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German cyber security agency BSI on Tuesday urged consumers not to use anti-virus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky, warning the firm could be implicated in hacking assaults amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia’s military and intelligence activities in Ukraine, and its threats to EU and NATO allies, particularly Germany, mean there is “a considerable risk

Britain’s top court on Monday refused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the US to face spying charges. The court said it refused because the case “didn’t raise an arguable point of law.” Assange, 50, has sought for years to avoid a trial in the US on

Indian food-delivery firm Zomato Ltd has reached an all-stock merger with Blinkit that values the instant-delivery service between $700 million (roughly Rs. 5,350 crore) and $750 million (roughly Rs. 5,732 crore). The development was reported by TechCrunch reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the matter. Zomato and Blinkit did not immediately respond to

Barcelona announced on Tuesday that Spotify will become their main sponsor from next season, with the club’s stadium to be rebranded as Spotify Camp Nou from July. Spotify will also appear on the front of the men’s and women’s team shirts for the next four seasons and on the club’s training shirts for the next

Ireland on Tuesday imposed a fine on Facebook parent company Meta for breaching EU data privacy laws, in the latest action in Europe against the business practices of US tech titans. The fine against the social media giant, which owns WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, amounted to a total of EUR 17 million (roughly Rs. 142

Rosa Bonheur, a French painter and sculptor, has been honoured with a Google doodle on her 200th birthday. Bonheur was born on this day in 1822 in Bordeaux, France. Her aspirations for a career in the arts were unconventional for women of the time. Many of her works exhibited at the prestigious Paris Salon from

A giant Adolf Hitler bends down and pats a docile Vladimir Putin on the cheek, master to pupil, in a picture posted on Ukraine’s official Twitter account on February 24 — the day the invasion began. The message that follows reads: “This is not a ‘meme’, but our and your reality right now.” This is

Russia’s top lender Sberbank, with its international operations heavily compromised by Western sanctions against Moscow over events in Ukraine, on Tuesday unveiled a range of smart TVs, the latest addition to its technology arsenal. Sberbank has been developing its non-financial businesses, such as e-commerce, technology, and cloud services, in an attempt to combat shrinking margins,

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook on Wednesday and alleged that it was “worse for democracy”. Gandhi shared a compilation of news reports on Twitter, accusing the social media giant of helping the BJP reach out to voters during the elections. “Meta-worse for democracy,” Gandhi said on Twitter. He also shared

SoftBank-backed food service robot startup Bear Robotics has raised $81 million (roughly Rs. 616 crore) in a Series B funding round with investors that include Cleveland Avenue, a venture capital firm founded by a former McDonald’s chief executive. Other investors include South Korean private equity firm IMM and telco KT Corp, the startup’s co-founder and