Why 47,000 Microsoft developers are generating 30,000 bugs a month

San Francisco (IANS) At Microsoft, 47,000 developers are generating nearly 30,000 bugs a month and these vulnerabilities get stored across over 100 AzureDevOps and GitHub repositories to quickly spot critical bugs and stay ahead of the hackers.

DRDO's mobile viral research lab to speed up COVID-19 screening

New Delhi (IANS) To speed up COVID-19 screening and related research and development activities, a mobile viral research laboratory (MVRL) has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad.

The laboratory…

Full-time Facebook workers now reviewing harmful content too

San Francisco (IANS) As Facebook content moderators who are mostly on a contractual basis have temporarily been sent home owing to the coronavirus pandemic, full-time employees at the company are now sifting through harmful content.

According…

Google adds 4 new features to video calling app Duo

San Francisco (IANS) Google has started rolling out four new features in its video calling app Google Duo, along with a promise to add more soon.

The search engine giant is rolling out a new video codec technology to improve video call quality…

IIT-K, SGPGIMS develop alternative to N-95 masks

Kanpur (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) and Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), in a joint project, have developed a working prototype of a Positive Pressure Respirator System (PPRS)…

Turtles, sharks return to Thai coasts in absence of tourists

Bangkok (IANS) Rare sea turtles and reef sharks are some of the endangered species that have been sighted in recent weeks off the coast of Thailand, where beaches have been emptied of tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although experts warn that…

WHO recommended disinfectants effective against COVID-19: Study

London (IANS) When used correctly, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended alcohol-based hand disinfectants to be effective against the novel coronavirus, as confirmed by the international team of researchers.

For the findings published…

Experts question study linking stray dogs to SARS-CoV-2 spread

New Delhi (IANS) After a study published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution proposed that stray dogs might have played a role in the initial transmission of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, some experts called the findings "speculative".

Google working on its own smart debit card: Report

San Francisco (IANS) After seeing the success of Apple credit card, Google is now reportedly working on its own physical and virtual smart debit cards that will allow customers to buy things online as well as in retail stores.

According to…

Zoom Out: India plans to develop 'desi' version of video-conferencing app

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre is planning to bankroll the development of a 'desi' video-conferencing mobile application, which will initially cater to the Central and state government entities.

Significantly, the development comes at…