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Example illustration of the three types of graph used in the study: a bar chart (left), point graph (center) and line graph (right). *Please note this is an illustrative example, and the graphs here do not show the same data as each other. Credit: International Journal of Forecasting (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2022.11.003 A new study suggests that the format in which graphs are presented may be biasing people into being…

Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Friday laid off 380 employees as part of a "restructuring exercise" citing challenging macroeconomic conditions, with its CEO Sriharsha Majety saying that overhiring was a case of "poor judgement" where he should have done better.In an internal email, Majety, Co-Founder and CEO, also apologised to the affected employees and said the "extremely difficult decision" taken after "exploring all available options" and offered an employee assistance plan for the impacted people.He said the…

Far Cry and Yakuza games lead the December lineup of free games coming to PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe/ Premium catalogue. Starting December 20, higher-tier PS Plus subscribers gain access to three of Ubisoft's FPS action-adventure games — Far Cry 5, Far Cry New Dawn, and Far Cry Primal — where you take up arms to best foes in innovative open worlds, teeming with local wildlife to a deranged cult leader, and a whole lot more. Or you could level up from an underdog to a dragon in Sega's latest Yakuza: Like a Dragon,…

Twitter wants a Delaware court to order Elon Musk to buy the social media service for $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,60,000 crore), as he promised back in April. But what if a judge makes that ruling and Musk balks?The Tesla billionaire's reputation for dismissing government pronouncements has some worried that he might flout an unfavourable ruling of the Delaware Court of Chancery, known for its handling of high-profile business disputes.Musk hopes to win the case that's headed for an October trial. He's scheduled to be…

August 29, 1997 is an important date in the Terminator franchise, with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 revealing in Terminator 2: Judgement Day revealed that this was the day that Skynet gained sentience. So naturally Terminator fans perk up whenever August 29 rolls around each year, and Schwarzenegger himself is no different, as evidenced by the throwback he posted for this special day for 2022.This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Terminator saga’s Judgement Day, and 31 years since Terminator 2: Judgement Day was…

Google is facing a complaint from an Austrian non-profit organisation, over claims that the search giant breached a European Union (EU) court order. In a complaint filed with the Commission Nationale de l'informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), France's data protection authority, the group has alleged that Google sent advertising emails directly to user's inboxes, without their consent. Google's free email service displays advertisements included inside the email list, denoted by the word 'Ad'.In a complaint filed with…

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its judgement in an appeal filed by Whatapp and Facebook challenging the single judge-bench's order which had refused to stay the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) last year's order.In 2021, the court had refused to stay a notice issued by the CCI, asking WhatsApp to furnish certain information in connection with the probe, ordered in March, on the instant messaging app's new updated privacy policy.In the last hearing on July 22, Meta (formerly Facebook) had opposed the CCI…