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U.S. gasoline price decreases (Short version)

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline decreased to $3.14 a gallon on Monday. That's down 2.7 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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U.S. gasoline price decreases (Short version)

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline decreased to $3.10 a gallon on Monday. That's down 4.7 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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U.S. gasoline price decreases (Short version)

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline decreased to $3.07 a gallon on Monday. That's down 2.8 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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Share of natural gas production in U.S. tight oil plays increased over the last decade

Natural gas produced from the three largest tight oil-producing plays in the United States has increased in the last decade. Natural gas comprised 40% of total production from the Bakken, the Eagle Ford, and the Permian compared with 29% in 2014.




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TikTok ventures into mobile gaming, initially in partnership with Zynga

TikTok is experimenting with games, initially in partnership with mobile gaming giant Zynga. On Monday, Zynga announced its plans to launch a new HTML5-based game, “Disco Loco 3D,” exclusively on the TikTok platform. The casual game is a single-player endless runner where players collect their own dance moves while challenging friends, avoiding obstacles and collecting […]

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Daily Crunch: Citrix to be acquired by Vista and Evergreen/Elliott in $16.5B all-cash deal

Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.

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Match names Zynga President Bernard Kim as CEO, replacing Shar Dubey

Dating app giant Match is getting a new CEO. Just over two years after assuming the top exec position, Match CEO and 16-year employee Shar Dubey is stepping down. The company announced today, alongside its first-quarter earnings, Shar Dubey will resign as an officer of Match Group but will remain on the company’s board and […]

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Director Morgan Neville is steering clear of generative AI after ‘Roadrunner’ backlash

One of the most attention-grabbing aspects of “Roadrunner,” the Morgan Neville-directed documentary about Anthony Bourdain, was Neville’s use of generative AI to replicate Bourdain’s voice. Looking back now, Neville told Wired that he saw this as a “fun” way to “keep [Bourdain’s] voice going in the film.” But his approach drew intense criticism — while […]

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TSMC reportedly halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese companies

After a chip manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was found inside a Huawei processor, the U.S. Department of Commerce has ordered the company to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers, according to a report in Reuters. Huawei faces significant trade restrictions from the U.S., so the pause on shipments is supposed […]

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Neuro-ID takes in fresh capital to combat fraud from all of our taps, types and swipes

The company captures real-time customer behavior so companies can see who is genuine, and who is fraudulent, and identify the root cause of customer friction.

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Block’s Cash App adopts Lightning Network for free bitcoin payments

Late last year, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down from his position in order to give his full attention to his other company, Square (now called Block), which had become increasingly invested in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency — just like Dorsey himself. Now we’re starting to see the results of Block’s embrace of crypto, as […]

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Your shot to join the TC Disrupt Startup Battlefield 200 ends today

Time is running out on one of the biggest opportunities in Disrupt history. We stop accepting applications to the Startup Battlefield 200 tonight, August 5, at precisely 11:59 p.m. PDT. No more deadline extensions, no last-minute exceptions. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Lollygagger alert: Drop what you’re doing and go apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 right […]

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Yahoo Mail introduces new AI-powered capabilities, including a ‘Shopping Saver’ tool

Yahoo is introducing new AI tools for Yahoo Mail that are aimed at helping users save time and money, the company announced on Monday. The rollout includes upgrades to several of Yahoo Mail’s existing AI features, and introduces a new Shopping Saver tool. Yahoo is TechCrunch’s parent company. The new Shopping Saver tool surfaces gift […]

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Equity Monday: Quibi, two Boston rounds and a shift to pessimism

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our short-form week-starter in which we go over the weekend, look to the week ahead, talk about some neat funding rounds and dig into what is stuck on our minds. So, by section then: […]

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Blidz raises $6.6M to expand its Pinduoduo-inspired social shopping app

Gamification and social hooks have become cornerstones across every category of consumer apps these days, and today one that’s using these to build out a new e-commerce platform in Europe is announcing a seed round to give its growth a boost. Blidz — a social shopping app that offers big discounts (many items in categories […]

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Australian National Committee for UN Women welcomes partnership with PwC Australia - 17 Feb

PwC Australia is delighted to announce a partnership with The Australian National Committee for UN Women in a joint effort to promote gender equality.




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PwC to host second forum on women and leadership - 23 Feb

On Friday 28 February at 4.30am Sydney time, PwC will host its second global forum to students around the world.




