Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday, with the Nasdaq slipping about 2.5%, as technology-related stocks remained under pressure following a rise in U.S. bond yields

Drug maker Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective as per the data submitted from its ongoing multi-national Phase 3 trials; Top banker Uday Kotak has welcomed the Centre's decision to lift the embargo on grant of government businesses to private banks; Amid recent surge in demand for cryptocurrencies, the Reserve Bank of India has raised concerns that the digital currency may impact financial stability in India. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: RBI working on digital currency, wants to tap on blockchain technology: Das

Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine effective, safe: FDA Drug maker Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective as per the data submitted from its ongoing multi-national Phase 3 randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled trials. This is what a  briefing document published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said. Johnson & Johnson had sought emergency use authorisation for its vaccine on February 4. FDA's advisory co...

Nadella participated in a virtual interaction session with Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday as part of BioAsia 2021. The Microsoft CEO stated COVID-19 outbreak has accelerated digital transformation across the world

Separate data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the number of employees on company payrolls in January rose by 83,000 from December, the second monthly increase and its biggest since January 2015

WhatsApp will not delete the accounts of users who do not accept the new privacy policy, but the functionality of the account will be limited until the changes are accepted.

Bitcoin at new high of $53,263 after Elon Musk defends Tesla's investment Bitcoin got another leg-up on Friday after billionaire Elon Musk defended the investment by his electric vehicle company Tesla in the popular cryptocurrency. After Musk's tweet, where he called Bitcoin \"simply a less dumb form of liquidity than cash\", the digital currency raced to a new high of $53,263. WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash Facebook Inc's WhatsApp said on Thursday it will g...

Expressing solidarity with the jailed Indian activist, Greta Thunberg batted for freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest and assembly saying that they are \"non-negotiable human rights\"

Google had set the resolution to 1440p for Android users even when the video was uploaded in 4k. The feature was already available in iOS.

WhatsApp will display a banner in the chats that will provide more information that people can read at their own pace in the coming weeks. WhatsApp's new privacy policy goes into effect from May 15, 2021.

According to a WABetaInfo report, WhatsApp will soon launch a 'log out' feature for the messaging app. Users have been demanding this 'log out' feature for a while now

As debt-laden distressed companies fall by the wayside, some cash-rich large companies are practically monopolising their sectors

How Chairman N Chandrasekaran is revamping the $106 billion group into a future ready, tech enabled conglomerate

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said India is keen to expand in the digital space with the US but would be conscious of the government's responsibility to the people of the country for data privacy

Vasant Panchami 2021 (Basant Panchami) February 16: Check out Saraswati Puja time, wishes, messages, Basant Panchami Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook status, quotes, images, stickers and pics

Legitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. In the absence of knowledge, guesswork and propaganda flourished

The apex court said that people's privacy must be protected in view of allegations that users' data is being shared with companies

Valentine day 2021: Check wishes, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook status, messages, stickers, images, pics, quotes of Valentine day to share with your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, and lover

The agreement between Google and the Alliance de la presse d'information generale (APIG) was announced previously, but financial terms had not been disclosed

Muted salary hikes in 2021, pay to rise only 1 per cent: survey After job losses and paycuts in 2020, the year 2021 is being welcomed with hope and optimism. But, as many sectors are still recovering from the impact of the pandemic, the salary hikes for the year are still muted. The year 2020 saw an average actual increase of 5.9 per cent in salaries. According to a salary survey by Willis Towers Watson, the projected salary rise to be given to Indian workforce in 2021 is at an average of 6...