Rains are wreaking havoc in Himachal Pradesh since Saturday, dismantling life and connectivity in the region. There are reports of people and vehicles being swept away in Beas river, which is swelling beyond the danger mark. Kullu district is the worst-hit with more than 1,000 people being moved to safer places. As bus services stay …

The Rewari gangrape survivor missed giving the Central government job exam on September 19. She had spent months to prepare for the examination to get the job, instead, she now lies on a hospital bed. The 19-year-old girl was gangraped on September 12 by a group of men who abducted her while she was on her way to the coaching …

Arsenic, an odourless and tasteless chemical is naturally present in the Earth’s crust. It is also a by-product of certain agricultural and industrial activities. When the fields are irrigated with arsenic, they get absorbed by the crops which in turn are consumed by human beings. It can even enter drinking water as it runs into water sources. Over the years, …

Lance Naik Sandeep Singh, who was among the braves of surgical strikes, lost his life in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday, while fighting terrorists. He was hit by multiple bullets during the operation on Monday. He will be laid to rest in Gurdaspur today afternoon. Singh was the part of the elite special forces which conducted the 2016 surgical strikes …

Almost an afterthought at Microsoft Ignite 2018 which is about more backend issues like security, AI and the Internet of Things, Microsoft provided a couple updates on its Microsoft Surface Hub line of collaboration systems.  The company announced the Surface Hub 2 in the spring. It’s a redesigned, sleeker and more mobile version of the Surface Hub, and it’s still …

Roku has announced that its latest OS updates will bring Spotify back to the platform after a nine-month absence. And if you’ve got a Roku, you’ll be able to stream from Spotify Connect. The app will appear as part of the OS 8.2 update for Roku TVs from today and with OS 9 for Roku streaming boxes from November onwards. …

Chika Umeadi could be the poster child for what’s wrong with virtual reality today. At a glance, he seems like the perfect candidate to buy a VR headset. He’s an app developer and techie. He loves video games. He’s 30, unmarried and says he has the means to splurge when he wants to. Yet even though the Chicagoan has tried …

This might sound a bit meta, but Microsoft is applying new digital brains to cut down on the difficulties of using artificial intelligence technology. Artificial intelligence, which these days typically refers to technology called neural networks or machine learning modeled loosely on human brains, is moving from the exotic to the mainstream in the computing world. But that doesn’t make …

Apple on Monday said it’s completed a deal to acquire music recognition app Shazam, and the app will soon become ad-free for all users. “Apple and Shazam have a long history together,” said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music, in a press release. “Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I like to think I keep a neat and orderly desktop, but it does spiral out of control from time to time and I find myself staring at a sea of thumbnails scattered across my MacBook. With MacOS Mojave and its new Stacks …