Internet
- Technology
India’s most common password in 2023 revealed
New Delhi: In 2023, ‘123456’ was the most common password among Indians and worldwide, a new report said on Thursday. According to the password management solution company NordPass, people used the weakest…
- Middle East
Rafah crossing opens for 1st time since Israel-Hamas war; death toll at 10461
As the ground operations by the Israeli army intensify in Gaza, the Rafah crossing to Egypt has opened for the first time since the war began on October 7. Qatar has brokered…
- Middle East
Israel-Hamas war: Internet, phone services gradually being restored in Gaza
Internet and phone services are gradually being restored in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, October 29, after a complete interruption of service that lasted approximately 36 hours. Taking to X, on Sunday,…
- Business
Reliance Jio launches India’s 1st satellite-based Internet to connect inaccessible areas
Delhi: Reliance Jio on Friday successfully demonstrated India’s first satellite-based giga-fibre service to provide high-speed, affordable Internet services in inaccessible areas across the country. Called JioSpaceFiber, it was showcased on the first…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: 10gm gold, Rs 1L to eligible brides likely in Cong manifesto
Hyderabad: Ten grams of gold to eligible women at the time of marriage, besides Rs one lakh cash and free internet to students are some of the promises that are likely to…
- Middle East
UAE’s telecom authority denies rumours of global internet disruption on Oct 11
United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has denied rumours about a “possible worldwide internet service interruption” on October 11 and termed the news ‘a hoax’. There were some…
- Middle East
Internet speed could be three times faster soon in UAE
A prominent United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based telecom operator du has recently announced plans to increase mobile internet speeds by three times as it began deploying multicarrier aggregation technologies within its commercial wireless…
- India
Nuh violence: Internet services suspended in 4 areas of Bharatpur in Raj
Jaipur: Internet services have been suspended in four areas of Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district on Tuesday following violence in neighbouring Nuh district in Haryana. Divisional Commissioner Sanwarmal Verma has ordered suspension of internet…
- Business
Tech startup Wiom raises Rs 140 cr to make unlimited internet affordable
New Delhi: Homegrown tech startup Wiom focused on democratising internet access in India on Thursday announced that it has raised Rs 140 crore in Series A round. The Series A round was…
- Technology
Government cautions Internet users against ransomware ‘Akira’
New Delhi: The government has cautioned against an Internet ransomware called “Akira” which steals important information and encrypts data which can lead to extortion. CERT-In, the government’s technology arm which guards against…
- India
SC refuses to interfere with order lifting internet ban in Manipur, asks state to go back to HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Manipur High Court’s order lifting the ban on the internet in the northeastern state. A bench, headed by CJI DY…
- World
OpenAI sued for stealing data from public to train ChatGPT
San Francisco: Sam Altman-run OpenAI has been sued in a class-action lawsuit in the US for allegedly stealing data from the public to train its AI chatbot ChatGPT. The lawsuit, filed in…
- Technology
NASA mission to avert ‘internet apocalypse’ that could pause online access for months
San Francisco: NASA has launched a spacecraft as part of a mission in an effort to avert a potential “internet apocalypse” that could leave people without access to the internet for months.…
- Technology
India’s e-tailing market reached $60 bn in GMV in FY23
New Delhi: The e-tailing market in India reached $60 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in FY23, a 22 percent steady growth, a report showed on Friday. With 210 million annual shoppers,…
- India
Maha: Internet restored in violence-hit Akola; curfew in select areas to remain
Akola: Internet services in Maharashtra’s Akola city, where one person was killed and eight others were injured in a communal clash last Saturday, were restored and shops opened on Tuesday but the…
