Technology

Washington, May 28: Twitter has been rumoured to roll out a paid subscription service called 'Twitter Blue'. It has now been confirmed by the social media platform itself through its app page in the iOS App Store.…

To make a spider flee, bring on the fire ants. Or rather, just their chemical signals. Some spiders common in North American homes avoid building their webs in chambers that recently housed European fire ants, researchers report…

Winter usually kills most forest fires. But in the boreal woods that encircle the far North, some fires, like zombies, just don’t die.  The first broad scientific look at overwintering “zombie fires” reveals these rare occurrences…

OnePlus India is all set to launch its OnePlus Nord CE 5G smartphone in the Indian market on June 10, 2021. This piece of information was released by OnePlus CEO Pete Lau. Previous reports claimed that OnePlus will…

Precise control of the tongue is often vital in life, from the way frogs capture flies to human speech (SN: 1/31/17). But much remains unknown about how the brain controls the tongue, given how its quick motions are difficult to…

Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung on Thursday unveiled the latest additions to its tablet portfolio -- Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Galaxy Tab A7 Lite. The Galaxy Tab S7 FE brings fan favourite features from the Galaxy…

China’s first Mars rover is taking in the view of its new home. The Zhurong rover touched down on the Red Planet on May 14, and its first images reached Earth on May 19. Zhurong, named for an ancient Chinese god of fire, has been…

If a tree farts in the forest, does it make a sound? No, but it does add a smidge of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere. Gases released by dead trees — dubbed “tree farts” — account for roughly one-fifth of the greenhouse gases…

On May 30, 1921, Dick Rowland, a 19-year-old Black shoe shiner, walked into an elevator in downtown Tulsa, Okla. What happened next is unclear, but it sparked the Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst episodes of racial violence in…

Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite was revealed a couple of months ago in the global markets. The Chinese phone brand now plans to bring the handset to Indian shores, and the same could have very soon. The upcoming Mi 11 Lite will…

More than 8,000 years before the rise of Egyptian civilization, hunter-gatherers went on the attack in the Nile Valley. Skeletons of adults, teens and children excavated in the 1960s at an ancient cemetery in Sudan known as Jebel…

'Twitter Needs to Stop Beating Around Bush And Comply With Law', Says Centre on Microblogging Site's Statement on New IT Rules:  Twitter’s statement is an attempt to dictate its terms to the world’s largest…

Controversy is once again swirling around the origins of the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, rekindling calls to pin down just where it came from: nature or a lab. On May 26, U.S. President Joe Biden announced he had…

New Delhi: Video conferencing platform Zoom on Thursday announced that it has unveiled two new features on Apple's latest iPad Pro models -- support for Apple's Center Stage and expanded Gallery View. The new…

New Delhi: OnePlus will launch a new smartphone in its Nord series as well as a new TV in its U series on June 10 which will be manufactured in India, its Founder and CEO Pete Lau said on Thursday. The company will…

The marketing approach has witnessed a gregarious shift in recent years. Marketing is no longer limited to traditional channels like Television and Print media. This change provides an opportunity for small players…

OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone maker will officially its OnePlus TV U1S Series smart TVs in India soon. The company teased its summer event today on its official Twitter account and Amazon India website with a…

San Francisco: With activity and associated location data being highly sensitive, Fitbit is finally rolling out support for two-factor authentication (2FA). Fitbit users on Android and iOS are beginning to see a…

Amid controversy with WhatsApp regarding the new IT rules, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has supported the government's new IT guidelines under which social media companies will have to disclose the identity of…

New Delhi, May 27: A day after WhatsApp moved the Delhi High Court against the Centre's recent IT Rules, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Communication and Information Technology Ravi Shankar…

The most realistic computer simulation of star formation yet offers stunning views of what the inside of a stellar nursery might look like. In the Star Formation in Gaseous Environments simulation, or STARFORGE, a giant virtual…

New Delhi: As it enables iOS and Android users in India to send money or 'tip' directly to their select favourite accounts with substantial followers, Twitter has collaborated with payments gateway provider RazorPay…

New Delhi, May 27: With WhatsApp suing the Indian government over the new IT rules for social media platforms, Twitter on Thursday requested the IT Ministry to consider a minimum of three-month extension in order…

OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone maker is planning to launch something new soon in India. The company shared a teaser of its summer launch event on its official OnePlus India Twitter account and Amazon India website.…

San Francisco, May 27: Facebook will no longer remove claims posted on its platforms that Covid-19 is either man-made or lab manufactured, as US President Joe Biden has called upon intelligence agencies to probe the…

Twitter Issues Statement on New IT Rules in India and Raid on Its Office, Alleges Threat to Freedom of Speech Twitter breaks it's Silence on New IT Rules. Twitter says : We will continue our…

New Delhi: Facebook has announced to push down all posts by users who repeatedly share misinformation and fake content across its platforms, as it expands its fact-checking programme to individuals from Pages,…

New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday announced its live audio conversation app Spaces is now available from desktop and mobile web browsers. Previously, the Clubhouse-like audio meet app, Spaces was only available via iOS…

The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is a tough act to follow. But U.S. Atlantic coast residents shouldn’t let their guard down — 2021 will still be an active year for storms, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States to honour and mourn military personnel who sacrificed their lives while serving in the US armed forces. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and…