- Technology
Google Maps rolls out ‘Immersive View’ in 4 new cities, 500+ landmarks
San Francisco: Google Maps has rolled out Immersive View in four new cities — Amsterdam, Dublin, Florence, and Venice — and also expanded the feature to over 500 iconic landmarks around the…
- Technology
China-backed hackers exploited Barracuda zero-day to target govt: Report
San Francisco: Security researchers have said that China-backed hackers are likely behind the mass-exploitation of a recently discovered security flaw in Barracuda Networks’ email security gear, allowing attackers to remotely gain access…
- Technology
Google Domains to shut down, Squarespace to take over
San Francisco: Google Domains business is “winding down following a transition period,” with Squarespace, a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online, taking over the business and assets. Squarespace announced…
- India
Attacks on NCERT by academicians unwarranted: UGC Chief
New Delhi: Hitting back at the academicians who expressed their displeasure over frequent revision of school textbooks in an “illogical manner”, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Friday…
- World
Xi meets Bill Gates, calls him ‘American friend’
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping met Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates here on Friday, and said the latter was his “first American friend I’ve met in Beijing this year”. Xi…
- World
China withholds indicator of COVID-19 deaths as cremation data not released
Hong Kong: China has dropped the number of cremations held last winter from a quarterly report, withholding a key indicator of the pandemic death toll during the countrys largest Covid wave, the…
- World
Finance executive in US drugged, raped teen after targeting her on Instagram
New York: A finance executive in the US who is facing 17 charges, including five counts of rape in the second degree, kept screenshots of the Instagram accounts of teenage girls on…
- Andhra Pradesh
Judicial custody of 6 accused in Viveka murder case extended
Hyderabad: A special CBI court on Friday extended judicial custody of six accused in former Andhra Pradesh minister Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy’s murder case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) produced the…
- India
Nitish aims to woo Mahadalits with Ratnesh Sada as Cabinet minister
Patna: Inclusion of Ratnesh Sada, who hails from Musahar community, as a cabinet minister by JD(U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is being seen as a move to woo Mahadalit…
- Technology
Google launches ‘Indian Languages Programme’ to support local news publishers
New Delhi: Google on Friday launched the ‘Indian Languages Programme’ under its News Initiative to support local news publishers in India. According to the company, the Indian Languages Programme is a comprehensive…
- India
‘Nehru’ dropped; NMML renamed Prime Ministers’ Memorial Museum & Library
New Delhi: The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society housed in Teen Murti Bhavan premises here has been renamed by the government as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society, prompting sharp reactions…
- Health
More diagnostic tools for early detection of Alzheimer’s underway: Report
New Delhi: With advancements in medical technology, novel diagnostic tools are emerging to facilitate early and accurate detection of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a report on Friday. Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative…
- Technology
Microsoft to remove some old File Explorer features on Windows 11
San Francisco: Microsoft has stated that some of the old settings under Folder Options in File Explorer will be removed as part of an effort to reduce the number of File Explorer…
- Health
Universal donor stem cell therapy to help treat degenerative brain diseases
New York: US scientists have developed universal donor stem cells that could one day provide lifesaving therapy to children with lethal brain conditions, such as Canavan disease, as well as to people…
- Technology
Future iPhones may be scratch resistant
San Francisco: Apple will reportedly bring scratch resistance feature to future iPhones. A patent for “Spatial Composites”, which refers to integrating metal or ceramic with a chassis for scratch resistance, has recently…
