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Google-backed coronavirus testing site maxes out on day one

Verily, a health-care unit of Alphabet, opened the website Sunday evening in partnership with US government officials.

How hackers are using coronavirus panic to target India through WhatsApp and email

Before you click on that WhatsApp forward or email with coronavirus in the subject line, be sure it's legitimate and not sent by hackers looking to infect your device with malware.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is put on a performance-improvement plan in his own company

Dorsey has to meet metrics that would be challenging to achieve normally & may be impossible when a viral contagion threatens global economic expansion.

Hackers cite Muslim victims of Delhi riots, deface Maharashtra and Haryana govt websites

The hackers are allegedly from two groups — one identifies itself as ‘One Hat Cyber Team’, the other as ‘Legion’. A group named Legion had also reportedly hacked Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account.

Twitter is testing its own version of tweets that will disappear after 24 hours

Twitter calls them 'Fleets' and wants the tool to ease the pressure of online sharing, while aiming to catch up with competing social media sites such as Instagram & Snapchat.

Facebook removes accounts linked to Delhi firm for sponsored anti-Saudi content

According to Facebook's findings, content was inauthentic and could have been backed by a government or foreign entity seeking to manipulate public opinion.

China pushes past India in cybersecurity ranking in 2020 after lagging behind last year

UK-based Comparitech compared 76 countries on seven criteria to determine which nation was ahead in terms of cybersecurity.

India was the most cyber-attacked country in the world for three months in 2019

Report says though the US was the most attacked last year, India held top spot in April, May & June and was in the top 5 worst affected throughout the year. 

Why Nokia runs the risk of being smashed into little pieces

Nokia's consistent downward trajectory over the past few years has made it vulnerable to an approach from an activist investor who could seek a breakup of the company.

Twitter needs to get rid of CEO Jack Dorsey. But more than anything, it needs a vision

Twitter’s real challenge will be to not only find someone who wants the gig, but a person who has both operational chops and innovative thinking.

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How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

Complex network of India’s existing air defence capabilities & the way forward

Provocations among Israel & Iran have prompted discussion on the need for India to broaden its air defence apparatus, given tensions with adversarial neighbours.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.