GameStop’s stock rallied on Friday after a report that the videogame retailer plans to expand its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace and partner with crypto firms. The company’s shares soared last year as it was at the centre of a battle between small investors coordinating on online forums and Wall Street hedge funds that had taken
VMWare has shipped updates to Workstation, Fusion, and ESXi products to address an “important” security vulnerability that could be weaponized by a threat actor to take control of affected systems. The issue relates to a heap-overflow vulnerability — tracked as CVE-2021-22045 (CVSS score: 7.7) — that, if successfully exploited, results in the execution of arbitrary
Former President US Donald Trump’s new media venture plans to launch its social media app Truth Social on February 21, according to an Apple App Store listing. Truth Social, the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) alternative to Twitter, is available for pre-order before going live on the US Presidents’ Day holiday. Similar to Twitter, the
Through the past week, NASA engineers have been working diligently to deploy major equipment and tools aboard James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), including its sunshield and secondary mirror. On Saturday, January 8, the primary camera of the $10-billion (roughly Rs. 74,340 crore) space observatory will be deployed, which will study the origin of the Universe
Lenovo Legion Y90, the company’s upcoming gaming smartphone’s rear design was shown off by the company on Friday. The handset has been teased by the company over the past few weeks on its Weibo account, giving enthusiasts an idea of what the phone will look like. The company has previously revealed that the upcoming Lenovo
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more It’s 2022, and developments in the AI industry are off to a slow — but nonetheless eventful — start. While the spread of the Omicron variant put a
Amazon fulfillment center warehouse. Getty Images Amazon is cutting paid leave time for U.S. front-line workers who test positive for Covid-19 or have to quarantine after exposure to the virus. Amazon said all U.S. workers who test positive for Covid-19 and those required to quarantine will now be eligible for one week, or up to
China’s copyright authority said on Thursday digital music platforms are not allowed to sign exclusive copyright agreements except in special circumstances, amid a regulatory crackdown on monopolistic behaviour in the country’s private sector. The National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) gave the order on Thursday at a meeting in Beijing with influential digital music platforms,
Hisense announced its entry in India in mid-2020, and has slowly but steadily expanded its product range here to include options in multiple price categories. Interestingly, the company is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for other brands, but has turned its focus to products marketed under its own brand name in India. Its latest
The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), France’s data protection watchdog, has slapped Facebook (now Meta Platforms) and Google with fines of €150 million ($170 million) and €60 million ($68 million) for violating E.U. privacy rules by failing to provide users with an easy option to reject cookie tracking technology. “The websites facebook.com,
Twitter is getting a TikTok feature that will let users react to tweets with photos and videos. The microblogging platform has started testing a new ‘Quote Tweet with reaction’ feature that allows users to post video reactions to tweets alongside the tweet embedded. Users can tap on the ‘Quote tweet with reaction’ icon from the
We have often heard and read about giant stars dying violently in deep space. Ever imagined what kind of a sight it would be? How would a star appear as it nears its end from Earth? We may finally have an answer. In a first for astronomy, researchers were able to see in real time
Qualcomm on Tuesday said it is working with Microsoft on custom chips that would control lightweight augmented reality glasses for use by both consumers and businesses for metaverse apps. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Qualcomm Chief Executive Cristiano Amon said during a press conference that the two companies will work together to
iPhone 12 series has received a price cut on e-commerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart, making the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini smartphones cheaper by around Rs. 10,000, depending on the specific phone model. The price of the Apple smartphones has been lowered on these websites, allowing users to purchase them at cheaper prices than
Intel Core i9-12900KS was announced by the company at CES 2022. The 12th Gen Intel Core ‘Alder Lake’ CPU offers a 5.5GHz boost clock speed on a single core. The new Intel Core i9-12900KS is also capable of functioning at 5.2GHz on all cores while performing heavy multi-core tasks, according to the company. This is
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more People perceive speech both by listening to it and watching the lip movements of speakers. In fact, studies show that visual cues play a key role in language
Pedestrians wearing protective masks pass in front of a banner displaying Asana Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cloud software has been one of the best bets
Stephen Hawking’s 80th birthday is being celebrated by Google with a special animated Doodle. It features a two-and-a-half-minute-long video in the physicist’s own computer-generated voice which depicts his contributions to the universe and illustrates the battle of life with his affected health condition — neurodegenerative disease. With his well-known views of black holes and the
Amazon Mobile and TV Savings Days sale was kicked off in India on Friday, December 7, under which it is offering instant discounts on models including OnePlus Nord 2 5G, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, and Redmi Note 10S. The four-day sale, which will last until January 10, also brings discounted prices of Samsung Galaxy
Researchers have disclosed a security flaw affecting H2 database consoles that could result in remote code execution in a manner that echoes the Log4j “Log4Shell” vulnerability that came to light last month. The issue, tracked as CVE-2021-42392, is the ” first critical issue published since Log4Shell, on a component other than Log4j, that exploits the
Clubhouse — the popular social audio chat app — on Friday announced that it is now allowing anyone to listen to conversations taking place on the platform through the Web. The experience is initially rolling out for Clubhouse users in the US and will work for both replays and live rooms with replays enabled. It