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Facebook's Growth Woes in India: Too Much Nudity, Not Enough Women

On Feb. 2, when Meta Platforms reported Facebook’s first-ever quarterly drop in daily users, its finance chief identified higher mobile data costs as a unique obstacle slowing growth in India, its biggest market. On the same day, the U.S. tech group posted the findings of its own research into Facebook’s business in India on an […]

Exclusive-U.S. Probes China's Huawei over Equipment Near Missile Silos

The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns that U.S. cell towers fitted with its gear could capture sensitive information from military bases and missile silos that the company could then transmit to China, two people familiar with the matter said. Authorities are concerned Huawei could obtain sensitive data on military […]

What Are the Ethical Issues in Biometrics?

What is biometric identification? It is the process through which unique biological characteristics are used in biometric identification to recognize and validate a person. These characteristics can be found in facial traits, eye structures, DNA, fingerprint patterns, and even handwriting. All this data that can be gathered on an individual inevitably brings up the ethical […]

India's Top Carmaker Hopes Govt Will Support 'Green' Tech Beyond EVs

India’s top-selling carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, believes the government will show support for “green” car technology beyond full electric vehicles (EVs), such as hybrid, if it benefited the country, the company’s chief executive said. The comments come after Maruti unveiled its first strong hybrid car in India, the Grand Vitara sport-utility vehicle (SUV), seen as key […]

House Panel's Bill Would Block U.S. Buyers of Foreign Spyware

American spymasters would be able to yank business away from U.S. companies that purchase or market foreign espionage software, under a bill the House Intelligence Committee advanced on Wednesday. The bill must be approved by the full House and reconciled with its Senate counterpart before it becomes law. It follows media reports that Israeli spyware […]

Meta Hit with Trademark Lawsuit by Virtual-reality Company MetaX

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc was hit with a trademark lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday by MetaX LLC, a company that creates immersive virtual-reality experiences, for allegedly stealing its name for its pivot to the metaverse. New York-based MetaX told the court it had been “crushed” by Facebook’s rebrand and said its “ability […]

Electric Cars vs Gas Cars: How do They Compare Today

Many prefer the rumbling ‘vroom’ of a gasoline car to the soft hum of an electric vehicle, while others would rather just be satisfied in the knowledge that they are lessening their carbon footprint. Let’s look at the cold hard facts however, and compare electric cars vs gas cars Electric Cars vs Gas Cars: Components […]

5 Best Solana NFT Marketplaces of 2022

Since the beginnings of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, one of the most unexpected developments has been the advent of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Today, people are jumping at any opportunity to cash in on this expanding sector by creating, buying, and flipping NFTs, with Solana NFT marketplaces being among the most popular platforms for doing so. Solana […]