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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered that are claimed to affect all modern Wi-Fi security protocols and impact a range of devices ranging from smartphones to routers and even small IoT devices. The vulnerabilities have been brought into notice by a Belgian cybersecurity expert who previously gained popularity for co-finding the widespread Wi-Fi vulnerabilities in the

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has delivered a record year for the franchise, Ubisoft revealed in its annual earnings report on Tuesday, with yearly revenue up 50 percent compared to the previous record set in 2012–13. That’s the year when Assassin’s Creed III launched. Driven by Valhalla’s sales, Ubisoft made EUR 2.22 billion (about Rs. 19,798 crores)

A set of nine small pixel-art portraits out of a vault of 10,000 uniquely generated characters of people, zombies, and aliens, collectively called CryptoPunks, has sold for a massive $16.9 million (roughly Rs. 124.2 crores). This is said to be the second-largest non-fungible token (NFT) purchase after digital artist Beeple sold a jpeg image for

Asassin’s Creed Valhalla is back for more. On May 13, Ubisoft will roll out Wrath of the Druids, the first paid downloadable content expansion for its Vikings-inspired Valhalla game that will take you to 9th-century Ireland. You will continue to play as Eivor — Valhalla’s protagonist — who journeys from England to Ireland after receiving

A new podcast, Exit Scam: The Death and Afterlife of Gerald Cotten, looks at the mysterious and unexpected death of the CEO of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCx. Cotten passed away in 2018 while he was on a honeymoon trip to India, due to a stomach ailment. His widow told his customers that the CAD

Google on Monday announced that it has rolled out new updates to Search in India to show people information related to COVID-19 vaccine and its registration. The US-based company is also testing new features on Google Maps to help users in the country find critical resources such as hospital beds and medical oxygen using crowd-sourced

Many recent studies have claimed that technology can do more harm than good for children and the time they spend with gadgets is somehow linked to deteriorating mental health. But a new study says that there is little correlation between the use of technology and mental health problems in adolescents. It also throws into question

In view of complaints by several users that they received notification of vaccination dose administered to them irrespective of missing their appointments made on CoWIN, the Union Health Ministry has introduced a new 4-digit security code feature in the CoWIN portal. The ”4 digit security code” to minimise errors for online bookings/appointments operational from May

Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO who is a key proponent in the latest surge of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, has sounded a note of caution for those who are investing or want to invest in cryptocurrency. This comes ahead of his Saturday Night Live (SNL) appearance where he is expected to talk about his support

Google Assistant has come up with an interesting song to encourage everyone to take COVID-19 vaccines. There’s no denying the grave significance of the subject, but the AI voice can at best be described as funny. Still, there’s no harm in listening to a song that celebrates the arrival of vaccines and describes them as

Google will start automatically enrolling users in two-step verification (2SV), or two-factor authentication. The development was shared by Google via a blog post. Currently, Google gives an option of enrolling in two-step-verification to its users which, if enrolled, gives them a prompt on their smartphone when signing in to verify if they are the ones

India has held up approvals for import of Wi-Fi modules from China for months, driving companies such as US computer makers Dell and HP and China’s Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and Lenovo to delay product launches in a key growth market, two industry sources said. Imports from China of finished electronic devices – like Bluetooth speakers,

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has admitted to be affected by Zoom fatigue as working from home due to pandemic-induced restrictions has taken a toll on everyone. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, most people in the services sector have been working remotely, which entails non-stop video calls and online meetings, resulting in

The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Competition Commission of India to reply on the appeals of Facebook and WhatsApp against a single judge order dismissing their pleas against the probe CCI ordered into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice

Starlink, the satellite Internet service of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, sends you a notice if you use it to illegally download copyrighted material. A subscriber, who wished to know if the company had a policy on such user behaviour, used Torrent purposefully on his Starlink connection and ended up received a notice from the company. The

Health-tech startup HealthifyMe has launched a new platform called Vaccinateme.in. This platform uses CoWIN APIs to help people find available vaccination slots nearby in real-time. The platform comes with various filters that let you categorise your search — for instance, search for vaccine slots for 18+ category, search for vaccine slots for 45+ category, search

Uttar Pradesh lockdown has been extended till May 10 morning due to increasing number of COVID-19 cases, and it has now become mandatory for state residents to have an e-pass to travel during the lockdown. The state government will issue e-passes for both intra-district and inter-district travel. The government has issued a notice which lists

A fake SMS message is in circulation that falsely claims to offer an app to let users register for COVID-19 vaccine in India. However, instead of providing a legitimate way to register for the vaccination, the app is aimed at propagating malware via SMS messages once it is installed on a mobile device. The malicious

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

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

Mobile operator Vodafone Group and Alphabet’s Google Cloud entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop data services, Vodafone said on Sunday. About 1,000 workers in Britain, Spain, and the United States will be to asked by both companies to create Nucleus, a new cloud-based storage and analytics portal which will host Vodafone’s data. Nucleus will

Europe’s second-highest court will rule on May 12 on Amazon.com’s appeal of an EU order to pay about EUR 250 million ($300.5 million or roughly Rs. 2,226 crores) in back taxes to Luxembourg. The European Commission in its 2017 decision said the Grand Duchy spared the US online retailer from paying taxes on almost three-quarters

UAN number is necessary when you join the Employees’ Provident Fund. Although the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) allows employers to generate their employees’ Universal Account Number (commonly known as UAN) through its portal, individual users can also create their UAN online. You can look at your Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account once you have

Google on Saturday developed a dedicated Doodle to create awareness for the COVID-19 vaccines and promote the sense of wearing face masks among people, amidst a massive surge in coronavirus cases. The Google Doodle is featured on the search engine’s homepage with animation effects to gain attention of the masses. Upon clicking on it, the

SSD maker Galax is warning users that mining cryptocurrencies that require excessive volume and speed on storage devices will void warranty of its SSDs. The company posted a notice on its Chinese website to warn users about losing their SSDs’ warranty amid a large number of people looking to mine Chia, a new cryptocurrency created

Google is adding an “External” label to identify email threads/ conversations that include recipients from outside of a user’s Google Workspace organisation. This is being done to identify emails that are sent to or by people who are not part of your organisation. The new badge comes in addition to the existing warning banner that

Flipkart Big Saving Days sale is set to go live from Sunday, May 2. The six-day sale, which will last until Friday May 7, will bring discounts and offers on various mobile phones, laptops, wearables, and other gadgets. The Flipkart sale will also offer deals and discounts on smart TVs, tablets, and audio devices such

With COVID-19 restrictions lifting, more people are booking trips and hotels online, which is very good for Google’s advertising business. Google’s employees, however, are working from home and not traveling as much on the company dime – and that’s also good for its business. During the first quarter, Google parent Alphabet saved $268 million (roughly Rs.

Slayy Point, a YouTube channel run by Abhyudaya Mohan and Gautami Kawale, on April 25, hosted a charity stream for COVID-19 relief efforts on Mythpat’s channel, which lasted over seven hours during which the channel raised Rs. 50 lakh that will be donated to the Hemkunt Foundation. India’s YouTube community, including some famous names such as

COVID-19 vaccine registration in India for people aged between 18 and 44 years will go live from 4pm today (Wednesday, April 28). This will be the phase 3 of the vaccination drive in India that will expand the existing criteria of vaccinating people aged 45 and above. Registration for the COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory and