Jack Dorsey quits as Twitter CEO, announces IIT man Parag Agarwal as successor

New York (IANS) Jack Dorsey, the maverick behind making Twitter the world's go-to social platform to rant, laud, troll or play simple catch up, is moving on.

Confirming long-standing speculation that he would, @Jack, Dorsey's handle…

Indigenous smart tech to protect power grids from short-circuits

New Delhi (IANS) An Indian researcher has developed a unique innovation of a prototype of a smart system that can protect power grids from short-circuits by either automatically diverting the current into a parallel shunt or limiting a current surge…

IIT & AIIMS Jodhpur develop 'talking gloves' for differently-abled

Jodhpur (IANS) A team of innovators at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Jodhpur has developed low-cost 'Talking Gloves' for people with speech disability, the institutes annuonced…

upGrad to acquire Australia based study abroad market leader GSP

New Delhi (IANS) Online higher education company upGrad on Monday announced that it has entered into an exclusive acquisition agreement with Global Study Partners (GSP), Australia's largest study abroad company.

upGrad will invest $16 million…

New Apple HomePod mini adds vibrant colours to music

New Delhi (IANS) Vivid colours bring unbound happiness in life and when mixed well with technology, they can create a beautiful experience at home or in an office environment. Now add music to colours and technology and voila! You have what is called…

EU coalition slams Microsoft OneDrive-Windows integration

San Francisco (IANS) A major coalition of European Union (EU) software and cloud organisations called Nextcloud has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission (EC) about Microsoft's anti-competitive behaviour, especially the OneDrive…

S. Korean chipmakers face balancing act between US, China for market supremacy

Seoul (IANS) Concern is growing that SK hynix's plan to overhaul its Chinese factory with cutting-edge chipmaking machines could be in jeopardy due to opposition from the US.

Earlier this week, US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai…

Banning all cryptos will promote non-state players: BACC

New Delhi (IANS) A blanket ban on cryptocurrencies will encourage non-state players, leading to more unlawful usage of such currencies, the Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC), a part of the non-profit Internet and Mobile Association of India…

Samsung adds Pro Mode support for Galaxy S21 Ultra telephoto camera

Seoul (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung has released a standalone "Expert RAW" app to enable Pro Mode support for the telephoto zoom lens on Galaxy S21 Ultra handsets.

This new app allows Galaxy S21 Ultra's primary, ultrawide, 3x telephoto,…

ISRO rife with speculation about human space mission centre, IN-SPACe shift

Chennai (IANS) With speculations and rumours abounding on shifting of its human space mission centre and the headquarters of private sector space regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), officials of the Indian…