Martin Goetz, who received the first software patent, dies at 93

In 1968, nearly a decade after he and several other partners started the company Applied Data Research, Martin Goetz received his patent, for data-sorting software for mainframes. It was major news in the industry: An article in Computerworld magazine bore the headline "First Patent Is Issued for Software, Full Implications Are Not Known."

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Indian IT companies likely staring at slowest growth since start

For the country’s fourth-largest IT services provider Wipro, growth numbers are down to their FY99 levels.

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WhatsApp Business tests new 'quick action bar' feature on Android

Currently, the quick action bar feature is available to some beta testers who install the latest versions of WhatsApp Business beta for Android, and it will roll out to more people over the coming days.

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49% of teachers not prepared for AI impact, need urgent support: Report

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes all-pervasive, at least half (49 per cent) of the teachers feel unprepared for its impact, saying more must be done to empower and help them prepare students for an AI-enabled future, a new report has revealed.

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SpaceX aims for 12 launches a month as it eyes satellite-based phone service

Elon Musk-run aerospace company SpaceX aims for 12 launches per month, or one launch in less than three days, the media reported.

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Foxconn subsidiaries faces tax audit, land use probe: report

China's natural resources department conducted on-site investigations on the land use of enterprises of Foxconn in Henan, Hubei provinces and other places

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Web Summit CEO resigns after comments on Israel-Hamas conflict

Web Summit Chief Executive and founder Paddy Cosgrave resigned on Saturday after comments he made on the Israel-Hamas conflict prompted some technology companies and investors to withdraw plans to attend its conference in Portugal next month.

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