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The Assam government on Monday signed seven agreements in various fields with a host of corporate giants, including Microsoft, Google, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Tata group firms. The MOUs were signed on behalf of the government by the Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM). The Directorate of Employment and Craftsmen Training executed an MoU with

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope — out Thursday on Nintendo Switch — does what you’d expect from a sequel to a well-received game by immersing you in a richer and more expansive world. While the first game, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, proceeded in a linear fashion, Sparks of Hope tries to be more

Elon Musk said on Saturday his rocket company SpaceX would continue to fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, citing the need for “good deeds,” a day after he said it could no longer afford to do so. Musk tweeted: “the hell with it … even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies

A newly discovered hacking group has attacked transportation and logistics companies in Ukraine and Poland with a novel kind of ransomware, Microsoft said in a blog post on Friday. The attackers targeted a wide range of systems within an hour on Tuesday, Microsoft said, adding that it hadn’t been able to link the attacks to

Tata Power on Friday said that a cyberattack has hit its Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and affected its systems. Tata Power Company Limited had a cyberattack on its IT infrastructure impacting some of its IT systems, a BSE filing from the Mumbai-headquartered company said. The company has taken steps to retrieve and restore the systems,

Aadhaar enrolment for newborns along with birth certificates is expected to be available in all states in the next few months, expanding beyond 16 states currently offering the facility, government sources said. At present, 16 states have Aadhaar Linked Birth Registration. The process began more than one year ago, with various states getting added over

ISRO’s heaviest rocket LVM3 will launch British start-up OneWeb’s 36 broadband satellites from the spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on October 23, marking the launcher’s entry into the global commercial launch service market. LVM3 was earlier called GSLV Mk III. The launch of ‘LVM3 – M2/OneWeb India-1 Mission’ is scheduled at 12:07am IST on October

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — Amazon’s millennia-prior prequel that draws from the appendices of J.R.R. Tolkien’s three-volume novel — was, in some ways, doomed from the very beginning. Years before cameras began rolling, it gained the notorious tag of being the world’s most expensive TV series. Amazon had made a

Samsung and Google have announced that they will offer support for each other’s smart home ecosystems, the South Korean company announced on Thursday. Over the years, even though smart devices have gained traction, there exist compatibility issues between brands that ultimately cause headaches for users. The Matter protocol is aimed at making it easier to

Alphabet unit Google could face antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, with EU regulators frustrated over the slow pace of settlement talks with the company, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Google‘s ad business is Alphabet‘s biggest moneymaker, accounting for about 80 percent of annual revenue, despite efforts over the

Several Assassin’s Creed titles are coming to the Playstation Plus Extra and Deluxe/ Premium catalogue this month. Starting October 18, higher-tier PS Plus subscribers gain access to 2018’s Greek-set AC Odyssey, in addition to five other Assassin’s Creed games. JRPG fanboys can delve into the world of Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Quest in five entries, while

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has cast Michelle Yeoh and Pete Davidson in voice roles. In an Instagram post, director Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II) dropped behind-the-scenes videos of the actors performing their lines for the upcoming franchise film, based on Hasbro’s Transformers action figures. Yeoh will lend voice to Airazor, the Maximal who can

Twitter is reviewing its policies around permanently banning users, possibly bringing its content moderation in line with Elon Musk’s vision for the social media platform, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Twitter has been exploring if there are other content moderation tools that could replace a ban, its harshest penalty for violating rules, the newspaper

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 sale has entered its third week in India in a new ‘Extra Happiness Days’ avatar. The yearly sale that started on September 23 brings discounts on a wide variety of smartphones, home appliances, and electronic items. Amazon has also associated with different banks to offer additional instant discounts on purchases

Weeks after Amazon’s video livestreaming site Twitch announced controversial changes to the way creators make money on the platform, executives sought to rebuild trust with streamers at its annual TwitchCon convention. Twitch’s director of community, Mary Kish, said that during the weekend convention in San Diego she had tough conversations with streamers over dinners and

Watchmen creator Alan Moore believes that “infantile” love for comic book superheroes could be a precursor to fascism. In an interview with The Guardian, the legendary comic writer, regarded for his work on Batman: The Killing Joke and V for Vendetta, expressed concerns about our culture’s obsession with superheroes. Moore believes comic books were always

House of the Dragon episode 9 trailer is out. HBO has dropped a preview for next week’s penultimate episode of the Game of Thrones prequel series, highlighting the aftermath of King Viserys’ demise, at the hands of his rotting illness. Titled “The Green Council,” House of the Dragon episode 9 acts as a prelude to

Taiwanese semiconductor companies attach “great importance” to complying with the law, the island’s government said on Saturday, signalling they would comply with new US export controls that aim to hobble China’s chip industry. The rules announced Friday by President Joe Biden’s administration include a measure to cut China off from certain chips made anywhere in the

India vs South Africa’s second ODI will have millions of eyes glued to their TV screens, as the Blue army attempts to bounce back from Thursday’s crushing defeat — losing by merely nine runs in Lucknow. With Team India’s main squad having departed to Australia for the ICC T20 World Cup, the responsibility now falls

China on Saturday criticized the latest US decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules that will “isolate and backfire” on the US. “Out of the need to maintain its sci-tech hegemony, the US abuses export