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300mn smartphones with 'notch display' to be sold in 2018: Report

Around 300 million smartphones -- which equates to 19 per cent of the total devices to be sold in 2018 globally -- will have a "notch display", a new report said on Thursday.

Experts urge Indian shipping community to build robust cyber security

Experts in Singapore have urged India to build a strong cyber security system for its shipping sector, saying the country is investing billions of dollars in maritime infrastructure but the enforcement of anti-cyber attack rules is not as per the need of the hour. Geoff Leeming, partner at Singapore-based cyber security consultancy Pragma, said cyber attack was a mega problem for every industry but the shipping sector has just "woken up in the last couple of years". Anti-cyber attack rules and regulations enforcement in countries like India, which is developing multi-billion dollar maritime infrastructure, is lower than the need of the hour, he said. "Don't just wait for a cyber attack on your ships and maritime infrastructure, for it may be worse than the 26/11 attack in Mumbai," Leeming said, referring to the November 2008 terror attack in Mumbai and the September 2001 attack in New York. "The shipping industry has to wake up to what they can do about these threats from cyber attack

iVOOMi launches 'FitMe' health band

Chinese electronics company iVOOMi on Thursday launched its first health band, "FitMe", in India.

NMDC inaugurates Remote Sensing and GIS Lab in Hyderabad

NMDC and NRSC (ISRO), Department of Space, Government of India joined hands through a MoU to Promote Space Applications in exploration and other mining activities for "Satellite Based Geological Mapping and Multidisciplinary Exploration of Iron, Diamond and other mineral deposits", which is a step forward towards "Digital India" as Space Technology provides real-time data for generation of digital maps. NMDC is the first CPSE in Ministry of Steel has signed MOU with ISRO for use of Space Technology in Mineral Exploration and Mining and this has been highlighted as special achievement of Ministry of Steel, Government of India. Several Innovative methods were used by NMDC-ISRO for targeting diamond and iron bearing areas. Gravity and Magnetic data of ElGEN6C4 (NASA) Satellite was also used for identifying potential corridor for diamondiferous rocks in the Central Indian Diamond Province. Few potential iron ore blocks have also been identified in Madhya Pradesh using Cartosat-2 and ...

Aadhaar doesn't pose any privacy issue: Gates

India's Aadhaar technology does not pose any privacy issue and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has funded the World Bank to take this approach to other countries as it is worth emulating, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said. The 62-year-old multi-billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist said Nandan Nilekani, Infosys founder who is considered as the chief architect of Aadhaar, was consulting and helping the World Bank on the project. Asked if India's Aadhaar technology is worth emulating by other countries, he replied, "Yes". "The benefits of that (basic ID -- Aadhaar) are very high," he told PTI. More than a billion people in India have enrolled in Aadhaar, the world's largest biometric ID system. "Yes, countries should adopt that approach because the quality of governance has a lot to do with how quickly countries are able to grow their economy and empower their people," Gates said in response to a question. "We have funded the World Bank to take this Aadhaar approach to ..

'New improved glass slide turns microscope into thermometer'

A newly updated version of the humble glass microscope slide can now enable scientists to see tiny objects while also measuring their temperature, a study has found. The advance, made possible by a new transparent coating, has the potential to streamline and enhance scientific research worldwide, from clandestine government biology labs to high school chemistry classes. The finding, published in the journal Nature Communications, may also have implications in other industries, such as computers and electronics, which require measurement and control of heat in highly confined spaces. "We have instruments that magnify incredibly small objects. And we have tools that measure heat, like infrared thermometers," said Ruogang Zhao, an assistant professor in the University at Buffalo in the US. "But we haven't been able to combine them in a low-cost and reliable manner. This new coating takes a big step in that direction," said Zhao. For decades, researchers have tried to combine thermal ...

Paytm Mall launches PoS solutions for retail stores, announces partnership with Asus

Paytm Mall, owned by Paytm Ecommerce Pvt. Ltd recently announced the launch of its connected Point of Sale (PoS) solution for retail stores, empowering shopkeepers to manage their offline and online customers. The company has forayed into a strategic partnership with Asus India to implement this connected PoS solution at ASUS retail stores.The platform will subsequently expand its offering to other brands and retail stores.Paytm Mall has also unveiled the exclusive online launch of Vivobook X507 on its platform, available through Asus offline retail stores.Furthermore, the company would be enabling Asus offline stores with its innovative "Digital Experience Zone" and Paytm Mall QR, encouraging customers to order ASUS products from within the store."We are excited to partner with Asus for the exclusive launch of Asus VivoBook X507 range on Paytm Mall and through Asus partnered offline stores. In our country, up to 80 percent of offline retail stores do not have the necessary technology

Shakti Pumps (India) launches new product 'Simha Universal Drive'

'Simha' Universal Drive supports wide varieties of motors by virtue of its universal design. Its IP 64 design and rust-proof metallic enclosure provides protection from particles (e.g. rain, dust, oil) which obsoletes the need for extra outer case. Moreover, the advanced MPPT algorithm puts it in the list of premium renewable energy products. Therefore, this product is recommended by experts for its unique features, efficiency, zero operating cost, plug and play installation, electrically safe user handlings and longer period of warranty.

