Empowering Nepal's digital aspirations: Crucial role of data centres and cloud service providers Nepal is embarking on an ambitious digital transformation journey, and amidst various foundational elements, data centres and cloud services are important and critical but often overlooked. Opinion 21 Dec, 2023
Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers World 06 Jun, 2023
Asia Today: SKorea imposes stricter measures to stem spread SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korea is banning large gatherings, shutting nightspots and churches and removing fans from professional sports in unprecedented restrictions announced Saturday as it battles the spread of the coronavirus. Health Minister... Women 22 Aug, 2020
Digital contact tracing to fight COVID-19 KATHMANDU: In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, applications to enable digital contact tracing of the disease are being rolled out around the world. At the onset of May, New Zealand introduced its first contract tracing application. Likewise, Japan had... Mobile & Apps 25 May, 2020
Apple-Google contact tracing tech draws interest in 23 countries, some hedge bets OAKLAND: Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system. But... Mobile & Apps 21 May, 2020
India�follows China's lead to widen use of coronavirus tracing app NEW DELHI: India is aggressively pushing a state-backed contact tracing app to fight the spread of COVID-19, raising fears that the world's second-most populous nation is on its way to Chinese-style methods of high tech social control. The... Women 14 May, 2020
SKorea tracks new coronavirus outbreak in Seoul nightclubs SEOUL: South Korean health authorities are investigating a small but growing cluster of coronavirus cases linked to a handful of Seoul nightclubs, at a time when the country is moving to less restrictive social distancing measures. At least 15 cases... Women 08 May, 2020
US infection rate rising outside New York as states open up Take the New York metropolitan area’s progress against the coronavirus out of the equation and the numbers show the rest of the US is moving in the wrong direction, with the known infection rate rising even as states move to lift their lockdowns, an... Women 06 May, 2020
Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Apple and Google, whose operating... Mobile & Apps 05 May, 2020
How smartphone apps can help 'contact trace' the new coronavirus OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: A global race is on to develop smartphone apps and other types of mobile phone surveillance systems to track and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The process known as "contact tracing," which is used to control the... Mobile & Apps 15 Apr, 2020
Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology’s promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help public health agencies worldwide leverage smartphones to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. New software the... Mobile & Apps 11 Apr, 2020
Google releases location data to show if coronavirus lockdowns working in 131 countries OAKLAND: Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday published reports for 131 countries showing whether visits to shops, parks and workplaces dropped in March, when many governments issued stay-at-home orders to rein in the spread of the novel... Mobile & Apps 03 Apr, 2020
