Arshie Qureshi is a PhD scholar at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia. The 26-year-old, who grew up in Srinagar, also works part-time with the Kashmir Women’s Collective (KWC), an organization in the valley that helps women…
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As a new decade approaches, we are in a state of technological flux across many spectrums. One area to take note of is quantum computing. We are starting to evolve beyond classical computing into a…
With the calendar about to turn over into the burning dumpster fire that is an election year in the United States, you may be staring at Twitter with a deep hatred for your online existence….
Mobile calls and Internet charges rose by up to 50 per cent in the country from today, as private sector players announced their plans to raise tariffs. The hike announced last Sunday is the first…
The last increase in mobile tariffs was noticed in 2014 | REUTERS image for representation Mobile calls and internet charges will go up by up to 50 per cent in the country, as private sector…
Anyone who has encountered ‘predictive typing’ in Gmail, or been offered ‘suggestions’ for future purchases by Amazon, or received ‘targeted advertisements’ on Yahoo, will immediately recognize how these make us think and act in ways…
Tehran, Iran – Iranians are getting their digital lives back on track following a nearly seven-day long blackout that severed internet access for most of the country. Imposed by the government following protests that broke out in response to a…
With escalating public protests over steep fuel price rises, Iran shut down its internet over the weekend to prevent images and videos leaking to the outside world, and to frustrate attempts by protesters to organise themselves. The…
The journalists were holding their laptops in their hands and carried placards, which read: “100 days, No Internet”. (Photo: Twitter/MirzaWaheed) Agroup of Kashmiri journalists held a peaceful protest at the Press Club in Srinagar on…
SpaceX, on November 11, launched 60 mini ‘Starlink’ satellites. This is the second batch of an orbiting network meant to provide global internet coverage. The ‘Falcon’ rocket launched into the morning sky, marking the unprecedented…