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Yahoo mail to officially stop in China from February 28

Yahoo previously announced that from November 1, 2021, users will not be able to use Yahoo’s products and services from mainland China. However, the company still retains a small number of services such as mailboxes. However, in a recent move, Yahoo Mail announced today that it will stop services

Explained | India’s educational and trade links in Ukraine

According to the Indian Embassy at Kiev, there are approximately 18,000 Indian students in Ukraine pursuing medical or engineering. India would be keenly following developments as tensions continue to escalate between Ukraine and Russia. Its worries are not just restricted to geopolitical

Facebook-Parent Meta Lays Out Moves Being Made to Build the Metaverse

Facebook-owner Meta is working on artificial intelligence research to generate worlds through speech, improve how people chat to voice assistants and translate between languages, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday, as he sketched out key steps to building the metaverse. Zuckerberg is betting t

Tripura : NIT Agartala Conferred With Prestigious DST STUTI Project

Agartala, February 22, 2022: The Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India had sanctioned a project titled “Development of Mathematics Proficiency in North–East India” under the Scheme “Synergistic Training program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure” (S

60% students' travel bookings and searches increase in Feb

fter a gap of two years, educational institutions have started resuming offline classes. The renewed enthusiasm is evident as student travel picks up again. There has been an increase of 60% in searches and bookings from and for students in the first two weeks of February compared with the previous

Union Education Budget 2022 Webinar Updates: Digital University one of its kind, can solve issue of limited seats, says PM Modi

PM Modi Addresses Education Ministry Webinar On Budget 2022 Implementation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a webinar on the Union Education Budget 2022-23 on February 21. The webinar will commence at 11 am and is organised by the Ministry of Education. It will have sessions on different them

Influencers may face legal action for promoting the wrong cryptocurrency

Every other day, there is a new scam targeting cryptocurrency investors. These scams are often hyped up online on various social media platforms and once a substantial sum of money pours in, they disappear equally quickly. The scammers are always hunted by the relevant authorities after they manage

IIT Jodhpur’s ‘Rakshak’ framework to help in safe reopening of colleges

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, have come up with a decision framework for educational institutions called “Campus RAKSHAK” that integrates various applications and tools into one to prevent possible spread of COVID-19 and ensure smooth reopening of campuses. IIT J

Realme Narzo 50 India Launch Date Set for February 24: Expected Price, Specifications

Realme Narzo 50 launch date is set for February 24, according to a listing for the smartphone on Amazon. It is the third smartphone in the Realme Narzo 50 lineup, following the launch of the Realme Narzo 50A and Narzo 50i in India in September 2021. The smartphone will be available for purchase via

Instead of waiting two years for Google, you can limit ad tracking on Android now. Here's how!

If you're an Android user, you might have felt a twinge of jealousy when Apple released its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature in iOS 14.5. ATT allows iPhone users to immediately opt out of being tracked by third-party apps and websites for the purposes of receiving personalized online ads. The

SaaS startup Lummo raises $80 million funding from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, others

Mumbai: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has participated in an $80 million funding round in Lummo, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that helps small companies get online, much like Shopify. Based in Jakarta and Bengaluru, Lummo was formerly known as BukuKas. The extended funding, done through Bez

Reliance Jio partners with SES to announce satellite-based internet for India

Reliance Jio has partnered with SES, a Luxembourg-based satellite solutions provider to form a new initiative – Jio Space Technology Limited. The joint venture is aimed at delivering the next generation scalable and affordable broadband services in India by making use of satellite technology. J

Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty Releases Audio Books For Class 10, 12 Students

Thiruvananthapuram: In continuation to the First Bell digital classes being aired through KITE VICTERS channel, the Kerala Education department on Saturday released 'audio books' for Classes 10 and 12. The audio books for the revision portions for both Classes 10 and 12, whose public examinations ar

Google Voice lets users create rules for phone calls

While Google Voice has a call forwarding feature, the new update allows users to set up a rule that can forward calls from a contact to any of the linked numbers. Google Voice has added new features to let users dictate rules for how the service responds to incoming calls from contacts.

Oppo Inno Day 2021: Retractable Camera, Foldable Oppo Find N And More Expected

Oppo is set to host its Inno Day 2021 event next week and the company has teased a short video hinting at a new type of camera design, a retractable rear camera. Oppo Inno Day 2021: Retractable Camera, Foldable Oppo Find N And More Expected/Oppo   New Delhi: Handset maker Opp

US watchdog probes Tesla over solar-panel safety

US authorities are investigating Tesla over an alleged failure to disclose fire risks with its solar panels, according to reports. A complaint from a whistleblower prompted the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate. Steven Henkes, a former field

Vishal Garg: US boss fires 900 employees over Zoom

The boss of a US firm has been criticised after he fired around 900 of his staff on a single Zoom call. "If you're on this call you're part of the unlucky group being laid off," said Vishal Garg, chief executive of mortgage firm Better.com, on the call, later uploaded to socia

Nvidia's RTX 40 series could be arriving sooner than expected

Let's hope the miners won't be interested. As 2021 draws to a close, we begin to look ahead to what’s brewing in 2022. Arguably the most anticipated PC hardware launch of 2022 is that of Nvidia’s next generation GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards. We’re still many months away from launch, b