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Indian mobility market to grow 2x to surpass USD 600 bn by 2030: Google-BCG report
According to the Think Mobility Report, emerging revenue pools such...
Govt amends norms to restore Aadhaar verification process for private entities
"Any entity other than the Ministry or Department… which is...
Pandemic surveillance: is tracing tech here to stay?
From contact tracing apps to facial recognition, technology has become part of the arsenal used to protect public health. While this might have helped save lives, rights advocates say intrusive solutions could already be so entrenched that personal privacy is the...
We see clear advantages in central bank driven digital currency: Nirmala Sitharaman
''We see clear advantages in a central bank driven digital currency, because in this day and age, bulk payments happening between- countries, large transactions between institutions and large transactions between central banks themselves of each country- are all...
U.S. Supreme Court spurns Google bid to avoid shareholder lawsuit
The lawsuit, led by the state of Rhode Island, was filed after the Wall Street Journal published an article in October 2018 that said Google concealed the exposure of private data for nearly 500,000 users of Google+ – a social network owned by Google – because it...
Asian farmers turn to drones, apps for labour, climate challenges
Governments in the region are using drones, with satellite imagery, for weather forecasts, disaster management and crop insurance, as well as for monitoring and mapping crops strategic for food security, mostly rice BAN MAI, Thailand: As a child, Manit Boonkhiew...
Russian military control of Ukraine nuclear plants cause for grave concern, nuclear energy agency warns
In another worrying development, the regulator said that all communications have been lost with the enterprises and institutions in the port city of Mariupol that use category 1-3 radiation sources, and there is no information about their status. Such radioactive...
Awaiting govt, RBI guidelines on SWIFT transactions with Russian entities: PNB
SBI is learnt to have issued a circular as it fears that any transaction with entities or sectors under sanction will invite sanctions on it as well. Russia is one of the biggest suppliers of defence products and equipment to India mostly under...
‘Cyberattack’ knocks thousands offline in Europe
“Due to a massive disruption of the satellite connection in Europe, remote monitoring and control of thousands of wind power converters is currently only possible to a limited extent,” mentioned the producer, Germany’s Enercon which mentioned the issues began on...
Samsung hacked by foreign entity, confidential data leaked: Report
Data extortion entity Lapsus$ has claimed that it hacked the system of the South Korean tech giant and leaked up to 190 gigabytes of its data and source code online, according to the sources Seoul: Samsung Electronics has allegedly been hacked by a foreign hacking...
Sony, Honda Motor team up to develop and sell electric vehicles
Honda will be responsible for manufacturing the first model, while Sony will develop the mobility service platform, they said “In the joint venture, we would like to lead the mobility evolution by combining our technology and experience with Honda's long experience in...
Ukraine crisis highlights Big Tech’s potential to disrupt daily life
Russia's central bank said last week that cards of banks that fell under international sanctions - including VTB Group, Sovcombank, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, and Otkritie - would not be able to be used with the digital wallets The disruptions were "striking" and...