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Google accounts without needing their passwords. According to the cybersecurity company CloudSEK, a new type of malware that uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people's private data is already being actively tested by hacking groups.

Microsoft has confirmed that its video-conferencing platform Teams will start rolling out on Android Auto next month — almost a year after being announced at Google I/O 2023. The app will allow Android phones to connect to the car's existing infotainment system.

IT companies are expected to report a «soft» third quarter with higher-than-usual furloughs weighing on revenue growth, industry watchers said cautioning that demand outlook commentary is likely to be unchanged as clients continue to scrutinise discretionary spends and prioritise cost optimisation. The big earnings week for tech heavyweights is up ahead, with the top tier IT companies slated to announce their December quarter numbers this week. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys will declare their Q3FY24 report card on January 11 (Thursday) and Wipro and HCL Technologies on January 12 (Friday).

Chennai presence with a new design centre facility which will specialise in wireless connectivity solutions, with a focus on innovations that complement wi-fi technologies. The announcement was made at the Tamil Nadu Global Investor Meet in Chennai. “The new design centre in Chennai plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of connectivity globally, especially in India," Savi Soin, president, Qualcomm India said in a statement. "(It) is a critical asset to support Qualcomm’s commitment to Make in India and design in India. This will expand our collaboration with India technology partners and accelerate the market adoption of new technology.”

shortly after its issuance. The Department of Education clarified that the earlier order, which extended the winter break, was issued by mistake. A decision on the matter was supposed to be reached on January 8.

India's economy is expected to grow 7.3 per cent in the current fiscal year ending in March, the highest rate of the major global economies, helped by state spending and a pickup in manufacturing, the National Statistics Office said on Friday. Siddhartha Sanyal, Chief Economist, Bandhan Bank, DK Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL and Indranil Pan, Chief Economist, Yes Bank, in conversation with ET Now How do you see these numbers and what do these really numbers project for the Indian economy going into 2024? Siddhartha Sanyal: In the first half of the financial year, we had seen that GDP growth for India had been around 7.6%. This particular number was known for a while. Now, at the same time, till very recently we were expecting that still the full year number will be in the vicinity of 6.5%, that means talking about a significantly lower number for the second half of the financial year, but now the 7.3% with quite a lot of data points already available in hand for the first nine odd months, government clearly is much more confident about the second half growth.

Ram Mandir movement in the 90s, has been invited to the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. Dabir is specially invited to attend the historic event scheduled to take place in the holy city. Recalling the memory of the collapse of the Babri structure, she also recounted her memories of how she was 'compelled' to be locked in a school as the jails were full. Dabir, who was 63 then, reached Ayodhya, walking 60 km, and witnessed the waving of saffron on the Babri structure after reaching Ayodhya on October 30, 1990. Dabir, who hails from Maharashtra and left Mumbai in 1990 for Kar Seva. «There were bullets firing at the Karsevaks, and the police tortured us the most… The UP Police arrested a group of women karsevaks from Dadar and placed them on school premises. I was locked in a school as the jails were full,» she said. She also claimed that she not only experienced lathicharge but also tear gas and firing around her. She claimed that a bullet had just gone past her. «The person next to me died with the bullet,» she added. Shalini also said, «After many efforts, a wall was not falling, then a monkey sat on that wall and everything turned to dust because he had applied pressure to the wall and it collapsed.» «After the collapse of the Babri structure, a man belonging to the Muslim community came and offered sweet, saying, 'You people have now got what you wanted'.

cold weather conditions, the Delhi Government on Sunday announced that schools in the national capital will remain closed till January 12 for Nursery to class 5. Minister Atishi announced the same on X. «Schools in Delhi will remain closed for the next 5 days due to the prevailing cold weather conditions, for students from Nursery to Class 5,» she said.

