TECHNOLOGY

'PUBG Wala Hai Kya?' PM Narendra Modi Quips at Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0 On Question Around Online Games Being a Distraction; Watch Video

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made the entire gathering at the Talkatora Stadium broke into laughter when he brought in a mention of online game PUBG while answering a question at Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0.

SpaceX to Build Mars Ships in Texas, Not Los Angeles

SpaceX said Wednesday that it will build test versions of its Mars spaceship in south Texas instead of the Port of Los Angeles in another blow to the local economy that comes days after the company announced massive layoffs.

This New Robot Will Help Elderly People Live Independently

It navigates through rooms and around obstacles to find people on its own, provides video instructions on how to do simple tasks.

H-1B Visas Should Attract Best Talent Without Harming Domestic Workers: US Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

Bengal’s First Blockchained Birth Certificate Issued To Baby; What Are Digitalised Birth Records?

The West Bengal government has introduced blockchain technology for birth certificates to increase transparency and reduce instances of frauds.

16-Year-Old Malaysian Boy Dies While Sleeping With Headphones On, Gets Electrocuted When Phone Was Charging

16-year Old Malaysian Boy Dies Due To Electrocution via Headphones While Sleeping With Mobile Phone on Charging.

Tech Giants Slide, Pulling US Stock Market Sharply Lower

A broad sell-off in technology companies pulled U.S. stocks sharply lower Monday, knocking off more than 450 points from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Apple, Amazon and other big names fell.

'Dramatic Increase' in Number of H1B Visas Being Held Up, Claims Compete America

Claiming that there has been a "dramatic increase" in the number of H-1B visas being held up, a coalition of American employers representing top IT companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft has alleged that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is acting outside of its own regulations.

Are Southeast Asia and India Already in a Bear Market?

By Lee Kah Whye A saying goes that if Wall Street (or America) sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.

Stocks Surge, Recovering Some Recent Losses; Dow Climbs 547

US stocks rocketed to their biggest gain in six months Tuesday following strong earnings from major financial and health care companies as well as encouraging reports on the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 547 points.

IT Companies File Lawsuit Against USCIS over Shorter Duration of H1B Visas

An IT advocacy group representing more than 1,000 small IT companies mostly run by Indian-Americans has filed a lawsuit against the US immigration agency for issuing H-1B visas for shorter than three years durations.

Key Equity Indices Rebound; Sensex Ends 730 Points Up

The NSE Nifty50 provisionally closed at 10,472.50, up 237.85 points or 2.32 per cent.

Here's Ed Sheeran's Response to His Marriage Rumours

Washington D.C. Ed Sheeran has chosen to remain silent about all the rumours surrounding his marriage with fiancee Cherry Seaborn.

Google Go Can Now Read out Web Pages Loud

Google has updated its Google Go app, a programming language created by Google. The app can now read aloud billions of web pages in 28 languages.

Bill in Lok Sabha for Use of DNA Technology to Crack Tough Criminal Cases Like Rape, Murder

The bill has provisions to enable cross-matching between persons who have been reported missing and unidentified dead bodies found in various parts of the country.

Smriti Irani Interacts with Students of Institute of Design & Technology

Keeping in mind the Expo, IDT students made Friendship Day Belts, using Yarn as the base.

Sex Robots Will Clone Real Women Faces, Here's Why It's Not a Good Thing

Cloud Climax, a Chinese seller of DS Doll in Europe, plans to use 3D scanning of real women to speed up the sex robot production! The company earlier had used the artificial intelligence to create a talking sex robot.

WhatsApp to Cap Message Forwarding to 5 Chats in India to Curb Fake News Circulation

WhatsApp today said its users in India will not be allowed to forward more than five chats at once and the company will remove the quick forward button that appears next to media messages, as part of its efforts to reduce circulation of fake messages on the platform that have even incited mob lynching incidents.