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NASA’s Twin TRACERS Satellites Will Monitor Space Weather to Shield Earth from Solar Storms
- Monday July 21, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s TRACERS satellites will fly in tandem through Earth’s polar cusps to study magnetic storms and solar wind effects. The mission aims to improve predictions of space weather events that threaten satellites, power grids, and astronauts, offering new insight into magnetic reconnection and helping protect vital systems from the hazards of int...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hearing Loss, Loneliness Accelerates Dementia Risk In Older Adults: Study
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Hearing loss combined with the feelings of loneliness accelerates cognitive decline, leading to dementia in older adults, according to a study.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA’s Parker Probe Sends Closest-Ever Images from Inside the Sun’s Corona
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has achieved a solar milestone by capturing the closest-ever images of the Sun, taken just 3.8 million miles from its surface in December 2024. These WISPR images reveal unprecedented details of the corona, solar wind, and CME collisions. Scientists say this breakthrough will improve our ability to forecast space weather...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Samsung Introduces New Security Features in One UI 8 to Protect On-Device AI Tools and Future-Proof Devices
- Tuesday July 8, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Samsung is upgrading its on-device and cross-device security in Galaxy devices running One UI 8 to better protect user data and the artificial intelligence (AI) apps that contain sensitive data, such as user preferences and routines. The company is also looking towards the future and improving its Secure Wi-Fi to ensure quantum hacking attempts can...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Samsung Issues Advisory to Galaxy Users, Asks Them to Activate Latest Anti-Theft Features
- Monday June 30, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Samsung issued an advisory on Saturday to compatible Galaxy device users, encouraging them to activate the latest anti-theft features. The South Korean tech giant highlighted the rising cases of mobile theft and emphasised that the existing security features and the new ones added via the One UI 7 update will enable users to better protect their da...
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www.gadgets360.com
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How Illegal Chinese Vapes Are Being Funneled Into US
- Monday June 23, 2025
- World News | Reuters
A small firm, 15-minute drive from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, helped import millions of unauthorized Chinese-made vapes last year alone, forming a key link in the supply chain feeding U.S. demand for illegal e-cigarettes.
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www.ndtv.com
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DoT to Share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator Data With Banks, UPI Service Providers and Financial Institutions
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Written by David Delima
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) data with financial institutions, including banks and UPI providers. This FRI metric, developed by the Digital Intelligence Platform, classifies mobile numbers into three risk levels linked to financial fraud. PhonePe is an early adopter, using FRI data to al...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Scientists Warn of Inadequate Solar Storm Forecasting: What You Need to Know
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Scientists warn that Earth remains exposed to solar storms due to missing early data on its magnetic fields. Current satellites offer just minutes of warning, limiting our ability to protect power grids, satellites, and GPS systems. Without broader solar observation from multiple angles, a major storm could cause catastrophic disruptions, emphasisi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google to Add New Security Features to Advanced Protection With Android 16
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google’s strongest layer of security for Google accounts and mobile devices, Advanced Protection, will get new features with Android 16. Announced on Tuesday, the new features were showcased during The Android Show: I/O Edition. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that the next iteration of the Android operating system will now bring a device...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Announces New Android Security and Privacy Features to Protect Users from Scams and Attacks
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google showcased several new security and privacy features it will release later this year. The announcements were made during The Android Show: I/O Edition on Tuesday, and the company said the new features will protect users from scams, fraud, and theft on Android. The new protections range from security layers while a user is on a call and improv...
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA’s IMAP Spacecraft Prepares to Map the Solar System’s Edge
- Thursday May 15, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has been delivered to the Astrotech facility near Kennedy Space Center for final preparations ahead of a tentatively planned launch in fall 2025. IMAP will map the heliosphere — the solar wind-driven bubble that shields our solar system from cosmic radiation. It is to orbit near Lagrange...
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www.gadgets360.com
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US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case
- Saturday May 10, 2025
- Reuters
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated on Friday that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal requiring Alphabet's Google to share search data with competitors includes sufficient safeguards to protect user privacy. This assessment comes as the DOJ pursues measures to boost competition, following a ruling in August that Google holds an ill...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Kenya Orders Sam Altman's World to Delete Citizens' Biometric Data Within 7 Days
- Tuesday May 6, 2025
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Manas Mitul
The Nairobi High Court has asked Sam Altman's World project to permanently delete its citizens' biometric data and said that the controversial human ID project failed to acquire valid consent from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) before obtaining the eye scans of Kenyan citizens to give them their World IDs.
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www.gadgets360.com
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TikTok Fined $600 Million By EU Regulator Over Data Protection Concerns
- Friday May 2, 2025
- World News | Reuters
TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) by its lead EU privacy regulator on Friday over concerns on how it protects user information.
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www.ndtv.com
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Facing Trump, Microsoft Vows To Protect Europeans' Data
- Wednesday April 30, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Microsoft on Wednesday committed to boosting its presence in Europe and protecting European citizens' data against a backdrop of rising "geopolitical volatility".