Bangladesh Elections LIVE updates On Friday, a passenger train was set on fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Four people including two children died in the incident. On Saturday, miscreants torched a polling centre in Lalmonirhat's Hatibandha upazila.

artificial intelligence, chatbots and even more artificial intelligence. Given what an industry disruptor AI has proved to be, however, it’s quite likely that this year could shape up along similar lines. Big tech companies have loaded their arsenal with AI tools and will want to unleash these in the next 12 months. Here’s a quick primer on what we can expect to see in the coming year: Glass half full: See it with a tint of tech

NCT) citing 'extreme cold waves and IMD's yellow alert'. On January 6, Delhi experienced another day under overcast and foggy conditions, with the daytime peak temperature reaching only 15.2 degrees Celsius and the early morning low settling at 8.9 degrees.

Delhi government has revoked a recently issued order that extended the winter vacation period for schools across the national capital. The Department of Education clarified that the earlier decision to prolong the winter break was a mistake. Consequently, the order has been promptly withdrawn, with an expectation for a resolution on the matter by tomorrow morning. Delhi's Directorate of Education hinted at the possibility of issuing new directives regarding the winter break in the near future. The revised order, dated January 6, 2024, stated, «Order No.DE.23(3)/Sch.Br./2024/18 regarding extension of Winter Vacation stands withdrawn with immediate effect.

According to search and recruitment firms and India Inc executives, organisations in sectors as diverse as oil and gas and manufacturing to banking, fashion and technology are keen to run global searches while hiring, in line with their global ambitions and capacity to pay on par with international standards.

MBA degree — regarded by many as a ticket to the corporate corridors — may just be losing its premium value in the job market. Average monthly active job openings with MBA as minimum qualification at entry and mid-junior (0-6 years' experience) levels dropped by 55% in 2023 versus a year ago, according to data from LinkedIn and other popular job boards put together for ET by Xpheno. This compares with a 25% decline in the overall white-collar job market in 2023.

SaaS firm Unicommerce Esolutions Ltd has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for its initial public offering (IPO). Through the offering, its shareholders – AceVector Group, B2 Capital and SoftBank — are together offloading 29.8 million shares. Unicommerce Esolutions is not raising any fresh capital through the IPO.

Gen Z consumers attach more value to brands with social causes, with 63 per cent of these consumers more likely to buy from such brands that talk about a purpose, said a new report by youth impact organisation Yuvaa, on Gen Z. According to the report released on Saturday, 71 per cent Gen Z consumers prioritise brands that are environment-friendly.

healthcare startup CureBay has raised around Rs 62 crore in a funding round led by existing investor Elevar Equity. The funding round also saw participation from CureBay founders and some of the leadership team members.

«In compliance with the instructions given by District Magistrate Maneesh Kumar Verma in view of the dense fog and extreme cold, all the board (CBSE/ICSE IB, UP Board and others) affiliated schools (from Class nursery to 8) running in the district Gautam Buddh Nagar, will observe holiday till January 14,» it stated. «The order should be strictly followed,» Panwar added. Earlier on Friday, the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Council (UPBEC) announced a winter vacation for all schools in the state.

Police are investigating the fires in Gazipur, on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, but suspected that wrongdoers aiming to disrupt Sunday's election had set fire to the schools in the middle of the night.

tourism sector after the Covid-19 pandemic has had a trigger effect on hospitality hiring with entry-level jobs seeing the sharpest surge in the last two years, TOI report said. Apprentice & trainee hires have seen a rise of 54 per cent CAGR in the last two years, as per TeamLease. Hiring in the hospitality sector rose by around 271 per cent in the same period, the report said.

“It is not a bad idea to stagger one's investment till March 2024 in three equal instalments each month, and then we are looking at a full-blown bull market for the rest of the year,” saysRakesh Pujara, Founder and Managing Partner at Compounding Wealth Advisors LLP. In an interview with ETMarkets, Pujara said, “We have identified eight sectors based on our proprietary models that look very promising and strong enough to deliver good returns this year such as infra, realty, IT, PSU Banks etc.,” Edited excerpts: