Facebook data breach: Senator asks US Congress to take action

Washington (IANS) After Facebook admitted that it was hit with a fresh data breach that affected nearly 50 million users, Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) has called for a full probe into the incident.

Vice Chairman of the Senate Select…

NITI Aayog, Oracle join hands against counterfeit drugs in India

New Delhi (IANS): In a bid to battle the issue of counterfeit drugs in India, NITI Aayog on Friday joined hands with Cloud major Oracle, Apollo Hospitals and global pharmaceutical manufacturer Strides Pharma Sciences to pilot a real drug supply chain,…

Chemical pollution could wipe out half of all killer whales

Washington (IANS): Chemical pollutants banned more than 40 years ago are still having a devastating effect on marine life and could lead to the disappearance of half of the world's killer whale populations before the end of the century, a new…

Mammoth task to audit, dismantle Aadhaar data lying with private firms: Experts

New Delhi (IANS): Terming the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar a breath of fresh air for Indian citizens, cyber law experts on Wednesday said a completely new regime has to be put in place to protect the Aadhaar data that is lying with private companies.

IAF successfully test fires air-to-air Astra missile

New Delhi (IANS): The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday successfully test fired the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra from a Su-30 aircraft, the Defence Ministry said.

The missile, tested at Kalaikunda…

Facebook launches programme to boost coding skills of students

San Francisco (IANS) Facebook has launched in the US free online education programme CodeFWDTo to increase the numbers of underrepresented and female students interested in pursuing computer programming.

"We're working on…

Section of Australian beach collapses into sea

A huge section of shoreline at Inskip Point in Queensland, Australia, suddenly collapsed into the sea after severe erosion weakened the sandy coastline, authorities said on Monday.

The landslip, which was estimated to be up to 300 metres wide,…

Samsung India launches 2 smartphones in Galaxy J series

Samsung India has expanded its budget smartphone lineup with the launch of the Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+, priced at Rs 15,990 and Rs 10,990 respectively.

The new smartphones feature a glass-finish design, Infinity displays and Dolby Atmos audio.…

Infosys to offer cloud solutions on Google platform

Infosys is partnering with Google Cloud to help global enterprises modernize their technology infrastructure, migrate systems to the cloud and adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning at scale.

The Bengaluru-based IT services…

Google still allowing third-party apps read your Gmail: Report

Google has defended its policy allowing third-party applications to access Gmail account data, saying developers can share information with other companies as long as users are clearly informed about how their data will be used.

The clarification…