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Hike in incidents of compromising govt, high-profile persons’ social media accounts: CERT-In
''Recent trends have shown an increase in incidents where scammers and threat actors take over social media accounts of high-profile personalities, official government accounts and enterprise accounts,'' CERT-In, the national technology arm to combat cyber attacks and...
Exports from Kolkata port may be hit due to soaring freight rate rice ban geopolitical turmoil
"Freight costs have soared to USD 400-500 per 20ft container and USD 600-700 for 40ft container shipments to the UK," Debojyoti Basu, vice-president of the Calcutta Customs House Agents' Association Kolkata: Exports from Kolkata port, a gateway to eastern India, are...
Cyber kidnapping: Alarming surge raises global concerns
“AI is helping in imaging and scanning human bodies and an army of drones/robots are being used in healthcare industries. But worse is that AI systems may or may be used by humans to commit crimes like invading and exposing privacy, harming reputation, phishing...
Budget: Auto cos seek continued push to green mobility, infra development
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Planning, Finance & Administration and Manufacturing) Swapnesh R Maru said the automaker remains confident that the Government will continue its push towards shifting the economy and transportation sector...
APAC businesses to nearly triple spends on GenAI to USD 3.4 bn in 2024: Infosys Research
While APAC companies currently lag behind their North American counterparts in GenAI spending, the research forecasts a bigger increase than in any other region, that is 140 per cent.This translates to an estimated USD 3.4 billion to be invested across Australia, New...
AIIMS Bhubaneswar uses drone to transport blood to community health centre
''Delivering a blood bag to a patient through a drone has been successfully conducted for the first time. This initiative represents a significant leap in integrating technology into our healthcare system. It also collected blood samples from the CHC before returning...
Red Sea, China risks to US economy seem contained, White House says
Americans have faith in their personal finances while consumer goods are already seeing a slowdown in price increases Washington DC: The Untied States risks some exposure to China's economic slowdown and shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, but they appear contained,...
Bayer ordered to pay $2.25 billion in latest Roundup trial
Bayer was ordered on Friday to pay $2.25 billion to a Pennsylvania man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company's Roundup weedkiller, the man's attorneys said. A jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas found that John McKivision's non-Hodgkins...
Italy fines first city for privacy breaches in use of AI
The authority - one of the EU's most proactive in assessing AI platform compliance with the bloc's data privacy regime - last year briefly banned popular chatbot ChatGPT in Italy ROME: Italy's privacy watchdog has fined the northern city of Trento for breaking data...
FPIs sold equities worth Rs 24,734 crore in January
The rising bond yields in the US is a matter of concern and this has triggered the recent bout of selling in the cash market. The rally in global stock markets was triggered by the Fed pivot which saw the 10-year bond yield falling from 5% to around 3.8%. Now the...
Oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Aden after missile attack by Houthis
THe US Central Command said its forces had conducted a strike at 3:45 local time on Saturday "against a Houthi anti-ship missile aimed into the Red Sea and which was prepared to launch". They "destroyed the missile in self-defence," CentCom said London: An oil tanker...
US to propose ‘know your customer’ requirements for cloud computing companies
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo The proposed "know your customer" regulation is set to be released as soon as next week. Top cloud providers include Amazon.com's AWS , Alphabet's Google Cloud and Microsoft's Azure unit. "We can't have non-state actors or China...
Microsoft Teams suffers mega outage, company says fixing
There were reports of Teams users not being able to log into at all, while others saw missing messages, missing attachments, delays and more. New Delhi: Microsoft Teams experienced a mega outage in several parts of the world, and the company saw “significant...
FAA restrictions on Boeing 737 MAX manufacturing expansion cast uncertainty for Indian carriers
In a statement, the FAA said: "We will not agree to any request from Boeing for an expansion in production or approve additional production lines for the 737 MAX until we are satisfied that the quality control issues uncovered during this process are resolved." New...
Aviation sector sees no fast tech solution to GPS interference problem
GPS interference "can pose significant challenges to aviation safety," and requires that airlines increase data-sharing on jamming and spoofing events, European Union Aviation Safety Agency(EASA) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a joint...
NRT, behavioural therapy lead to 5-fold higher quit rates of smoking, tobacco use: Study
''Combined NRT and behavioural therapy resulted in nearly 5-fold higher quit rates compared to counselling alone. The clinical trial demonstrated the efficacy of NRT for both smokers and smokeless tobacco users,'' said Dr Utkal Mohanty, associate professor, Department...
China doubles down on moves to mend its economy and fend off a financial crisis
As China's rapid rise as an economic superpower loses momentum, foreign investors and consumers are watching for signs that Beijing has a clear game plan for navigating the economy through an era of slower growth. The moves to put more money into the economy and...
Children born preterm linked with higher risks of mental disorders: BMJ Study
While previous studies have shown that children born early have higher risks of neurodevelopmental and behavioural disabilities throughout childhood and adolescence compared with children born at full term, few population-based studies have investigated the long term...