Technology
AFP DNA program to help identify unknown and missing Australians

Editor’s note: footage of the DNA Program laboratory is available for download via Hightail. The AFP has started testing unidentified human remains using cutting-edge technology to help solve some of Australia’s most enduring missing persons’ cases. Unidentified bone and teeth fragments – held in police and forensic facilities across the country – are being sent […]

Updated: Dec 3, 2021
Saudi Arabia showcases its tech ambitions as @Hack named ‘largest cybersecurity event of 2021’

RIYADH: With more than 20,000 visitors over three days, the inaugural @Hack conference was the largest cybersecurity event in the world in 2021, according to its organizers. “This is only the beginning for the future digital city of the world,” Michael Champion, regional executive vice president of Informa Markets, told Arab News. “Nowhere can you […]

Updated: Dec 2, 2021
Burgeoning tech sector drives demand for data engineers

India is a talent hub. Nearly 50 per cent of the world’s data engineers reside in the US, and according to a survey, India ranks second with 11.96 per cent of data engineering talent in the country. The data industry is slated to stand at $680 billion growing at a CAGR of 24 per cent. […]

Updated: Dec 1, 2021
Nanoantenna Enables Advanced Quantum Communication and Data Storage

Researchers at Osaka University, along with collaborating partners, have fabricated a nanoantenna that can have big implications for ultra-secure, long-distance communication. The recent study was published in Applied Physics Express. The team substantially enhanced photon-to-electron conversion through a metal nanostructure, which will advance the development of technologies for sharing and processing data. Transmitting Quantum Information […]

Updated: Nov 29, 2021
Apple, US developers agree to App Store updates

August 26, 2021 PRESS RELEASE Apple, US developers agree to App Store updates that will support businesses and maintain a great experience for users CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced a number of changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will resolve a class-action suit from US developers. The terms of the agreement will […]

Updated: Nov 29, 2021
Crucial to define norms of internet governance, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that the Internet is the most important part of economy and society, and is crucial to define its norms of governance, adding that it is imperative to bridge the digital divide with a focus on marginalized living in […]

Updated: Nov 26, 2021
India, Argentina reaffirm resolve to broaden bilateral ties

New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Reviewing the multi-faceted relations between the two nations, India and Argentina on Wednesday reaffirmed their resolve to broaden ongoing bilateral ties in areas of mutual interest including defence, space, nuclear energy, health and pharma, agriculture and science and technology. The 6th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and […]

Updated: Nov 24, 2021
Apple files lawsuit against Israeli NSO Group over Pegasus surveillance

Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): Apple has filed a lawsuit against Israeli NSO Group holding it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of the company’s customers, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. “Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting […]

Updated: Nov 23, 2021
China clamps down on tech firms under market regulations policy during slowdown

Beijing [China], November 22 (ANI): China is clamping down on its tech firms as part of market regulations policy during a period of slow economic growth. According to CNN, China’s regulatory body State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) has fined tech firms for violating antitrust laws. SAMR sources mentioned that there were 43 separate violations, […]

Updated: Nov 22, 2021
The first USB-C iPhone is here thanks to a mod

Apple hasn’t created a USB-C iPhone despite years of rumors, but that hasn’t stopped a robotics engineering student from creating one. Ken Pillonel has placed a working USB-C port inside an iPhone X, allowing the phone to charge and transfer data over USB-C instead of Lightning. Pillonel has spent months on the project in his […]

Updated: Nov 21, 2021