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Military Tech: Iran to Mass Produce Drones Capable of Bombing, Surveillance
The new Iranian drone is capable of sending intelligence during day and night time.
Apple, Cisco Partners to Provide Insurance Companies to Offer Cyber Policy Discounts
The offering helps to streamline cyber security for businesses, which Hogg said are often addressed in a "siloed manner," with everyone from technology staff to legal departments playing separate roles.
German Chancellor Suggests Changes Could be Made to New Online Hate Speech Law
Merkel said the internet was not a legal vacuum and the new law ensured that platform operators were responsible for the content that they disseminated.
China Looks to Stamp Out Cryptocurrency Trading
The moves were outlined in a report Sunday by Financial News, a publication under the People's Bank of China, which said the aim was to snuff out the "dying cinders" of cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings "which are glowing once more".
Robot Makes Coffee at New Cafe in Japan’s Capital
The robot named Sawyer debuted last week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya. The shop’s name in Japanese means “strange cafe.”
South Korean Appeals Court to Rule on Samsung Scion Lee's Conviction And Jail Term
Seoul High Court is due to decide the fate of the 49-year-old Samsung Electronics vice chairman, who has been detained for a year on charges arising from a scandal that shone a light on cosy ties between family-run conglomerates and political powers.
SpaceX's Hot New Monster Rocket Ready for First Test Flight
The Heavy is capable of delivering, in one fell swoop, 140,660 pounds (63,800 kilograms) of cargo to low-Earth orbit, nearly 60,000 pounds (26,700 kilograms) to high-Earth orbit, 37,000 pounds (16,800 kilograms) to Mars, or 7,700 pounds (3,500 kilograms)...
PM Fellowship for 1,000 B.Techs for Ph.D at IITs, IISc: Arun Jaitley
The government has also taken steps to "set up a specialised railway university in Vadodara" and "two new full fledged schools of planning and architecture".
Bengaluru Rejoices Super Blue Blood Moon as Thousands Flock to Catch a Glimpse
The rare spectacle, visible to the naked eye, is said to be occurring for the first time since 1982 when a Blue Moon and total lunar eclipse together was last visible to India.
Google Launches 150 Google Station WiFi Hotspots In Pune
The development is part of the Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited's "Smart City" project and this is the first time that the company is deploying "Google Station".
Huawei Leads Chinese Smartphone Market, Oppo Second: Market Research
The growth allowed Huawei to capture a 19 percent share of the smartphone market -- its highest ever for a full year, said market research firm Counterpoint Research.
Scientists Use Microbes to Convert Human Waste Into Space Food
According to House and his colleagues, the method involves anaerobic digestion, a process that refers to the breakdown of materials in the absence of oxygen.
Microsoft Releases Another Security Update Against 'Spectre'
After chip-maker Intel confirmed a potential security flaw in its chips, Microsoft issued emergency updates to supported versions of Windows earlier this month.
Trump Security Team Sees Building U.S. 5G Network as Option to Counter China
The 5G network concept is aimed at addressing what officials see as China's threat to U.S. cybersecurity and economic security.
Facebook Makes Privacy Push Ahead of Strict EU Law
Facebook, which has more than 2 billion users worldwide, said it had never before published the principles, which are its rules on how the company handles users' information.
Crackdown on 'Low Taste' Video Games by a New Beijing Campaign
Authorities would also block any illegal content that originates from overseas and violates Chinese law.