China is experimenting with an “artificial sun,” dubbed Experiential Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), to make way for clean energy in the future. The device setup is a fusion reactor which ran successfully for almost 20 minutes at a stunning 70 million degrees Celsius in a recent test. The machine strives to utilise the power of nuclear
Google on Wednesday announced a series of updates coming to Android that are aimed to bring convenience and ease to users. One of the most significant changes is the expansion of Fast Pair to TVs, Chromebooks, and smart home devices. Headphones will also get the ability to automatically switch the audio from an Android device
Garmin has unveiled its latest wearables at the ongoing CES 2022 tradeshow. The company has added two smartwatches to its catalog, the Venu 2 Plus and the Vivomove Sport. The Venu 2 Plus joins the existing Venu 2 series but brings two key new features, the ability to take phone calls and voice assistant control.
In this article GOOGL Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South and Central Asia, in Dirksen Building on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.,
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 Despite all the stories about big companies bailing out of CES 2022 amidst the latest surge in COVID-19 cases, the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas is still
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps of an organized financial-theft operation undertaken by a discreet actor to target transaction processing systems and siphon funds from entities primarily located in Latin America for at least four years. The malicious hacking group has been codenamed Elephant Beetle by Israeli incident response firm Sygnia, with the intrusions aimed
China’s first independent interplanetary mission, Tianwen-1, pulled a new year’s surprise by clicking incredible selfies on Mars above its north pole. The images showed the mission’s solar arrays and antennas as well as a partial closeup of the orbiter. It also showed the Red Planet’s northern ice cap. Tianwen-1 released a small camera to fly
PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2) and PlayStation VR2 Sense controller are now official. I mean, the names, the products already were. At its CES 2022 conference, Sony shared the official name of its next-gen virtual reality headset and VR controllers for the PlayStation 5. Both are predictable and fitting, given the numerical iteration that Sony likes,
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE pre-booking has started in India, and it will go on sale in the country starting January 11. The South Korean tech giant teased the India launch of the smartphone with its “fastest chip” earlier today. The handset is likely to be powered by the Exynos 2100 SoC in India. Samsung has
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office said it was examining Google’s use of personal data and its Google News Showcase product under its new powers to regulate internet companies, and was also considering cases involving Amazon, Apple, and Facebook owner Meta. The regulator said on Wednesday it had determined that Google’s owner Alphabet met the scale threshold
Hisense launched an array of Mini LED and Laser TV models at CES 2022 on Wednesday, January 5. The TV models come in multiple sizes and at varying price points. The Chinese company has expanded its U9H, U8H, U7H, U6H, A7H, A6H, and A4H Series along with its Laser TV lineup (a short-throw projector with
CES 2022 has seen many brands launching a plethora of products and Dell’s Alienware is no exception. The gaming division of the American tech giant has launched five new laptops, a curved gaming monitor, and a couple of gaming peripherals. Alienware x14 is touted as the thinnest gaming laptop from the company yet. Alongside, Dell
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 This article was contributed by Marc Vontobel, cofounder and CEO at Starmind People working in large organizations spend too much time searching for answers. That may be unsurprising
Microsoft is warning of continuing attempts by nation-state adversaries and commodity attackers to take advantage of security vulnerabilities uncovered in the Log4j open-source logging framework to deploy malware on vulnerable systems. “Exploitation attempts and testing have remained high during the last weeks of December,” Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) said in revised guidance published earlier
James Webb Space Telescope has completed the complex process of deploying its kite-shaped sunshield. The sunshield, about the size of a tennis court, has five layers. The first three were deployed initially and the last two were done late last night. Deploying all five layers was crucial for the $10-billion (roughly Rs. 74,525 crore) space
Qualcomm on Tuesday said it is working with Microsoft on custom chips that would control lightweight augmented reality glasses for use by both consumers and businesses for metaverse apps. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Qualcomm Chief Executive Cristiano Amon said during a press conference that the two companies will work together to
OnePlus 10 Pro specifications have been revealed by company co-founder Pete Lau ahead of the phone’s reported launch in China on January 11. The list of specifications include information on the flagship smartphone’s camera, battery, and SoC. Details like the size of the display and storage configurations in which the phone will be offered are
Kent Walker speaks at a “Grow with Google” launch event in Cleveland. via Google After delivering handsome returns for investors last year, Google’s top leaders are getting a salary boost for 2022 along with hefty stock awards. Google parent Alphabet said in a filing with the SEC that its board approved new compensation packages for
Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes was convicted on Monday of defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup Theranos, in a high-profile case seen as an indictment of Silicon Valley culture. Holmes is a rare example of a tech exec being brought to book over a company flaming out, in a sector littered with the carcasses
Samsung Big TV Festival sale for 2022 is underway. The month-long sale began on the first day of the year and is applicable on the QLED and UHD range of smart TVs by the South Korean tech giant. Along with discounted prices, select smart TVs are being offered with either a Samsung Q-series soundbar or