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BJP website now up, two weeks after hacking
More than two weeks after being hacked, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) website on Friday came out of its "maintenance" mode with just one static page.
WhatsApp Business app now available on iOS
Facebook-owned WhatsApp Business, a free-to-download communication tool specifically designed for small businesses, is now available for iOS users.
LG Uplus, Nvidia partner for Cloud gaming
South Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. has said it would launch Nvidia's GeForce NOW Cloud gaming platform for Internet Protocol (IP) television services and upcoming 5G smartphones.
Microsoft rolls out anti-virus software to MacOS
Microsoft is rolling out its Windows Defender anti-virus software to Apple's operating system MacOS, with full virus and threat protection along with the usual ability to perform quick or full scans.
Apple acquires Italian start-up for $5 million
Apple has acquired Italian Application Programming Interface (API) integration developer - Stamplay - for $5.678 million, the media reported.
Nexteer Recognized as Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2019 Winner for Enterprise Integration & Technology Leadership
/ -- Nexteer Automotive, a global leader in intuitive motion control, recently announced that it has been recognized as a Manufacturing Leadership Awards winner for its outstanding achievement in Enterprise Integration and Technology Leadership. "We are honored to be recognized by the National Association of Manufacturers for the second straight year for our commitment and leadership in manufacturing excellence," said Dennis Hoeg, Vice President and North America Division President, Nexteer Automotive. "This latest award demonstrates the impact that our Digital Trace Manufacturing effort is having on redefining global manufacturing processes, tools and predictive analytics." Nexteer's Digital Trace Manufacturing is one of the most advanced, holistic, integrative approaches to design and manufacturing systems ever seen in the automotive industry. The system uses the latest technologies and data analytics within one common, global architecture. Digital Trace Manufacturing gives Nexteer .
ColorTokens Named Next Gen Security Company of the Year at Cyber Defense Magazine 2019 InfoSec Awards
/ -- ColorTokens Inc., a pioneer in workload and endpoint security, today announced that it was named Next Gen Security Company of the Year at the 2019 Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards. The company also won five other awards, including Most Innovative Micro-segmentation, State of the Art Application Security, Breakout Cloud Security, Hot Company Data Center Security, and Publisher's Choice Endpoint Security awards. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/838609/ColorTokens_Logo.jpg) (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/838608/ColorTokens_CDM_Awards.jpg) ColorTokens was selected for its advanced software-defined approach which combines network and endpoint security with best-in-class visual experience to deliver protection, detection, and response in a single platform. "IT security teams have long realized that addressing only one aspect of security such as protection, detection, investigation, or remediation is not enough. But stitching together all these different ...
Chinese residential hub deputes high-tech 'robot watchman'
A residential community in China's capital Beijing has adopted a first-of-its-kind "robot watchman" that integrates facial recognition, man-machine communication and infrared thermal imagery, replacing human night patrol. Robot Meibao not only monitors illegal activities but also provides useful information to residents at the Meiyuan community in Beijing, Liu Gangjun, the project director at the Beijing Aerospace Automatic Control Institute (BAACI), told state-run Global Times on Thursday. The robot is being tested from December 2018 to April 2019, he said. It was developed by the BAACI with the support of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, an institute in China's space industry, to replace the human night patrol, Liu said. The technology is a combination of biological recognition, big data analysis, inertial navigation system and other technologies which can accurately process the information of pedestrians, according to the BAACI. Liu said the institute monitors and ..
Tesla chief Musk calls on workers to help deliver cars
Tesla chief Elon Musk on Thursday urged workers to make helping with the "biggest wave" of deliveries in the electric car maker's history their top priority, Business Insider reported. The news website posted a copy of an internal email from Musk rallying Tesla troops to pitch in with "a massive wave of deliveries" throughout Europe, China and North America. "This is the biggest wave in Tesla's history," the email read. "For the last ten days of the quarter, please consider your primary priority to be helping with vehicle deliveries. This applies to everyone." The firm is experiencing the kind of tremendous increase in delivery demand seen in North America last year in Europe and China, according to the email, which added the situation was exacerbated by component supplier shortages in Europe. Musk was reportedly seeking volunteers to drive Tesla cars to destinations such as shipping points, but said he did not expect the delivery crunch to recur in future quarters. Tesla did not ...
