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COVID-19 impact: 2 laughable reasons behind people burning telecom towers in UKConspiracy theorists are claiming on social media that 5G connectivity is to be blamed for the spread of coronavirus disease and people are believing it.
Apple supplier Foxconn’s sales down 7.7% in MarchSales at Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry , a key supplier of Apple Inc’s products known by its trade name Foxconn, were down by 7.7% in March.
EU privacy watchdog calls for pan-European mobile app for virus trackingFaced with thousands of coronavirus-related deaths, governments across Europe have rolled out or plan to launch phone-tracking apps to trace people who came into contact with those infected and to monitor people under quarantine.
Zoom shares slip over security concerns, rising competition
Samsung Electronics beats first-quarter estimates, braces for bigger blow from coronavirus
Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases friendship data to researchersAlphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook’s rival in mobile advertising, began querying users for the Carnegie Mellon project last month through its Opinion Rewards app, which exchanges responses to surveys from Google and its clients for app store credit.
5G and coronavirus: Here’s why Google is removing these videos from YouTubeWith no scientific evidence at all, these 5G conspiracy theorists are somehow linking the coronavirus outbreak to 5G connectivity and are posing a threat to the communication network of the UK as they attempt to burn crucial networking infrastructure.
Uber ties up with Flipkart to ensure supplies of essentialsTwo major e-commerce companies — Uber and Flipkart — are coming together to provide essentials in Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi during the national lockdown. Uber will not be charging any commission for this service so all the money earned through these deliveries will be given to drivers
Amazon app quiz April 7, 2020: Get answers to these five questions and win Bose Sound Touch 20 speakersResult of today’s quiz will be announced on April 30.
This Bill Gates funded firm is starting to test coronavirus vaccineBill Gates is funding seven potential vaccines for coronavirus and one of his funded biotech firms based out of Pennsylvania called Inovio Pharmaceuticals has initiated the phase 1 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Elon Musk shows how Tesla car parts are being used to make ventilatorsFor those not in the loop, Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently promised manufacturing and shipping ventilators around the world for free to counter the ventilator shortage.
IBM’s Indian-origin CEO Arvind Krishna takes over, read his email to employeesIn the letter, Krishna talks about what the future looks like for IBM by suggesting three specific courses of actions the company needs to adopt as well as a series of leadership changes.
ICICI Bank’s advisory for customers: 7 things not to miss while using internet banking and banking app during coronavirus lockdown
Xiaomi’s new phone’s box may have a ‘special’ message for HuaweiXiaomi’s latest smartphone the Mi 10’s box has a ‘special’ message for Huawei. Reportedly the European version of Mi 10’s box has a message engraved which reads, “with easy access to the Google apps you use most”.
Samsung Internet beta latest update brings new security improvements to the appSamsung Internet app has received its latest beta update version 11.2.0.54 with a host of new security and privacy features along with UI-improvements. The beta update also brings support for DuckDuckGo search engine to improve users’ privacy.
Realme may launch its first Android TV in 43-inch sizeThe Realme TV will most likely run Android and it would be interesting to see whether it comes with support for Netflix and other popular content platforms out-of-the-box or not.
IIT-Ropar develops design of negative pressure room to check spread of COVID-19The design and modelling of the NPR took shape after a group of professors, including that of IIT Ropar, decided to come up with a solution to protect the frontline health staff working at coronavirus isolation wards.
IBM names former Bank of America CTO head of cloud businessInternational Business Machines Corp on Monday named former Bank of America Corp top technology executive Howard Boville head of its cloud business, as Arvind Krishna takes over from long-time chief Ginni Rometty.
Navia Life Care launches video consultation platform for COVID-19 patientsNavia Life Care, a digital health startup, has launched its video consultation facility – Navia e-Consult– to help doctors and patients communicate remotely during the coronavirus crisis.
IIT Roorkee professor makes app to alert government if someone violates quarantineIIT Roorkee professor has created a new surveillance system for tracking suspected patients. Dr Kamal Jain, professor of Civil Engineering department has developed an app that can track individuals and also can do geofencing around him.