NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has been feeding us with several discoveries from the Red Planet ever since it landed on it in February this year. After nearly 10 months of driving around the Jezero Crater, researchers are beginning to understand that the region had been formed from red-hot magma, possibly from a long-dormant Martian volcano.
Vivo S12 and Vivo S12 Pro are all set to launch on December 22 in China. Ahead of the online launch, the vanilla Vivo S12 has now been spotted on the China Telecom listing with key specifications. The leaked specifications suggest a handset similar to the Vivo S10 that was launched in July this year.
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 For the cybercriminal operators who specialize in ransomware, business was already very good prior to the disclosure of the simple-to-exploit vulnerability in Apache’s widely used Log4j logging software.
Battlegrounds Mobile India has teased an upcoming partnership with Spider-Man: No Way Home. But developer Krafton has not announced when the partnership will begin or what rewards players will receive as a part of the collaboration. Spider-Man: No Way Home hit cinemas on December 16 and stars Tom Holland in the titular role for the
Industrial and government organizations, including enterprises in the military-industrial complex and research laboratories, are the targets of a new malware botnet dubbed PseudoManyscrypt that has infected roughly 35,000 Windows computers this year alone. The name comes from its similarities to the Manuscrypt malware, which is part of the Lazarus APT group’s attack toolset, Kaspersky researchers
Facebook parent Meta on Thursday banned a series of “cyber mercenary” groups, and began alerting some 50,000 people likely targeted by the firms accused of spying on activists, dissidents, and journalists worldwide. Meta took down 1,500 Facebook and Instagram pages linked to groups with services allegedly ranging from scooping up public information online to using
James Webb Space Telescope, the largest space telescope ever and the most noteworthy after Hubble, has been placed atop the Ariane 5, the rocket which will launch it to space from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope has been designed to find answers to outstanding questions about the universe and for
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE or Fan Edition is expected to launch at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022. Ahead of its anticipated launch, a report has surfaced online that suggests its key specifications, design, and pricing. The Fan Edition smartphone by Samsung is said to be powered by either the Snapdragon 888 or Exynos 2100
Asana CEO and Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA | AFP | Getty Images Dustin Moskovitz is buying the dip. Again. The billionaire co-founder and CEO of cloud software vendor Asana bought $81 million worth of the company’s stock this week as part of a pre-arranged trading plan, bringing his purchases for the
The Reserve Bank of India’s plans to move towards card tokenisation is likely to hit a wide range of companies from major e-commerce firms and food delivery firms to lenders, while increasing the use of cash, said industry sources and bankers. RBI issued guidelines in March 2020 saying that merchants will not be allowed to
Sony has kicked off its year-end sale in India on Thursday, with discounts on its Bravia smart TVs and audio products. As part of the sale, the company is offering discounts, cashback offers, and a two-year warranty on specific Bravia TVs. Similarly, Sony has also discounted its audio products including true wireless earbuds, headphones and
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 In the hours that followed the disclosure of the widespread vulnerability in Apache Log4j, one week ago today, people were kind of freaking out. The enormity of the
Meta Platforms on Thursday revealed it took steps to deplatform seven cyber mercenaries that it said carried out “indiscriminate” targeting of journalists, dissidents, critics of authoritarian regimes, families of opposition, and human rights activists located in over 100 countries, amid mounting scrutiny of surveillance technologies. To that end, the company said it alerted 50,000 users
Instagram is getting a new feature that allows users to embed a miniature version of their profiles on websites. With the latest Profile Embed functionality, users can showcase their Instagram content on third-party sites or link to someone else’s profile. Alongside the Profile Embed, the social media company has highlighted the recently launched Playback feature
An analysis of three-toed, meat-eating dinosaurs has revealed that they may have sprinted faster than a car being driven on the city roads. The footprints, left behind by these theropods over lakebed mud tens of millions of years ago, were studied by scientists. The researchers discovered two sets of fossilised footprints in Spain’s La Rioja
From Apple to Samsung and OnePlus to Xiaomi, all major smartphone vendors brought new flagship offerings to India in 2021 to please customers looking for an upgrade. Some of the prominent options include the iPhone 13 series, the Samsung Galaxy S21 family, and the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, among others. A list of
Epic Games has announced its Holiday Sale that brings discounts on popular titles including Far Cry 6 and Battlefield 2042. The company is offering discounts of up to 95 percent on games, editions, and add-ons. The sale will also give PC gamers one free game every day for the next 15 days. Epic Games has
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 Every good parent knows not to put toys under the tree without thinking about power consumption. There’s nothing sadder than a box for an electric toy with the
An aerial view of Apple Park is seen in Cupertino, California, United States on October 28, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Apple told staff on Wednesday that it is delaying a planned return to offices for corporate workers until an undetermined date, according to reports from Bloomberg News and NBC News
Microsoft’s Bing, the only major foreign search engine available in China, said it has been required by a “relevant government agency” to suspend its auto suggest function in China for 30 days. “Bing is a global search platform and remains committed to respect the rule of law and users’ right to access information,” Bing said
Xiaomi TV Stick 4K has debuted as an upgrade to the company’s existing Mi TV Stick that was launched in India and other markets around the globe last year. As the name suggests, the new model offers 4K streaming. Xiaomi TV Stick 4K also runs on Android TV 11 out-of-the-box and supports Dolby Vision technology