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Singtel’s Dialog Group hit by data breach just weeks after the huge Optus breach

A hack on a second Australian company controlled by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. exacerbated the organization’s data security crisis in the wake of the massive data breach at mobile phone operator Optus. A cybersecurity attack has been launched against The Dialog Group, an Australian IT services consulting firm that Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) subsidiary NCS recently purchased. […]

Vandana Srinivas10 October 20222 min read

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Tabby and Paymob team up to boost retailers with BNPL

To develop a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) solution for both in-store and online businesses, Paymob, the omnichannel payments facilitator, and Tabby, the regional payments and shopping app, have partnered. Over 120,000 merchants in the North African nation use Paymob, which is supported by the Egyptian central bank. According to Tabby, there are more than 2 million users […]

Vandana Srinivas28 September 20221 min read

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EVs cost 20% more to insure than a comparable traditional fuel-powered car

Local insurance companies believe that even though Chinese manufacturers are producing new electric vehicles, they will cost more to cover. The largest auto market in the world, China, has encouraged the development of new energy vehicles by subsidising sales as well as rules that make it simpler to obtain licence plates. More people are choosing […]

Vandana Srinivas27 September 20221 min read

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Aldar to cut energy consumption by investing $6.8 million

In 13 residential neighbourhoods, Aldar Properties will invest AED25 million ($6.8 million) in energy-retrofit projects, which have the potential to save AED12 million ($3.27 million) and 19,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually. According to a filing with the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange by the business, the projects will be carried out in 13 residential […]

Vandana Srinivas27 September 20222 min read

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iPhone 14 manufacturing begins in India just as Delhi starts promoting the semiconductor industry

As analysts anticipate a greater shift in the American giant’s future manufacturing, Apple announced on Monday that it has begun assembling the iPhone 14 models in India. This marks the first time the current line-up has been locally produced in the same calendar year in the second-largest smartphone market in the world. The iPhone 14 […]

Vandana Srinivas26 September 20221 min read

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Meta admits to breaking Apple’s privacy rules, sued

According to Bloomberg, Meta was sued for allegedly developing a covert bypass to Apple security safeguards introduced last year to shield iPhone users from having their online activities tracked. Two Facebook users filed a complaint in the San Francisco federal court on Wednesday accusing Meta of disobeying Apple’s 2021 privacy guidelines, breaking state and federal […]

Vandana Srinivas23 September 20222 min read

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Ethereum ‘Merge’ to slash energy consumption by 99.95%

To move the Ethereum blockchain away from the antiquated Proof-of-Work (PoW) mechanism, the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Beacon Chain and the Ethereum Mainnet are joined. As a result, Ethereum’s energy use will be reduced by 99.95%, enabling the Ethereum ecosystem to grow even further. As a result, Ethereum 2.0, a new version of Ethereum, will be created. […]

Vandana Srinivas15 September 20222 min read

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Google faces double lawsuit over adtech practices in UK and Dutch courts

Geradin Partners, a law firm representing publishers will soon launch two lawsuits in British and Dutch courts against Alphabet subsidiary Google over its digital advertising tactics, seeking damages in the amount of up to 25 billion euros ($25.4 billion). “It is time that Google owns up to its responsibilities and pays back the damages it […]

Vandana Srinivas14 September 20221 min read

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600-mile range battery architecture revealed by Our Next Energy (ONE)

The Michigan-based energy storage business Our Next Energy (ONE) and the BMW Group have reached an agreement for ONE to integrate its GeminiTM Dual-Chemistry battery technology into the BMW iX all-electric Sports Activity Vehicle. With its special long-range Gemini technology, ONE uses 20% less lithium, 60% less graphite, and very little nickel and cobalt. Lithium […]

Vandana Srinivas14 September 20222 min read

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NASA’s Artemis 1 launch delayed because of fuel leak concerns

On Saturday, September 3, NASA aborted its second attempt to launch an ambitious test flight of its new moon rocket due to a persistent leak that caused a delay in fuelling. An enormous Space Launch System (SLS) mega rocket was to have carried the space agency’s Artemis 1 moon mission into orbit on Saturday at […]

Vandana Srinivas5 September 20222 min read

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Mastercard and Ajman Bank team up to introduce new ‘touch’ card

Ajman Bank, situated in the United Arab Emirates, has partnered with Mastercard to introduce a card for clients who are blind or partially sighted. The Mastercard Touch Card has characteristic notches on the side to assist clients to recognise it, and Ajman is the first issuer in the world to introduce it. Mohamed Amiri, Chief […]

Vandana Srinivas5 September 20222 min read

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T-Mobile and SpaceX to establish connectivity partnership

The firms revealed plans on Thursday to link customers’ mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit by using Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to give mobile users with network access in some areas of the United States. Musk announced the new plans at a flashy event on Thursday at his company’s south Texas rocket facility. […]

Vandana Srinivas26 August 20222 min read