Technology
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Ban military-style Chinese game Undawn in India: NGO to IT Ministry
New Delhi: Non-profit organisation Prahar on Saturday said it has written to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to ban the Chinese game Undawn, launched by Chinese internet giant Tencent…
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NASA teams up with 7 US companies to advance space capabilities
Washington: NASA announced that it will partner with seven US companies for its upcoming human spaceflight and the commercial low Earth orbit economy. The companies are Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation,…
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Ex-ISRO official promoted Sisir Radar test flew drone fitted with ‘Rabbit SAR’
Chennai: Space sector startup, Sisir Radar Private Ltd has successfully tested its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) fitted on a drone, said a senior company official. “The drone fitted with SAR was flown…
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Students build mobile app for migrant workers’ safety
New Delhi: Here comes a mobile app called ‘Migrant Care’, developed by students, that helps connect migrant labourers, their agents, and police officials to ensure their safety. The workers can send a…
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9 in 10 Indians approve standardise charging cables for mobiles, tablets
New Delhi: Nine in 10 consumers in India support the government move to standardise charging cables for smartphones and tablets, as the Centre plans to adopt USB Type-C as the standard charging…
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Musk-inspired Reddit CEO refuses to budge amid widespread protests
New Delhi: Inspired by Elon Musk’s massive layoffs, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has refused to budge against widespread protests over the application programming interface (API) changes on its platform, saying plans to…
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Neuralink likely to begin first human trial later this year: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that his brain-computer interface company Neuralink is likely to begin the first human trial this year. Addressing the VivaTech trade fair in…
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US govt confirms MOVEit cyber attack hit several federal agencies
Washington: President Joe Biden’s administration has confirmed that several US federal agencies have been hit by a cyber attack, apparently executed by Russia-linked ransomware group Clop, which exploited a critical security vulnerability…
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Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage again
New Delhi: Facebook and Instagram suffered an outage in the early hours on Saturday as the platforms failed to load and Instagram stories showed an error message while being loaded. Several users…
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Two key Twitter alternatives now launched on iOS
San Francisco: Post – a publisher-focused Twitter alternative – has launched its iOS application, and the new social platform Spill – created by a team of former Twitter employees – has launched…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…