Year: 2022

Nearly 300 apps have been blocked in India since border tensions with China.(Representational) New Delhi: India banned 54 Chinese apps that pose threat to the country’s security, the ministry of electronics and information technology said today. “These 54 apps allegedly obtain various critical permissions and collects sensitive user data.These collected […]

Madison Avenue used its most tried-and-true techniques to keep Super Bowl watchers from being overwhelmed Sunday night by a brave new world that emerged with great speed as the nation was hunkered down during the coronavirus pandemic. General Motors, one of the nation’s most staid corporations, put its marketing heft […]

Texas is suing Meta , the parent company of Facebook, over the social network’s past use of facial recognition technology.The suit, filed Monday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton , accuses Facebook of violating the state’s privacy laws by capturing biometric data on millions of Texans without properly obtaining consent.”Facebook […]

Enlarge this image A for rent sign in Palo Alto, California.Across the country rents are on the rise, in part due to a historic shortage of homes either to rent or buy.PAUL SAKUMA/AP hide caption toggle caption PAUL SAKUMA/AP A for rent sign in Palo Alto, California.Across the country rents […]

A machine-learning engineer has harnessed a powerful machine-learning technology to develop a web application that lets you create images of fake pocket monsters.The results are hilarious, and I love how simple the tool is.Advertisement Liam Eloie, who works in machine learning, published the “Nokémon” generator back in January.Eloie was inspired […]

Image: Illus_man/Shutterstock India’s biggest telco Jio Platforms has announced it has formed a joint venture with German satellite provider SES called Jio Space Technology that will aim to deliver affordable broadband services using satellite technology in India. Under the terms of the joint venture, Jio will own 51% and SES […]