TECHNOLOGY
Every 3rd banking malware attack in 2021 directed at corporate users
Every third (37.8 per cent) of PC banking malware attacks targeted corporate users in 2021, representing a growth of almost 14 per cent since 2018, a new report showed on Monday. While 2021 saw an expansion in threats to financial organisations on a global scale, there was a continuation of the downward trend of PC and mobile malware previously seen in 2020.
Indian-origin expert helming first 4G network on Moon for NASA
Indian-origin Nishant Batra working as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO) at smartphone maker Nokia is helping NASA to build the first ever cellular network on the Moon. Batra joined Nokia as CSTO and a member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team in January 2021. Batra is based in Espoo, Finland, and has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and the US.
Curiosity rover images tiny 'mineral flower' on Mars
NASA's curiosity rover recently snapped a close-up image of a tiny, flower-like mineral deposit on the surface of Mars. The one centimetre wide, beautiful branching rock that looks a bit like a coral or a sponge, was likely formed when water still covered the Red Planet, Live Science reported. Curiosity took the image of the mineral flower, that bears resemblance to a living organism, but is not alive, on February 25 near Aeolis Mons, also known as Mount Sharp - situated at the heart of the 154 kilometres Gale crater on the Red Planet.
Australia's social media anti-trolling bill raises alarm for Big Tech
Big Tech companies like Meta, Twitter and YouTube have decried Australia's proposed social media anti-trolling bill, stressing that it would put an "unprecedented level" of defamation risk on social media platforms.The Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022 seeks to remove the right of social media platforms to use the innocent dissemination defence for potentially defamatory material posted by users based in Australia, reports ZDNet.
Samsung expected to launch Galaxy A series in mid-March
Samsung Electronics is widely expected to launch its entry-level Galaxy smartphones later this month in response to the March 8 release of Apple's new iPhone SE, industry sources said on Monday. Samsung's mid-low tier Galaxy A series is forecast to come in various new models -- A73, A53, A33 and A23
Google ML can help discover new antibodies, enzymes, foods
Alphabet (Google's parent company) subsidiary DeepMind has shown that Machine Learning (ML) can predict the shape of protein machinery with unprecedented accuracy, paving the way for researchers to discover new antibodies, enzymes and foods. The shape of a protein provides very strong clues as to how the protein machinery can be used, but doesn't completely solve this question.
M2 Silicon Chip evidence spotted ahead of Apple event
The evidence of the M2 chip for the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and other Macs has been spotted ahead of Apple's event on Tuesday. Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter said a "developer source" has informed him that in recent weeks, Apple has been testing a chip with an eight-core CPU and a 10-core GPU across multiple Macs on the latest macOS beta, reports MacRumors.
TikTok suspends livestreaming in Russia
The short-video social media platform TikTok has suspended new content and livestreaming abilities on its platform in Russia due to country's new "fake news" law. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed into law a bill introducing jail terms of up to 15 years for publishing "fake news" about the army, as Moscow pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine.
On Android, YouTube Music users can now share songs with Snapchat
Snapchat sharing for YouTube Music was enabled on iOS in October and now a new report has claimed that it is available on Android. The first indication that YouTube Music might be able to share songs to Instagram and Snapchat emerged in November of 2020, reports 9To5Google.
Google Pixel 6a, Watch could launch later than expected
Tech giant Google may reportedly postpone the launch of its most anticipated smartphone Pixel 6a andAPixel Watch until late July in the US. According to Android Central, the recent sightings of the Google Pixel 6a and Pixel Watch in a US carrier's inventory system fueled speculation about the devices' impending debut, with previous rumours claiming a May announcement. However, this may not be the case.
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