If an earthquake strikes in the not too distant future and survivors are trapped under tonnes of rubble, the first responders to locate them could be swarms of cyborg cockroaches. That’s a potential application of a recent breakthrough by Japanese researchers who demonstrated the ability to mount “backpacks” of solar cells and electronics on the
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Whistleblower Frances Haugen – a former Facebook engineer who leaked documents suggesting the firm put profits before safety – on Thursday launched an organisation devoted to fighting harm caused by social media. The new Beyond the Screen nonprofit said that its first project will be to document ways big tech is failing in its “legal
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 sale kicked off Thursday for Prime members and is now live for everybody. Now, if you are in the market for a wearable — be it a smartwatch or an activity tracker — there are several great deals on offer from popular brands like Samsung, Apple, Amazfit, Noise, and more.
iPhone 14 Pro reportedly has a hidden toggle to enable black-and-white always-on display mode. The way to get the black-and-white mode is to use a long-standing Focus mode setting that is called the Dim Lock Screen. This setting will fully darken the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max in always-on mode. A
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on April 22, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Elsa | Getty Images Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is
E-commerce firm Flipkart on Friday said its platform saw 1.6 million concurrent users per second on the first day of its festive season sale. Leading e-commerce portals like Flipkart, Amazon, Meesho and Snapdeal have started their annual festive season sales. Without disclosing the actual sales number, Flipkart said early trends in its The Big Billion
Flipkart Big Billion Days 2022 sale is offering up to 80 percent discount on the purchase of TVs and large home appliances from September 23 to September 30. The week-long sale, for both Plus and non-Plus members, also has added benefits for ICICI Bank and Axis Bank customers, who can get a 10 percent instant
FIFA 23 soundtrack is out now. EA Sports has revealed the full track list for its latest football simulation game, and it’s the biggest to date. With a total of 109 songs to listen to, FIFA 23 fans are in for a treat, as they wait in lobbies and bop their heads to the latest
GitHub has put out an advisory detailing what may be an ongoing phishing campaign targeting its users to steal credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes by impersonating the CircleCI DevOps platform. The Microsoft-owned code hosting service said it learned of the attack on September 16, 2022, adding the campaign impacted “many victim organizations.” The fraudulent
NASA said Wednesday it had successfully trialed the fuelling process for its new rocket, after technical issues a few weeks ago halted two attempts to get the behemoth off the ground and headed towards the Moon. “All of the objectives that we set out to do we were able to accomplish today,” said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson,
Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp said on Thursday that it was working to keep users in Iran connected after the country restricted access to the app and social media platform Instagram. WhatsApp “will do anything” within its technical capacity to keep the service accessible and that it was not blocking Iranian phone numbers, the messaging service said
Flipkart Big Billion Days 2022 sale has some great deals, if you are looking to purchase a smartwatch, fitness band, or any other wearable. During this sale that ends on September 30, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank customers can get an additional 10 percent instant discount on their purchases. Flipkart is offering wearables from brands
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 sale has brought several great deals on budget smartphones from popular brands like Samsung, Redmi, Oppo, and more. During this festival sale, SBI card holders get the benefit of an additional 10 percent instant discount on their purchases. Check out our list of some of the best offers live on
In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020. Fabrice COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images As Google tries to navigate an unfamiliar environment of slowing growth, cost cutting and employee dissent
An iOS 16 bug is reportedly causing the Mail application on iPhone and iPad models that have been updated to the latest version of Apple’s operating system to crash, rendering it inaccessible. The bug comes in the form of an otherwise routine-looking mail message, that has an unusual sender field that includes extra characters that
Google is reportedly updating its Chromecast with Google TV (4K) streaming device to Android 12. Launched in October 2020, Chromecast with Google TV (4K) has seen very few updates in its two-and-a-half years of product lifespan. The Android 12 update will bring in support for camera and microphone privacy indicator and blocking functionality, 4K user
Ark: Survival Evolved and Gloomhaven will be free to download via Epic Games Store for a limited time. In a tweet, the publisher confirmed that the Jurassic era-themed online survival game, alongside the 2021 turn-based co-op dungeon crawler Gloomhaven, will be up for free download this week. The promotion ends on September 29, at 8:30pm
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a recently disclosed security flaw in Zoho ManageEngine to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. “Zoho ManageEngine PAM360, Password Manager Pro, and Access Manager Plus contain an unspecified vulnerability which allows for remote code execution,” the agency said in
Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres from Earth have revealed a surprising component: a drop of water, scientists said Friday. The discovery offers new support for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space. The findings are in the latest research to
The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve a bill aimed at allowing news organizations to band together to negotiate with Alphabet’s Google and Meta’s Facebook and win more revenue. The bill passed the committee by a vote of 15 to 7, according to a congressional aide. It must now go to the Senate