The web portal used by millions of consumers to get health insurance under President Barack Obama’slaw has logged more than 300 cybersecurity incidents and remains vulnerable to hackers, nonpartisan congressional investigators said Wednesday. The Government…
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Former Microsoft CEO Ballmer Does About-Face on Linux Technology
Fifteen years after calling the open-source operating system Linux a “cancer,” former Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has softened his position. Speaking on Wednesday night at a dinner hosted by Fortune magazine, Ballmer said…
India Leads Facebook’s Bug Bounty Program on Payouts and Participation
India is the top ranking country on Facebook’s bug bounty program, with the highest number of participating security researchers and in terms of paid bounties, which stands at Rs. 4.8 crores since the program was…
US SEC Says Amazon Should Allow Shareholder Vote on Gender Pay
Amazon.com Inc should allow shareholders to vote on a proposal on gender pay equality, the US securities regulator decided this week in rejecting the retailer’s request to omit the measure from its annual ballot. Arjuna…
YouTube FanFest in Mumbai on Saturday to See AIB, TVF Perform Live
YouTube enthusiasts and fans are in for a dynamic mix of music, dance and comedy with their favourite stars from the social platform set to perform live at the third edition of YouTube FanFest that…
Bitcoin Finds Room in Small Funds; Large Institutions Still on Sidelines
Digital currency Bitcoin has found favor among smaller investors, thanks to the availability of funds designed to invest in it, but remains a niche among the larger investing community. Investors at some family offices, smaller…
FreeCharge to Roll Out ‘Chat and Pay’ Feature On Thursday
Mobile wallet and digital payments player FreeCharge announced Wednesday the launch of its ‘Çhat and Pay’ feature, which the company said enables social payments between users and merchants. The chat-based payments interface will let merchants…
Germany to Invest EUR 10 Billion on Faster Internet by 2025
Germany plans to set up a fund worth EUR 10 billion (roughly Rs. 73,898 crores) to foster investment in faster Internet connections in rural areas by 2025, the Economy Ministry said on Monday. Officials are…
Google Now on Tap Gets Optical Character Recognition to ‘Read’ Photos
Google has quietly pushed out a new feature to its Google Now on Tap service – optical character recognition (OCR). The search giant additionally rolled out a small but useful feature in an update forGoogle…
Women Spending More Time on Search, Says Google India
When it comes to Google Search, more and more Indian women across age groups are using the search engine on issues ranging from beauty and fashion to health and fitness, the company has revealed. Middle-aged…