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Data Centers: AI and cloud computing drive global construction boom
According to market research, up to $7 trillion will be spent on...
AIC bags Asian Insurance Award as a tech pioneer
Mini George, executive director, AIC, is receiving 29th Asia...
Meta to pay $1.4 billion to settle Texas facial recognition data lawsuit
The lawsuit, filed in 2022, was the first major case to be brought under Texas’ 2009 biometric privacy law, according to law firms tracking the litigation. A provision of the law provides damages of up to $25,000 per violation. Texas accused Facebook of capturing...
High temperature disrupts flights to high altitude Leh airport
The maximum temperature at which an A320 Neo aircraft can operate is 33 degrees Celsius. If the temperature crosses that level, then the plane cannot be operated at that elevation, a senior Airbus pilot said. New Delhi: High temperature at high altitude is disrupting...
Consecutive night flights, long duty hours among factors for pilot fatigue: Study
"70 per cent of pilots in the survey considered that more than 10 hours of flight duty period profoundly influenced the onset of fatigue. NASA and EASA scientific studies have recommended a maximum of 10 hours of flight duty period," it noted New Delhi: Consecutive...
Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control
TikTok employees used Lark to send sensitive data about U.S. users, information that has wound up being stored on Chinese servers and accessible to ByteDance employees in China, federal officials said. WASHINGTON: In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most...
Scindia promises 100% telecom connectivity in all villages in next 1 yr
Jyotiraditya M Scindia,Union minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Special funds of about Rs 11,000 crore have been earmarked for flood management in Assam and Sikkim, and 100 new branches of India Post Payments Bank will come up...
4.78 crore candidates certified under under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan: Govt
The beneficiaries were provided with 20 hours of training consisting of 5 modules namely (i) Introduction to digital devices, (ii) Operating digital devices, (iii) Introduction to the internet, (iv) Communications using the internet, (v) Application of internet...
Government extends subsidy on two- and three-wheeler EVs until September 30
The Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 (EMPS 2024) was launched by the Ministry on March 13, 2024, through a gazette notification. The scheme aims to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across the country. It was originally set to run from April 1st to...
IIT Kanpur, NPTI to boost cyber security for critical power infra
“With our extensive expertise in cyber security research, this collaboration strengthens our mission to contribute to the nation’s technological advancements to prevent any further cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure,” said Professor Manindra Agrawal, Director,...
Insured losses from CrowdStrike outage could reach $1.5 bln, CyberCube says
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter said that insurers may face claims on directors and officers’ and property insurance as a result of the outage, in addition to cyber insurance claims Global insured losses from last week’s massive IT outage are likely to range from...
Centre to ensure safe & trusted AI, Internet platforms must curb deepfakes: Minister
Jitin Prasada,Minister of State for Electronics and IT From hefty penalties ranging from a minimum of Rs 50 crore to a maximum of Rs 250 crore on social media platforms for violating rules to enabling digital markets to grow more responsibly while safeguarding...