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“Robot Friends” and VR for Loneliness during the Pandemic: Know what IEEE experts have to say

A result of the isolation that individuals have endured due to the COVID-19 pandemic includes feelings of loneliness and depression. To help those experiencing these types of feelings, technologists, researchers, and healthcare workers are tapping into the benefits of using “robot friends” and VR for loneliness.

THREAT SPOTLIGHT: THE GEOGRAPHY AND NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS OF PHISHING ATTACKS

The country where emails originate and the number of countries they are routed through on the way to their final destination offer important warning signs of phishing attacks.

A Big Shout Out To 32 New Games Added To Apple Arcade

The best collection of mobile games just got a lot bigger. Recently, Apple has added 32 incredible gaming titles from today’s most celebrated gaming franchises, brands, and creators to its popular gaming subscription service “Apple Arcade,” as well as announced two brand new categories: App Store Greats, and Timeless Classics.

A ‘New Choice' For Parents Of Pre-Teens And Teens On YouTube

This generation of pre-teens and teens has grown up online, and it’s where they go to learn, laugh, and connect. Every family has a different approach to how they use technology, access the internet and set digital ground rules. Over the years, Google India has made investments to protect families and kids on YouTube, such as launching a dedicated YouTube Kids app, better protecting their privacy, restricting features and improving age restrictions. Recently, Google has announced a ‘new choice’ for parents who think that their pre-teens and teens are ready to explore YouTube with a supervised account.

Threat Spotlight: Vaccine-Related Phishing

Beware of phishing campaigns that use the COVID-19 vaccination as a hook.

What Does 5G Mean For Cybersecurity?

The buzz around 5G is reaching a fevered pitch – barely a day goes by where it isn’t in the news. We have heard about the data capacity and speed increases, lower latency, and lower power consumption.

Five Tips To Stay Away From UPI Frauds

If there was one silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the effect it had on India’s digital payment journey.

Twitter Acquired A Startup That Lets You Virtually Hang Out With Friends

Twitter has acquired Squad, an app that lets you hang out with your friends via screen-sharing and video chat. Squad will help Twitter “bring new ways for people to interact, express themselves, and join in the public conversation,” Twitter’s VP of product, Ilya Brown, said in a tweet.

10 Hot Consumer Trends 2030- Connected Intelligent Machines

What roles can we expect machines to take on in everyday consumer life by 2030?

How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Fend Off Cyberattacks: Know What Experts Have To Say

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the ability of technology to think and act like a human and is being utilized to help fight off potential cyberattacks. Employing AI and machine learning to detect vulnerabilities significantly enhances human capabilities, as AI can analyze and report millions of cyberthreats in the time it might take a person to do the same.AI can get “smarter” and “learn;” as an AI algorithm continues to search and monitor data, it can improve its understanding of diverse types of potential attacks.According to a study by PwC and Data Security Council titled “Cyber Security India Market: What lies beneath,” Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will be powering the “cyberwar rooms” in organizations to help them protect from increasing cyberattacks, as well as detect, predict and respond to the same.

How To Capture Stunning Floral Photos With Iphone 12 Pro Models

Taking beautiful professional-quality floral photos is now made even easier with iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. From Portrait mode to Apple ProRAW, Nathan Underwood, Co-founder and COO of Tulipina, one of the world’s leading floral design studios, said that the advanced camera systems on iPhone 12 Pro models have helped bring a fuller bloom to his floral photography.

5 Ways To Secure Your Hybrid Workforce In The New Normal

For many of us, home has become the new office and for a few, traveling to the office has begun and we all have adjusted well to the new normal where the hybrid working model has taken center stage. There is also an ongoing concern, especially when it comes to the security of confidential organizational data and information when working outside of your company’s secure networks.

Microsoft rolled out “Kids Mode” for Safe Browsing in Edge Browser

When kids are spending more time online nowadays, parents are equally more concerned about the incidental exposure of kids to inappropriate stuff. To address this issue, Microsoft has recently introduced “Kids Mode” — a convenient browsing mode inside Microsoft Edge that has been designed specifically for kids. This feature, however, is limited to US English on Windows and MacOS.

Madness awaits in ARKHAM HORROR: MOTHER'S EMBRACE, which is now available for Pre-order on Steam, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Asmodee Digital, a leader in video game entertainment inspired by board games, has recently announced that Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace, the upcoming narrative-driven tactical RPG based on the award-winning Lovecraftian adventure board game, is now available for pre-order on Steam, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, at $15.99 (/15,99 €).

