Technology

Cyber threats and cyberattacks are no longer novel terms in the present era. Organisations, big and small, need to take on a proactive approach towards preventing various cyber threats and implementing policies that can guarantee security in an ever-evolving digital world. The shift from centralised computing to cloud-based services — although considered secure — has exposed security gaps vital for …

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple reported record $124 billion quarterly revenue on Thursday, despite a global chip pinch and shifting impacts of the pandemic that have weighed down other big tech players. The expectations-beating results offered signals that the coronavirus-era tech boom may not be quite over yet, even as diminishing growth shadows firms like lockdown lifestyle champ Netflix. “We set all …

NEW DELHI: The de facto head of India’s Congress party has complained to Twitter about “strange” activity on his account, accusing the US giant of being an “unwitting” ally of the government in curbing free speech. Rahul Gandhi told Twitter’s chief executive in a letter that growth in his new Twitter followers “suddenly” stopped last August, falling from a monthly …

WASHINGTON: A chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission will crash into the Moon on March 4, according to an expert’s calculation. The rocket was employed in 2015 to put in orbit a Nasa satellite, called the Deep Space Climate Observatory. Since then the second stage of …

The term Wordle might’ve crossed your path recently, especially if you’re an avid Twitter user. Our feeds are sprinkled with colourful building blocks, forming a square shape. Users are posting their scores that may appear like coded language for those unaware of the game but we’re here to decode the mystery. Wordle is a guessing game in which you guess …

BALTIMORE (US): Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope, designed to give the world an unprecedented glimpse of infant galaxies in the early stages of the universe, arrived at its gravitational parking spot in orbit around the sun on Monday, nearly 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. With a final five-minute, course-correcting thrust of its onboard rocket, Webb reached its destination at a …

KFAR ADUMIM: Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and the Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology. Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company, Yozmot Ltd, aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to scan crowds and detect suspects in real time, …

Afghan tech entrepreneur Sara Wahedi tore up her staffing roster. Nowadays, her app company’s few remaining employees in Afghanistan work when they can — in the intervals between power cuts and internet outages. Five months since the Taliban seized power, Afghan companies like Wahedi’s are battling to stay afloat as international sanctions and curbs against the hardline movement fuel a deepening …

PARIS: Facebook’s parent company Meta said on Monday it was launching one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to boost its capacity to process data, despite persistent disputes over privacy and disinformation. The US tech giant said the array of machines could process images and video up to 20 times faster than their current systems. The supercomputer, built from thousands …

Healthcare startup Find my Doctor has raised $5 million in a pre-Series A funding round that will be utilised to open dark stores, improve technology and hire new talent, a statement issued by the company said. The funding was raised from TPL e-Ventures, the investment arm of TPL Corp as well as TPL Insurance. The startup, which currently offers its …