Pyongyang's ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Monday pushed for improved production in various sectors, including agriculture, livestock and fishery, in response to sanctions imposed by the UN. In an article on the state-run Rodong Sinmun daily, the party said that unlike the US which banks on its military assets, North Korea depends on...
Toshiba Digital Solutions and Tech Mahindra on Monday joined hands to help manufacturers adopt integrated smart factory solutions across production lines. The two companies will synergise group manufacturing heritage, domain expertise and existing customer base to expand business in the smart factory market. "Our integrati...
Using a composite 3D-printed mask, a team of Vietnamese researchers claims to have fooled Apple's Face ID authentication system in the "super-premium" iPhone X, stressing that face recognition is "not mature enough" to guarantee security for smartphones. At an iPhone X launch event recently, Apple's Senior Vice President Phil Schiller claimed that Face ID c...
Indian Railways has decided to send its staff members for "skill-based training" to enhance their productivity and efficiency levels. The massive exercise for all its employees -- Project Saksham -- will continue for the next one year. Employees in each zone will be put through a week's training in skills and knowledge relevant to their wo...
Buoyed by the transition of the banking sector into a cashless society, IT spending in the banking and securities firms in India will hit $9.1 billion -- an increase of 11.7 per cent -- this year, Gartner said on Monday. Several top banks in India are investing heavily into contactless payment that uses near-field communication (NFC) mechanisms...
Broadly negative Asian markets, coupled with profit booking in capital goods, oil and gas and consumer durables stocks, pulled the key Indian equity indices lower to trade in the red during the mid-afternoon session on Monday. According to market observers, domestic macro-industrial output data point released on Friday and heavy se...
Google has warned app developers not to use its Accessibility Services -- designed for users with disabilities -- for other purposes that may create security issues, adding that it will remove such apps from its Play Store. To better help users with disabilities, Android has a set of Accessibility Services that developers can use to improve their appli...
It is the Indian taxpayer who will foot the bill for the banks' recent recapitalisation plan and the state-run lenders cannot expect to get easy money in this manner, the government said on Sunday....
Tensions in the Middle East, coupled with the release of key macro-economic inflation data points and the ongoing quarterly results season, are expected to determine the trajectory of equity indices next week....
Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday the suspension of oil supply to Bahrain after an oil pipe exploded in Bahrain, Saudi Press Agency reported....
