IT news
US electricity grid hacked into by Russian, Chinese cyber spies
08 Apr 2009
Chinese and Russian cyber-spies have hacked into the US electricity grid and inserted programmes that could be used to disrupt the system in time of war or crisis.
Three more Satyam executives behind bars
06 Apr 2009
Google reportedly in talks to buy Twitter
03 Apr 2009
Rackable Systems acquires special-effects pioneer Silicon Graphics for $25 million in cash
02 Apr 2009
MindTree plans restructuring, management rejig
31 Mar 2009
Nvidia counter sues Intel over agreement
27 Mar 2009
Infosys ties up R&D with Cambrigde University, eyes acquisitions in US
27 Mar 2009
Infosys and Cambrigde will undertake collaborative research in engineering, management and business, and architecture and pharmacy
IBM retains interest in Satyam
26 Mar 2009
Singapore to issue e-visas from 1 April in India
26 Mar 2009
New DNA tracking software provides massive boost to forensic science
24 Mar 2009
Scientists from the UK’s Forensic Science Service say the newly developed ‘DNA Boost’ method marks the most significant advancement in forensic sciences "in a decade."
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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