Business Reporter – News – Technology and cricket big wins for billionaire Ambani in Disney tie-up

[ad_1] By Munsif Vengattil and M. Sriram   BENGALURU (Reuters) – A Disney-Reliance assets merger in India will create a media giant far bigger than all its rivals, boosting billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s entertainment ambitions with streaming tech prowess and lucrative cricket rights.   Disney and Reliance on Wednesday put a value on their joint TV…

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New technology could enable vision prosthesis

[ad_1] Dutch researchers hope their artificial vision simulator will lead to vision prosthesis for blind people Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and the Donders Institute have created an artificial vision simulator, a device which they hope will further efforts to develop a visual prosthesis for visually impaired people. The simulator mimics artificial visual perceptions and…

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International Space Station’s recurring air leak ‘poses no threat to crew’: Russia | Technology News

[ad_1] Russian space officials on Wednesday said there is a continuing air leak from the Russian section of the International Space Station (ISS) but said it posed no danger to the crew on the orbiting outpost. “Indeed, specialists have detected an air leak onboard the ISS. There is no threat to crewmembers or the station…

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Pakistan swears in new parliament as Imran Khan’s followers protest vote count

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s National Assembly swore in newly elected members of parliament on Thursday in a chaotic scene as allies of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan shouted and protested what they claim was a rigged election. Lawmakers from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party repeatedly chanted “Vote-thief!” as Shehbaz Sharif, who is expected to form the next…

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India’s richest man is bringing Rihanna and 1,200 guests to a pre-wedding bash for his son

[ad_1] NEW DELHI — It could be the biggest party this small west Indian city has ever seen. As billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani prepares for the wedding of his young son this summer, he’s expecting billionaires from around the world, heads of state, and Hollywood and Bollywood royalty to attend a three-day bash in the family’s hometown,…

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