May 15 2024
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UADAI) has inaugurated a new “Order Aadhaar Card” service which allows residents to issue their Aadhaar letter reprint by paying nominal charges of Rs. 50, in the event that the holder’s Aadhaar letter has […]
Imagine this. A speedy 5G revolution for everyone and everything across the globe, flying right above our heads. Not so much a vision, but soon to be reality, the concept has been conceived by Cambridge Consultants in collaboration with Stratospheric […]
Apple has put its Taiwanese supplier Pegatron on probation after discovering last week that the company violated Apple’s code of conduct by asking student employees to work night shifts or overtime. The supplier has wilfully mis-classified student workers and falsified […]
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday launched the ‘Digital School’ — an initiative that aims to provide certified online education to marginalised students globally. The […]
The Indian government has issued an order to bring online news portals and content providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar under the Information and Broadcasting ministry. The regulations, signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, also apply to […]
Consumers worldwide snapped up everything from food to electronics to beauty goods Wednesday as retailers slashed prices for the largest ‘double 11’ online shopping bonanza, closely eyed by analysts this year for deeper insight on post-pandemic consumer sentiment. The marathon […]
Transportation history was made in the Nevada desert, where Virgin Hyperloop tested human travel in a hyperloop pod for the first time last week. The occupants made their maiden voyage on the newly-unveiled XP-2 vehicle, which was custom-built with occupant […]
SpaceX’s first operational astronaut launch for NASA is just nine days away, and the agency is inviting the public to go along for the historic ride. The Crew-1 mission is scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]
Video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok this week announced a deal to give users access to Sony Music Entertainment’s massive archive of hit tunes. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the agreement, which will let clips of music owned by […]
In an update to a blog post discussing Facebook’s Dangerous Individuals and Organisations policy, the platform this week dropped the figures associated with QAnon, a far right, extremist conspiracy network, and the removal of all accounts linked with the ideology. […]
Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. healthcare system designed to lock up hospital information systems, which could hurt patient care just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. In a joint […]
