The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, commonly referred to as Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It shares borders with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and India to the south, east, and west. With a population of 30.6 million residents as of 2022, Nepal boasts of having eight of…
Disney: $8.6 Billion Hulu Deal
Hulu is a subscription streaming service that was launched in October 2007. It boasts around 48 million subscribers and features content from ABC, FX, Fox, and other established networks. The video streaming platform has its headquarters in California, USA. The Walt Disney Company, which has a majority stake in the platform, announced on November 1,…
China: Chengdu Science Fiction Museum
Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan and is the fourth most populous city in China, with a total of 20.9 million residents as of 2020. It has traditionally been the hub of Western China and is considered one of the most important economic, financial, commercial, cultural, and communication centers in…
Canada bans WeChat from Government Devices
WeChat is a Chinese social media, instant messaging, and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It is a popular application in China and Southeast Asia, and has been described as the “everything app.” First released in 2011, it became the world’s largest standalone mobile app in 2018 with over 1 billion monthly active users. According…
India: Train Accident Kills 13
Andhra Pradesh is a state in the southern coastal region of India. It is the seventh largest state and the tenth most populous, with a total of 49.5 million residents as of 2011. It shares borders with Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and the Bay of Bengal. On 29 October, an accident involving two…
Google: $2 Billion Anthropic Investment
Anthropic is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI) systems and neural networks, including large language models (LLM). According to recent reports, Google, which is already an investor in Anthropic, will invest an additional $2 billion USD in the company. This new investment deal will enhance the company’s…
Chevron: $53 Billion Hess Deal
Chevron Corporation is a multinational energy company that specializes in oil and gas, hydrocarbon exploration, chemical manufacturing and sales etc. Chevron is the second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, founded in 1879 and originally known as the Pacific Coast Oil with its headquarters in California, USA. Hess Corporation (formerly Amerada Hess Corporation) is an American…