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
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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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
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes