Google Pay will provide customers with Equitas Small Finance Bank FDs for up to a year. According to a Mint article, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank and AU Small Finance Bank are also expected to join the list in the near future. As per the report, the highest interest rate is presently set at 6.35 percent, and customers would be required to join up after an Aadhaar-based KYC (know your customer) process facilitated by a one-time password (OTP). Setu, an API infrastructure start-up that provides APIs to customers in bill payments, savings,…
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Hacker has claimed responsibility for the T-Mobile attack.
A person claiming to be behind the T-Mobile data breach that exposed almost 50 million people’s information has come out to identify his name and attack T-security According to the Wall Street Journal. T Mobile’s John Binns informed the WSJ that he was behind the attack and provided evidence that he could access accounts linked with it, and he went into detail about how and why he conducted it. Binns claims that by scanning for unsecured routers, he was able to obtain customer (and past customer) data from T-Mobile. He…
Read MoreResearchers developed rechargeable batteries that can store tore six times more charge
An international team of researchers lead by Stanford University has developed rechargeable batteries that can store up to six times the charge of commercially available batteries. The breakthrough, described in a new paper published on August 25 in the journal Nature, could accelerate the use of rechargeable batteries and bring battery researchers one step closer to achieving two top stated goals of their field: developing a high-performance rechargeable battery that could allow smart phones to be charged only once a week rather than daily and developing electric vehicles that can…
Read MoreFacebook to launch digital wallet this year
Facebook confirms that the firm is preparing to create a digital wallet that would allow users to store cryptocurrency. The director of Facebook’s crypto team, David Marcus, told the information News site that company officials “feel pretty committed” to launching the Novi digital wallet this year. Marcus stated that he would have wanted to release Novi concurrently with Diem, a digital currency connected to the dollar that the company is also developing, but Diem’s release date remained unknown. “In theory, Novi could launch before Diem, but it would mean launching without Diem and…
Read MoreBending light for faster and cheaper internet: New research
Scientists at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently devised a method to protect the network and cut costs when the fibre goes down. Their “ARROW” technology reconfigures optical light from a broken fibre to healthy fibres while utilizing an online algorithm to proactively plan for future fibre cuts ahead of time depending on real-time Internet traffic demands. ARROW is based on two distinct approaches: “failure-aware traffic engineering (TE),” which directs traffic to where the bandwidth resources are after fibre breaks, and “wavelength reconfiguration,” which recovers failed bandwidth…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy M32 5G is launched with MediaTek Dimensity 720G SoC: Know the features
Samsung has just introduced another 5G phone to its lineup, this time a low-cost option in the shape of the Galaxy M32 5G, which is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 720 processor, runs Android 11-based OneUI 3.1 out of the box, and has a sizable 5000mAh battery pack. In India, the Galaxy M32 5G begins at INR 20,990 for the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage option. The 8GB+128GB model costs INR 22,999. The phone will be available in Slate Black and Sky-Blue colors on Amazon India, Samsung’s online shop, and…
Read MoreXiaomi acquires Chinese autonomous driving company
The Chinese autonomous driving startup Deepmotion has been acquired by Xiaomi for about $77.37 million The acquisition would assist “improve the technological competitiveness” of the company’s electric car business, according to the company. With this move, Xiaomi positions itself to compete with other autonomous driving and electric car companies, such as Tesla and Waymo in the United States and Baidu in China. The statement follows Xiaomi’s March announcement that it will invest $10 billion in its forthcoming electric car industry over the next ten years. “Xiaomi wants to deliver great smart…
Read MoreWhatsApp to feature Quick reactions in the platform
The popular messaging app WhatsApp is focusing on introducing quick reactions to the platform, according to WABetaInfo. The feature is not yet accessible, although it appears to function similarly to Signal. Users will be able to respond using emoticons. This will allow users to convey their emotions about a communication without having to write a follow-up message. As with other WhatsApp features, you will not be able to use this function if you are using an earlier version of WhatsApp, and you will need to upgrade to the most recent version. Which…
Read MoreInstagram improves search results
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri stated on Wednesday that the company intends to prominently display images and videos in search results in the future. The update might display a grid of images and videos retrieved from a keyword search alongside results for accounts and hashtags, like how Tiktok shows results. According to Mosseri, the search enhancement is part of a “series of changes aimed for inspiration and discovery.” The business has utilized keyword search to provide visual results. some phrases may bring up pages of suggested photos, but Instagram’s new approach will…
Read MoreResearch used data mining tools combat covid 19 misinformation
Computer scientists at UC Riverside are working on tools to assist track and monitor COVID-19 symptoms, as well as sort through disinformation about the condition on social media. Using Google Trends data, a team led by Vagelis Papalexakis, an associate professor in the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, and Jia Chen, an assistant professor of teaching, created an algorithm that identified three COVID-19 symptoms that were distinct from the flu: Ageusia (loss of taste function of the tongue), shortness of breath, and anosmia (loss of smell) are all…
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