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The US Commerce Department said that Qihoo 360 and seven other companies that supplied video and other surveillance technology and two government entities were added to the list for being complicit in human rights violations and abuses in the Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang.

US politicising business', says Chinese anti-virus firm blacklisted...

President Donald Trump's administration says Chinese tech is based at least in part on stealing foreign knowhow and is...

25 May 2020 6:57 PM IST

$There are now companies developing technology which make it possible for the employer ... to look at whats on your computer screen and to check your keystrokes and if you get up and walk away for a minute, theyll send you a warning. Thats being installed right now.... Its not the future,\$ Technology

Big technology firms should be stopped from turning the world into a...

He is referring to China's social credit system that tracks citizens to award/deduct points on a score determining one's...

25 May 2020 5:08 PM IST

In this March 4, 2019 photo made available by NASA, the uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, with its nose cone open to expose the docking mechanism, approaches the International Space Stations Harmony module. It was the first Commercial Crew vehicle to visit the ISS. (Photo | AP)

SpaceX's first ever commercial space flight a stepping stone to Elon...

For the eccentric CEO, this is just the beginning: He's planning to build a city on the red planet, and live there.

23 May 2020 9:22 PM IST

In 2019, 20 percent of the active population in Greece had no access to the Internet, nearly double the EU average of 10 percent according to Eurostat figures.

Digital snail Greece pushed by coronavirus into rolling out...

The government has launched gov.gr, an online platform combining all public services and simplifying online access.

23 May 2020 8:45 PM IST

IBM has struggled to compete with top cloud rivals Amazon, Microsoft and Google.

IBM's new CEO Arvind Krishna, on a path to sharpen focus of company,...

The company will eliminate software and services that don't align with its top two focus areas: cloud computing and...

23 May 2020 7:35 PM IST

The new system would ensure that the best and brightest students being educated in the United States receive preference for an H-1B visa, including advanced degree holders, those being paid a high wage, and those with valuable skills.

Techies who studied in the US are in luck, a new legislation gives...

But outsourcing companies will not be allowed to displace American workers by filling vacancies with H-1B and L-1 visa...

23 May 2020 6:31 PM IST

The visual that comes to mind is the DC Comics superhero Flash. The achievement of record internet speed seems like comparable to how the Scarlet Speedster seemingly violates the laws of physics. But it turns out

In a flash! Imagine downloading 1,000 HD movies in a split second,...

A team at University of Australia recorded a data speed of 44.2 Terabits per second (Tbps) from a single optical chip a...

23 May 2020 5:53 PM IST

Zoom violates the privacy of its millions of users, the plea says, an allegation that the governments COVID app Aarogya Setu also faces from users.

Zoom not safe, says plea in Supreme Court asking for ban on app,...

The plea also seeks a direction to the Centre to carry out a technical study into the security and privacy risks of...

22 May 2020 8:38 PM IST

Alibabas dominant position in e-commerce means its results are closely watched as a barometer of overall consumer sentiment. (Photo | Wikimedia Comons)

Alibaba's profit plummets, but revenue up 7 per cent as demand rises...

Analysts say the longer-term social-distancing concerns could further boost e-commerce in China and further improve...

22 May 2020 7:41 PM IST

The opening of seasonal roles at Amazon India also comes amid the spate of layoffs by tech-led companies like Swiggy, Zomato, ShareChat, Ola and some others over the past few days.

Amazon India says it will add 50,000 temp roles but where are the...

It may struggle to employ people for warehousing and delivery to meet surging demand, as many such roles were being...

22 May 2020 6:44 PM IST

Pac-Man was originally called Puck-Man (an onomatopoeic play on the Japanese word paku , meaning to gobble) but it was changed when it launched in the United States for fear gamers would inevitably change the P to an F .

World's most successful arcade game Pac-Man turns 40: Here's the story...

The firm claims the lovable character has a brand recognition of 90 percent around the world one of the most recognised...

22 May 2020 5:42 PM IST

Offices emptied out by the coronavirus are likely to stay that way for a while, as tech companies package the extension given to employees to work from home as a favour done to them while blurring office time and personal time and getting more bang for their buck.

Work from home being sold as the new culture by tech giants Facebook,...

It enables companies to cut the cost of rent, power and other charges from maintaining an office

22 May 2020 4:54 PM IST