Technology News

Samsung begins shipping most advanced 3nm chips; they're better in performance, efficiency [details]

Samsung Electronics on Monday marked the first shipment of 3-nanometer semiconductors at a ceremony, a key milestone in the race to build the most advanced and efficient chips to date.

Jul 25, 2022

Can silk replace microplastics? [Details]

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace harmful microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetic

Jul 25, 2022

Hacker offers 5.4mn Twitter account details for $30K: Report

A Twitter security vulnerability discovered in early 2022 has been used to cull the account details of 5.4 million users, and the hacker is offering the set for sale for $30,000, says a new report.

Jul 24, 2022

WhatsApp's upcoming feature will show past participants of group chat for 60 days [details]

All group members will be able to view who left the group in the past 60 days by opening this new section that will be available right within group info.

Jul 24, 2022

Cyber Security: UIDAI seeks 20 ethical hackers to protect its data, plug security bugs

Amid increasing cyber attacks against key infrastructure and government websites in India, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has quietly announced a "bug bounty programme" to hire 20 ethical hackers to protect its website and resources from nation-state bad actors.

Jul 23, 2022

Technology: Microsoft to soon start blocking Office macros by default

Tech giant Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling back the change earlier this month.

Jul 23, 2022

Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta calls it quits

US-based Instacart's Founder and Executive Chairman Apoorva Mehta has announced to step down from the online grocery delivery service he founded nearly a decade ago.

Jul 23, 2022

Meta opposes CCI probe in Delhi HC; says FB can't be investigated 'due to' WhatsApp [details]

Opposing the Competition Commission of India (CCI)'s probe into the latest WhatsApp privacy policy, its parent company Meta (formerly Facebook) on Friday told the Delhi High Court that the government authority cannot investigate it only because it owns the instant messaging platform.

Jul 22, 2022

Sony launches two new smart TVs with Cognitive Processor "XR-65A80K and XR-77A80K" in India [Details]

With an aim to expand its smart TVs portfolio, Sony India on Friday launched two new TVs under its BRAVIA XR OLED A80K series that come with Cognitive Processor XR.

Jul 22, 2022

Bomb scare on Patna-Delhi IndiGo flight stirs panic; passengers deboarded [details]

Panic gripped passengers of a Delhi-bound Indigo flight on Thursday night after one of the passengers claimed that there is a bomb in the plane at Patna airport.

Jul 22, 2022

Technology: Microsoft Teams faces major outage, Twitterati react

Tech giant Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that its Teams app was facing a major outage that affected thousands of users as they were unable to access the app, and several users took to the microblogging site to react to the outage.

Jul 21, 2022

Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure now made available for all users

The Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure is now generally available and Azure Cloud customers can directly access and monitor enterprise-grade services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), the companies have announced.

Jul 21, 2022

Apple Watch turns life-saver again; detects deadly & rare tumour in time for doctors to save user's life [details]

Tech giant Apple's smartwatch has possibly saved another life as a new report says that Apple Watch detected a rare tumour, which could have potentially been fatal to the user in the US.

Jul 20, 2022

How Apple devices are boosting users' health, maintaining privacy

Apple's health and fitness features put users' privacy at the centre, and provide users with protections, including transparency and control.

Jul 20, 2022

Technology : The best webcams for working professionals

Webcams have grown in popularity over the last two years. Everyone uses a teleconferencing service, whether it's for seminars and conferences, group calls with coworkers, online learning, or even contacting doctors for medical issues.

Jul 20, 2022