Instagram has started forcing users to enter their date of birth before being allowed to use the app. The change comes over eight months after Instagram announced its plans to make age verification mandatory on its platform and started prompting users to fill in their birthday details. The prime purpose of the update is to
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The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992. Since then, astronomers have discovered almost 5,000 planets orbiting other stars. However, whenever a new exoplanet is discovered, little information is available about it. All that is known is that the exoplanet exists and it has a few characteristics. Everything else, though, remains a mystery. To address this
We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! There’s no question that AI use is exploding across enterprise – tripling over just the last two years, according to Gartner. By 2025 as
Imagine you are in a virtual reality (VR) environment beside a drinking fountain and want to drink water from it. While you could lean and drink water, you were unlikely to feel anything. That is set to change. Researchers at a private institution in the US have found a way that allows people to feel
The OnePlus 10R 5G is now the second phone in the company’s latest number series. It’s a direct successor to the OnePlus 9R (Review) from last year and is priced starting just below this year’s OnePlus 9RT (Review). The OnePlus 10R 5G starts under Rs. 40,000, which used to be the sweet spot for OnePlus’ flagship phones at one
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed as many as five severe security flaws in the implementation of TLS protocol in several models of Aruba and Avaya network switches that could be abused to gain remote access to enterprise networks and steal valuable information. The findings follow the March disclosure of TLStorm, a set of three critical flaws
Telegram recently rolled out its version 8.7.2 beta for iOS, which included a new range of reaction emojis and stickers, as spotted by the Telegram beta channel. These new stickers and emojis are said to be premium features available only for the Telegram Premium users. All users will reportedly receive a prompt asking them if
Black holes are intriguing and mysterious objects. They are dreaded, too, because their gravitational pull is so strong that they do not allow anything to pass through them, not even light, except on the rare occasions when they feed. When a black hole pulls in gas and dust from an orbiting star, it sends out
This article is part of a VB Lab Insight series paid for by Plus. The automation of the commercial trucking industry has generated concerns about the potential for mass layoffs of drivers. A growing body of research and expert opinion, however, suggests that the economic shift to self-driving big rigs is unlikely to impact as
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5, the next smartwatch in the South Korean tech giant’ smartwatch range, has been rumoured to come with a thermometer feature that can be used to track skin temperature, which is useful to detect early signs of infection and track ovulation cycles. However, it seems like Samsung might not be able to
Oppo Reno 8 Lite 5G alleged design were recently shared by a Twitter user. The leaked renders suggests that the phone looks similar to the Oppo Reno 7 Lite 5G, which was launched in Europe a couple of weeks ago. The Oppo Reno 7 Lite 5G itself is nothing but a rebranded version of the
In this article EXPE Visitors browse at the display of Expedia during the International Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin. Fabrizio Bensch | Retuers Shares of Expedia plunged more than 13% on Tuesday after reporting mixed financials in what’s been a tough earnings season. The company reported first-quarter financials after the bell on Monday. Expedia lost
Germany’s financial regulator BaFin warned Tuesday of the “very big” risk of cyberattacks targeting the financial sector, a threat it said had become “more likely” since Russia’s war on Ukraine. “The risk that companies in the financial sector will fall victim to cyberattacks or that internal IT security incidents will occur is very big and
Sony Bravia XR (2022) TV prices and availability details have been announced — months after the new range debuted at CES 2022. The latest Bravia XR lineup includes quantum-dot OLED (QD-OLED) TVs as well as 8K and 4K Mini LED TVs and the regular 4K OLED and LED models. Sony has offered its new Cognitive
Knotwords, a crossword-like puzzle game without a clue list, is an evolution of Wordle with complex puzzles and easy structure. Wordle, a five-word puzzle challenge created in October 2021, has been a favourite for many who love to put their brains to test every day. Developed by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle, the game is
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new variant of the AvosLocker ransomware that disables antivirus solutions to evade detection after breaching target networks by taking advantage of unpatched security flaws. “This is the first sample we observed from the U.S. with the capability to disable a defense solution using a legitimate Avast Anti-Rootkit Driver file (asWarPot.sys),”
Venture capital is making a big move on crypto in 2022. Scared of being left in the digital dust, private equity investors are stampeding towards crypto projects — blockchain-based apps and platforms fuelled by cryptocurrencies that are native to the virtual economies of the metaverse and Web3. VC investment in such projects totalled $10 billion (roughly Rs. 76,600 crore)
The government on Monday said it is promoting the use of ‘Kisan drones’ and conditions are favourable to take such technology to the farmers. Addressing a conference, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said modernisation of the agricultural sector is on the agenda of the government. Kisan drones are being promoted for crop assessment, digitisation of