Technology
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Why Google desperately wants to access US soldiers’ tissue samples
The tech giant wants to get its hands on the biological data stored at the Joint Pathology Center, the largest biorepository on the planet.
James Bandler, ProPublica
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Are you a ‘digital hoarder’? Here’s how you can tell and what you can do about it
Easily accessible cloud and online storage options has increased this tendency.
Darshana Sedera, The Conversation & Sachithra Lokuge, The Conversation
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Loan apps rope in young Mexicans desperate for jobs to intimidate and threaten defaulters
Workers said they were told to mine data from a client’s contacts and harass clients.
Diana Baptista, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Trending
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How West Bengal’s changing political dynamics could hurt the Trinamool Congress
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Barricades outside British embassy in Delhi removed after Khalistan protest in London
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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This revered revolutionary was convinced that Bulgarians were descendants of Indians
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How India’s renewable energy ambitions have wedded Bhutan to hydropower
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Despite all the advances in technology, why can’t we still produce waterproof phones?
For now, if you want to keep your phone safe, all you can do is buy a waterproof case or dry pouch.
Ritesh Chugh, The Conversation
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A computer scientist explains why you should not trust all QR codes
Just as it can be hazardous to click links in emails, visiting URLs stored in such codes can also be risky.
Scott Ruoti, The Conversation
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How the US census kick-started the country’s computing industry 125 years ago
The national exercise gave rise to the world’s first automated data processing firm, the Tabulating Machine Company.
David Lindsay Roberts, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: British policeman dances with Indians outside Indian High Commission in London
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Watch: Musician Yashraj Mukhate hilariously reimagines ‘Breakup Song’ in 1990s’ Hindi music style
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Watch: Scenes from Gudi Padwa festivities across Maharashtra, from lezim dances to motorbike rallies
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Watch: Singer Taylor Swift dives into a pit and appears to swim beneath the stage during a concert
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Watch: Carnival ride with people on it crashes to the ground in Ajmer, Rajasthan, several injured
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Will India’s digital push in agriculture help farmers or help exploit them?
Agritech is touted as a remedy for the perennial problems ailing the Indian farmer. But what about the challenges it might create?
Karishma Mehrotra
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The digital music evolution that Apple iPod started two decades ago is still continuing
‘Personalised listening’ has gone to a whole new level.
Stuart James, The Conversation
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What makes mutton taste like mutton? Indian researchers are trying to find out
Scientists are trying to create meat in the lab that tastes, feels and smells like the real thing but does not hurt the pocket. The question is, will it sell?
Karishma Mehrotra
The Reel
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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Start the week with a film: See the world through a donkey’s eyes in ‘EO’
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‘Rocket Boys’ review: Fuel loss on the way to the Pokhran nuclear test
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In the pandemic, more Indian children are falling victim to online grooming for sexual exploitation
Cyber police and NGOs say there has been a rise in cases of men befriending girls on the internet and sexually abusing them.
Karishma Mehrotra
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Interview: India’s laws need to keep up with the rapidly evolving science of gene editing
Debojyoti Chakraborty, one of the few researchers in India working on CRISPR, speaks about the benefits of the technology and the concerns around it.
Karishma Mehrotra
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Indian faces were run through facial recognition tech tools. Here’s why you should be concerned
A research paper audited four software tools and found they failed far more in identifying Indian women than Indian men.
Karishma Mehrotra
The Field
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Watch, India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav dimisses Alex Carey with a superb delivery in Chennai ODI
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Sarabjot Singh wins men’s 10m air pistol gold, Vinod Tomar earns bronze
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Women’s World Boxing C’ships: Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora reach semis to assure medals
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IND vs AUS, third ODI: Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya pick three each as Australia post 269
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Sports world daily: Carlos Alcaraz ready for Miami challenge, Navratilova beats cancer and more