Early face mask adoption helped 42 nations avoid Covid mayhem

Hong Kong (IANS) You see billions of people around the world wearing face masks to avoid Covid-19, but did you realise that countries like Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and China and some other South-East Asian countries controlled the coronavirus…

Microsoft rolls out personal version of Teams on iOS, Android

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft has rolled out in preview the personal version of its video calling app Teams for consumers on mobile for both Android and iOS, where the users can perform text chat and video calling, share lists, documents, calendars…

India needs to revolutionise drug research with AI: Dassault Systemes

Bengaluru (IANS) As researchers and institutions the world over scramble to find a drug or a vaccine to fight Covid-19, 3Dexperience major Dassault Systemes on Tuesday hosted a virtual event to help advance the pace of discovery of new drugs and medicines…

Here are some cool, safe alternatives to 'red flagged' Chinese apps

New Delhi (IANS) As Intelligence agencies in India red flag over 50 China-linked mobile apps over concerns related to safety and privacy of millions of Indian users, here are some cool and secure alternatives to some of the listed Chinese apps.

Large-scale phishing attacks using Covid-19 as bait, govt warns

New Delhi (IANS) The government has warned of a major upcoming phishing attack which promises free Covid-19 testing across India. A large-scale cyber attack has been planned by cyber crooks where they may use Covid-19 as bait to steal personal and…

Mobile threats spread under guise of porn content doubled in 2019

New Delhi (IANS) The number of mobile users attacked by pornographic content grew two-fold in 2019, reaching 42,973 users compared to the 19,699 who were targeted in 2018, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said in a new report.

Adult content, just…

Glenmark launches Covid-19 drug in India

Mumbai (IANS) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Saturday launched antiviral drug Favipiravir for treatment of mild-to-moderate Covid-19 cases after it received the Indian drug regulator's approval.

It will be available under the brand name FabiFlu…

NASA partners with ESA, JAXA for satellite data on Covid-19

Washington (IANS) NASA has partnered with European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to unveil a global view of Covid-19 impacts.

This dashboard of satellite data showing the impacts of the global response to…

New Qualcomm 5G platform to create next-gen robots, drones

San Francisco (IANS) Chipmaker Qualcomm has unveiled a new 5G and AI-enabled robotics platform that would help developers and manufacturers create next generation of high-compute, low-power robots and drones for the consumer, enterprise, defense,…

Saudi PIF to invest Rs 11,367 cr in Jio Platforms for 2.32% stake

New Delhi (IANS) Reliance Industries Limited and Jio Platforms Limited, Indias leading digital services platform, on Thursday announced an investment of Rs 11,367 crore by Saudi Arabias Public Investment Fund (PIF), one of the worlds largest sovereign…