Science & Technology

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Facebook on behalf of three women job seekers who accused the social media giant of posting ads that are shown only to men. The ACLU, along with the Communications Workers of America and the employment law firm Outten & Golden LLP, on Tuesday filed charges with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C42) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched two satellites — NovaSAR and S1-4– from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota yesterday. The PSLV-C42 lifted off from the First Launch Pad of SHAR at 10.08 pm (IST). Both satellites were injected into the Sun Synchronous Orbit, about 17 minutes later, at an ...

Many companies have taken a lesson after the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data fiasco. Among them is the world’s number 1 company Apple. Apple CEO had then fiercely criticized Facebook’s privacy policy. Apple has also updated the privacy policy regarding the apps given on the app store. On October 3, all Apple App Store apps will tell users how their data is ...

Lenovo has become the first company in the world to announce a laptop powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Mobile Compute Platform at the ongoing IFA 2018 trade show. The new Lenovo Yoga C630 WOS runs Windows 10 and supports standard Windows OS softwares and apps. The key benefits promoted by Qualcomm and Lenovo are its 25-hour battery life, ...

MoveHack 2018, NITI Aayog’s global mobility hackathon with total prize money of more than INR 2 crores, has received strong interest from across the globe. The hackathon, which was launched on 1st August 2018, has so far received more than 7,500 registrations for the 10 themes. MoveHack aims to bring about innovative, dynamic and scalable solutions to problems pertaining to ...

Google has released a list of 145 apps equipped with viruses, which can steal personal information related to your bank account, email and social media account by installing on your android smartphone. The company has advised that the user should immediately delete these apps from their phone. According to Google, virus-powered apps are not deadly for Android phones. However, when ...

Registration for Reliance Jio GigaFiber will start on August 15. According to the report, the plan can start from 500 rupees. This bundled offer will also have an internet-based TV service with ultra high-speed internet. According to a report by ET, the company will launch GigaFiber during the Festive Season before Diwali. Under this, the speed of 100Mbps can be ...

Samsung on Thursday launched its flagship Galaxy Note 9 — a device with a mammoth 1TB memory, bigger battery and a Bluetooth-equipped S Pen. The smartphone will be available globally from August 24 and for the India market, it will be manufactured at Samsung’s largest mobile manufacturing plant in Noida that was recently inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ...

Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit its first science observations in December, beginning a revolution in our understanding of the star that makes life on Earth possible. Roughly the ...

The name of the next Android version has been revealed – Android 9 Pie. Google has released it for pixel smartphones. According to Google, the final update of the new Android version will be available on the pixel phones. Currently this mobile operating system is also in discussion due to a special feature called Digital Wellbeing. Digital Wellbeing is a ...