Technology
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Digital payments surge with over 18,120 cr transactions in FY25 till Jan
New Delhi: The digital payment transactions (including UPI) surged with over 18,120 crore transactions in 2024-25 (till January this year), with transaction value crossing Rs 2,330 lakh crore, the government said on…
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India’s broadband subscribers rose to 944.96mn in Dec 2024: Govt data
New Delhi: The total number of broadband subscribers in India grew slightly in December 2024, reaching 944.96 million from 944.76 million in November, the Ministry of Communications said on Tuesday. This was…
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SBI customers face UPI, mobile banking outage; bank says issue resolved
Mumbai: SBI customers faced difficulties in accessing UPI and mobile banking services for more than four hours on Tuesday due to some “technical issues”. The country’s largest lender later said the technical…
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Airtel partners Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet to India
New Delhi: Telecom major Airtel on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in India. This is the first…
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India to become world’s largest Web3 developer hub by 2028: Report
Bengaluru: India is rapidly emerging as a global leader in the Web3 space and is expected to become the world’s largest Web3 developer hub by 2028, according to a report on Tuesday.…
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Elon Musk hints at Ukraine link with massive cyberattack on X
New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday hinted at Ukraine’s link with the cyberattack on X that led to massive global outage on his social media platform. Millions of users across Europe,…
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Tesla stock plummets 14% to $226.11, lowest since October
New York: Shares of Tesla are sliding again Monday as confidence in Elon Musk’s electric car company continues to disintegrate following a post-election “Trump bump”. In afternoon trading Monday, Tesla shares fell…
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A massive cyberattack hits X, tracing those behind it: Elon Musk
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Monday said a massive cyber attack has hit his X social media platform, that disabled millions of users across the globe, including in India, from accessing the…
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X users report a series of outages
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s X social media platform suffered multiple outages early Monday. Complaints about outages spiked Monday at 6 a.m. and again at 10 a.m, with more than 40,000 users reporting…
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UAE: New Jaywan-Visa cards enable payments in 200 countries
Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), which operates the UAE’s national card switch (UAESWITCH) and the domestic card scheme Jaywan, on Monday, March 10, signed…
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India’s AI sector poised to surpass 2.3 million job openings by 2027: Report
New Delhi: The artificial intelligence (AI) sector is poised to surpass 2.3 million job openings by 2027, according to a report on Monday. The report by Bain & Company showed that reskilling…
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AI-based skill development training in govt schools across Telangana: IT minister
Hyderabad: State IT and industries minister Sridhar Babu announced government school students across Telangana will soon receive skill development training using artificial intelligence (AI). He made this announcement along with the Chairman…
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Donald Trump says India agreed to cut tariffs way down
New York: US President Donald Trump said India has agreed to cut its tariffs “way down” as he reiterated his claim that the country charges America massive tariffs that make it difficult…
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You can withdraw PF amount from ATMs soon; here’s how
Hyderabad: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to introduce a new system called ‘EPFO 3.0’, which will allow subscribers to withdraw their provident fund (PF) directly from ATMs. Union Labour…
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Watch: Al-Sudais launches AI-powered robot at Grand Mosque
Sheikh Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, President of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, has launched the latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “Manarah Robot” at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi…