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA’s Twin TRACERS Satellites Will Monitor Space Weather to Shield Earth from Solar Storms
- Monday July 21, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s TRACERS satellites will fly in tandem through Earth’s polar cusps to study magnetic storms and solar wind effects. The mission aims to improve predictions of space weather events that threaten satellites, power grids, and astronauts, offering new insight into magnetic reconnection and helping protect vital systems from the hazards of int...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hearing Loss, Loneliness Accelerates Dementia Risk In Older Adults: Study
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Hearing loss combined with the feelings of loneliness accelerates cognitive decline, leading to dementia in older adults, according to a study.
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www.ndtv.com
-
NASA’s Parker Probe Sends Closest-Ever Images from Inside the Sun’s Corona
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has achieved a solar milestone by capturing the closest-ever images of the Sun, taken just 3.8 million miles from its surface in December 2024. These WISPR images reveal unprecedented details of the corona, solar wind, and CME collisions. Scientists say this breakthrough will improve our ability to forecast space weather...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Samsung Introduces New Security Features in One UI 8 to Protect On-Device AI Tools and Future-Proof Devices
- Tuesday July 8, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Samsung is upgrading its on-device and cross-device security in Galaxy devices running One UI 8 to better protect user data and the artificial intelligence (AI) apps that contain sensitive data, such as user preferences and routines. The company is also looking towards the future and improving its Secure Wi-Fi to ensure quantum hacking attempts can...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Samsung Issues Advisory to Galaxy Users, Asks Them to Activate Latest Anti-Theft Features
- Monday June 30, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Samsung issued an advisory on Saturday to compatible Galaxy device users, encouraging them to activate the latest anti-theft features. The South Korean tech giant highlighted the rising cases of mobile theft and emphasised that the existing security features and the new ones added via the One UI 7 update will enable users to better protect their da...
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www.gadgets360.com
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How Illegal Chinese Vapes Are Being Funneled Into US
- Monday June 23, 2025
- World News | Reuters
A small firm, 15-minute drive from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, helped import millions of unauthorized Chinese-made vapes last year alone, forming a key link in the supply chain feeding U.S. demand for illegal e-cigarettes.
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www.ndtv.com
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DoT to Share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator Data With Banks, UPI Service Providers and Financial Institutions
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Written by David Delima
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) data with financial institutions, including banks and UPI providers. This FRI metric, developed by the Digital Intelligence Platform, classifies mobile numbers into three risk levels linked to financial fraud. PhonePe is an early adopter, using FRI data to al...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Scientists Warn of Inadequate Solar Storm Forecasting: What You Need to Know
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Scientists warn that Earth remains exposed to solar storms due to missing early data on its magnetic fields. Current satellites offer just minutes of warning, limiting our ability to protect power grids, satellites, and GPS systems. Without broader solar observation from multiple angles, a major storm could cause catastrophic disruptions, emphasisi...
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www.gadgets360.com
-
Google to Add New Security Features to Advanced Protection With Android 16
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google’s strongest layer of security for Google accounts and mobile devices, Advanced Protection, will get new features with Android 16. Announced on Tuesday, the new features were showcased during The Android Show: I/O Edition. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that the next iteration of the Android operating system will now bring a device...
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
Google Announces New Android Security and Privacy Features to Protect Users from Scams and Attacks
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google showcased several new security and privacy features it will release later this year. The announcements were made during The Android Show: I/O Edition on Tuesday, and the company said the new features will protect users from scams, fraud, and theft on Android. The new protections range from security layers while a user is on a call and improv...
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www.gadgets360.com
-
NASA’s IMAP Spacecraft Prepares to Map the Solar System’s Edge
- Thursday May 15, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has been delivered to the Astrotech facility near Kennedy Space Center for final preparations ahead of a tentatively planned launch in fall 2025. IMAP will map the heliosphere — the solar wind-driven bubble that shields our solar system from cosmic radiation. It is to orbit near Lagrange...
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www.gadgets360.com
-
US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case
- Saturday May 10, 2025
- Reuters
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated on Friday that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal requiring Alphabet's Google to share search data with competitors includes sufficient safeguards to protect user privacy. This assessment comes as the DOJ pursues measures to boost competition, following a ruling in August that Google holds an ill...
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www.gadgets360.com
-
Kenya Orders Sam Altman's World to Delete Citizens' Biometric Data Within 7 Days
- Tuesday May 6, 2025
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Manas Mitul
The Nairobi High Court has asked Sam Altman's World project to permanently delete its citizens' biometric data and said that the controversial human ID project failed to acquire valid consent from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) before obtaining the eye scans of Kenyan citizens to give them their World IDs.
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
TikTok Fined $600 Million By EU Regulator Over Data Protection Concerns
- Friday May 2, 2025
- World News | Reuters
TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) by its lead EU privacy regulator on Friday over concerns on how it protects user information.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Facing Trump, Microsoft Vows To Protect Europeans' Data
- Wednesday April 30, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Microsoft on Wednesday committed to boosting its presence in Europe and protecting European citizens' data against a backdrop of rising "geopolitical volatility".
-
www.ndtv.com