Google Doodle celebrates 30 years of World Wide Web

New Delhi (IANS) Google on Tuesday celebrated 30 years of World Wide Web (WWW) with a doodle. English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the WWW in 1989 and wrote the first web browser in 1990.

Working at CERN, Switzerland, Berners-Lee laid…

Dark Web exposes computer-server data transfer to hackers

New York (IANS) Cyber criminals now have access to the most-secured data files used to facilitate confidential communication between organisations' servers and clients' computers on the Dark Web, say researchers.

According to the team…

4% Indian users hit by banking Trojans in 2018

New Delhi (IANS) Four per cent Indian users were attacked by banking Trojans in 2018, a new report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab said on Monday.

As many as 889,452 users of Kaspersky Lab solutions were attacked by banking…

Key gene behind breast cancer identified

Sydney (IANS) Australian researchers have tracked an elusive cancer-promoting gene that appears to be behind aggressive breast cancers, paving the way for crucial therapeutic drug treatment for the deadly disease.

Researchers from…

SpaceX Crew Dragon completes first unmanned flight test

Washington (IANS) The Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule completed its historic unmanned flight test on Friday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean right on time at 8.45 a.m. EST.

The uncrewed demonstration mission, called…

NASA spacecraft observes movement of water molecules on Moon

Washington (IANS) NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has observed water molecules moving around the dayside of the Moon, a finding that may prove beneficial as the agency plans to put astronauts back on the lunar surface.

Rising disparity of income and opportunities led to rise of populism globally

The political discourse across the world is increasingly becoming dominated by the phenomenon of populism. The term has become so commonplace that it usually appears in popular media without an explanation as to who qualifies to be a populist. However,…

Windows 10 now running on more than 800 mn devices: Microsoft

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft on Thursday said that its Windows 10 operating system (OS) is now running on more than 800 million active devices worldwide, one step closer to its goal of 1 billion Windows 10 users.

"Thank you to all our…

Twitter too harsh at times in banning accounts: Dorsey

San Francisco (IANS) Twitter has been too harsh at times when it comes to banning accounts in the wake of alleged political bias, harassment, hate speech or other policy violations on its platform, CEO Jack Dorsey has admitted.

Appearing…

Fitbit refreshes its wearable line-up

San Francisco (IANS) Global wearables maker Fitbit on Thursday refreshed its wearable line-up in the US and other markets with Fitbit Versa Lite Edition, Fitbit Inspire HR, Fitbit Inspire and Fitbit Ace 2.

The company is yet to announce the…