New Facebook tool alerts website owners about phishing attacks

Facebook has announced a new tool for website owners and developers that will alert them about phishing attacks on their platforms.

'Helium gas detected around exoplanet for first time'

Astronomers have detected helium gas in the atmosphere of a planet that orbits a star far beyond our solar system for the first time. An international team, led by Jessica Spake from the University of Exeter in the UK, discovered evidence of the inert gas on 'super-Neptune' exoplanet WASP-107b, 200 light years from Earth and in the constellation of Virgo. The breakthrough, made from observations using the Hubble Space Telescope, revealed an abundance of helium in the upper atmosphere of the exoplanet, which was only discovered in 2017, according to the study published in the journal Nature. "The helium we detected extends far out to space as a tenuous cloud surrounding the planet," said Tom Evans from the University of Exeter. "If smaller, Earth-sized planets have similar helium clouds, this new technique offers an exciting means to study their upper atmospheres in the very near future," Evans said. The strength of the helium signal detected was so large that scientists believe the ...

Facebook engineer accused of stalking women gets the boot

Even as Facebook announced plans to launch a dating service at its annual developers' conference this week, media reports said that the social network had to fire one of its security engineers who allegedly abused his power to access information and stalked women online.

Scandal-hit Cambridge Analytica to shut down

Cambridge Analytica, the UK-based political consulting firm embroiled in a massive data-harvesting scandal that compromised the personal information of up to 87 million Facebook users, has announced that it would immediately cease operations as the controversy had driven away virtually all of its customers. The decision was made less than two months after Cambridge Analytica and Facebook became embroiled in the scandal. Revelations about the misuse of data, plunged Facebook into crisis and prompted regulators to open investigations. Cambridge Analytica denies any wrongdoing, but says that the negative media coverage has left it with no clients and mounting legal fees which has forced it to resort to closure. "Despite Cambridge Analytica's unwavering confidence that its employees have acted ethically and lawfully, the siege of media coverage has driven away virtually all of the company's customers and suppliers," the company said in a statement. "As a result, it has been determined ...

Google invests in startups to make its Assistant smarter

To make Google Assistant better, the company has announced a new investment programme for early-stage startups to build an enhanced digital assistant ecosystem.

Cambridge Analytica and British parent shut down after Facebook scandal

(Reuters) - Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled in a controversy over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd, are shutting down immediately after suffering a sharp drop in business, the company said on Wednesday.

Facebook bets big on Artificial Intelligence

After making deep investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, Facebook has announced the next version of its open-source AI framework for developers.

Facebook data breach: Cambridge Analytica shutting down

The London-based analytics company Cambridge Analytica is shutting down operations effective Wednesday, following the massive Facebook data breach scandal.Nigel Oakes, the founder of the data firm's parent company SCL Group confirmed that both companies were shutting up shop, The Wall Street Journal reported.The company was hard hit by the legal fees over the Facebook investigation and was losing clients, the report quoted a person familiar with the matter as saying.The employees have been asked to return their computers.The development followed the suspension of its CEO Alexander Nix in March after he was caught on record suggesting unseemly practices to influence foreign elections.Cambridge Analytica illegally accessed data from millions of Facebook accounts, whistleblower Christopher Wylie had disclosed earlier. Facebook confirmed the charge in April and informed that the data of a total of 87 million users was used without authorization by the data firm.Known for its with US ...

Data firm at center of Facebook privacy scandal will close

Cambridge Analytica, the Trump-affiliated data firm at the center of Facebook's worst privacy scandal in history, is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down. The London firm blamed "unfairly negative media coverage" and said it has been "vilified" for actions it says are both legal and widely accepted as part of online advertising. Cambridge Analytica said it has filed papers to begin insolvency proceedings in the UK and will seek bankruptcy protection in a federal court in New York. "The siege of media coverage has driven away virtually all of the company's customers and suppliers," Cambridge Analytica said in a statement. "As a result, it has been determined that it is no longer viable to continue operating the business." Cambridge Analytica has been linked to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The British firm suspended CEO Alexander Tayler in April amid investigations. Cambridge Analytica sought information on Facebook to build psychological profiles on a large portion of ..

Cambridge Analytica and parent SCL Elections shutting down

(Reuters) - Cambridge Analytica, the data firm embroiled in a controversy over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent firm SCL Elections Ltd are shutting down immediately, the company said on Wednesday.

Cambridge Analytica announces 'ceasing all operations'

Cambridge Analytica, the UK marketing analytics firm at the heart of the Facebook data scandal, announced today it was "immediately ceasing all operations" and filing for insolvency in Britain and the United States. "It has been determined that it is no longer viable to continue operating the business," the company, accused of misusing tens of millions of Facebook users' data, said in a statement.

Cambridge Analytica shutting down: WSJ

(Reuters) - The Cambridge Analytica consultancy at the center of this year's Facebook privacy row is closing, the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported the founder of the firm's UK-based parent as saying.