Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who along with three of his American counterparts, was on a six-month mission at the International Space Station, shared a fascinating picture of The Great Pyramid of Giza on his last day aboard the ISS. Images of the Earth from outer space — be it the vibrant colours of the landscape,
Month: May 2021
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Zammo.ai today launched a conversational AI platform that makes it simpler to engage customers via multiple voice assistants, interactive voice response (IVR)/telephony, and chatbots without having to write any code. That no-code approach, provided via the integrations the company has embedded
Samsung Galaxy Fold is reportedly receiving a new update bundled with the May 2021 Android security patch. The update is said to be rolling out in France first, and there is no information regarding when it will be released in other regions. The update brings improvements to the phone’s camera as well as Samsung’s Quick
Researchers on Tuesday disclosed a novel malware that uses a variety of tricks to stay under the radar and evade detection, while stealthily capable of executing arbitrary commands on infected systems. Called ‘Pingback,’ the Windows malware leverages Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) tunneling for covert bot communications, allowing the adversary to utilize ICMP packets to
Twitter has permanently suspended actor Kangana Ranaut’s account for repeated violations of rules, specifically its “Hateful Conduct and Abusive Behaviour policy”, the microblogging site said in a statement on Tuesday. The 34-year-old actor’s handle @KanganaTeam now displays the message: account suspended. Ranaut, known for her often inflammatory tweets, posted several messages following the Mamata Banerjee-led
Two German researchers got down to answer an easy query: What makes a great bird photo? But to find the answer, they had to collect over 20,000 photos of birds from nine of the largest bird accounts on Instagram with their corresponding data. The result was startling. They found that the bird image most liked
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. A new assessment service from cybersecurity ratings provider Black Kite will provide enterprise defenders with information about which of their third-party partners and vendors may be vulnerable to a ransomware attack. Ransomware was the scourge of information security in 2020, as
Redmi Watch will launch in India alongside the Redmi Note 10S on May 13, Xiaomi teased through its social media channels on Tuesday. The smartwatch under the Redmi branding debuted in China in November last year. It comes with a square-shaped dial and offers up to 12 days of battery on a single charge. The
Realme X7 Max was expected to launch in India on May 4 but the company postponed its event due to the second wave of COVID-19 sweeping the nation. Now, an alleged leaked image of the retail box for the Realme X7 Max has surfaced hinting at some of the specifications. It states the phone will
In this article MSFT Luc(as) de Groot in Berlin. Sonja Knecht On Thursday, Microsoft announced a change coming soon to some of its most visible software. It will choose a new default font for its Office applications, such as Word and Excel. And that means people will no longer be seeing so much of the
Fortnite was released in 2018 and the game made over $9 billion, or over Rs. 66,448 crore in its first two years, according to Epic’s financial documents as revealed in its court case against Apple. Epic and Apple are currently in a court battle over App Store practices and regulations. As part of the court
Fortnite maker Epic Games and Apple clashed in court Monday at the opening of a blockbuster trial on the iPhone maker’s App Store with big implications for the world of mobile tech, trading barbs over alleged monopolistic actions and what is best for consumers. Epic attorney Katherine Forrest began the case, accusing Apple of turning
Apple on Monday released security updates for iOS, macOS, and watchOS to address three zero-day flaws and expand patches for a fourth vulnerability that the company said might have been exploited in the wild. The weaknesses all concern WebKit, the browser engine which powers Safari and all third-party web browsers in iOS, allowing an adversary
India’s vaccination drive is in its third phase and all citizens above the age of 18 are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The government has introduced a central CoWIN portal for all users to register for the vaccine and book appointment slots. While the CoWIN portal offers a list of nearby vaccination centres,
NASA’s Hubble telescope has shared a spectacular image of an interaction between two “doomed” stars which created a sort of diamond necklace in space, saying that the Sun-like stars were separated by only several million miles and so appeared as a single bright dot in the centre of the image. NASA said the Hubble Space
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. (Reuters) – U.S. businesses have been spending more on technology than on bricks and mortar for more than a decade now, but the trend has accelerated during the pandemic, one more sign that working from home is here to stay. As
Apple has released iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1 for compatible iPhone and iPad models to patch two zero-day security flaws in WebKit that allowed attackers to execute a malicious code on the recently updated devices. The same security flaws existed for Mac computers and Apple Watch models that have also received macOS Big Sur 11.3.1
Bill and Melinda Gates Frederic Stevens | Getty Images Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, said in a tweet on Monday that he and his wife, Melinda Gates, will be splitting up after 27 years. Financial details are not yet clear. Bill Gates owns 1.37% of Microsoft’s outstanding shares, which are worth more
Skate City wowed us early last year, when it arrived on Apple Arcade. Now, it’s back for a second run, but this time, it’s on consoles. Does the transition make sense? The iPhone maker’s video game subscription service brought a wide array of games from various genres — all free-to-play and free of ads. Skate
Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Lucasfilm’s next animated series from a galaxy far, far away with , premieres on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar on Star Wars Day — that’s May 4, as in “May the Fourth” be with you. The Clone Wars spin-off is set in the aftermath of the eponymous war and follows Clone
Most mobile app users tend to blindly trust that the apps they download from app stores are safe and secure. But that isn’t always the case. To demonstrate the pitfalls and identify vulnerabilities on a large scale, cybersecurity and machine intelligence company CloudSEK recently provided a platform called BeVigil where individuals can search and check
Elon Musk is known for his witty responses on social media platforms. From indulging in self-deprecating humour to replying with an eggplant emoji to a tweet, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has made us all laugh time and again. Earlier, not many even believed in his worldview or business acumen until he sent his Tesla
Shiny satellites and space junk orbiting Earth may have increased the brightness of the night sky by more than 10 percent above the natural light levels, a new study has found, and further stated that these objects in the sky could also pose a threat to our viewing of the universe. The research, published in
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. (Reuters) — Apple said on Monday it has hired former distinguished Google scientist Samy Bengio, who left the search giant amid turmoil in its artificial intelligence research department. Bengio is expected to lead a new AI research unit at Apple under John Giannandrea,
Vi (Vodafone Idea) has expanded its voice over Wi-Fi calling service to Apple iPhones. The telco was already offering Wi-Fi calling for select Android smartphones, and now it’s rolling out the feature to iPhones too. Vi announced that iPhones running iOS14.5 will be able to use Wi-Fi calling service in order to make and receive
Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed a new malspam campaign distributing a fresh variant of a malware loader called ‘Buer’ written in Rust, illustrating how adversaries are constantly honing their malware toolsets to evade analysis. Dubbed “RustyBuer,” the malware is distributed via emails masquerading as shipping notices from DHL Support, and is said to have affected
WhatsApp now shows larger media previews in chats. A new update improves the display of sent media so that you can see larger image and video previews. This feature began rolling out to iOS users last month and now all users seem to be getting it, irrespective of the platform they are on. It looks
A few days ago, a couple in Las Vegas hired a team of workers to construct a pool in their backyard. Just when the team started digging, the couple — Matthew Perkins and his wife — joked among themselves that maybe they would find a dinosaur for them and it would pay for the pool.
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Okta has announced that its $6.5 billion Auth0 acquisition is now complete. As companies continue to up their cloud IT spend as part of their digital transformation efforts, this generates even greater need for businesses to invest in their security —
Apple Watch may in the future be able to monitor the wearers’ blood pressure, apart from glucose and alcohol levels, as per a report. The Cupertino-based company has reportedly struck a deal with a British electronics startup that designs sensors for monitoring blood using infrared light. The timeline for the launch of the speculated new