The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced updates on two separate cases involving cyberattacks—a Swiss hacktivist and a Russian hacker who planned to plant malware in the Tesla company. A Swiss hacker who was involved in the intrusion of cloud-based surveillance firm Verkada and exposed camera footage from its customers was charged by the U.S.
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In January, just weeks after Twitter permanently banned former President Donald Trump following the storming of the US Capitol, the social media company started asking US users to help identify and fact-check misleading tweets in a new pilot programme. But Birdwatch, which has about 2,000 participants and is currently cordoned off in its own section of the
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and National Institute of Technology(NIT), Rourkela have signed an MoU for setting up a Space Technology Incubation Centre(S-TIC). The MoU was signed Thursday after ISRO agreed to set up a Space Technology Incubation Centre(S-TIC) at NIT Rourkela. This collaboration with ISRO will open up new opportunities for research and development
Is AI getting used responsibly in health care? AI is poised to impact health care dramatically, but how do you ensure it’s used equitably across all populations? Learn what’s needed. Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Enterprises are adopting open source software more than
Apple’s rumoured mixed reality headset will come with advanced eye tracking system, a report suggests. According to a report citing analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the mixed reality headset could also support iris recognition. The eye tracking system is said to feature a transmitter and receiver that can analyse eye movements. Previous reports about the rumoured mixed
Moto G100 price has leaked ahead of its expected March 25 launch. The model number XT2125, associated with the upcoming phone, has been spotted on a Spanish retailer website with RAM and storage configuration and a single Blue colour option. The listing however does not include the name of the phone or an image. The
Federal Communication Commission Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 05, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Tech companies led by Mozilla are urging the Federal Communications Commission to swiftly reinstate net neutrality rules
Itel G series Android TV models have launched in India in a range from 32-inch to 55-inch. They come in four models, namely the Itel G3230IE, Itel G4330IE, Itel G4334IE, and Itel G5534IE. As the names suggest, Itel G3230IE is a 32-inch offering, Itel G4330IE and Itel G4334IE are 43-inches, and Itel G5534IE is a
Sony has unveiled new VR controllers that will be a part of its next-generation virtual reality system for PlayStation 5. The controllers have an “orb” shaped design and look quite different from the current PlayStation Move motion controllers. The new VR controllers look like an exaggerated version of the Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 controllers, with
Mar.16 — Uber announced the company will be reclassifying all 70,000 of its U.K. drivers as workers this week allowing them to have benefits such as minimum wage, paid vacation time, and a pension. Bloomberg’s Priya Anand reports on “Bloomberg Technology.”
Are you looking to becoming a malware analyst? Then continue reading to discover how to gain the training you need and start a career in malware analysis career. Did you know that new malware is released every seven seconds? As more and more systems become reliant on the internet, the proliferation of malware becomes increasingly
Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor on Tuesday gave Twitter a one-month ultimatum to remove “banned” content, threatening to consider blocking the social media platform within the country if it does not comply. Last week Roskomnadzor started disrupting Twitter’s services in Russia, saying the US platform failed to comply with its requests to delete content related to
Is AI getting used responsibly in health care? AI is poised to impact health care dramatically, but how do you ensure it’s used equitably across all populations? Learn what’s needed. Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. The move to cloud computing is one of
Motorola Edge+ has finally received its Android 11 update. Motorola, along with carrier Verizon Wireless, has brought the Android 11 update to its Edge+ smartphone six months after the release of Android 11 by Google. The flagship smartphone received alongside has received a new security patch – its first since December. The new Android version
Need to check class 12 exam date sheet? Class 12 board exams were delayed this year due to the pandemic and new dates are now out for both Indian School Certificate (ISC) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students. Students and families who wish to look up the new class 12 examinations date sheets
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks to pass over Shaquil Barrett #58 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Patrick Smith | Getty Images The National Football League has finalized
Justice League Snyder Cut is out now on Apple TV in India — making this the best way to watch the highly-anticipated DC superhero movie. Apple TV (formerly iTunes Movies) is offering Zack Snyder’s Justice League in 4K resolution and with support for both Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos 3D sound. You can choose
Sony Play at Home brings ten free PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games that will be available for download from March 25. Sony introduced Play At Home in April last year as a way to provide some entertainment to consumers who were forced to stay home during lockdowns. Now, the latest update with the programme
A pair of critical vulnerabilities in a popular bulletin board software called MyBB could have been chained together to achieve remote code execution (RCE) without the need for prior access to a privileged account. The flaws, which were discovered by independent security researchers Simon Scannell and Carl Smith, were reported to the MyBB Team on
Facebook said on Wednesday it is starting to remove the recommendations it gives global users for political and social issue Facebook groups, a move it has billed as turning down tension on the site. The company also announced in a blog post changes aimed at reducing the reach of groups that break site rules, including
Peering into the early Universe some 12 billion years ago, scientists in France have for the first time seen the incandescent filaments of hydrogen gas known as the “cosmic web,” they said Thursday.Cosmological models have long predicted its existence, but until now the cosmic web had never been directly observed and captured in images. Eight
Is AI getting used responsibly in health care? AI is poised to impact health care dramatically, but how do you ensure it’s used equitably across all populations? Learn what’s needed. Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Apps in the cloud each have their own
Apple may bring Mini-LED displays to its MacBook Air by 2022 and the iPad Air models from the same year will come with OLED displays. The development was reportedly shared by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a research note. There have been reports in the past suggesting Apple will soon launch its Mini-LED display powered MacBook
Chinese regulators recently summoned 11 domestic technology companies including Alibaba Group, Tencent, and ByteDance for talks on use of ‘deepfake’ technologies on their content platforms, stepping up scrutiny of the sector. China’s cyberspace administrator said in a statement on Thursday that it and the public security ministry met with the companies to talk about “security
When a user account becomes locked out, the cause is often attributed to a user who has simply entered an old or incorrect password too many times. However, this is far from being the only thing that can cause an account to become locked. Another common cause, for example, is an application or script that
Nearly a decade ago, South by Southwest was known as a launchpad for Internet phenomena: The annual tech and arts festival was where Twitter broke out and where masses of 20-somethings made group messaging apps a thing. In the spring of 2012, the king of the conference was Highlight. Paul Davison, then 32, had released
The power of audio From podcasts to Clubhouse, branded audio is more important than ever. Learn how brands are increasing customer loyalty and personalization with these best practices. Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. SecurityScorecard, a cybersecurity rating and risk-monitoring platform, today announced that
OnePlus Watch won’t come with Google’s Wear OS and will run on a custom operating system, OnePlus Co-Founder and CEO Pete Lau confirmed on the company’s forum. The anticipated smartwatch was initially speculated to run Wear OS. The company, however, appears to have preferred its custom solution for better power efficiency. The OnePlus Watch is
India has become the top country in the world in the use of mobile applications and the government is encouraging and promoting Indian innovators to create apps, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, he said the Digital India programme coupled with encouragement being
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Alex Wong | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, is urging lawmakers to pass immigration reform and thanked members of Congress for bringing a bill to the floor that would create a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants known as “Dreamers.” In an Instagram post on