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Four 'Hot Jupiter' Exoplanets Discovered
All the four planets belong to the class of exoplanets known as 'hot Jupiters.' Objects of this type are similar in characteristics to Jupiter, with orbital periods of less than 10 days.
Customer Service Jobs More Prone to Automation: Report
According to a report by employability assessment company Aspiring Minds, customer service, software and IT and accounting jobs have very high automation potential.
Ticketing scam: Railway Minister Orders Strengthening of Cyber Security
The CBI earlier this week nabbed a software programmer of its anti-corruption division and a former employee of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) for allegedly operating an illicit software that subverted the railway's reservatio...
938 Complaints Received Over Sale of SIMs on Fake IDs: Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha
"Licence Service Areas of Department of Telecom (LSAs) have received complaints that SIM cards for mobile phones are being sold on the basis of fake identity proofs," Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said in a written reply last week.
Beam Smart Badge: Now Wear GIFs Through This Customisable Digital Badge
The badge's internal memory can store around a hundred images, or "beams", that can be shared with contacts.
China's Drone Market to be Worth $9 Billion by 2020 - Industry Ministry
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said it would encourage the military to perform more drone flight testing, ask colleges to set up drone-related majors as well as establish a national drone association.
Oppo A75, A75s With 6-Inch 18:9 Display Launched in Taiwan: Price, Specifications And More
Oppo A75 and A75s come with a 6-inch edge-to-edge display, 4GB of RAM, a 20MP selfie camera and have a bezel-less fullscreen display with mid-range specifications.
Chinese Clothing Firm Sues Apple For Copyright Violation
The firm, KON has claimed that the Apple App Store logo closely resembles its own, which the company has been using as a merchandise trademark since 2011 and registered in 2012.
WhatsApp to Discontinue Services on BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone 8.0 After December 31
The messaging app will drop support for 'BlackBerry OS', 'BlackBerry 10', 'Windows Phone 8.0' and older platforms, from December 31, 2017, according to an express.co.uk report published on Monday.
China Closes More Than 13,000 Websites in Past Three Years
The government has stepped up already tight controls over the internet since President Xi Jinping took power five years ago, in what critics say is an effort to restrict freedom of speech and prevent criticism of the ruling Communist Party.
Nokia Signs Patent Licensing Deal With Huawei
Nokia and Huawei did not provide financial details of the agreement, but Nokia said it would start booking revenue, including and a one-off catch-up payment, from the fourth quarter.
Worst Passwords of 2017: 123456 Tops Again
For 2017, the world's most-hacked password is still "123456," followed by "Password."
Punjab CM Launches App to Check Illegal Construction
The Android-based App, known as PUDA-UCIC (Unauthorised constructions and illegal colonies), opened for public use today in Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) region.
Facebook Ads That Let Employers Target Younger Workers Focus of U.S. Lawsuit
The lawsuit is the latest example of criticism levelled at Facebook for so-called micro-targeting, a process that has allowed advertisers to choose who sees their ads based on age, interests, race and even such characteristics as whether they dislike peop...
Alibaba Cloud Opens New Data Centre in India to Empower SMEs
The Alibaba data centre, set to open in Mumbai in January, will begin a new competition for the existing players like Microsoft and Google in the country.
Facebook Launches New Tools to Prevent Harassment
Facebook created the new features after working with New Delhi-based non-profit organisation working for women empowerment, the Centre for Social Research and the US-based social change organisation, the National Network to End Domestic Violence.