Tech

New Delhi: Microsoft has alerted users of “toll fraud” malware on Android that can drain your mobile wallet by switching off Wi-Fi connection. Compared to other subcategories of billing fraud, which include SMS fraud and call fraud, toll fraud has unique behaviours. According to Microsoft 365 Defender research team, whereas SMS fraud or call fraud […]

New Delhi: As customers delay purchasing electric two-wheelers amid fire incidents, Ola Electric again saw its registration dipping in the month of June, taking the company to fourth place in the overall category. Bhavish Aggarwal-run Ola Electric saw 5,869 electric scooters’ registrations (as of June 30), according to the VAHAN data. The June tally for EV […]

San Francisco: The demand for tech giant Apple’s much anticipated and upcoming iPhone 14 series is expected to be higher than iPhone 13 series in China. A survey carried out by reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that suppliers and retailers are pre-paying significantly higher deposits for the first expected iPhone 14 units, reports GizmoChina. […]

San Francisco: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US has offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of ‘Crypto Queen’ Ruja Ignatova. The FBI, which added her to its ‘Ten Most Wanted Fugitives’ list, said that Ignatova is being sought for her alleged leadership of a massive […]

San Francisco: Google has announced to automatically delete visits to abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, weight loss clinics, and other potentially sensitive locations from users’ location data. The tech giant said that if their systems identify that someone has visited one of these places, “we will delete these entries from Location History soon after they […]

Washington: The BIS certifications required for the OnePlus 10RT to be sold in India appear to have now been granted. According to GSM Arena, the OnePlus 10RT, which is widely believed to be the subject of this operation, has the model number CPH2413. It has a 120 Hz AMOLED touchscreen, a 16 MP front-facing camera, […]

San Francisco: Even though the pandemic decimated its ridership, ride-hailing platform Uber has recorded 998 sexual assault incidents, including 141 rapes, in the US in 2020. Following a CNN investigation into sexual assault and abuse on the ride-hailing platform four years ago, the platform has released a 78-page report regarding safety incidents, which covers 2019 […]

San Francisco: The co-founder and former CEO of tech giant Apple Steve Jobs will get the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously on July 7 at the White House by US President Joe Biden. Biden named 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the late tech honcho in one of them. “These 17 Americans demonstrate […]

New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday said that it banned over 19 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of May in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The platform had banned over 16.6 lakh bad accounts in India in April. The company also received 528 grievance reports in May within the country, […]

New Delhi: Game developer Krafton on Friday announced that its popular battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has surpassed 100 million registered users. The game developer also said that BGMI has completed one year of being the most loved game in India.”BGMI’s first year has been a resounding success with millions of players joining […]

San Francisco: Gene Levoff, a top corporate secretary and director of corporate law at Apple, has admitted engaging in an insider trading scheme that spanned five years. California-based Levoff pleaded guilty by videoconference before US District Judge William J. Martini to six counts of an indictment charging him with securities fraud, said Vikas Khanna, an […]

New Delhi: Leading automaker BMW Group has announced it will adopt the Google Android Automotive operating platform (OS) for future vehicles. From March 2023, the BMW Group will be expanding its BMW Operating System 8 and integrating Android Automotive OS (AAOS) into certain model series for the first time as a second technological approach alongside the […]

San Francisco: Cyber-security researchers have linked North Korea-backed notorious Lazarus Group with stealing $100 million worth digital tokens from Harmony, the crypto startup behind Horizon Blockchain Bridge. The Lazarus Group has perpetrated several large cryptocurrency thefts totalling over $2 billion, and has recently turned its attention to Decentralised Finance (DeFi) services such as cross-chain bridges, according […]

New Delhi: It has been nine days since Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took digital detox from Twitter — a longest stretch without posting anything in nearly five years — leaving his more than 100 million followers and the media speculating a lot. His silence comes in the middle of the controversial $44 billion […]

San Francisco: To cut down on comment spam and channel impersonation, YouTube Creators now have access to a new setting for comments in YouTube Studio. The creators will be able to select an “increase strictness” option. And the company said this builds on the “hold potentially inappropriate comments for review” setting and will reduce the […]

San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has confirmed that it is testing a change that turns video posts into Reels. According to TechCrunch, the company said the change, which is currently being tested with select users around the world, is part of Instagram’s plan to simplify video on the app. “We are testing this feature […]

San Francisco: Meta, formerly Facebook, has warned employees to expect a tough second half of the year as the tech giant continues to weather challenges related to its core online advertising business amid a weakening economy. A spokesperson confirmed to CNBC that Meta chief product officer Chris Cox detailed the company’s financial dilemma in an […]

San Francisco: In a bid to make it easier for new Android users to transfer their data from an old iPhone, tech giant Google’s Switch to Android iPhone app now reportedly works with all the Android 12 smartphones. The free iOS app, which is designed to make it easy to switch to Android, helps in […]

Washington: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has captured the Moon passing in front of the Sun. The SDO recorded the 35-minute partial solar eclipse on Wednesday, SpaceWeather.com reported. “At the peak of the eclipse, the Moon covered 67 per cent of the sun, and lunar mountains were backlit by solar fire,” the report said. The high-resolution […]

New Delhi: Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has launched a new programme that will elevate emerging podcasters around the world, including in India, and provide them with support to grow their audiences. The company launched ‘RADAR Podcasters’ programme in 15 global markets, including India. It takes its name and format from RADAR’, which supports up-and-coming artists. […]

New Delhi: The global chip shortage and supply chain woes have hit electric vehicle (EV) quality across the board, including Tesla that continues its trend of shoddy manufacturing, a new report has revealed. According to consumer research and analytics firm JD Power, Polestar is ranked last while Elon Musk-run Tesla ranks seventh from the bottom on […]

London: Ten European consumer groups on Thursday filed new privacy complaints against Google, alleging that Google is using deceptive design, unclear language and misleading choices when consumers sign up to a Google account to encourage more extensive and invasive data processing. Contrary to its claims, the tech giant is thwarting consumers who want to better protect […]

New Delhi: A report put out by public policy think tank NITI Aayog and Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) optimistically forecast 100 per cent penetration of electric two-wheelers in the Indian market by FY2026-27. TIFAC is an autonomous organization set up in 1988 under the Department of Science & Technology to look ahead […]

San Francisco: Pokemon GO game developer Niantic has asked eight percent of its workforce to leave the company, which is said to be around 85-90 jobs, media reports say. According to Engadget, the augmented reality (AR) game company has also cancelled four upcoming projects. CEO John Hanke reportedly wrote in an email to employees that […]