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The report of the team sent by the Editors’ Guild exposed one too many shortcomings in the state that a democracy needs to ponder over and make amends for. (FIle Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Don’t shoot the messenger

The team found that media invented its own ways — unprofessional indeed — to report on the clashes and that such reports were one-sided

06 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

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Artificial Intelligence: Next Marketing Automation frontier?

With effective use of Chatbots in customer service, companies can establish that one of one talk with consumers

23 Aug 2021 10:23 PM

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How this small-town guy is creating strides in SEO Industry

There’s a guy, Animesh Singh whom he met back in 2015. He was the main inspiration behind Judajeet starting his career in the SEO industry

16 Aug 2021 9:47 PM

The billions of tax dollars avoided by multinational e-commerce, whilst feeding off the commercial data generated by their customers, often without explicit permission and without compensation and we have a fishbowl of growing global inequity. (Photo: AFP)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | The social media djinn: Excluding and unsocial

India women are 26 per cent less likely to access mobile Internet due to misogyny, harassment and revenge porn

09 May 2021 12:00 AM

Here's a specimen of a fax machine, if you've never seen one. It functions like a copier machine that sends a photocopy of your paper document to someone on the other end of the phone line.

Can you believe America still uses fax machines?

Public health workers are collecting vital pandemic data over faxes and phone calls in a country that invented the internet

14 May 2020 7:11 PM

As per the recent report by Ookla examining trends in Indian telecom market, India is the leader in mean download speeds on fixed broadband amongst neighboring countries.

Fixed broadband speeds improved in India, mobile speeds remained steady

UAE topped the mobile download speeds chart with 87.01 Mbps, Singapore lead the world on fixed broadband download with 202.21 Mbps

21 Feb 2020 7:19 AM

In the ever-so wide expanse of the Internet, the online and the virtual world has become a cavern full of unusual phenomena. Fads, sensations, trends, and even absurd challenges have become ubiquitous online due to instant communication with a global audience on social media platforms.

Taking down the challenges

With the Skull Breaking challenge gaining momentum online, young users and children are once again becoming victims of unfiltered content online.

21 Feb 2020 1:52 AM

The government’s attempts to address this increasingly networked society started with identification efforts to target the last mile using connectivity.

Internet saga and the Indian state

Between January and July 2019, Access Now reports that India had 80 instances of Internet shutdowns.

19 Jan 2020 7:41 AM

Advocate Vrinda Grover after the SC’s verdict in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

SC: Internet basic right, review all curbs in J&K

The court held that Section 144 CrPC cannot be used as a ‘tool to prevent the legitimate expression of opinions or grievances.’

11 Jan 2020 5:54 AM

Internet services have been suspended in 21 districts and security has been tightened as part of measures adopted to prevent any untoward incident in the state on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Internet suspended in 21 UP districts, security beefed up over CAA protest

The state police chief said that people involved in violent protests will not be spared.

27 Dec 2019 12:12 PM

Students of Cotton University tie their mouth with black cloth as they stage a protest against the CAA in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

Don’t shut the Internet

Disruption of the internet, even when done for security reasons, is a denial of what is to be considered a modern day fundamental right.

23 Dec 2019 12:54 AM

Two people died in protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Thursday according to Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, Assam Director General of Police (In-charge). (Photo: ANI)

No internet for 2 days in Meghalaya, indefinite curfew in Shillong amid protest

In a recent development, the suspension of mobile Internet services was extended for another 48 hours on Thursday in Assam.

13 Dec 2019 9:09 AM

Internet services continued to remain barred in the entire valley except for few government offices and business establishments. (Photo: File)

In 'normal' Kashmir, internet services continue to remain suspended

The media-persons have been demanding the restoration of at least BSNL's Broadband services to discharge their professional duties.

30 Nov 2019 1:25 PM

Internet scams are prevalent on the web.

7 internet scams even the brightest people fall for

From the unexpected friend request to a fake social network email; here are seven common internet scams even the smartest ones fall for.

13 Nov 2019 11:23 AM

Apart from these already known use cases, 5G will also present various opportunities for start-ups for devising new business models and services in various sectors such as entertainment, transportation, healthcare, education, etc.

5G tech will pave way for new applications, services & solutions

Moving onto a business perspective, various industrial applications are likely to open up with 5G.

30 Oct 2019 12:31 AM

Many fitness and beauty experts have also turned up in good numbers on short-form video platforms such as Likee, TikTok, and others.

Global Internet companies transforming content consumption pattern in India

Technological disruptions coupled with the evolution of content offering has turned the tables completely.

15 Oct 2019 11:36 AM

The state administration has been examining various options with regard to suspension of mobile phone services which have come in for severe criticism for causing hardships to some seven million residents of the Valley. (Photo: FIle)

Postpaid mobile phone services to resume from Monday in Kashmir

The services were likely to be resumed on Saturday but a last minute technical hitch led to deferring of the resumption of services.

12 Oct 2019 1:33 PM

Comcast will give the Xfinity Flex streaming box at no charge.

Telecom company to give free streaming box to internet-only subscribers

The Xfinity Flex box does not include cable package alternatives such as PlayStation Vue and DirecTV Now.

19 Sep 2019 7:47 AM

Mozilla said it made the decision because cybersecurity firm DarkMatter would have administered the gatekeeper role and it had been linked by Reuters and other reports to a state-run hacking program. (Photo: Representational Image)

Mozilla blocks UAE attempt to become an internet security guardian

Firefox browser maker Mozilla is blocking the United Arab Emirates’ government from serving as one of its internet security gatekeepers.

10 Jul 2019 11:55 AM

The internet satellites will use Ka-band frequencies like the ones Iridium is using in its satellites.

Amazon internet satellites are the next big thing in tech

Amazon wants to get the ball rolling and propositions the FCC for permission to launch its internet satellites.

08 Jul 2019 1:30 PM

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