Facebook Announces Hiring of Human Rights Director
Facing human rights violation allegations over the misuse of its platform by the Myanmar government to fuel atrocities against the Rohingya Muslim minority, social networking giant Facebook has announced the hiring of…
NASA Counts Down to Launch of Laser Study of Ice Sheets
NASA counted down Saturday to the launch of its $1 billion (about Rs. 7,210 crores) ICESat-2 mission, using advanced lasers to uncover the true depth of the melting of Earth’s…
India Will Fly Its First Small Rocket in 2019
The Indian space agency expects to fly its first small rocket with a carrying capacity of about 500-700kg sometime next year, according to a top official. “The developmental work for…
Google Releases Chrome 70 Beta With Support for Fingerprint Sensors for Web Authentication
Google has released the latest beta version of Chrome 70 with touch-sensitive web authentication for Android and Mac devices, adding an extra layer of security to the browser. “Mac’s Touch ID…
F-Secure Says Nearly All Modern Computers Vulnerable to Cold Boot Attacks
Researchers have discovered a security flaw that is said to put nearly all modern computers at risk for data theft. The newly-found vulnerability apparently enables a malicious party to carry…
Alan Wake TV Series Put Into Development With Peter Calloway
Alan Wake is set to be turned into a TV series with Peter Calloway (Under the Dome) attached as showrunner and writer, developer Remedy Entertainment announced Wednesday. Sam Lake, the lead…
Brave Privacy-Focused Browser Files Adtech Complaint Against Google
Brave, a privacy-focused web browser set up by Silicon Valley engineering guru Brendan Eich, filed privacy complaints in Britain and Ireland that could become a test case against search company Googleand…
Google to Invest $140 Million to Expand Data Centre in Chile
Google will invest $140 million (roughly Rs. 1,000 crores) to expand the tech giant’s sole data centre in Latin America, a development Chile’s president hailed on Wednesday as proof of the…
Apple Store Goes Down Ahead of iPhone Launch
We are just hours away from the grand Apple event, and just like with previous hardware announcements, Apple pulled down the Apple Store to update it with information about all the new products. The…
Blades iPhone Xs Trailer Shows Off Console Quality Visuals
At the iPhone Xs and Xs Max event, Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard took to the stage to show off The Elder Scrolls: Blades. The latest entry in the long-running Elder Scrolls franchise, Blades will…