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Read more about the article <p class='singletitle' >A major advancement in nuclear fusion paves the way for a new, reliable source of energy </p> <h4 class='subpost_title'> India is among the 35 countries collaborating on a nuclear fusion energy experiment with the potential to bring significant benefits to the nation in the future.</h4>

A major advancement in nuclear fusion paves the way for a new, reliable source of energy

India is among the 35 countries collaborating on a nuclear fusion energy experiment with the potential to bring significant benefits to the nation in the future.

The National Ignition Facility (NIF), a US laboratory located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, has successfully achieved a fusion reaction that resulted in a "net energy gain,"…

Post published:December 27, 2022

Read more about the article <p class='singletitle' >OpenAI introduces advanced, economical, and easy-to-use embedding model </p> <h4 class='subpost_title'> The new model, ADA-002, is 99.8% less expensive than previous models</h4>

OpenAI introduces advanced, economical, and easy-to-use embedding model

The new model, ADA-002, is 99.8% less expensive than previous models

OpenAI has developed a new text-embedding model called ADA-002, which combines the best features of five previous models. This model excels at tasks such as text search, text similarity, and…

Post published:December 27, 2022

Read more about the article <p class='singletitle' >Internet today is being made ‘toxic’, says Union IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar </p> <h4 class='subpost_title'> IT Minister said that the internet was being made toxic and that the toxicity in social media had made headlines but there was no specific law under the IT Act that addressed that issue. </h4>

File photo: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Internet today is being made ‘toxic’, says Union IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

IT Minister said that the internet was being made toxic and that the toxicity in social media had made headlines but there was no specific law under the IT Act that addressed that issue.

On Tuesday, the Union Minister for Information Technology (IT) Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the internet was becoming toxic and that misinformation was being weaponised. The minister was speaking to NDTV…

Post published:December 14, 2022

Read more about the article <p class='singletitle' >Stolen data of 600,000 Indians sold on bot markets: Study </p> <h4 class='subpost_title'> A study by NordVPN of Lithuania's Nord Security said the stolen data included user logins, cookies, digital fingerprints, screenshots and other information, with the average price for the digital identity of a person pegged at Rs 490.</h4>

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Stolen data of 600,000 Indians sold on bot markets: Study

A study by NordVPN of Lithuania's Nord Security said the stolen data included user logins, cookies, digital fingerprints, screenshots and other information, with the average price for the digital identity of a person pegged at Rs 490.

According to NordVPN, one of the world's largest VPN service providers, around 5 million people globally have had their data stolen and sold on the bot market to date, with…

Post published:December 8, 2022

Read more about the article <p class='singletitle' >Two techies suspended as AIIMS Delhi server down for consecutive 8 days </p> <h4 class='subpost_title'> “All hospital services, including outpatient, in-patient, laboratories, etc continue to run on manual mode," Delhi AIIMS said.</h4>

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi

Two techies suspended as AIIMS Delhi server down for consecutive 8 days

“All hospital services, including outpatient, in-patient, laboratories, etc continue to run on manual mode," Delhi AIIMS said.

Two analysts have been suspended as the server at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi remained out of order for eight consecutive days. After the suspension of two…

Post published:December 1, 2022

Read more about the article <p class='singletitle' >WhatsApp data of 500 million users might be on sale, says Mashable India </p> <h4 class='subpost_title'> The user data comprises 32 million US users and came from 84 other countries, including Egypt, Italy, Saudi Arabia, France, and Turkey. Reportedly no user profiles from India are on the list.</h4>

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WhatsApp data of 500 million users might be on sale, says Mashable India

The user data comprises 32 million US users and came from 84 other countries, including Egypt, Italy, Saudi Arabia, France, and Turkey. Reportedly no user profiles from India are on the list.

Instant messaging and voice-over-IP service WhatsApp allegedly had a data leak that compromises the data of almost 500 million users. Mashable India, a digital media platform, has reported that according…

Post published:November 30, 2022

Read more about the article <p class='singletitle' >Government can’t violate the privacy of citizens under Data Protection Bill: Union Minister R Chandrasekhar </p> <h4 class='subpost_title'> The government will get access to personal data only in exceptional circumstances like national security, pandemic and natural disasters, the Minister added.</h4>

File photo: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Government can’t violate the privacy of citizens under Data Protection Bill: Union Minister R Chandrasekhar

The government will get access to personal data only in exceptional circumstances like national security, pandemic and natural disasters, the Minister added.

Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday said that the government will not be able to violate the privacy of citizens under the proposed Data…

Post published:November 28, 2022

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