While NASA’s Perseverance Rover might not have been successful in finding signs of life on Mars yet, it has discovered a strange piece of an object, which looks like a tangle of string or shredded material that is clinging together. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the image was captured by the
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Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests have had their smartphones infected with the infamous Pegasus government-sponsored spyware. At least 30 individuals, spanning activists, academics, lawyers, and NGO workers, are believed to have been infected between October 2020 and November 2021, many of whom have been previously detained, arrested and imprisoned for their political
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 — the purported successor to the Galaxy Watch 4 — and the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro have been spotted on a certification website, according to a report. The smartwatches are rumoured to launch at an upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event. Both smartwatches have been spotted on Thailand’s NBTC website hinting at an
Apple intends to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The changes will not affect all teams, and Apple is still planning an aggressive product launch schedule in 2023 that includes a mixed-reality
In this article IBM IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images IBM issued second-quarter results on Monday that were better than expected. However, the stock dropped in extended trading after the company trimmed its
A Moscow court has fined Google RUB 21 billion (nearly Rs. 2,900 crore) for failing to remove content concerning Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, the nation’s telecommunications regulator said Monday. Roskomnadzor said the Google-owned video platform YouTube had failed to block “false information” on the offensive in Ukraine, “extremist and terrorist propaganda” and content “calling
Xiaomi has expanded its line of the 2022 TV ES Pro series of 4K LED TVs by launching three new screen sizes — 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch — in China. All three televisions boast of features such as multi-zone LED backlighting, a 120Hz refresh rate at 4K, and popular HDR standards such as Dolby Vision. The TVs
Sims 4, the social simulation game from Electronic Arts will soon let players pick their sexual orientation. Developer Maxis confirmed in a company blog post that the new feature will become available with the next base game update. The patch will be included as a free download, with the High School Years expansion pack, which is
Instagram is getting a payment feature that will allow users to buy from small businesses through direct messages, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday. According to the blog post, users will be able to make purchases with a qualified small business on Instagram without leaving the chat. Earlier, users had to exit the post,
A team of paleoanthropologists have unearthed a human fossil that is estimated to be around 1.4 million years old. The fossil was found at the Sima del Elefante archaeological site in Spain during excavations on June 30. The fossil contains fragments of a human skull and is said to be the oldest ever found in
With speculative execution attacks remaining a stubbornly persistent vulnerability ailing modern processors, new research has highlighted an “industry failure” to adopting mitigations released by AMD and Intel, posing a firmware supply chain threat. Dubbed FirmwareBleed by Binarly, the information leaking assaults stem from the continued exposure of microarchitectural attack surfaces on the part of enterprise
Samsung is expected to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event in August where it could announce the next generation of foldable phones. The South Korean smartphone giant is yet to announce the official dates of the event, but according to a new leak, the event could take place on August 10. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold
Google Pixel 6a is expected to launch in India in July-end. Ahead of the launch of the smartphone, which is due to go on sale this month, the Indian variant has been tipped to be priced around Rs. 37,000. The smartphone is speculated to be available for purchase by the end of this month through
In a landmark discovery, researchers have rearranged atomic bonds in a single molecule for the first time. Chemical engineers from the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, the University of Regensburg in Germany, and IBM Research Europe collectively began their experiment with a substance called 5,6,11,12-tetrachlorotetracene (with the formula C18H8Cl4). It is a carbon-based
Juniper Networks has pushed security updates to address several vulnerabilities affecting multiple products, some of which could be exploited to seize control of affected systems. The most critical of the flaws affect Junos Space and Contrail Networking, with the tech company urging customers to release versions 22.1R1 and 21.4.0, respectively. Chief among them is a
Flipkart is hosting its Big Saving Days sale starting from July 23 and the online sale will be live until July 27. Customers can expect to see deals, discounts, and offers on smartphones as well as other consumer electronics such as headphones, speakers, and TVs during the sale. Offers on Oppo Reno 5 Pro, iPhone
In this article DIS ESPN Mike Windle | ESPN | Getty Images Disney is increasing the price of its sports streaming service ESPN+ to $9.99 per month, a 43% increase. The previous price of ESPN+ had been $6.99 per month. The increase will kick in on Aug. 23. An annual subscription to ESPN+ will jump
The RaHDIt Russian hacker group has handed over information on Russian citizens who have been collaborating with Ukrainian military intelligence to competent authorities, a RaHDIt member told Sputnik on condition of anonymity. Earlier this month, RaHDit hackers leaked information on thousands of officers of Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense (GUR,
Ghost of Tsushima has sold nearly 10 million copies since its launch in July 2020. Developer Sucker Punch Productions made the announcement on Twitter, as part of its two-year anniversary, confirming the exact sales numbers to be 9.73 million. The figure is a total of all sold units on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles,
The James Webb Space Telescope’s latest photographs demonstrate that it is capable of seeing more than just cosmic objects that are far away from Earth. NASA has unveiled Webb’s first images of our own solar system, which include shots of Jupiter and whirling asteroids. According to Mashable, these images were taken by engineers when the