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The state government could use its authority, position and influence to convince small bodies societies, neighbourhoods, sports associations, cultural associations and so on to use blockchain-based technologies to conduct their internal elections. Once we have enough use cases, we can convince the government to try it out and gradually scale it up to the national level, Principal Secretary for IT Jayesh Ranjan said. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Ankur Banerjee)

Telangana keen to explore blockchain technology's applications in...

Blockchain tech would provide a secure system whereby voters can cast their votes remotely, without the risk of privacy...

11 Aug 2020 4:51 PM IST

The programme aims at providing the tools, framework, knowledge and ecosystem needed for startups create world-class value-driven products by supporting them in building market-ready solutions, Flipkart said.

Flipkart launches programme to mentor startups

The accelerator programme will pick startups providing technology and consumer internet solutions particularly suited...

10 Aug 2020 10:32 PM IST

In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook obtained by The Associated Press, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Patrick Foye said riders have been seen removing their masks to unlock their phones using face-recognition technology, and asked the company to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks. (Photo | Apple)

Call to replace Apple Face ID over people removing masks on public...

iOS 13.5 presents the passcode field after a user swipes the lock screen, instead of Face ID but older iPhones may not...

10 Aug 2020 9:56 PM IST

The Facebook staffer in Ireland shared the details of the suicidal activity with Delhi police before 8 pm Saturday, and what began then was a race against time to save the man. (Photo | Screengrab of Samaritans Mumbai suicide helpline webpage)

Man saved from suicide in the nick of time after Facebook staffer...

It was a tense three hours for police from Delhi to Mumbai trying to trace a man seen on Facebook videos preparing to...

10 Aug 2020 8:22 PM IST

N95 respirator masks are the gold standard of personal protective equipment that protect the wearer against airborne droplets and particles, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. (Photo | Flickr - Azchael)

You can reuse your N95 mask, just sanitise it in your electric rice...

Usually one-time-use items, N95 masks can be reused after 50 minutes of dry heat in an electric rice cooker or instant...

10 Aug 2020 6:42 PM IST

With Instamart, Swiggy promises fastest deliveries (30-45 minutes), day and night serviceability (7 am-12 midnight), and a wide range of categories such as instant meals, snacks, ice creams, beverages, fruits & vegetables.

Swiggy too wants a piece of the instant grocery delivery business,...

Instamart improves Swiggy's already available quick grocery delivery from kirana stores, a service launched to respond...

10 Aug 2020 4:02 PM IST

It is difficult for security software to detect attacks perpetrated with legitimate tools as these actions could be either a cybercrime activity or a regular system administrator task, Kaspersky warned. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

IT support staff beware, hackers could be using your troubleshooting...

Software employed by IT support staff for everyday tasks were used in 30 per cent of cyber attacks, security solutions...

9 Aug 2020 6:50 PM IST

Chinese consumersknown for eagerly embracing e-commerce, online payments and other digital solutionsare lining up for a spin in DiDi Chuxings self-developed autonomous taxis at a Shanghai pilot project launched in June. (Photo | AFP)

China begins testing robotaxis for hire amid race against US tech...

Autonomous hired cars are considered ideal for accumulating driving time and the data cache needed for cars to learn and...

9 Aug 2020 4:33 PM IST

While Twitter does allow for the sharing of videos, most posts contain short text messages and photos or GIFs. In 2012 Twitter acquired the platform Vine, which allowed users to share short videos, but shut down the service in 2016. (Photo | MaxPixel.net)

Twitter also in talks to purchase TikTok, says report

Twitter's bid is a long shot, but it believes it would face less antitrust scrutiny than larger corporations such as...

9 Aug 2020 3:51 PM IST

Washington cut off Huaweis access to US components and technology including Googles music and other smartphone services last year. Those restrictions were tightened in May when the White House barred vendors worldwide from using US technology to produce components for Huawei. (Photo | AFP)

Isolated by US, Huawei can produce smartphone chips no more

Huawei CEO Yu Chengdong said Friday that production of the company's high-end Kirin 9000 chipset would stop from...

8 Aug 2020 8:53 PM IST

China has long limited what foreign tech companies can do in the country. Now its getting a taste of its own medicineand its bitter. (Photo | AFP - Getty Images)

Are Trump's moves pushing the US and China into a tech face-off?

China's restrictions on foreign tech firms helped nurture homegrown tech giants. Now the US is putting its own limits on...

8 Aug 2020 7:40 PM IST

Companies providing goods and services that differ from the competition through application of non-personal data stand to lose their comparative advantage if the data is treated as a public good. (Photo | Flickr - Kevin Zollman)

Tech This Week | India needs to be more mindful in regulating...

If non-personal data is made subject to mandatory sharing, data businesses will begin classifying such data as personal.

8 Aug 2020 6:24 PM IST