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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine draws on, consequences are being felt by many parts of the technology sector, including open-source software development. In a recent announcement, the Russian bank Sber advised its customers to temporarily stop installing software updates to any applications out of concern that they could contain malicious code specifically targeted at Russian users, labeled by some as “protestware.” As quoted in Russian-language news sites, Sber’s announcement reads: Currently, cases of provocative media content being introduced into freely distributed software have become more frequent. In addition, various content and malicious code can be embedded in freely distributed…

MC Tod Fod aka Dharmesh Parmar passed away at the age of 24. He was Mumbai’s multilingual hip-hop group Swadesi. Recently, Swadesi’s label Azadi Records and management company 4/4 Entertainment confirmed the news of his demise on social media. They shared a brief clip from Tod Fod’s last gig on their official Instagram handle of Swadeshi and wrote, “It was with this night that Tod Fod performed his last ever gig at Swadesi Mela. You had to be there to experience it, his thrill his love for playing live music. You are never forgotten, you will always live through with…

Gold Rate Today, Gold Price in India on 22 March 2022: Gold prices in India were trading in the positive territory on Tuesday, despite weaker global trends. Gold Price Today, Gold Price Outlook, Gold Price Forecast: Gold prices in India were trading in the positive territory on Tuesday, despite weaker global trends. On Multi Commodity Exchange, gold April futures were trading Rs 151 or 0.3 per cent up at Rs 51,806 per 10 grams. Silver May futures were ruling at Rs 68,811 per kg, up Rs 462 or 0.7 per cent on MCX. Globally, yellow metal prices fell as U.S.…

The role of parents makes big difference as they have more opportunities to interact with children in their first five years than teachers. Down syndrome, a commonly occurring chromosomal abnormality occurs in thousands of childbirth every year in India. In such cases, an individual possesses three, rather than the usual two copies of the 21st chromosome affecting their physical and cognitive development.  However, medical advances today have increased the expected life expectancy of such people and also given access to therapeutic and educational support through early intervention. The outlook towards this condition is also changing and becoming more positive A…

The omicron subvariant BA.2 is continuing to gain ground in the U.S., according to Covid-19 tests sequenced over the last two weeks.Helix, a San Diego-based genomics firm, has been watching the BA.2 variant since it first popped up in the U.S. in early January. Although it was initially slow to take hold, Helix now estimates that 50% to 70% of all Covid cases nationwide are BA.2.Will Lee, Helix’s chief science officer, said this type of surveillance is essential and can help arm the U.S. health care system against future variants.Data from the U.K. – where BA.2 has already caused cases…

Existing channels to communicate with customers for policy questions and claims have been enhanced along with hybrid offerings that include human and artificial intelligence for customer direct and agent-facing experiences. The insurance industry has begun shifting to a consumer-centric model focusing on consumer experiences. Existing channels to communicate with customers for policy questions and claims have been enhanced along with hybrid offerings that include human and artificial intelligence for customer direct and agent-facing experiences. Going fully digital has indeed helped insurance companies to drive growth amidst Covid-19. A few insurance companies were already ticking all the boxes in terms of…

Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? Watch On-Demand Here. President Joe Biden warned today that a wave of new Russian cyberattacks against targets in the U.S. could be getting closer. But nearly a month into Russia’s assault on Ukraine, this raises the question: Why now? And are such attacks potentially coming as a response to sanctions against Russia over Ukraine — or something more? Cybersecurity industry veteran Mike Hamilton thinks it’s likely to be the latter. And that “something more,” he says, could be the hacking efforts by volunteers such as the Anonymous hacktivist group. “Part of…

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine is suing Grubhub for deceptive business practices, saying its food delivery app covertly inflates prices for diners who order through it. The suit demands an end to a laundry list of allegedly illegal practices as well as financial restitution and civil penalties. The newly filed lawsuit argues that Grubhub’s promises of “free” online orders — and “unlimited free delivery” for Grubhub Plus — are misleading. While customers can make pickup orders for free, the company charges delivery and service fees for standard orders and service fees for Grubhub Plus orders, displaying the service…

Sushmita Sen and Rohman Shawl announced their separation a few months ago. The actress left her fans heartbroken as she revealed that she has broken up with him. However, despite the split, we have spotted Rohman and Sushmita together on quite a few occasions. Last evening, the ex-lovers were spotted together in Mumbai. While Sushmita happily posed for pictures for paps and took selfies with fans, Rohman like a gentleman made sure to protect her from getting mobbed. – Amid rumors of trouble in marriage, Charu Asopa and Rajeev Sen celebrate first Holi with their daughter Ziana As the video…

The labor market is very strong, and inflation is much too high,” Powell said. “There is an obvious need to move expeditiously to return the stance of monetary policy to a more neutral level, and then to move to more restrictive levels if that is what is required to restore price stability.” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday delivered his most muscular message to date on his battle with too-high inflation, saying the central bank must move “expeditiously” to raise rates and possibly “more aggressively” to keep an upward price spiral from getting entrenched. In remarks that sent financial…