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Reshaping and Innovating at Big Four Banks - 2 Nov

With record low margins and stubborn expense to income ratios, the major banks must quickly seize the opportunity of the technology revolution or fail to keep pace with expectations.




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Home and away, Australian CEOs bearish on growth - 16 Nov

Australian CEOs are less confident about domestic growth than their regional peers, and less certain of their ability to capture a return in Asia Pacific markets.




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Aussie shareholders lose $8bn from unplanned CEO turnover - 26 Nov

Thirty-five of the ASX 200 companies saw a turnover in Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2014, almost 35 percent more than the global average, including 8 unplanned succession events which cost $8 billion in foregone shareholder value




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Major banks results: cash earnings down but fundamentally still strong - 5 May

Australias four major banks delivered combined cash earnings of $14.9 billion for the first half to March 2016.




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Singapore FTA takes relationship to new heights - 6 May

An enhanced Singapore-Australia free trade agreement (SAFTA) represents the biggest step-forward in over a decade in our economic relationship with Singapore.




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GitHub Spark lets you build web apps in plain English

When GitHub Copilot launched and started autocompleting lines of code — and, later, entire code snippets — the question many people were asking was: How long until we can just describe an app in natural language and Copilot will build it for us? We’ve seen quite a few experiments in this arena in recent months, […]

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Ecosia and Qwant, two European search engines, join forces on an index to shrink reliance on Big Tech

Qwant, France’s privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and other climate-focused initiatives, are joining forces on a joint venture to develop their own European search index. The pair hopes this move will help drive innovation in their respective search engines — including and […]

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I Wish I Knew About These 3 Cybersecurity Mistakes Before I Started a Business

Cybersecurity risks get increasingly complex every year, and businesses of all kinds are under attack. These are three of the most common cybersecurity errors companies make, with actionable advice on safeguarding against them.




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Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp Deal Is Never Coming Back Because Its New CEO Knows 'How to Do Math'

New CEO Damola Adamolekun is making changes, including adding new (and old) items to the menu.













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Col. Sham Saroop Dutta Age 76 Years vs Union Territory Of Jammu & Kashmir on 8 November, 2024

(08.11.2024)

01. Petitioner through the medium of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks following reliefs:-

(i) Writ of mandamus commanding the respondents particularly respondent No. 3 to hand over the physical possession of plot No. 288/15 Sector-C measuring 44'x60' at Sainik Colony Jammu to the petitioner by executing all necessary documents.

(ii) The respondent No. 3 be further directed to extend the period of 05 years as stipulated in condition No. 4 of the perpetual lease deed dated 18/07/1994 for raising constructions.




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Shaid Hussain Age 32 Years vs Union Territory Of Jammu And Kashmir on 8 November, 2024

(08.11.2024)

01. Petitioner through the medium of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks for the following reliefs:-

i) Commanding upon the respondents to allow the petitioner to work as Lambardar in view of his appointment vide order No. 145-47/TBG Auth dated 07.07.2022 and also in view of the J&K Lambardari Act, 1972 and J&K Lambardari Rules, 1980 till general elections are held.

ii) Commanding upon the respondents to confirm the appointment of the petitioner in accordance with the J&K Lambardari Act and Lambardari Rules.




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Mohd Mushraf & Anr vs Ut Of J&K & Ors on 8 November, 2024

(08.11.2024)

01. Petitioners, Mohd Musharaf and Sofia Kouser, claim that they, being major, have contracted marriage in accordance with Muslim rites, against the wishes of their relatives, out of their free will and are living as husband and wife, but are apprehensive to be subjected to physical violence and harassment by such relatives, therefore seeking protection and security cover from official respondents.

02. Heard and perused the record annexed with the writ petition.

03. When two adults consensually choose each other as life partners, it is manifestation of their choice that is recognized under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution. Such right has the sanction of constitutional law and once that is recognized, said right needs to be protected and it cannot succumb to conception of class honour or group thinking. Consent of family or community or clan is not necessary once two adult individuals agree to enter into wedlock and their consent has to be piously given primacy. The concept of liberty has to be weighed and tested on the touchstone of constitutional sensitivity, protection and values it stands for.




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Arti Sharma vs Union Of India & Ors on 8 November, 2024

(08.11.2024)

01. Petitioner claiming to be owner of land measuring 3 Kanals comprising of Khasra Nos. 210 (02-00) & 216 (01-

00) situated at Phalyana, Tehsil & District Rajouri, which on requisition has been under the occupation of respondent Nos. 1 to 5 ever since the year 1961/62 and that the petitioner as owner of the land, had been receiving the settled rent for use of the land by the respondent Nos. 1 to 5, from the Collectorate.

02. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with the coming into effect of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 on 31.08.2019, the State of Jammu and Kashmir was organized into two Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and in terms of Section 95(2) of the aforesaid Act, all the laws mentioned in the 5th Schedule applicable to the existing State of Jammu & Kashmir, immediately before the appointed day were made applicable in the manner provided in the 5th Schedule; that the Requisition and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1968 (State Act), was mentioned at serial no. 133 in TABLE-3 of 5th Schedule which contained the enactments which stood repealed correspondingly Requisition and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 (Central Act) was made applicable. He further submits that the Central Act provides for a limitation of 17 years for holding the property on requisition and on expiry of 17 years from the date of occupying the property under occupation is either to be acquired in view of the law applicable or its possession is to be handed over to the owner.




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Ankush Kumar vs Ut Of J&K Through Sho Police Station on 12 November, 2024

(12.11.2024)

01. Petitioners, Ankush Kumar and Isha Devi, claim that they, being major, have contracted marriage in accordance with Hindu rites, against the wishes of their relatives, out of their free will and are living as husband and wife, but are apprehensive to be subjected to physical violence and harassment by such relatives, therefore seeking protection and security cover from respondent No.1.

02. Heard and perused the record annexed with the writ petition.

03. When two adults consensually choose each other as life partners, it is manifestation of their choice that is recognized under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution. Such right has the sanction of constitutional law and once that is recognized, said right needs to be protected and it cannot succumb to conception of class honour or group thinking. Consent of family or community or clan is not necessary once two adult individuals agree to enter into wedlock and their consent has to be piously given primacy. The concept of liberty has to be weighed and tested on the touchstone of constitutional sensitivity, protection and values it stands for.




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State Of J&K vs Showkat Ali Son Of Reham Din Resident Of ... on 11 November, 2024

Sanjay Dhar, J

1) The appellant/State has challenged judgment dated 07.01.2012 passed by the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu (hereinafter referred to as the "trial Court") whereby, in a case arising out of FIR No. 116/2000 for offences under Sections 307/324/326/336/337 RPC registered with Police Station, Bagh-e- Bahu, Jammu, the respondents/accused have been acquitted of the charges.

2) The facts, leading to filing of this appeal, are that on 05.04.2000, PW Mohd Ashraf while undergoing treatment in Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu for the injury received by him, made a statement before the police that on the aforesaid date at about 10.30 am when he reached his in-laws‟ house at Raika, he saw a number of people having gathered over there. He further stated that his father-in-law Siraj Din and respondent No.1/accused were having a long standing land dispute going on between them. On account of this, the respondents/accused along with 8/10 more persons had come on spot. It was further stated that the respondent No.1/accused Showkat Ali with an intention to commit murder of PW Mohd Ashraf launched a murderous attack on him with a Pathi on left side of his head which resulted in grievous injury to him. It was also alleged that the other respondents/accused were carrying clubs and axes in their hands, but they did not launch any attack upon him. When some people came on spot, the respondents/accused fled away from the spot and PW Mohd Ashraf fell down unconscious.




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Satish Kumar Jain vs State Of Nct Delhi & Anr. on 11 November, 2024

1. The present petition is filed under Section 397 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('CrPC') against the judgment dated 24.05.2023 (hereafter 'impugned order') passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge ('ASJ'), South West, Dwarka Courts, Delhi in CA No. 101/2021 titled Satish Kumar Jain vs. Jugal Kishore & Anr.

2. By impugned order, the learned ASJ dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner against the judgment dated 07.03.2020 and order on sentence dated 28.08.2021, passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate ('MM'), Dwarka Courts, Delhi whereby the petitioner was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('NI Act').




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M/S. Shiv Probuild Pvt. Ltd. vs M/S. Kundu Nirman on 6 November, 2024

CM(M) 84/2024

1. The Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner, to challenge the Order dated 06.12.2023 of the learned Tribunal, dismissing the Application under Order 1 Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 („CPC‟ hereinafter), of the M/s Shiv Probuild Pvt. Ltd./Registered Owner of the offending vehicle, to implead M/S. Kundu Nirman as a party.

