Technology
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Meta tests end-to-end encryption for Quest’s VR Messenger app
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) is now testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) features on its Quest virtual reality (VR) Messenger headsets. With the new v40 software update, Meta is testing optional E2EE for…
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You may soon exit WhatsApp groups silently
San Francisco: In a bid to make the messaging platform more user friendly, Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a new feature that will allow users to silently exit groups. In a…
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Why Donald Trump can’t join back Twitter despite Musk’s efforts
San Francisco: While Elon Musk tries his best to bring Donald Trump back on Twitter, it is not easy for the former US President to join back the micro-blogging platform owing to…
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$1.6 bn worth Ethereum lost forever since its ‘presale’
New Delhi: The owners of Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, have lost their crypto wallets containing 532,426 Ethereum with a current market value of $1.6 billion since its “presale”…
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Elon Musk, Parag Agrawal spar on Twitter over fake user accounts
New Delhi: The knives were finally out on Monday between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Parag Agrawal as the Twitter CEO went into finer details on how the micro-blogging platform is fighting…
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Google-led internet giants behind ‘biggest data breach ever recorded’
London/New Delhi: Call it mother of all data security breaches as the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) on Monday revealed that Google and other internet giants are processing and passing people’s…
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Xiaomi India paid Rs 4,663 cr to Qualcomm as royalty remittance
New Delhi: After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized nearly Rs 5,551.3 crore from Xiaomi India under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) for illegal remittances to foreign entities, reliable sources said on Monday…
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Dell introduces G15 series laptops in India
Bengaluru: US technology company Dell on Monday launched its latest G15 series in the Indian market with G15 5520 and G15 5521 special edition (SE) devices. The Dell G15 5520 starts at…
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Blockchain gaming industry concerned over TerraUSD, Luna crash
Seoul: Game companies with products featuring virtual coins and other blockchain functionalities remain on heightened alert over adverse effects from the recent collapse of the TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies, industry officials said…
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India-based fintechs continue to dominate funding in Asia-Pacific
New Delhi: Fintech companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region raised $3.33 billion over 186 deals in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, dominated once again by India-based fintechs, a new report said…
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Capgemini acquires Chappuis Halder to boost financial services business
New Delhi: Technology services major Capgemini on Monday said it has acquired Chappuis Halder & Cie (Chappuis Halder), a global strategy and management consulting firm, for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Luxembourg…
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‘Smart traffic management systems can save tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2027’
London: Global savings in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from smart traffic management systems will be 205 million metric tonnes (MMT) by 2027, a growth of 41 per cent, up from just 145.7…
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‘I’m a bot & so’s my wife’, says Musk amid Twitter takeover drama
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk who is busy finding fake/spamming accounts and bots on the micro-blogging platform thinks he himself is a bot, and so is his wife. Annoyed at the…
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India tablet market set to grow up to 12% this year
New Delhi: Driven by resurgent demand, the India tablet market grew 68 per cent year-on-year (YoY), while 4G tablets recorded a sequential growth of 74 per cent YoY in the first quarter…
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OnePlus rolls out stable OxygenOS 12 OTA update
Shenzhen: Not long ago OnePlus had released the beta version of its OxygenOS 12 software for the original OnePlus Nord and now the company is moving on with the distribution of the…
