Tech Issues
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How NREGA attendance app is derailing life in a Chhattisgarh village
In Rehmala, most registered labourers earned among the highest work days in the area. But lack of internet connectivity has left them struggling.
Natasha T
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Mastercard’s new ‘smile to pay’ system has raised concerns over privacy and bias
The company argues in its defence that touch-less technology will help speed up transaction times, shorten lines in shops and improve hygiene in businesses.
Rita Matulionyte, The Conversation
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It isn’t just the Income Tax site – government has a history of teething trouble with tech rollouts
Here’s how India can tackle the systemic flaws in its software development process.
Hemant Adarkar, Meenaz Munshi & Anushka Bhansali
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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Sanjay Subrahmanyam: Donald Trump, the American Pied Piper
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Why even those who don’t believe in deities love bhakti poetry
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Google retracts April Fools’ Gmail prank after it backfires
Many users accidentally used the Internet giant’s mic-dropping minion GIF in their emails and could not undo the feature.
Scroll Staff
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Google Translate interprets Russia as ‘Mordor’, claims it was a technical error
While it appears to be fixed now, the bug in the tool’s Ukrainian-to-Russian function also translated ‘Russians’ to ‘occupiers’ and ‘Sergey Lavrov,’ the Russian foreign minister, to ‘sad little horse’.
Scroll Staff
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Four email problems that even titans of tech haven't resolved
Email has taken over our lives and something needs to be done – but these four applications aren’t it.
Tom Jackson and Emma Russell, The Conversation
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments