Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has announced a new system to punish streamers who use viewbots to fake their viewer numbers. The platform said it has been working on this problem for a long time because many creators use outside services to make their streams look more popular than they really are. Twitch says this hurts…
Lauren Jackson (Special Arrangements) TimesofIndia.com in Singapore: Women’s sport for years fought one battle above all else: Visibility.It demanded television coverage, sponsorship, bigger crowds and, most importantly, the right to be taken seriously. And across much of the sporting world, that battle has shifted.The Women’s Premier League has transformed the commercial landscape of women’s cricket…
Sigmund Freud (Credit: Bettmann/ Getty Images) Freud’s quote keeps appearing in online feeds, quote pages and short commentary columns, often stripped from any wider explanation. It travels well because it is short and slightly unsettling. There is no clean moral instruction inside it, only a comparison that feels unfinished. The line is usually presented as…
Priyansh Arya and Ayush Mhatre (BCCI/IPL Photo) CHENNAI : The new generation of top-order batters, with their audacious approach, have lately been hogging the limelight in the IPL. While 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has emerged as the poster boy of this Gen Z crop, he is not a lone ranger. Two more young willow wielders are…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi added another extraordinary chapter to his dream IPL 2026 season by becoming the first player in T20 history to score 500 runs in the powerplay during a single tournament. The Rajasthan Royals youngster achieved the milestone during Qualifier 2 against Gujarat Titans on Friday, continuing what has…
NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday confirmed that Ishan Kishan will lead the franchise, while Abhishek Sharma will be his deputy in the upcoming IPL season until the full-time captain Pat Cummins returns from injury.“Pat Cummins will miss a few games while recovering from injury. Until he recovers, Ishan Kishan will be the captain and…
UK net migration fell below 200,000 UK net migration has fallen below 200,000 for the first time since the Covid pandemic, driven largely by a sharp fall in the number of people arriving for work, according to new official figures.Data released by the Office for National Statistics showed estimated net migration stood at 171,000 in…
Sneako posts disturbing messages after Australia reportedly issues lifetime ban against streamer (Image via Getty) Controversial streamer Nico ‘Sneako’ Kenn De Balinthazy is once again making headlines after posting a series of worrying messages on X during and after his Australia visit. The latest post, shared on May 7, 2026, said, “I am ready to…
Deandra Dottin (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: There was a worrying moment before the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final between West Indies and Australia at The Oval on Tuesday as star all-rounder Deandra Dottin had to be carried off the field by her teammates just before the start of the match.The incident happened shortly…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court’s most senior judge, Justice Vikram Nath, on Sunday said artificial intelligence could at best be a facilitator for the justice delivery system but could never replace the core task – writing judgments – which would always remain with judges.Speaking on ‘Challenges, innovations and role of AI in judicial governance’ at the…