A look at Wordle, a viral once-a-day word guessing game created by a Brooklyn-based engineer as a side project that has amassed 300,000 players in two months (Daniel Victor/New York Times)

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A look at Wordle, a viral once-a-day word guessing game created by a Brooklyn-based engineer as a side project that has amassed 300,000 players in two months  —  The word game has gone from dozens of players to hundreds of thousands in a few months.  It was created by a software engineer in Brooklyn for his partner.

Skilled labour shortages could be next big chip supply problem: Report

Amid a shortage of skilled labour, global chipmakers are currently fighting for talent to staff semiconductor production facilities and address chip constraints, media reports say. https://ift.tt/3zC0QJX

South Korea's ruling party announces an NFT presidential election fundraiser; Lee Jae-myung, the DPK's presidential nominee, supports NFTs in gaming (Park Jae-hyuk/The Korea Times)

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South Korea's ruling party announces an NFT presidential election fundraiser; Lee Jae-myung, the DPK's presidential nominee, supports NFTs in gaming  —  The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is set to become the world's first political party to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) …

Vaccination for 15-18 age group starts: How to register and what not to miss

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OnePlus 9RT launch event for January 14 teased on Amazon

OnePlus 9RT will go official in India in January. The company has announced to host an event on January 14 where it will unveil the smartphone along with the OnePlus Buds Z2 wireless earbuds. Ahead of the launch, online commerce platform Amazon has created a microsite of the upcoming phone. https://ift.tt/3zpygLB

Realme 9i launch teased online, may come on January 10

Realme 9i is expected to come powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor. It is said to feature a 6.59-inch full-HD+ LCD display with 2400x1080 pixel resolution. Realme 9i may offer a 90Hz refresh rate. https://ift.tt/3mVkjzY

How to play Ludo, Subway Surfers Airtime and more games on Snapchat

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Why activists are urging Tesla and Elon Musk to close new showroom in Xinjiang

American-based activists are appealing to Tesla Inc. to close a new showroom in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang. https://ift.tt/3zp2AWv

China central bank launches digital yuan wallet mobile apps

China has released pilot versions of its digital yuan wallet application on mobile phone app stores as the country's central bank steps up its push to develop its own digital currency. https://ift.tt/3eQ5Tg0

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracy

In a case that exposed Silicon Valley's culture of hubris and hype, Elizabeth Holmes was convicted Monday of duping investors into believing her startup Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood. https://ift.tt/3pQvlbu

South Korea's 5G users cross 20 million in November

The number of smartphone users on 5G mobile networks had topped 20 million as of November for the first time since the service was commercialised in 2019, data showed on Monday. https://ift.tt/3znOAML

Microsoft has fixed this 'New Year' email bug

According to Microsoft, the problem related to a date check failure with the change of New Year. https://ift.tt/3ziWQxD

CCI probe: Delhi HC grants Whatsapp, Facebook more time to respond

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted more time to Whatsapp and Facebook to file their response over notices issued to them by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). https://ift.tt/34avKND

Jerusalem Post website hacked on Soleimani assassination anniversary

Israel's Jerusalem Post newspaper said on Monday its website had been hacked, in what it said was an apparent threat to the country. https://ift.tt/3qF3Wst

Future Retail asks court to declare arbitration with Amazon illegal

Armed with a December antitrust ruling against Amazon, Future Retail has petitioned the Delhi High Court and the arbitration tribunal in Singapore saying that continuing arbitration would be illegal. https://ift.tt/3HuWHKp