellent and someone you’d want to hire,” he told employees. He said that…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Google Registry has launched a new domain extension type “.ing” that will let brands and businesses build their website in a single word.Users can now register .ing domains as part of Google’s early access period, however they will have to pay “an additional one-time fee”.”This top-level domain is ready for whatever you’re interested in, whether it’s mak.ing a fun website, giv.ing to a good cause, design.ing something beautiful or edit.ing an existing document,” Google explained in a blogpost on Tuesday.Users can register for their unique domains through partner companies like GoDaddy and 101Domain.The early access…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) High-profile exits at Gaurav Munjal-run edtech company Unacademy continue and now, its chief financial officer (CFO) Subramanian Ramachandran has quit, according to reports.It’s the second senior exit at the edtech startup in recent months.“Ramachandran has put down his papers and is currently serving his notice period,” said a report by The Morning Context report, citing sources.In August, Unacademy’s chief operating officer Vivek Sinha had resigned.The company was yet to comment on the latest development, as the online edtech sector in the country is reeling under massive slowdown since last year.In November last year, Unacademy laid…