Facebook stored users' passwords in 'readable' form
Facebook on Thursday said it has fixed a security issue wherein millions of its users' passwords were stored in plain text and "readable" format for years and according to reports, were searchable by thousands of its employees.
Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text
Facebook on Thursday admitted that millions of passwords were stored in plain text on its internal servers, a security slip that left them readable by the social networking giant's employees. "To be clear, these passwords were never visible to anyone outside of Facebook and we have found no evidence to date that anyone internally abused or improperly accessed them," vice president of engineering, security, and privacy Pedro Canahuati said in a blog post.
Samsung 5G phone to hit the market on April 5
Samsung on Thursday said it will release its first 5G smartphone in the first week of April in South Korea, making it the world's first mobile device with the next-generation network capability.
Finland to investigate suspected Nokia Chinese data breach
Finnish authorities will launch an investigation into claims that Nokia phones have been transmitting users' personal data to China, the country's data protection ombudsman announced on Thursday. "Based on our initial analysis it appears that personal data has also been transferred (to China)," Reijo Aarnio, Finland's data protection ombudsman, told the news agency STT. The Norwegian broadcaster NRK published claims on Thursday that data from Nokia's 7 Plus mobile phones, including location information and serial numbers, has been sent to servers of the state-owned company China Telecom. "The idea is that data moves freely within the EU, but when we go outside the EU, there must always be a legal basis," Aarnio said. "We are requesting information to try and find out whether there was a legal basis in this case. The second thing is how notification has worked, so were phone users aware that information about them is being transferred to China?" he said. The Finnish-owned company HMD ..
NASA to partner with 10 start-ups on new space tech
NASA is inviting applications from start-ups to take part in a three-month pilot programme to develop new technologies for space.
AI couldn't catch NZ attack video streaming: Facebook
Facing flak for failure to block the live broadcast of the New Zealand terrorist attack last week, Facebook on Thursday said that its Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools were not "perfect" to detect the horrific video.
Scientists develop robotic swarm for medical use
Chinese scientists have developed a robotic system inspired by a colony of ants that can collectively achieve complex tasks like gathering large prey.
Facebook brings quoted message replies to Messenger
To help people not lose the threads of conversations on Messenger, Facebook has introduced the quoted message reply feature on its messaging platform, the media reported.
GDC: Intel to introduce new processors in Q2
Computer chipmaker Intel on Thursday said that it will introduce a portfolio of high-performance mobile processors to power the laptops for gamers and creators in the second quarter of this year.
Facebook unveils new VR headset Oculus Rift S at GDC
Facebook has unveiled Oculus Rift S, a new version of its PC headset Oculus Rift, at the ongoing Game Developers Conference (GDC) here.
Indian-American pleads guilty to USD 3 million tech support scam
An Indian-American from Charlotte in North Carolina has pleaded guilty for his role in an over USD 3 million tech support scam that defrauded hundreds of victims, including senior citizens. Bishap Mittal, 24, who pleaded guilty before US Magistrate Judge David S Cayer, has been released on bond. A sentencing date has not been set yet. According to the information and plea agreement, Mittal was part of a conspiracy that carried out an international internet "tech support scam" by placing fake pop-up ads on victims' computers to convince them that they had a serious computer problem, and to induce them to pay for purported "technical support" services to resolve the same. On Wednesday, Mittal admitted in the court that he and "Individual 1" resided together in Charlotte. "Individual 1" was the owner/manager of Capstone Technologies LLC (Capstone), a company headquartered in Charlotte that claimed to provide computer-related services to its customers. Capstone conducted business using ...