Google Domain sold for $12 by accident. It’s a perfect example of how easy it is to make an error when the stakes are high and mistakes can be costly. In this case, the domain was worth 12 times more than what was paid for it!. A former employee of Google, Sanmay Ved found that a domain of Google was available for sale on September 29, 2015. And he bought it for $12. He owned it for about a minute and was rewarded by Google for pointing this error. He said that he never expected this transaction to go through.…
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The question of why did Mark Zuckerberg drop out of Harvard is one that many people are interested in. To answer this, we first have to understand the time period and what was going on at the university. In 2003, there was a big shift happening in terms of how students interacted with each other. Social media had become so popular that it became apparent that Facebook would be a great way for students to connect and stay up-to-date about their lives while they were away from home. When Mark saw how much potential Facebook could have as an online…
Why is the Tesla Stock market falling? Well, Tesla stock has been on a rollercoaster ride with the tesla stock market value fluctuating more than any other car company. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk was recently quoted saying “I really feel confident about Tesla’s future.” Investors are wondering if this is just another Elon Musk hype or an actual signal of good things to come. Let’s take a closer look at what is going wrong and how it could be fixed. Electric vehicles will soon change urban transportation and will play a key role in the future of greenhouse gas emissions…
On Friday in Los Angeles Superior court, the Gerard Butler lawsuit came into action. Gerard Butler filed a lawsuit against the profits of Olympus Has Fallen, he claims that he owns at least $10 million from the success of Olympus Has Fallen, the movie that was released in the year 2013 about an attack on the White House. This Action/Thriller is about when the president of America is kidnapped and an ex-secret agent uses his intelligence and experience to rescue him. This movie is the origin of the sequels “London Has Fallen” and “Angel Has Fallen.” Gerard Butler lawsuit details:…
There have been rumors for some time about Samsung working on an S Pen which is compatible with its next-generation foldable Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 mobile, but the question remains on how this next-gen foldable device is going to hold the stylus? The latest leaks of the official Galaxy Z Fold 3 case with an S Pen slot and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are catching attention on the internet. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3: One of the leaked images shows Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3 case, which has a dedicated slot to fit the S Pen, an earlier leak…
Old embeds from Vidme which was struck off of the rolls left the users feeling awkward by displaying Porn videos when they tried to read an article on some reputable websites. An expired website called Vidme ran out of business in 2017 and was brought by a porn company 5-star HD Porn, which means whichever website has Vidme reference links in will likely have porn in them. An article released by Motherboard says, unfortunately, the websites like the Washington Post, New York Magazine, HuffPost, The Verge, and others have these unexpected porn embeds in their contents. What exactly happened at Vidme to Embed Porn domain videos? In a…
Hotstar is an Indian OTT platform operated by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, basically, Disney plus Hotstar is a chunk of The Walt Disney Company. Hotstar app hosts a bunch of local networks, TV series, live sports, original programs, and is also licensed to stream from third-party television networks like HBO, Showtime, National Geography, Disney, Pixar, and many others. In India, Hotstar became the dominant streaming service due to the significant growth of mobile Internet. Disney Hotstar service is now offering mobile-only viewing plans to make it more convenient and affordable for the mobile platform. …
When you browse in Incognito mode it is expected for users to expect it to be not tracked. But shockingly Google revealed they’re still tracking you in Incognito mode. Let us take a dive into what actually happens and how it works? Incognito mode is an optional feature in your browsers that is nothing but Private browsing. As you know if you are using a browser in normal mode you can see the browser’s history and cookies will be saved and that will make it easier when you are browsing next time. The companies are providing the browsers for free…
Picking gifts for women are as hard as impressing a girl, it is a kind of art. When we want to gift a girl a lot of questions spin in our minds like, What do they want? What do they not have? What color do they like? What are their hobbies? Tech gadgets are the ultimate “Let us meet in the middle” or the safest kind of gifts. Now don’t pull your hair, we got you. We are bringing you the top 5 tech gifts for women that will definitely win their hearts. These could even pass as a gift…
If people are uploading videos to YouTube, one of the main reasons is to make money on YouTube (If you are good at something, never do it for free). There are five billion YouTube videos are watched every day it means every smartphone user on Earth is spending at least 40minutes per day watching YouTube. On this platform, you’ll be able to learn, teach, entertain many more things will be possible. YouTube has made people millionaires, today we will tell you 3 Ways to make money on YouTube. For some people who are in dilemma or still thinking will it…