Home » Technology

Technology - Page 73

An Amazon Flex driver loads their personal vehicle with packages outside the 1.2 million-square-foot BWI2 Amazon Fulfillment Center in the Chesapeake Commerce Center April 14, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo | AP)

Amazon says its deliveries are safe, measures taken to protect staff...

The assurance comes a day after a pizza delivery boy tested positive for COVID-19, and 72 families he came in contact...

17 April 2020 1:22 PM GMT

The eXtreme Disinfection roBOT (XDBOT), a semi-autonomous robot, disinfects a table in a cafeteria of the Nanyang Technological University Smart Campus in Singapore. (Photo | AFP)

Singapore researchers develop disinfectant robot to help in fight...

The XDBOT is a box-shaped creation on wheels mounted with a robotic limb, which can reach awkward locations such as...

17 April 2020 12:18 PM GMT

India this week banned the use of Zoom for government remote meetings, saying it is not a safe platform. (Representative Image | AFP)

Only paid Zoom users can opt not to have Zoom calls routed through...

Amid concerns over information passing through China where it might be subject to snooping, users of the free app have...

17 April 2020 8:10 AM GMT

If you download the Aarogya Setu app, your phone will take note of your location every 15 minutes and only share the information with the Government server if you test positive.

Should you download Aarogya Setu?

Yes. Its updated privacy policy is a marked improvement on the previous one. But the app needs an end date so it does...

17 April 2020 7:19 AM GMT

The Swiss-based Libra association, which includes Facebook and a variety of partners, said a shift to using individual currencies was made after hearing comments and complaints on its original proposal.

Facebook-backed Libra returns with new 'stablecoins' linked to single...

Central bank officials and others have expressed concern about a blow to their sovereignty from Libra coins pegged to a...

16 April 2020 3:36 PM GMT

The Swiss-based Libra association, which includes Facebook and a variety of partners, said a shift to using individual currencies was made after hearing comments and complaints on its original proposal.

Facebook-backed Libra back with new 'stablecoins' linked to single...

Central bank officials and others have expressed concern about a blow to their sovereignty from Libra coins pegged to a...

16 April 2020 3:36 PM GMT

Conspiracy theories about the origin of the virus and the vaccines being developed to prevent it still pop up daily on Facebook. (Photo | AP)

As coronavirus hoaxes get thousands of views, Facebook to warn users...

Despite efforts to curb misinformation, posts or videos that promote unverified treatments and cures have raked in...

16 April 2020 2:59 PM GMT

Delivery vans of the e-commerce companies will need permission from authorities to ply on roads. (Photo | AFP)

Delivery of phones, TVs, stationery, clothing by Flipkart, Amazon...

The government is attempting to revive industrial and commercial activities stalled due to the lockdown since March 25

16 April 2020 2:26 PM GMT

In India, 39 per cent of digital workers want to be trained OTJ (On The Job) to keep their knowledge on AI, ML, IoT up to date, which is the highest amongst the survey respondents, the Gartner report said.

India's IT workers are world's most digitally adaptive, says survey

Digital workers in Singapore and India use real-time messaging and social media tools more often than in China, France,...

16 April 2020 1:32 PM GMT

The primary 16 megapixel camera, which is mounted on the closed portion of the phone, lets you take selfies without even having to unfold the device. (Photo | Motorola)

Motorola Razr will go on sale only from May 6: Here's a quick recap...

The phone is enticing even at the price of Rs 1,24,999 because of its looks, usability and handy size

16 April 2020 11:23 AM GMT

Other aspiration boxes can fog, but the version from the windshield material wont. It also is collapsible with six of the Mahindra-designed boxes taking up the space of a traditional one, a report said

Mahindra's Detroit auto plant now produces face shields, other medical...

About 20 employees at Mahindra's Auburn Hills site are making aspiration boxes from plastic polycarbonate windshields

16 April 2020 8:23 AM GMT

Kimmo Kartano uses his smartphone to open a food delivery robot from the Broad Branch Market grocery store as Audra Grant looks on in front of their house in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, DC, on April 9, 2020. The store began using the robots about two weeks ago and makes 10-15 deliveries a day within a limited area of the neighborhood. (Photo | AFP)

Some US stores, startups deploy robots to deliver groceries as humans...

More than 40 grocery store employees in the US have died from the virus and delivery workers have staged protests to...

16 April 2020 6:53 AM GMT