2. The offending vehicle i.e. APOLLO make HIDROSTATIC PAVER FINISHER MODE of which the petitioner is the registered owner bearing No. 6H 3301/1200001, was handed over to the Respondent, M/s Kundu Nirman, pursuant to a Work Order dated 01.06.2022, on the specified terms and conditions. The Respondent being the contractor of Pubic Works Department („PWD‟ hereinafter), was carrying out the assigned work of strengthening and construction of the road, when the accident occurred involving this vehicle on 25.06.2022 at about 12:30 a.m., resulting in death of Mr. Rajesh. FIR No. 172/2022 under Section 279/304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 („IPC‟ hereinafter) read with Sections 3/181, 146/196, 39/192, 134/187, 66/192 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 („M.V. Act‟ hereinafter) was registered at Police Station, Roop Nagar, Delhi.




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Avadhesh Yadav @ Awadhesh Yadav vs The State Of Bihar on 11 November, 2024

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bihpur P.S. Case No.47 of 2024, registered for the offence punishable u/s 147, 148, 149, 447, 385, 387, 307, 504, 506 of IPC and 27 of Arms Act.

3. Allegedly, petitioner along with some known and unknown co-accused persons came to the informant's house and started abusing for demand of extortion. It is further alleged that the petitioner along with one another co-accused started firing with the intention to create fear.




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Subhash Prasad @ Subash Sah @ Subhas Sah ... vs The State Of Bihar on 11 November, 2024

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 325, 379, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners alongwith other co-accused persons came at the informant's shop and started assaulting him. When the informant's son came to save him then the co-accused, Madan Prasad, hit him with iron pipe which resulted into head injury. It is also alleged that the petitioner no. 2 has stolen Rs.35,000/- from the informant's shop.




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Priyesh Ranjan @ Manoj Das @ Prinyash ... vs The State Of Bihar on 11 November, 2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Dewaria P.S. Case no. 18 of 2024 registered under sections 376, 342, 323, 328 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and section 67 of the Information and Technology Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that the petitioner who happens to be the husband of her cousin sister took her to a room in a hotel, made her to drink an intoxicated tea and on her falling unconscious established physical relations with her. It is further stated that he took objectionable photographs and threatened that he would make Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74140 of 2024(2) dt.11-11-2024 the same viral. It is further stated that he also sent the photographs to some persons from his mobile phone, details of which has been mentioned in the F.I.R.




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Jai Prakash Singh vs The State Of Bihar on 11 November, 2024

1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Buxar (Muffassil) Police Station Case No. 195 of 2024, disclosing offences under Sections 419/420/467/468/471/ 504/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case, as per the First Information Report, is that the informant and his sister-in-law Rani Devi purchased a piece of land by way of two registered sale deeds from Raghvendra Kishore Srivastava, situated at Mauza Hukaha, Thana No. 281, bearing Khata No. 185, Plot No. 46, having an area of 198 decimals. Thereafter, the informant got the information that accused Dhananjay Singh has executed a Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71947 of 2024(2) dt.11-11-2024 forged sale deed, dated 24.01.2024, and in that sale deed some fictious person has been impersonated as seller Raghvendra Kishore Srivastava. The petitioner is one of the identifier and witness in the forged sale deed. After execution of the sale deed, the accused persons, armed with rifle, pistol, katta, lathi and bhala, came on 05.03.2024 and threatened to kill the informant and his family members.




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Ramesh Yadav vs The State Of Bihar on 12 November, 2024

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 325, 452, 307 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. All the F.I.R. named accused persons including these petitioners in furtherance of their common intention armed with deadly weapons are said to have assaulted the informant and his family members with intention to kill them due to which they sustained injuries on vital part also.




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Jugeshwar Kumar @ Jugesh Kumar vs The State Of Bihar on 11 November, 2024

Heard Mr. Sharad Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Forest Case No.78-F of 2021, registered u/s 2, 33, 41 and 42 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (as amended by Bihar Amendment Act, 1990) and 2, 27, 29, 31, 51 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (as amended by Amending Act, 2006).

3. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this application.

4. Permission is granted.




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Kishori Singh vs The State Of Bihar on 11 November, 2024

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 448, 341, 323, 324, 326, 307, 332, 354(B), 436, 427, 379, 353, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, in relation to the Tarabari P.S. Case No.67 of 2024, police recovered kidnapped Chandni Kumari and arrested the accused Mintu Singh and kept them under the supervision of the police officials in the police station. Both Mintu Singh and Chandni Kumari committed suicide by hanging themselves. When the relatives of the deceased persons got the information about the incident, several persons including Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74950 of 2024(2) dt.11-11-2024 the petitioners gathered along with deadly weapons and brutally assaulted the police official and also damaged their vehicles by setting them on fire.