AFP, PANAMA CITY: The law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers revelations is closing its offices in the British-dependent territories of Jersey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar, it tweeted Friday. Mossack Fonseca “will be ceasing operations” in those territories, “but we will continue…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: A jury on Thursday ruled that Google did not unfairly appropriate parts of the Java programming language, saving the tech giant from a possible multibillion-dollar verdict in a lawsuit brought by business software firm Oracle. The retrial stemmed from a 2012 case in which Google…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft and Facebook on Thursday announced they will work together to lay a high-speed Internet cable across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. A new, sub-sea “MAREA” cable was expected to be completed by late 2017, with the aim of meeting growing demand by the tech…

Although three days are to go to expire the deadline of biometric SIM registration, over 3 crore SIMs are still remained unverified, reports BSS. As a last-ditch effort, the cellular phone operators have already announced big amounts of cash and prizes to ensure biometric verification of maximum number…

The first Bangladesh Informa-tion Security Exhibition & Conference (BISEC) convened yesterday to discuss cyber security and risk management with special emphasis on information security for Bangladesh. The conference gathered to increase awareness on cyber security threats and building capabilities…

Though there is no specific figure about the persons with disabilities in the country, inadequate budgetary allocation is depriving them of their basic rights forcing them compromise in every step of their lives, reports UNB. Initiatives taken so far for the allocation for their education, health services…

The phrase holds perhaps more resonance for smartphone makers in India than characters of popular series Game of Thrones, as Samsung , Micromax , Intex , Karbonn and other players foresee a slowdown in smartphone sales, reports Economic Times. Industry insiders expect smartphone sales in the April-June…

AFP, WASHINGTON: The US economy grew slightly faster in the first quarter of 2016 than originally thought, hitting a 0.8 per cent annual pace, the Commerce Department said Friday. The revision, from the original estimate of a very slow 0.5 per cent, was not as high as economists had expected, underscoring…