Technology
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Google will delete accounts that remain inactive for 2 years from Dec 1
New Delhi: Google on Saturday sent emails to its billions of users, saying the company updating the inactivity period for a Google Account to two years across all its products and services.…
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Amazon Alexa accused of ‘sexist’ reply to question about the Lionesses
London: Amazon Alexa has been accused of sexism after the voice assistant was unable to reply to a question about the Lionesses’ semi-final victory during the Women’s World Cup. When asked for…
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Apple, Intel protest against India’s PC import restriction
Apple, Intel, and other US-based companies started protesting against India’s decision to restrict the import of laptops, tablets, personal computers, and servers. These companies have penned a ‘protest letter’ to US officials…
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Musk to remove Block feature on X, users say ‘terrible idea’
New Delhi: Elon Musk has said that the block feature on X (formerly Twitter) is being removed and users will not be able to block others except in direct messages (DMs), a…
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Amazon offers $25 per video on Inspire shopping feed, creators mock
New Delhi: As companies like X (formerly Twitter) and Meta begin to pay creators on their platforms, Amazon is now offering influences $25 per video for its TikTok-style “Inspire” shopping feed. However,…
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Parents sue gaming platform Roblox for illegally facilitating child gambling
San Francisco: Parents in the US have sued gaming platform Roblox, hugely popular among teens in India, accusing the company of illegally facilitating child gambling. In a class-action lawsuit filed in the…
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Payments processor checkout.com dumps Binance over regulatory concerns
San Francisco: Leading crypto exchange Binance has been dumped by global payments processor Checkout.com amid growing regulatory concerns. Binance was once Checkout.com’s largest client — with more than $2 billion in transactions…
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Google Invests $88M in South Korean Startup Incubation
Seoul: Google has invested $87.9 million to incubate nearly 500 South Korean startups and help them go abroad, a company official said. Google’s ChangGoo Programme — launched in 2019 in cooperation with…
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Global quantum computing market likely to reach $7.6 bn in 2027
New Delhi: The global quantum computing is expected to grow from $1.1 billion in 2022 to $7.6 billion in 2027, a new report has said. The forecast includes base quantum computing as…
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Future of technology can’t be shaped by few countries & companies: MoS IT
Bengaluru: Future of technology cannot be shaped by a few countries and companies and needs to be more inclusive and India Stack has transformed lives of citizens and built trust between the…
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Hackers target over 1K Indian websites as part of I-Day malicious campaign
New Delhi: Hackers targeted over 1,000 Indian websites as part of their Independence Day campaign under the hashtag OpIndia, cyber-security researchers revealed on Friday. The malicious campaign, orchestrated by hacktivist groups from…
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Sun’s activity is behind Neptune vanishing clouds
Washington: Astronomers have uncovered a link between Neptune’s disappearing clouds and the increasing activity of the Sun as it approaches its solar cycle, expected to occur in 2025. The Sun is currently…
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Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez pair up with A-list couple on vacation before wedding
San Francisco: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez have now been spotted continuing their vacation before their wedding with A-list couple Katy Perry (American singer-songwriter) and her partner Orlando…