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Government Orders Removal of Bluetooth Battery Apps Exploited for E-Rickshaw ‘Pranks’

The Indian government has taken decisive action against a dangerous new social media trend by directing major app stores to immediately remove applications being weaponized to disrupt public transport. The move follows a surge in viral “prank” videos across multiple online platforms showing individuals using their smartphones to remotely shut down moving e-rickshaws, creating immense distress for drivers and posing severe road safety hazards.

In an official statement, S. Krishnan, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), confirmed that the government has issued formal directives to major application marketplaces to delist the problematic software. “There are a couple of apps which came to our notice, and both have been ordered to be taken down,” the official stated, adding that app stores need to exercise due care moving forward. The ministry also plans to engage directly with tech firms to implement preventative measures so that similar damaging applications...

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I tried Android Auto's new Adobe Acrobat PDF app - and it's surprisingly useful

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Android Auto now has a PDF app. * The app is audio-only and doesn't show any text. * It's perfect for catching up on notes or dense documents. Android Auto has a number

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These 12 tiny travel gadgets will upgrade your flight or drive - and they won't break the bank

Show more (7 items) Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Summer season is here, and there's no better time to consider updating your travel stash -- and we're not just talking about your flip-flops and sunglasses. And right now, during July 4th

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Confidential computing's core trust mechanism is broken. The fix may not exist

Vendors are trying to position "confidential computing" as the technical backbone of Europe's sovereign cloud ambitions. But new research shows that a security protocol used to prove cryptographic trust in the system may have a fundamental architectural flaw. Confidential computing rests on a mechanism called remote

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How I think Microsoft's campaign to fix Windows 11 is going so far — the verdict now we're 3 months in

Windows 11 is being fixed, you heard it here first. Of course, we're all very much aware that Microsoft is busy addressing a plethora of issues with Windows 11, and has been for some time now. In fact, the campaign to right the wrongs of the OS began

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How I think Microsoft's campaign to fix Windows 11 is going so far &mdash; the verdict now we're 3 months in

How I think Microsoft's campaign to fix Windows 11 is going so far — the verdict now we're 3 months in