Twitter’s top executives, including Parag Agrawal and Vijaya Gadde will be entitled to “golden parachute” payouts worth more than $122 million (roughly Rs. 1,000 crore) after being fired by the company’s new owner, Elon Musk. A golden parachute is essentially a contract which entitles top executives of a company to substantial benefits in case they
An unofficial patch has been made available for an actively exploited security flaw in Microsoft Windows that makes it possible for files signed with malformed signatures to sneak past Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) protections. The fix, released by 0patch, arrives weeks after HP Wolf Security disclosed a Magniber ransomware campaign that targets users with fake security updates
Elon Musk bought Twitter last week for $44 billion with the help of Wall Street bank loans and shareholders who agreed to roll over their interest in the social media service in exchange for a stake of the new private company. That means Twitter, whose shares were delisted last week after almost a decade as
China’s third and final module docked with its permanent space station Tuesday to further a more than decade-long effort to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit, as its competition with the US grows increasingly fierce. The Mengtian module arrived at the Tiangong station early Tuesday morning, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing the China Manned
Huawei Nova Y61 got quietly listed on the Huawei global site recently. This affordable smartphone could be considered a successor to the Huawei Nova Y60 that launched last year. The Huawei Nova Y61 features a 6.52-inch HD+ LCD screen with a 60Hz refresh rate. This smartphone is powered by an unspecified octa-core chipset and runs
Byju’s founder and chief executive Byju Raveendran has apologised to the firm’s employees for the clumsy layoffs in India’s largest education technology company, saying 2,500 job cuts were necessitated to avoid role duplication and reduce redundancies. In a message to employees, Raveendran said Byju‘s has been compelled to focus on sustainability and capital-efficient growth because
In this article TSLA TWTR-MX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Twitter profile page belonging to Elon Musk is seen on an Apple iPhone mobile phone. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images New Twitter owner Elon Musk has pulled more than 50 of his trusted Tesla employees, mostly software engineers from the Autopilot team,
Microsoft’s has not offered any remedies to EU antitrust regulators reviewing its proposed $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,71,400 crore) bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard ahead of an expected full-scale EU probe, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. The US software company is betting on the acquisition to help it compete better with
In today’s world of automated hacking systems, frequent data breaches and consumer protection regulations such as GDPR and PCI DSS, penetration testing is now an essential security requirement for organisations of all sizes. But what should you look for when choosing the right provider? The sheer number of providers can be daunting, and finding one
Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter‘s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a company filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He’s
SpaceX is targeting early December to launch its giant Starship rocket system into orbit for the first time, a pivotal demonstration flight as it aims to fly NASA astronauts to the moon in the next few years, a US official said on Monday. Billionaire Elon Musk‘s SpaceX has sought for years to send its towering
Xiaomi 13 series — including the vanilla Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro — is expected to debut later this year. There have been several leaks and rumours surrounding these two handsets in recent times. A reliable tipster has now shared the supposed complete key specifications of the Xiaomi 13 Pro. This smartphone is tipped
The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal. This includes changes to its communication protocol and the ability to extort cryptocurrency payments in exchange for stopping the DDoS attack against a target, Qihoo 360’s Network Security Research Lab said in a report published last week. Fodcha
Instagram users have been facing issue on the social media platform on Monday, with many reporting that their account has been suspended without any prior information. According to Downdetector, Instagram users have been facing a global outage, which reportedly started around an hour ago. Instagram, too, acknowledged the issue in a Twitter post on Monday
India and the US have “a natural synergy” and similar aspirations and it is important for them to work together in the field of science and technology not only for the welfare of their own people but also to solve global problems, a top American scientist has said. “(Through) global collaborations, we can then devise
The OnePlus Nord Watch is the brand’s first entry-level smartwatch in the Nord series. OnePlus Nord smartphones are typically budget to mid-range devices, so it’s no shocker to see an entry-level OnePlus smartwatch from the Nord ecosystem. We have plenty of choice in the sub-Rs. 5,000 smartwatch segment in India, both from local and Chinese companies, so
Redmi Note 12 series debuted in China last week which included the vanilla Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro, and Redmi Note 12 Pro+. The Redmi Note 12 costs CNY 1,199 (roughly Rs. 13,600) whereas the top-of-the-line Redmi Note 12 Pro+ starts at CNY 2,099 (roughly Rs. 24,000). The India variants of the Redmi
Monica, O My Darling trailer is finally here. After dropping a music video during its online-only Tudum event held last month, Netflix has now revealed the trailer for its upcoming whodunnit comedy, starring Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi, and Radhika Apte in the lead. Vasan Bala — writer-director on Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, and co-writer
David Wadhwani, president of Adobe’s Digital Media unit, speaks at Adobe’s Max conference in Los Angeles in October 2022. Adobe In September 2009, with the stock market still in the doldrums from the Great Recession, Adobe announced plans to spend $1.8 billion for marketing software vendor Omniture, its second-biggest acquisition ever at the time. Prior
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has denied a New York Times report about laying off Twitter employees at a date earlier than November 1 to avoid stock grants due on the day. In a response to a Twitter user asking about the layoffs, Musk tweeted: “This is false.” The New York Times reported on Saturday
Oppo is believed to be working on a new Oppo A series smartphone. The Chinese smartphone brand has usually released entry-level or mid-range smartphones in this lineup. However, if recent rumours are to be believed, then the next Oppo A series handset could be an upper-mid-range offering. This smartphone is expected to bear the Oppo