Category: Technology
Coronavirus to push enterprises from desktops to laptops: Dell
The Covid-19 pandemic is moving organisations away from desktops to laptops across the world. Vivekanand Manjeri, Brand Director, Client Solutions...
Denmark develops robot to conduct coronavirus tests
Story by AFP Danish researchers have developed a robot capable of carrying out COVID-19 screening tests, the University of Southern Denmark announced on Wednesday. Using...
Pakistan uses militant-tracking system to hunt coronavirus
Story by AFP Pakistan’s intelligence services are deploying secretive surveillance technology normally used to locate militants to instead track coronavirus...
Astronomers discover potential evidence of birth of a new planet
Astronomers believe that they have found the first evidence of the birth of a new planet in the solar system. Researchers have spotted a dense disc of dust and gas...
Facebook, Amazon chiefs witness increase in their wealth during pandemic: report
Story by AFP The fortunes of US billionaires rose 15 percent in the two months since the coronavirus pandemic hit, a study found, with Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and...
Apple, Google launch digital contact tracing system
Story by Reuters Tech giants Apple and Google have released an initial version of their software tool that will make it possible for 23 nations to release coronavirus...
NASA seeks social isolation experts to spend 8 months in Russian lab
NASA announced it is seeking a team of social isolation experts to spend eight months locked in a Russian lab to help collect data for future missions to the moon and...
UN Chief says role of digital technology essential to defeat COVID-19
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that international cooperation on Information Technology can be a beacon of hope to help defeat COVID-19 and achieve...
Twitter to let some employees to work from home ‘forever’
Story by Reuters Twitter Inc on May 12 became the first major tech company to allow employees who can work remotely to do so permanently, as the coronavirus outbreak...
Pandemic gives fresh momentum to digital voice technology
Story by AFP In a world suddenly fearful of touch, voice technology is getting a fresh look. Voice-activated systems such as Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Apple’s...