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Facebook buys Giphy, the library of animated GIFs, for $400 million

Giphy will join the Instagram group within Facebook and the social-media giant has extended offers to more than 100 Giphy employees.

Donald Trump set to restore some WHO funding, Fox reports

Trump had in April ordered a 60-day freeze on US funding to the WHO, saying that the global body took China’s claims about Covid-19 at 'face value'.

The coronavirus crisis is a virtual replay of the past

Our current predicament may be less unique than we tend to believe, and the 1889 pandemic may be able to help us predict our future.

Lockdown sees more than a million new stock traders in India

About 1.2 million new accounts were opened with the Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. in March and April, up from a combined 900,000 in January and February.

India is Asia’s new coronavirus hotspot as it overtakes China’s infection numbers

India saw 3,787 new infections Friday, bringing its total to 85,784, surpassing China’s 84,038 cases.

Trump says US is working on a ‘super-duper missile’ that is faster than any other

Trump, who also unveiled the Space Force flag, said the US is right now building 'incredible military equipment'.

Italy to open its borders, allow citizens to travel freely from 3 June

PM Giuseppe Conte’s announcement came hours after Italy's daily virus-linked death fell to 242 Friday, the lowest in four days.

Daily virus numbers will mean little once lockdowns are lifted

Since testing is inconsistent and the new coronavirus causes mild symptoms in many people, data for new infections can be misleading.

Covid-19 sniffer dogs — UK’s latest idea to tackle the spread of the virus

A £500,000 government program will back clinical trials to train dogs to see if they can spot Covid before symptoms even appear.

Where to worry about catching Covid-19, and where not to

Dining together and taking public transport might risk spreading the disease, but going to a market briefly or a transient encounter while you walk, those are low risks.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.