Contrary to popular belief, UK study says there's 'no evidence' Facebook harms mental well-beingA University of Oxford study found no consistent evidence that Facebook's global penetration had a negative impact on mental health despite...
10 Aug, 2023, 08.00 AM IST
Army of fake fans online boosts China's global messagingLiu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as China's ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the party's most successful foot soldiers on...
11 May, 2021, 12.06 PM IST
Playing video games can be good for mental health, shows studyThe finding comes at a time when video game sales have boomed as more people stay home due to the pandemic.
17 Nov, 2020, 07.23 PM IST
From Oxford to Harvard, universities abroad see protests against police crackdown in Jamia, AMUOver 400 students from different US universities have issued a joint statement expressing solidarity with Jamia and AMU students lathi-char...
17 Dec, 2019, 04.53 PM IST
Russia slams social media expert's claim that it may target Indian pollsThe Russian Embassy said the country has never interfered in internal politics of other nations as it goes against the fundamental principl...
06 Aug, 2018, 08.43 PM IST
After US, Indian elections may be the next target of Russia: Oxford ProfessorPhilip N. Howard, a professor of Internet studies at the Oxford Internet institute, made the statement during a hearing of the Senate Intel...
03 Aug, 2018, 01.19 PM IST
India largest provider of 'online labour'India is followed by Bangladesh, US, Pakistan, Philippines and the UK in what is being termed “digital gig work“ or freelance work offered ...
20 Jul, 2017, 10.50 AM IST
Facebook, Instagram create anxiety, fear in youngstersOne in three youngsters in the survey said that they lived in fear of cyber-bullying.
19 Jul, 2017, 06.21 PM IST
Allahabad University VC alleges political interference, threatens to leave with associates"We want to take the university on the path of excellence and this is a jolt to our aim," Allahabad University VC, RL Hangloo said.
11 May, 2016, 12.14 PM IST
One critical question Mark Zuckerberg didn't answer about Free BasicsFacebook is being disingenuous as disingenuous as the company's promotional programmes for Free Basics to its Indian users when it says tha...
29 Dec, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
More Indians are logging on anonymously using browsers like Tor, Freenet, I2P and TailsAccording to the Oxford Internet Institute, the Tor browser is estimated to have between 500,000 to 1 million daily users from India.
15 Oct, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
High-tech plan in place to save ancient sites from ISIS: ReportArchaeologists at Oxford and Harvard will flood the region with 3D cameras in a plan to create a full digital record of every threatened ar...
28 Aug, 2015, 08.27 PM IST
Playing video games daily for less than an hour benefits kidsYoung people who indulge in a little video game-playing are better adjusted than those who have never played or those who play for three ho...
04 Aug, 2014, 03.43 PM IST
Li-Fi: 10Gbit/s internet speeds achieved with LEDsUK scientists achieved record data transmission speeds of 10 gigabits per second - more than 250 times faster than 'superfast' broadband - ...
29 Oct, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
Most Britons not enthusiastic about using internetAccording to the latest survey of British internet use and attitudes, conducted by OII, more than half of those who go online do it without...
07 Oct, 2013, 03.51 PM IST
More people paying to read news online: StudyMore people are now willing to pay for online news or expecting to pay for it in future, a large-scale Oxford University report has found.
23 Jun, 2013, 06.12 PM IST
- Political face of Twitter, Facebook
A Oxford University study shows that methods of election and political reporting during the recent general elections in Britain have change...
15 Jul, 2010, 05.37 AM IST