Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp messenger could face a ban if they do not comply with the new Information Technology rules, which will come into effect starting May 26.Barring Koo, the indigenous microblogging app, no other social media giant has complied with the new rules. The government asked Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp Messenger in February to comply with the new IT rules. Facebook on Tuesday said that it aims to comply with the new rules and is working to implement operational processes on Tuesday.The new rules require social media platforms to follow additional due diligence and require them to…
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(Photo : Digital Technology) We’re often told that an intranet can help how an organization operates – but how? Businesses are confronted with challenges every day; how can intranet software overcome these often delicate and complex challenges? To answer this question, we must first look at what an intranet is and does. An intranet is a private enterprise network designed to support an organization’s employees to communicate, collaborate and perform their duties. But this intranet definition doesn’t really communicate the broad spectrum that it covers. Intranet software serves a wide range of purposes and uses, but at its core, an intranet is there…
Belarus air traffic control told a Vilnius-bound Ryanair flight there was a bomb on board and suggested it divert to Minsk, according to a transcript released by the transport ministry Tuesday.The forced grounding of the European passenger flight Sunday sparked a global outcry with EU-based carriers cutting air links with Belarus and European leaders warning of fresh sanctions.The aviation department of the Belarus transport ministry released a transcript of what it says was the conversation between Minsk airport and the Ryanair pilot.”We have information from special services that you have bomb on board and it can be activated over Vilnius,”…
The US-Russia engagement opens a new chapter between two former bitter foes. This move will wean away Russia from Chinese economic clutches. By Shishir Gupta, New Delhi, Hindustan Times UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2021 07:14 PM IST In a path breaking development, United States’ National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolay Patrushev on Tuesday held consultations on United States-Russia relations in the run-up to summit between President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin in Geneva next month.The two NSA talked about strategic stability between the two former adversaries with the fall-out of China…
NVIDIA seemed to be on top of certain issues that owners of 4K 120Hz displays have been experiencing recently, so they decided to act. (Photo : Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)SANTA CLARA, CA – MAY 10: A sign is posted in front of the Nvidia headquarters on May 10, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia Corporation will report first quarter earnings today after the closing bell. According to PCGamer, the recently released hotfix driver 466.47 from NVIDIA is intended to fix certain bugs that occur when connecting certain devices to 4K 120Hz displays. If you own a 4K monitor or a 4K TV…
The United States on Tuesday called for a “transparent” second phase of investigation into the origins of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the route of introduction to the human population. In a video message to the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA), US health secretary Xavier Becerra advocated that international experts should be given independence to fully assess the source of the virus, which has claimed more than 3.4 million lives so far.An international team of experts visited Wuhan in January to probe the origins of the virus and identified two most likely scenarios that caused SARS-CoV-2 transmission to the human population,…
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective in 12- to 17-year-olds, the company announced today in a press release. It plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize the shot for this age group in early June. None of the teens who received two shots of the Moderna vaccine in a clinical trial developed COVID-19, and there were no safety concerns. The trial included 3,732 participants. Two-thirds got the shot, and one-third received placebo injections. There were four cases of COVID-19 in the group that received placebo injections. The vaccine was 93 percent effective against even mild forms of the…
An online petition against Instagram for Kids got more than 180,000 signatures in an ongoing outcry urging Facebook to stop its plans for the platform. (Photo : Pixabay/Webster2703)Instagram for kids ban Instagram for Kids Ban The signatures come from three petitions from nonprofit and grassroots organizations, including the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, SumOfUs, and a joint effort led by the Juggernaut Project. The groups collectively claim that a version of Instagram, the photo and video-sharing app with more than 1 billion users, is unsuitable for children under 13 years old, according to USA Today. The groups said on May…
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be effective in adolescents aged 12-17 and showed no new or major safety problems in a clinical trial, the developer said on Tuesday, potentially setting the stage for a second vaccine for school-aged children to be authorized in July.Moderna Inc, whose vaccine is authorized for adults 18 and older, said it will submit the findings of its adolescent study to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulators for emergency use authorization in early June.U.S. regulators took about a month to review a similar study from Pfizer/BioNtech, which was authorized for ages 12-15…
MSI is readying their lineup of new gaming laptops featuring Intel’s upcoming Tiger Lake processors, and they’re looking quite good. (Photo : Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)ANTALYA, TURKEY – DECEMBER 6: Intel processor chip for Samsung is seen in this illustration photo in Antalya, Turkey on December 06, 2019. Kitguru reports that the MSI laptops, the E16 Flip EVO A11MT-021 and the E16 Flip EVO A11MT-027, are now available for preorder on the site of the retailer XoticPC. The 021 model costs $1699, and the 027 model is a little cheaper at $1499. Depending on which laptop you pick, you’ll be getting…