NEW YORK, May 13: Dozens of countries were hit with a huge cyberextortion attack Friday that locked up computers and held users’ files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government agencies.

The alarming video of a Georgia teenager live streaming her own suicide attempt stayed up long enough on Facebook Live for sheriff’s deputies to find and save her -- a repeat phenomenon that has prompted mental health experts and Facebook’s CEO to further investigate how they can use social media as a possible platform to help save lives.

A Twitter plea from a Nevada teen for a year of free chicken nuggets from Wendy’s is now the most retweeted post of all time.

Opera has been working on a complete redesign of its desktop browser for a few months. Codenamed ‘Reborn’, the browser is now available as a stable release. All Opera users are going to receive the update automatically in the coming days.

Sajilo School Manager is web based school management software system developed by Eton Technologies which can be directly connected to mobile application. Developed with an objective to bridge the gap between school authority and the parents to improve the school management system, this web based school management system is currently being used by more than 50 schools in Nepal.

Smarter security apps for smartphones

Published On: May 10, 2017 11:00 PM NPT By: Republica

When it comes to one’s security, anyone hardly would want to make any compromises. Whether it is about securing one’s privacy or protecting the gadget from any sort of threat, people do look out for safe measures. Republica here talked to a few people to ask about the security apps they prefer to install in order to secure their smartphones from any kind of threat.

DELHI, May 5: GSAT-9, considered as a ‘gift’ to its South Asian neighbors, is all set to ride piggyback on the ISRO rocket GSLV-F09 with indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage.

ON THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, Fla. (AP) — The most biologically diverse waterway in America is seriously ill.

A hacker claims to have followed through on a threat to release several episodes from the upcoming season of Netflix’s hit series ‘Orange Is The New Black’.

Most teens have taken social media break

Published On: May 3, 2017 11:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press

The common stereotype has teens glued to their phones 24-7. But nearly 60 percent of teens in the US have actually taken a break from social media -- the bulk of them voluntarily, a new survey found.