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In 2019, 20 percent of the active population in Greece had no access to the Internet, nearly double the EU average of 10 percent according to Eurostat figures.

Digital snail Greece pushed by coronavirus into rolling out...

The government has launched gov.gr, an online platform combining all public services and simplifying online access.

23 May 2020 3:15 PM GMT

IBM has struggled to compete with top cloud rivals Amazon, Microsoft and Google.

IBM's new CEO Arvind Krishna, on a path to sharpen focus of company,...

The company will eliminate software and services that don't align with its top two focus areas: cloud computing and...

23 May 2020 2:05 PM GMT

The new system would ensure that the best and brightest students being educated in the United States receive preference for an H-1B visa, including advanced degree holders, those being paid a high wage, and those with valuable skills.

Techies who studied in the US are in luck, a new legislation gives...

But outsourcing companies will not be allowed to displace American workers by filling vacancies with H-1B and L-1 visa...

23 May 2020 1:01 PM GMT

The visual that comes to mind is the DC Comics superhero Flash. The achievement of record internet speed seems like comparable to how the Scarlet Speedster seemingly violates the laws of physics. But it turns out

In a flash! Imagine downloading 1,000 HD movies in a split second,...

A team at University of Australia recorded a data speed of 44.2 Terabits per second (Tbps) from a single optical chip a...

23 May 2020 12:23 PM GMT

Zoom violates the privacy of its millions of users, the plea says, an allegation that the governments COVID app Aarogya Setu also faces from users.

Zoom not safe, says plea in Supreme Court asking for ban on app,...

The plea also seeks a direction to the Centre to carry out a technical study into the security and privacy risks of...

22 May 2020 3:08 PM GMT

Alibabas dominant position in e-commerce means its results are closely watched as a barometer of overall consumer sentiment. (Photo | Wikimedia Comons)

Alibaba's profit plummets, but revenue up 7 per cent as demand rises...

Analysts say the longer-term social-distancing concerns could further boost e-commerce in China and further improve...

22 May 2020 2:11 PM GMT

The opening of seasonal roles at Amazon India also comes amid the spate of layoffs by tech-led companies like Swiggy, Zomato, ShareChat, Ola and some others over the past few days.

Amazon India says it will add 50,000 temp roles but where are the...

It may struggle to employ people for warehousing and delivery to meet surging demand, as many such roles were being...

22 May 2020 1:14 PM GMT

Pac-Man was originally called Puck-Man (an onomatopoeic play on the Japanese word paku , meaning to gobble) but it was changed when it launched in the United States for fear gamers would inevitably change the P to an F .

World's most successful arcade game Pac-Man turns 40: Here's the story...

The firm claims the lovable character has a brand recognition of 90 percent around the world one of the most recognised...

22 May 2020 12:12 PM GMT

Offices emptied out by the coronavirus are likely to stay that way for a while, as tech companies package the extension given to employees to work from home as a favour done to them while blurring office time and personal time and getting more bang for their buck.

Work from home being sold as the new culture by tech giants Facebook,...

It enables companies to cut the cost of rent, power and other charges from maintaining an office

22 May 2020 11:24 AM GMT

Zuckerberg described preventing electoral interference as a little bit of an arms race against countries such as Russia, Iran and China. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Anthony Quintano)

Was behind in 2016, but confident of stopping election interference...

Facebook had been accused of helping Trump win in 2016 through misinformation that was posted by foreign governments...

21 May 2020 3:48 PM GMT

The feature began rolling out to the Messenger app tailored for Android-powered smartphones in March and will head to Messenger on iPhones next week, according to Facebook. (Photo | Facebook)

Warning messages will pop-up on Facebook Messenger if you're chatting...

The safety notices will pop up if activity taking place in the background is deemed suspicious by artificial...

21 May 2020 3:07 PM GMT

Many governments have already tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to roll out their own phone apps to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those apps have encountered technical problems on Apple and Android phones and havent been widely adopted. They often use GPS to track peoples location, which Apple and Google are banning from their new tool because of privacy and accuracy concerns.

After a long wait, Google and Apple release their joint COVID app...

It uses Bluetooth technology to detect when someone who downloaded the app has spent time near another app user who...

21 May 2020 2:25 PM GMT