Peru declares 90-day environmental emergency following oil spill

Lima (IANS) The Peruvian government has declared a 90-day environmental emergency in the coastal area of Lima which has been affected by a recent oil spill, the Ministry of the Environment said.

The government has called it one of the "most…

iPhone 13 'pink screen' issue affects small number of users

San Francisco (IANS) A so-called "pink screen" issue is affecting a small number of iPhone 13 units, with a brightly-coloured display and crashes thought by Apple support teams to be a software problem, not hardware.

According to AppleInsider,…

New NY Mayor takes his first salary in cryptocurrency

New York (IANS) The newly elected Mayor of New York City Eric Adams has received his first paycheck in crypto via Coinbase's Direct Deposit, media report says.

According to ZDNet, Adams received his first paycheck in cryptocurrency -- specifically,…

Micromax In Note 2 launch scheduled for Jan 25 in India

New Delhi (IANS) Domestic smartphone brand Micromax has announced it will launch the 'IN Note 2' smartphone on January 25 in the Indian market.

The company has shared a short teaser video showcasing its design. The teaser gives us the…

Instagram to reduce visibility of 'potentially harmful' content

San Francisco (IANS) Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is taking new steps to make "potentially harmful" content less visible in its app.

The company said that the algorithm powering the way posts are ordered in users' feeds and…

ISRO test fires engine for India's human space mission rocket

Chennai (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully fired the high thrust Vikas engine that would power India's first rocket that would carry humans.

According to ISRO, the Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan/human space…

Silicon-based quantum devices to herald new chip era

New Delhi (IANS) As the world grapples with chip shortage, a team of researchers has demonstrated 99 per cent accuracy with silicon-based quantum computing, paving the way to build silicon-based quantum devices compatible with current semiconductor…

Sony wants Microsoft to ensure that Call of Duty stays across platforms

New Delhi (IANS) Japanese technology giant Sony, which saw its stock tanked after Microsoft acquired gaming company Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, on Thursday said it expects Satya Nadella-run tech giant to ensure that games like Call of Duty…

India successfully test fires new version of Brahmos missile

New Delhi (IANS) India on Thursday successfully carried out test fire of Brahmos missile with enhanced capabilities.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in a statement said that Brahmos supersonic cruise missile with increased…

Hackers steal data of over 5L 'vulnerable people' at Red Cross

New Delhi (IANS) Hackers have hit the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), compromising the personal data of more than 515,000 "highly vulnerable people" globally.

According to the Red Cross, a sophisticated cyber security attack…