Facebook introduced BARS - a new Beta Test empowering Rappers to Create and Share

Designed to make it easy to create and share raps, so rappers can focus on and experiment with the content, rather than investing heavily in equipment and production, Facebook’s New Product Experimentation (NPE) team has introduced BARS, a new app in closed beta that’s initially available for download through the Apple’s U.S. App Store. One can sign up for the waitlist in the app or follow the BARS page on Instagram to stay up to date on invites.

Gen X bets on work experience, Millennials focus on upskilling: LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, announced the findings of the latest LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index, a fortnightly pulse on the confidence of the Indian workforce. Based on the survey responses of 1,752 professionals, findings from January 1-29 reveal that professionals in India are confident about career progress despite growing uncertainties about the job market and financial future in the current environment.

Adobe makes it easier to share Photoshop and Illustrator projects with collaborators

Adobe is making it easier for multiple people to work on the same file in Photoshop, Illustrator, or Fresco. The three apps are getting a new feature called “invite to edit,” which will let you type in a collaborator’s email address to send them access to the file you’re working on.

5 Key Security Tech Trends That Must Be At The Heart Of Every Organization's Security Strategy In 2021

2020 witnessed the threat landscape in India changing and evolving quickly, data breaches, ransomware attacks, privacy failures, and other cybersecurity challenges are now on everyone’s radar screen more than ever. Yet most businesses still struggled with effectively preparing for them.

3 Amazing Apps That Worth Your Attention

The Mandalorian AR Experience, mmhmm, and ClipDrop apps

THE PATHLESS

As the last hunter surviving, you are supposed to explore forests and tundras with your eagle companion to uncover puzzles and hunt down corrupt spirits.

Snippets of announcements made by Google at “L10n” event

Breaking down language barriers to unleash the benefits of the Internet for all Indians

SOUTH OF THE CIRCLE

Set in 1964, South of the Circle tells the story of Peter, a Cambridge academic whose aircraft gets crashed somewhere in Antarctica. As he explores Antarctica, in search of help—fighting the cold— to save himself and his pilot, he flashes back to his life at the university and his relationship with a fellow lecturer, Clara.

IS THIS THE RENAISSANCE OF THE PC?

Around the year 2000, the term “tablet PC” was coined. Ten years later, in 2010, we saw the first headline – “The PC Officially Died Today”1 – and a near decade long debate began, with most tech pundits convinced that the PC would be extinct by 2020.

IN 2021 RESKILLING & UPSKILLING SHOULD BE YOUR FOCUS TO ACCELERATE CAREER GROWTH

IN 2021 RESKILLING & UPSKILLING SHOULD BE YOUR FOCUS TO ACCELERATE CAREER GROWTH

FACEBOOK LAUNCHED ITS MUSIC-MAKING APP “Collab” IN THE U.S.

Facebook has publicly launched Collab, an experimental music-making app that first launched as an invite-only beta back in May. Available on the App Store as a free download for iPhone (iOS 13.0 or above) users in the U.S., Collab basically allows you to create short-form music videos by combining up to three independent videos. Whether you’re a professional musician, shower-singer, or just like tapping your feet to the beat, there’s a spot on Collab for you.

SELF-CLEANING ROBOTS HELPING REDUCE GERMS AT HOTELS: KNOW WHAT EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY

Guests at hotels expect a welcoming reception, pleasant and well-arranged lobby and a spotless, comfortable room to use overnight during their travels.

RECORD AND CREATE VIDEOS IN MULTIPLE ASPECT RATIOS ON THE MOVE

Clips, Apple’s video creation app for iOS, receives its biggest update yet with highly requested features that make it easier than ever for anyone to pick up an iPhone or iPad and start creating fun, multiclip videos — no editing experience needed.

Microsoft announced Dynamics 365 Project Operations in India

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Dynamics 365 Project Operations solution across India.

Paytm partnered with Suryoday Small Finance Bank to empower MSMEs with instant digital loans

India’s home-grown digital financial services platform Paytm recently announced its partnership with Suryoday Small Finance Bank to empower MSMEs with instant digital loans that are otherwise unable to access financial services from traditional banking players.

Threat Spotlight: Spear-phishing attacks targeting education sector

As many schools and colleges continue to be remote, they rely heavily on email to receive updates from teachers, principals, and heads of departments. Hackers understand this and are taking advantage of the situation. From June through September 2020, Barracuda researchers evaluated over 3.5 million spear-phishing attacks, including attacks against more than 1,000 educational institutions such as schools, colleges, and universities.