24 Jul 2016

Edward Snowden designs phone cover that prevents data monitoring

Whistleblower Edward Snowden and hardware hacker Andrew "Bunnie" Huang have designed a phone cover; dubbed as the "introspection engine".

EFF sues US government over copyright law

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the US government over its Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), calling Section 1201 of the copyright law "unconstitutional".

India becomes world's youngest Startup nation

According to Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, India is the world's youngest start-up nation having 72% founders below the age of 35.

Neeraj Chopra wins IAAF U-20 Gold

Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Under-20 World Championships in Poland.

Microsoft gets a French reprimand against excessive data tracking

The French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) gave a formal notice to Microsoft regarding Windows 10 security and privacy concerns.

ITC's longest-serving Chairman addresses his last Annual Meet

India's longest-serving CEO, Yogesh Chander Deveshwar, ITC's Chairman, addressed what would be his last Annual General Meeting in Kolkata.

23 Jul 2016

VCR: Funai Electric, last manufacturer, halts production

Japan's Funai Electric, the world's last videocassette recorder manufacturer, will cease production by the end of July 2016.

Tim Kaine to be Hillary Clinton's running mate

In the upcoming Presidential Elections 2016, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton selected centrist senator from Virgina, Tim Kaine, to be her running mate.

Forest Department launches search operation for missing Nagpur Sanctuary tiger

Search operations have begun for the 7 year old Jai, the tiger missing from Umred Karandla Wildlife Sanctuary for the past 3 months.

The biggest electronic dance music festival

Boom is a small town located between Antwerp and Brussels; it has been hosting Tomorrowland, the biggest electronic dance music (EDM) festival in the world, since 2006.

Judith D'Souza rescued; soon to return home

The D'Souza family breathed a sigh of relief as the news of Judith's rescue came in six weeks after her kidnapping.