IT news
‘Heartbleed’ bug could badly hit internet, mobile services
11 Apr 2014
The widespread bug surfaced late on Monday, when it was disclosed that a pernicious flaw in a widely used web encryption program known as OpenSSL opened hundreds of thousands of websites to data theft
Nasscom picks 25 Indian start-ups for US exposure
10 Apr 2014
Nasscom’s start-ups programme was started in March 2013 with the support of Google, Kotak Mahindra, Microsoft and Verisign
Fake paid app tops sales at Goolge Play Store
08 Apr 2014
Google launches ‘Know your candidates tool’
08 Apr 2014
Microsoft to end support for Windows XP today
08 Apr 2014
Windows XP, one of the most widely-used operating systems, is set to lose official support today
Google plans to emerge as MVNO: Report
07 Apr 2014
US media reports said Google has plans for its own wireless network that customers would use to make calls, send texts and browse the web on their mobiles
5-year old exposes Xbox vulunerability; appointed Microsoft security researcher
05 Apr 2014
Microsoft has commended a San Diego boy for his security skills after the 5-year old identified a vulnerability in the company's Xbox games console
British, Irish governments to pay Microsoft to extend Windows XP support
03 Apr 2014
The governments of the UK and Ireland are paying software giant Microsoft to continue providing support and security updates for Windows XP used by their public sector bodies
Global IT spending on pace to grow 3.2% in 2014
02 Apr 2014
Zuckerberg’s global internet vision powered by drones
29 Mar 2014
Mark Zuckerberg's plans involve drones, satellites and even data-carrying laser beams fired across space
Thieves can now rob ATMs with text messages
26 Mar 2014
Facebook to buy virtual reality headset maker start-up Oculus for $2 bn
26 Mar 2014
Making its second mega acquisition this year, Facebook yesterday struck a deal to buy 20-month start-up Oculus VR Inc, a maker of a virtual reality headset, for $2 billion in cash and stock
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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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