Despite early predictions that the internet would spell the end of privacy, it continues to be vital to who we are. Without privacy, we couldn’t sustain relationships or maintain our dignity or sense of self. Yet our privacy is constantly threatened by ubiquitous surveillance and data collection by tech platforms, retailers, the police and other […]

Manila [Philippines], April 16 (ANI): Philippines Parliament Speaker Ferdinand Martin G Romualdez on Saturday suggested that the country alongwith US, and India should partner to construct digital public infrastructure, according to the Philippines House of Representative press release. “It is very important for the Philippines, India, and the US to lead in this digital public […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. It’s the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goal of ferrying people to the moon and Mars. Jutting almost 120 meters into the South Texas sky, Starship could blast off as […]

Two false claims about NSA leaker Edward Snowden escaped fact-checking until Glenn Greenwald exposed them The New York Times has stealth-edited a story that used the recent Pentagon leaks to smear former NSA contractor Edward Snowden as an irresponsible whistleblower, based on two falsehoods. The text was quietly changed on Friday, after Glenn Greenwald – […]

New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): A recent phenomenon and activity that has gained significant traction is the recreational space travel on government-owned vehicles or vehicles fielded by private companies. Often termed as ‘space tourism’, the romanticising of the idea of a walk around the space has gained momentum. In fact, even the central government […]

Hong Kong CNN  —  China has launched a cybersecurity probe into Micron Technology, one of America’s largest memory chip makers, in apparent retaliation after US allies in Asia and Europe announced new restrictions on the sale of key technology to Beijing. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) will review products sold by Micron in the […]

TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but it is the first widely used app that the U.S. government has proposed banning over privacy and security concerns. So far, the discussion has focused on whether TikTok should be banned. There has been little discussion […]

NEW YORK, April 10 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday as higher Treasury yield dampened the tech sector. The major indexes rebounded from lows in the opening as investors came back from holiday weekend and digested U.S. non-farm payroll data issued last Friday. The yield of the 2-year Treasury note gained 5 basis […]

DUBAI, 8th April, 2023 (WAM) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed preparations to launch its second nanosatellite for remote sensing applications in April 2023. The 6U nanosatellite is part of DEWA’s Space-D programme. DEWA Sat-2 will be launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA. The […]

Apple’s MacBooks are great, but—as with all laptops—using one isn’t that great for your back or neck. Continual bowing of the head to see a screen can lead to a stiff neck and what doctors call spinal stenosis, which can compress blood vessels and displace nerves—cutting off blood supply to the brain. That’s not a […]