Digital Technology

From fast food to autos, India's digitally connected users lure investors

With the cheapest mobile data rates in the world and the explosive growth of social media and personal entertainment, Indian consumers are going digital at a breakneck pace

India's journey a lesson for other countries on digital transformation: IMF

According to the paper, for a diverse country like India, a building block approach provides those closer to the problem with the basic tools to create tailored solutions

6G, the next big mobile technology: Internet of the senses, anyone?

The first of a two-part series on 6G explains the virtual experience that the ultra high-speed technology promises

CSI to launch digital platform for heart patients likely by August end

Dr Vijay Bang of CSI said that too often, people go to the Internet and try to apply half-baked information, solutions for their heart conditions that end up doing more harm than good

Now, a B2B platform trading in unlisted shares, ESOPs, AIF units for PE/VCs

System aims to bring all stakeholders under one roof to create a large pool of investors and deal makers; Intermediaries can do such deals faster and cheaper, using various tools almost free of cost

Cloud-interviewing firm Karat sees Indian candidates setting the bar

Karat offers a data-enabled technology platform and combines it with human interviewers

DigiYatra to be at gates of Delhi airport's terminal 2,3 by March: DIAL

Delhi airport operator DIAL on Wednesday said facial recognition technology-based DigiYatra facility will be available for passengers at all entry and boarding gates of Terminal 2 and 3 by the end of March. The DigiYatra facility at entry gates of Terminal 1 of the airport is likely to be operational from April. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital, operated by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), is the country's largest airport and has three terminals. In the first phase, the DigiYatra facility was introduced at three airports -- Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi -- on December 1, 2022. "At present, around 2,500 passengers are using DigiYatra at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3 every day. "After the installation of all the DigiYatra infrastructure at Terminal 3 and Terminal 2, around 40 per cent of the daily domestic travellers will be able to get seamless entry into the terminal, security check area, and boarding gates," DIAL said in a release. W

Digitising PDS helped save Rs 1,200 cr annually: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh has streamlined its public distribution system by digitalising it to provide subsidised foodgrains to 15 crore people, which has helped the state save Rs 1,200 crore annually, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday. In his inaugural address at the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG), Adityanath said, "Today the result is that we are providing foodgrains to 15 crore people through the public distribution system and by using technology, we are also saving Rs 1,200 crore annually." As part of India's presidency of the G20, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is hosting the first Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting in Lucknow from February 13-15. The DEWG, originally called DETF, was formed in 2017 as part of the German G20 presidency with the aim of promoting the implementation of a secure, interconnected, and inclusive digital economy. With the global digital economy estimated to b

Digital skilling in G20: The future of work and a future-ready workforce

India's current Group of Twenty (G20) Presidency is an opportunity to strengthen cooperation in digital skilling as a significant step towards an inclusive future of work

Google may soon allow users to translate text within images in Chrome

Tech giant Google is reportedly working on a new way to easily translate text within images in Chrome

Twitter ends collaborative posting feature 'CoTweets' after testing phase

Twitter has announced that it has shut down its collaborative posting feature 'CoTweets', which the micro-blogging platform had been testing for the "last several months"

Instagram expands short-post feature 'Notes' for users in Europe, Japan

Social media platform Instagram has expanded its 'Notes' feature, a way for users to share their thoughts, to Europe and Japan

Meta tests 'members-only space' in virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds

Meta has announced that it is testing a new type of closed space -- members-only worlds -- in its social virtual reality (VR) platform 'Horizon Worlds'

Google terminates thousands of accounts pushing Chinese disinformation

Google's Threat Analysis Group has terminated thousands of accounts associated with a group known as "Dragonbridge" or "Spamouflage Dragon" that disseminated pro-Chinese disinformation

Qualcomm introduces 'Snapdragon Insiders Access Program' for new devices

Chip-maker Qualcomm has introduced its new 'Snapdragon Insiders Access Program', which will provide 'Snapdragon Insiders' priority access to new Snapdragon-powered device launches and much more

ChatGPT can't be credited as an author on research papers: Springer Nature

According to Springer Nature, the world's largest academic publisher, softwares like ChatGPT can't be credited as an author in papers published in its journals

WhatsApp may introduce 3 new features for text editor in drawing tool

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a redesigned text editor for its drawing tool

Microsoft to reveal network issue that caused major outage across services

A network issue caused the mega outage at Microsoft services like Teams, Xbox Live, Outlook and Microsoft 365 suite as millions of users globally, including in India, were left in the lurch

Dell acquires Israel's cloud services start-up Cloudify for $100 million

Dell Technologies has acquired Israeli startup Cloudify that is known for cloud orchestration and infrastructure automation

Microsoft working on File Explorer update with UI improvement on Windows 11

Microsoft is reportedly working on a significant update to File Explorer on Windows 11 that will improve its UI and features