The Tamil Nadu Police has announced that it is suspended the services of Friends of Police (FoP) a group of volunteer civilians who used to work closely with the cops in the state. Police stations across the state have been asked to recall of identity cards issued to the FoP volunteers and instructed the police …

Taking a risk in dangerous times and also possibly making himself a target for social stigma, a 46-year-old man in Mizoram is winning the hearts of several Covid suspect patients as he took them home without charging a penny after they completed their institutional quarantine period, as per a report in IANS.   Israel Lalremtluanga is a Baptist Church pastor in …

While the coronavirus crisis continues to mount in United States, the country is facing an uphill battle to get the virus in check. The effects of it have been felt far and wide, and the growing COVID-19 threat has also impacted the foreign students in the country.  If the halt to academic session wasn’t enough, the US on Monday said …

Samsung expects only a 7.4% decline in sales this quarter and a 23% rise in operating profit, as the novel coronavirus continues to ravage the globe. The company benefited from a one-time gain and from demand for its processors while its consumer-facing businesses likely struggled.  The company on Monday estimated that its second-quarter sales will total 51 trillion Korean won …

Samsung’s follow-up to the Galaxy Fold will be called the Galaxy Z Fold 2, according to report Monday from SamMobile. The small change to naming convention would put the rumored foldable phone more clearly under Samsung’s Galaxy Z line along with the clamshell Galaxy Z Flip.  Samsung may reveal the Galaxy Z Fold 2 on Aug. 5 at a virtual …

Broke your ankle somewhere in Manitoba’s vast wilderness? Crashed your car on the highway somewhere outside Toronto? With location technology startup What3words, Canadians now have a new way to tell emergency responders exactly where they are — even if they don’t know themselves. And some emergency services in Los Angeles and Arizona have embraced the technology, too. What3words divides the …

Most everything I watch or listen to is digital. I can stream anything at any time. There was this stack of plastic and magnetic tapes, however, sitting around my apartment. I’m talking about my Hi8 tapes from my days using my camcorder. I can see the tapes. They’re little plastic rectangles with my handwriting on the labels. If I wanted …

AT&T is updating its first responder discount program, expanding the savings to now include teachers, nurses and physicians.  The new update, which goes into effect on July 10, offers those who work in on one of those fields a monthly discount of 25% on the company’s latest unlimited plans (known as Unlimited Starter, Extra and Elite). This discount would extend …

Good morning, fellow cheapskates! (Or, as I like to call you, “cheeps.”) Hope you all had a safe and relaxing holiday. The highlight of mine: Watching Hamilton on Disney Plus. Folks, I am not a musical guy. I like Singing in the Rain and Chicago and that’s it. But Hamilton is utterly amazing, a work of art packed with earworm …

Twitter said Monday it has suspended 16 accounts discovered to be part of a network of fake personas spreading propaganda about Middle East countries. The accounts were suspended for violating the social media company’s platform manipulation policy. “Using technology, human review and partnerships with researchers and other independent organizations studying these issues, we work to identify platform manipulation on our service …

Disney Plus mobile-app downloads jumped 72% in the US last weekend as the streaming service dropped Hamilton, the highly anticipated film version of the award-winning musical that Disney originally planned to release in theaters more than a year from now.  Mobile app downloads surged 72.4% in the US on Friday through Sunday, compared with the average number of downloads during the four preceding …

This story is part of Generation China, CNET’s series exploring the nation’s technological ambition. TikTok said late Monday it plans to exit the Hong Kong market within days as several tech giants have announced they’re pausing the review of Hong Kong government requests for user data in reaction to a new national security law China imposed on the region that …

The CEOs of US tech giants Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon are set to appear at an antitrust hearing on July 27. The news came from Rep. David Cicilline, as reported by Recode and confirmed by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on July 6. Apple’s Tim Cook, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos will all testify. …

Stuck at home this summer? If the coronavirus pandemic has canceled your summer plans, you could pivot and use your vacation funds on a new gaming laptop. If you want to get into PC gaming or upgrade your aging setup, a new gaming laptop can certainly help fill the hours during those long summer days and hot summer nights. Read …

Update, Aug. 3: The Pixel 4A is here. Read CNET’s review. Original story follows. Google is discontinuing the Pixel 3a and 3a XL phones. Google confirmed the news over the weekend, saying it has “sold through its inventory and completed sales of Pixel 3a.” The $400 phone is now listed as being out of stock on Google’s website. The Pixel 3a, which …