Technology

When it comes to cybercrime, the most critical time is not in days, but literally in minutes. The first one to two hours after someone falls prey to a digital fraud is known as the ‘Golden Hour’, which often decides whether a victim will recover their money or lose it forever. This week’s edition of … Read more

A Chinese company called Xteink has unveiled a new compact e-reader that sticks to the back of an iPhone. Named Xteink X4, the portable e-book reader sports a 4.3-inch e-ink screen and magnetically attaches to the back of a phone with Qi2 or MagSafe support. The e-book reader, which weighs 74 grams and can also … Read more

India’s government is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to force smartphone firms to enable satellite location tracking that is always activated for better surveillance, a move opposed by Apple, Google and Samsung due to privacy concerns, according to documents, emails and five sources. A fierce privacy debate erupted in India this week after Prime Minister … Read more

OnePlus recently unveiled its latest flagship, the OnePlus 15 (review), and is now gearing up to launch the OnePlus 15R in India on December 17, along with the Pad Go 2. The company has been teasing key specs and has already confirmed that the upcoming device will pack the largest battery ever on a OnePlus … Read more

What started as a fact-finding mission for Netflix culminated in one of the biggest media deals in the last decade and one that stands to reshape the global entertainment business landscape, people with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. Netflix announced on Friday it had reached a deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s TV, … Read more

Mirik Gogri leads Spectrum Impact, the family office of the Rajendra Gogri family of Aarti Industries, which has made grants and investments in around 100 climate solution organisations and companies worldwide. Aarti Industries is a specialty chemical company, and Spectrum Impact’s grants and investments focus on themes like nuclear energy, lithium extraction, green hydrogen, carbon … Read more

The Black Death’s horrifying spread across the 14th century has long been linked to rats, fleas and the webs of global trade that ferried disease between continents. But historians and climate scientists now say the devastating pandemic may have been set in motion by a force far more dramatic: volcanic eruptions. A new study published … Read more

Meta is considering making cuts to a division in its Reality Labs unit that works on the so-called metaverse, said three employees with knowledge of the matter. The cuts could come as soon as next month and amount to 10% to 30% of employees in the Metaverse unit, which works on virtual-reality headsets and a … Read more

Apple has been losing several high-profile executives to competitors in recent months. Just days ago, Meta hired Alan Dye, Apple’s head of user interface and a key figure in designing the newly introduced Liquid Glass interface.  The company also revealed that John Giannandrea, its AI chief since 2018, is stepping down and moving into an … Read more

China is moving ahead briskly in the AI arms race. While the rest of the world has been seeing an influx of AI-driven smartphone features, mainly voice assistants and app-by-app interactions, China has taken a major leap. ZTE, a Shenzhen-based multinational telecom company, has introduced a smartphone powered by an AI agent. Built in collaboration … Read more