Steam, the world’s largest PC gaming platform, suffered a major outage on Christmas Eve, disrupting services for millions of gamers globally during peak holiday playtime. The downtime lasted several hours, affecting login, store access, downloads, multiplayer matchmaking and community features, with outage trackers like Downdetector logging spikes from over 14,000 users in the US alone. … Read more
LIC Housing Finance has cut its home loan interest rates, bringing the starting rate on new loans down to 7.15%, offering a significant relief to homebuyers amid a softening interest rate environment. The revised rates are effective from December 22, 2025, and are closely linked to borrowers’ CIBIL scores, with the best rates reserved for those with … Read more
The explosive demand for AI infrastructure is squeezing the videogame console industry, driving up memory chip prices and threatening to make PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch devices more expensive. Console makers like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are already grappling with weak sales and tariff pressures; now a global shortage of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) … Read more
The US dollar is heading for its weakest year in nearly a decade, and options traders are betting that the slide is not over yet. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index has dropped more than 8% in 2025, putting the greenback on track for its biggest annual fall since 2017 and potentially its worst year in … Read more
Ranveer Singh’s action blockbuster Dhurandhar is racing towards the ₹1,000 crore worldwide mark, putting the actor on the brink of joining Shah Rukh Khan and Prabhas in Indian cinema’s ultra-elite ₹2,000 crore club. With a sequel, Dhurandhar 2, already locked for March 2026, trade analysts believe Ranveer could even become the fastest Bollywood star to clock ₹2,000 crore in global … Read more
Brokerages have lined up a fresh set of stock ideas for traders, with new-age platforms Groww and Lenskart, along with Voltas, Firstsource Solutions and Max Healthcare, emerging as key recommendations for December 22. Top global and domestic firms including Jefferies, Macquarie, IIFL Finance, CLSA and Goldman Sachs have either initiated or reiterated coverage on these … Read more
PlayStation India has announced its Holiday Sale 2025, offering discounts of up to ₹10,000 on PS5 accessories, PlayStation VR2 and a wide lineup of top first-party and third-party games across India. The sale will run from December 23, 2025 to January 5, 2026, across major online and offline retailers, giving gamers a two-week window to upgrade their … Read more
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has underlined that artificial intelligence must be used to make Indian education more student-centric, empower teachers, and drive curriculum innovation across schools and higher education institutions (HEIs). He stressed that AI should not replace teachers but act as an intelligent assistant that personalises learning, reduces routine workload, and prepares students for … Read more
Fortnite’s first-ever Nvidia GeForce RTX Cup is set to kick off on December 21, offering competitive players across the globe a chance to battle for over $100,000 worth of prizes, including limited-edition GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards. The one-day online event will run in a Solo Battle Royale format and is open to eligible Fortnite players … Read more
India’s financial sector has attracted one of its biggest-ever foreign investments, with Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) set to acquire a 20% stake in Shriram Finance for about $4.4 billion. This blockbuster deal not only signals strong global confidence in India’s non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), but also marks a strategic move by Japan’s largest … Read more