TECHNOLOGY

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.

Corning Introduces Gorilla Glass 6: See in Pictures How Cell Phones Evolved Over the Years

Ever since cell phones first entered the market, they have been evolving in terms of features and functions and have now become integral to our lives.

Despite Digital Push, Only 25 Per Cent Adults Using Internet in India: Pew Survey

Despite talk of Digital India, only one-in-four in the country reported using the Internet in 2017, which is among the lowest in the world, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.

Samsung Develops New Device That Will Deliver 3D Images of Foetuses

It is believed that the solution could help doctors improve the accuracy of diagnosis by detecting potential congenital diseases in foetuses.