NASA Announces Potential August Launch Date for Artemis 1 Moon Mission Aboard SLS Rocket

NASA Announces Potential August Launch Date for Artemis 1 Moon Mission Aboard SLS Rocket

On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced on Wednesday that it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as August 29. There…

Tesla Shares Only 1 Percent Blame for Fatal Crash That Killed Two Teens, Rules Jury

Tesla Shares Only 1 Percent Blame for Fatal Crash That Killed Two Teens, Rules Jury

A jury in Florida has found Tesla just one percent negligent in a fiery crash that killed two teens, for disabling a speed limiter on the electric car. Tuesday’s verdict placed 90 percent of the blame on the driver, Barrett Riley, and 9 percent on his father, James Riley, who…

Instagram Makes It Easy for Users to Search Locations With Its New Map Feature

Instagram Makes It Easy for Users to Search Locations With Its New Map Feature

Instagram is adding a new map feature, which supposedly looks like a Google-inspired one, but with some modification. Instagram’s parent company Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a post on Instagram Stories to reveal the new searchable map on the platform. The post shows that the new feature will let users…

Walmart’s PhonePe Planning to Move Its Headquarters From Singapore to India

Walmart’s PhonePe Planning to Move Its Headquarters From Singapore to India

Walmart group digital payments firm PhonePe is planning to shift its headquarters from Singapore to India, according to a source privy to the development. Flipkart, the largest shareholder of the firm, will continue to remain headquartered in Singapore and there is no decision to shift its base. When contacted, a…

Sebi Directs Sub-KYC User Agencies to Provide Aadhaar Authentication to Their Clients

Sebi Directs Sub-KYC User Agencies to Provide Aadhaar Authentication to Their Clients

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday issued directives for sub-KYC user agencies to provide Aadhaar authentication services to their clients for the purpose of know your customer (KYC). This comes after the government last week notified 155 entities as sub-KUAs (KYC user agencies) to use Aadhaar authentication services of the…

US Senator Campaigns to Pass Antitrust Bill Against Big Tech as Time Runs Short

US Senator Campaigns to Pass Antitrust Bill Against Big Tech as Time Runs Short

US congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would…

India’s Proposed IT Rules, Panel Formation for Content Moderation Decisions Concern US Tech Giants

India’s Proposed IT Rules, Panel Formation for Content Moderation Decisions Concern US Tech Giants

US lobby groups representing Facebook and Twitter are concerned India’s plan to form a government panel to hear appeals against content moderation decisions could lack independence, documents seen by Reuters show. The proposed policy change is the latest flashpoint between India and technology giants which have for years said stricter…

Asus Zenfone 9 Alleged Renders Leaked, Offers Detailed Look at the Design Ahead of Launch

Asus Zenfone 9 Alleged Renders Leaked, Offers Detailed Look at the Design Ahead of Launch

Asus Zenfone 9 is confirmed to launch on July 28. The company has revealed the official first look of the handset offering a glimpse at the front panel, which features a hole-punch slot on the top-left corner. It is said to be a compact offering from Asus with only a…

American internet giants seek changes to India’s proposed new IT rules – TechCrunch

American internet giants seek changes to India’s proposed new IT rules – TechCrunch

An industry group representing several tech giants has requested the Indian government to make a series of changes to the proposed amendments to the country’s new IT rules, warning those amendments “negate” the government’s commitment to ease of doing business. India last month proposed a number of changes to the…