The race for space exploration is unfolding at an unprecedented speed. Private companies have forayed into this sector with commercial ventures, and the US and China have set their eyes on landing humans on Mars by the next decade. While this ambition is laudable, it presents significant technological and logistical challenges. For instance, a mission
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. According to a report by Risk Based Security, last year hit a record high of 28,695 vulnerabilities — which is simply too many for any organization to remediate within a year. This is the most important finding by far, since it
Investigations into US video game giant Activision Blizzard over accusations of discrimination and harassment are being expanded, according to court documents and media reports. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) launched a lawsuit against Activision last summer, alleging the company condoned a culture of sexual harassment, a toxic work environment, and inequality.
Motorola Frontier smartphone’s alleged renders have been leaked by a tipster. It suggests that the smartphone will come with a 194-megapixel sensor as opposed to a 200-megapixel that was tipped earlier. The latest renders are pretty much similar to the ones leaked last month. As per a report, the phone will come with a display
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Canonical’s Snap software packaging and deployment system, the most critical of which can be exploited to escalate privilege to gain root privileges. Snaps are self-contained application packages that are designed to work on operating systems that use the Linux kernel and can be installed using a tool called
The transition of digital ecosystem to metaverse, where a person will feel immersed in a virtual world, will push data usage by 20 times across the globe by 2032 and telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are suitably placed to benefit from the surge in India, a Credit Suisse report has said.The report said
In this article GOOGL British artificial intelligence scientist and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. OLI SCARFF | AFP | Getty Images Scientists at DeepMind have found another real-world application for their artificial intelligence software. The London-based AI lab, which is owned by Alphabet, announced Wednesday that it has trained an AI system to control and sculpt
Intel Arc GPUs for desktops have been delayed to the second quarter, the chipmaker has announced at its 2022 Investor Meeting. The GPUs were originally planned to debut in the first quarter. However, Intel is on track to start shipping its discrete Arc GPUs for laptops in the first quarter itself. The Santa Clara, California-based
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. This article is contributed by Hari Shetty, sector head and senior vice president of technology platforms & products at Wipro Limited. After a disruptive year, enterprises and startups are finding greater success together. Prior to 2020, the term “disruption” typically referred
Samsung Galaxy M23 5G and Galaxy M33 5G launch may be around the corner as the smartphones have appeared on the company’s support page on its India website. Both the Galaxy M-series phones have been part of the rumour mill for the past few months. Samsung Galaxy M33 is expected to come with an Exynos
If you haven’t heard of the term, you will soon enough. SOC 2, meaning System and Organization Controls 2, is an auditing procedure developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). Having SOC 2 compliance means you have implemented organizational controls and practices that provide assurance for the safeguarding and security of client data. In
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) urged Apple Inc investors to vote against Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s remuneration, citing concerns around the magnitude and structure of his equity award. Apple will hold its annual shareholder meeting in the first week of March. “There are significant concerns regarding the design and magnitude of the
NASA has temporarily closed the camera of one of its space-based telescopes following a power issue. The closure of the camera eye of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which has been studying the very hot regions of the Universe for over two decades, has halted its science work. The telescope suffered a power supply problem with
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) will get four esports tournaments in 2022, developer Krafton announced on Thursday while revealing the esports 2022 roadmap of the battle royale game in the country. The tournaments are claimed to bring a prize pool of Rs. 6 crore, with Battlegrounds Mobile Pro Series 1 and Season 2 giving away the
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. According to a new Forrester survey, commissioned by WNS, nearly two-thirds (63%) of decision-makers recognize the importance of data and analytics in strategic decision-making. These decision-makers come from the seven key industries of banking and financial services, insurance, manufacturing, retail, consumer
In this article ROKU Anthony Wood David Orrell | CNBC Roku shares fell as much as 12% in extended trading on Thursday after the video-streaming company issued fourth-quarter revenue and first-quarter revenue guidance that came in below consensus. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: 17 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 9 cents per share as
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — Amazon’s upcoming big-budget series — was recently teased at the Super Bowl in the US on Sunday. The streaming service has revealed that the trailer crossed 257 million views in the first 24 hours, which surpasses any other trailer to debut at the Super Bowl,
OnePlus TV Y1S and OnePlus TV Y1S Edge were launched in India today (Thursday, February 17). Both new smart TVs from OnePlus are offered in two display sizes – 32-inch and 43-inch. The vanilla OnePlus TV Y1S and OnePlus TV Y1S Edge get HDR10+, HDR10, and HLG format support. Both run Android TV 11 with
Google has released a new Chrome update for Windows, macOS, and Linux that fixes a total of 11 security issues. Of these vulnerabilities, the update patches a highly-severe zero-day bug that has already been exploited by attackers. It is known as a ‘use-after-free’ vulnerability that exists in Chrome’s Animation component. An attacker can exploit the
Google on Wednesday announced plans to bring its Privacy Sandbox initiatives to Android in a bid to expand its privacy-focused, but also less disruptive, advertising technology beyond the desktop web. To that end, the internet giant said it will work towards building solutions that prevent cross-app tracking à la Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework,
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg laid out revamped company values Tuesday, urging workers to be “Metamates” who treat one another with respect and look to the future. Zuckerberg shared his note to employees on his Facebook page, the revamped credo coming on the heels of the internet giant being renamed Meta in October. “As we build