Threat actors with suspected ties to Iran have been found to leverage instant messaging and VPN apps like Telegram and Psiphon to install a Windows remote access trojan (RAT) capable of stealing sensitive information from targets’ devices since at least 2015. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which pieced together the activity, attributed the campaign to an
Researchers in Australia have developed a new technology that uses infrared imaging to allow people to see clearly in the dark. These ultra-thin films could one day turn regular spectacles into night-vision goggles and also revolutionise several sectors, such as autonomous vehicle navigation, optical tomography, and food quality control. The film is thinner than human
All is fair in love and baby names. Or so we were led to believe, especially after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and musician Grimes named their son, X Æ A-Xii Musk. Yes, we don’t know how to pronounce that either, but Elon says “Æ” is pronounced Ash. And now, another baby has been
Transform 2021 Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy. July 12-16 Register Today Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Data integration platform Boomi will officially spin out of Dell Technologies later this year after being sold to Francisco Partners and TPG Capital for approximately $4 billion. VentureBeat sat down with Boomi
TicWatch E3 smartwatch was launched in India on Thursday, June 17 by its parent company Mobvoi. The smartwatch is powered by a Snapdragon Wear 4100 chipset paired with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. The TicWatch E3 is based on Google’s Wear OS and sports a 1.3-inch high-density display. It also features heart
The latest edition of our guide list introduces some brand new smartphones under Rs. 25,000, some of which really raise the bar for camera and gaming performance. The very popular OnePlus Nord finally exits this list since the 6GB RAM variant is no longer being sold. We’ve also dusted the list of some of the older
UKRAINE – 2020/11/06: In this photo illustration an Instagram logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Instagram is bringing ads to its short-form video service and TikTok copycat Reels on Thursday, following a test. The Reels feature, which launched
Russian lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday that would oblige US tech giants to open offices in Russia by January 2022 or face punitive measures, part of a push by Russia to beef up what it calls internet “sovereignty”. Russia has cracked down on US Internet companies in recent months and slowed down Twitter’s Internet traffic since March to
Audible, the audio storytelling service by Amazon, on Thursday brought five sleep- and relaxation-focussed audio series to Amazon Echo, Fire TV, and other Alexa-enabled devices in India for free. The selection includes guided meditations, bedtime stories, and sound baths that aim to help users sleep better and overcome their sleep anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Battlegrounds Mobile India is out in open beta and PUBG Mobile players, who were eagerly waiting for the game to relaunch, are wondering what happens to all their data as well as the items and in-game currency they collected. The good news is that Battlegrounds Mobile India allows you to transfer pretty much all your
A Middle Eastern advanced persistent threat (APT) group has resurfaced after a two-month hiatus to target government institutions in the Middle East and global government entities associated with geopolitics in the region in a rash of new campaigns observed earlier this month. Sunnyvale-based enterprise security firm Proofpoint attributed the activity to a politically motivated threat
The first astronauts arrived at China’s new space station on Thursday in the country’s longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. The trio blasted off on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwest China’s Gobi desert, and their craft docked at the
Slack, the popular workspace messaging app, has a new feature that allows users to schedule a message to be sent at a later time and date. The update is being rolled out for Slack’s desktop, Android, and iOS apps. The new feature will let users schedule messages for up to 120 days in advance and
Transform 2021 Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy. July 12-16 Register Today Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. After the Black Lives Matter movement a year ago, the Oakland Black Business Fund launched an ambitious plan to raise venture funding for the Black economy in the Bay Area and across
Over the next few weeks, a company called Kernel will begin sending dozens of customers across the US a $50,000 (roughly Rs. 37 lakhs) helmet that can, crudely speaking, read their mind. Weighing a couple of pounds each, the helmets contain nests of sensors and other electronics that measure and analyse a brain’s electrical impulses and
Leica is entering the crowded smartphone segment with the launch of its first handset – Leitz Phone 1. The phone’s big selling point are the cameras given the expertise of the company, and the Leitz Phone 1 packs a 20-megapixel 1-inch sensor with 19mm equivalent focal length. The phone has a magnetic lens cap for
A solid password policy is the first line of defense for your corporate network. Protecting your systems from unauthorized users may sound easy on the surface, but it can actually be quite complicated. You have to balance password security with usability, while also following various regulatory requirements. Companies in the EU must have password policies
Under bright-blue morning skies, China launched its first crewed space mission in five years Thursday, sending three science-minded military pilots rocketing to a new orbiting station they’re expected to reach around midafternoon. The astronauts, already wearing their spacesuits, were seen off by space officials, other uniformed military personnel and a crowd of children waving flowers