India to Launch Second Moon Mission on July 15 India will launch its second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 on July 15 from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh and land its rover on the lunar surface on September 6, a top official said on Wednesday. “The 3,890kg Chandrayaan-2 mission will be launched on board a heavy rocket from our spaceport at Sriharikota on July 15 at 02.15 a.m., with an orbiter, a lander and a rover,” state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K....

Instagram Will Let Mark Zuckerberg’s Tampered Video Stay on App Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram is investigating a tampered viral video of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but has decided to let the video stay on the platform regardless. “We will treat this content the same way we treat all misinformation on Instagram. If third-party fact-checkers mark it as false, we will filter it from Instagram’s recommendation surfaces like Explore and hashtag pages,” The Verge quoted a Facebook spokesperson as saying on Tuesday....

Microsoft Launches AI Labs with 10 Colleges in India Software giant Microsoft on Thursday launched Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled digital labs in collaboration with 10 higher educational institutions in India. The programme, ‘Intelligent Cloud Hub’, covers institutes including BITS Pilani, SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Trident Academy of Technology among others. “With the right technology infrastructure, curriculum and training, we can empower today’s students to build the India of tomorrow,” said Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India....

Opera GX: Hands-on With the World’s First Gaming Browser One of the biggest gaming expos, E3 2019, saw game publishers taking the wraps off the latest projects they’ve been working on – be it Keanu Reeve’s appearance in Cyberpunk 2077 or theAvengers A-Day gameplay experience. Well, Opera decided to join the party with a new browser announcement and this time around, it isn’t a take on thefuture of browsing experience, but a gaming browser of all things, called Opera GX....

PUBG Mobile’s New Team Deathmatch Mode: First Impressions PUBG Mobile is a mobile gaming phenomenon that we’re all pretty familiar with and may have even spent a boatload of time trying to get that Chicken Dinner. Well, PUBG Mobile has managed to keep players interested by regularly adding fresh content, be it zombie mode or other war modes. Well, they seem to be popular among players who don’t want to invest a ton of time in full-length battle royale matches but experience intense thrill too....

The Gaming Industry Saw 12 Billion Attacks in 17 Months: Akamai The gaming industry has become a rising target with 12 billion credential stuffing attacks in 17 months, Cloud delivery network provider Akamai Technologies said on Thursday. According to Akamai’s “2019 State of the Internet/Security Web Attacks and Gaming Abuse” report, the gaming community is among the most lucrative targets for criminals looking to make a quick profit. During a period of 17 months (November 2017-March 2019), there were 55 billion cases of credential stuffing attacks across all industries....

Uber, Bajaj Introduce Passenger Quadricycle in Bengaluru Ride-hailing giant Uber on Thursday announced partnering with Bajaj Auto to introduce its Bajaj Qute passenger quadricycle in its fleet of UberXS services. The Bajaj Qute is essentially a driver-plus-three-passenger-quadricycle – a four-wheeled vehicle that’s smaller and lighter than a passenger car. “We are delighted to partner with one of India’s most trusted names, Bajaj Auto, to launch Bajaj Qute on UberXS in Bengaluru....