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Online grocer BigBasket and ecommerce major Flipkart have both cut down on their delivery timeline over the past two months amid increasing competition from quick commerce firms like Blinkit and Zepto and rising consumer demand for speedy delivery even in non-metro cities.Tata Digital-owned BigBasket in January announced its rebranding for slotted delivery service, which allows users to pick a slot to get their groceries delivered, to “Supersaver”, promising to deliver products in under two hours.Elevate Your Tech Prowess…

Spotify has revealed plans to increase subscription fees in France, in response to a planned new tax directed at all music-streaming services operating in the country. The move comes nearly three months after the company vowed to begin disinvesting in France, initially pulling support from two festivals with the promise of more action to come this year. Now we have a clearer idea of what kind of “action” Spotify has been cooking up, with its lobbying efforts now cranking into overdrive as it…

Flipkart launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service in collaboration with Axis Bank. The Flipkart UPI service will be initially available for Android users and can be used for online and offline payments. With the latest update, customers can now pay bills and make fund transfers directly from the Flipkart app. Flipkart UPI would compete with the likes of other popular third-party UPI apps such as Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay, and Amazon Pay.Rajneesh Kumar, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Flipkart India,…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After several years of pandemic-driven price spikes at the grocery store, retail food price inflation is slowing down. That's good news for consumers, especially those in low-income households, who spend a proportionally larger share of their income on food. But there's more to the cost of food than what we pay at the…

TikTok has shared more about its plans to fight misinformation ahead of the 2024 presidential election. And, like many of its social media peers, the company’s 2024 efforts will closely resemble what it’s done in the past.To start, the company is introducing its in-app election guide, which will point users to information about voting, including how to register and how to vote by mail. While the election guide will look similar to years past, the company is introducing it earlier than it has in past elections (its…

Cecil, a money-motivated goldendoodle from Pennsylvania, USA, went viral for devouring $4,000 in cash, leading his owners to a smelly quest.Clayton and Carrie Law, who had set an envelope of money aside for a contractor, managed to recover most of the shredded bills from Cecil’s droppings and vomit, piecing it together with only $450 still missing.The four-legged family member’s veterinarian had reportedly told the couple their greedy pet would be ok. Clayton and Carrie’s dignity? That’s another story.Cecil, a…

Microsoft is talking to partners that will help the company to help it launch a mobile gaming store. This store will compete with Apple and Google, said Phil Spencer, who leads the company’s Xbox video-game division.“It’s an important part of our strategy and something we are actively working on today not only alone, but talking to other partners who’d also like to see more choices for how they can monetise on the phone,’’ Spencer said in an interview, as per BNN Bloomberg. “I don’t think this is multiple years away, I…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Debunking, "prebunking," nudging and teaching digital literacy are several of the more effective ways to counter misinformation, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. Written by a panel of U.S. and international experts on the psychology of misinformation, the report…

According to a study conducted last year, just four alcoholic drinks per week can contribute to cognitive decline. Now, based on tests on mice, researchers may have found a way to fight booze's brain-hampering effects with the potent red ginseng root.Korean red ginseng (KRG) has been used as an overall tonic in herbal folk medicine for over 2,000 years. In more recent scientific studies, the root has shown promise in fighting heart disease; boosting the efficacy of anticancer drugs in eliminating tumors; delivering…

Inside an agricultural exhibition building at the Calgary Stampede, kids practise rotating cattle through different areas of pasture, earning "carbon points" as they go if they can avoid under- or overgrazing the land.They're playing Guardians of the Grasslands, a computer game that was produced with funding from a government grant program, the charitable arm of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) and Ducks Unlimited Canada, which conserves and restores wetlands. The game is based on a short documentary of the same name…