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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Feeling hungry, you reach for the phone in your pocket. A few taps later, your meal is delivered to your doorstep. Problem solved: you're no longer hungry. It's so quick and easy it almost feels like magic. But what actually occurs when we place our seemingly simple food order via Wolt, Foodora, or a similar app? How are the individuals working via the apps affected?…

Last Updated: November 08, 2023, 17:04 ISTThe air quality in Delhi-NCR declined over the past week. (Image: PTI)Delhi Air Pollution: The order comes after the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that many cabs are plying on Delhi roads, with only one passengerAmid a spike in pollution levels, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced that it was banning all commercial app-based cabs registered in other states after the Supreme Court’s directive on air pollution.According to the Delhi government’s order, only taxis bearing the…

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the city government's transport department has been directed to ban app-based taxis "in accordance with the Supreme Court's orders".Officials, however, pointed out that only a detailed order will make it clear if the ban will come into effect from this week or during the implementation of the odd-even car rationing scheme. Transport department officials said the plan is to implement the ban only during the odd-even period.Industry insiders said they have not received…

Uber Technologies, DoorDash and other app-based food delivery companies filed lawsuits on Thursday seeking to strike down New York City's novel law setting a minimum wage for delivery workers.The companies filed separate complaints in New York state court claiming the law, which takes effect July 12, is based on a misunderstanding of how the food delivery industry works. Grubhub joined DoorDash in its lawsuit. The law will require companies to pay delivery workers $17.96 (nearly Rs. 1,500) an hour, which will rise to…

Image used for representational purpose only As per the official details, the policy might come into force in two months, and the buses are likely to provide service in the upcoming six months. The government has been trying so hard for the past few years to convince people in Delhi to use more local transport, instead of private vehicles in order to reduce pollution. In this regard, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot announced the the national capital will soon have an app-based premium bus aggregator scheme, where…

WVU experts on adapting physical activity for individuals with disabilities saw gym teachers and other educators make creative use of apps during the pandemic. They said they believe app accessibility features benefit students with disabilities, but their research shows those features often aren’t all they could be. Now they’re training a rising generation of physical education teachers to use apps in a way that benefits all learners. Credit: WVU…

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Twitter has announced that it will soon stop supporting SMS based two-factor authentication (2FA) for users that are not subscribed to Twitter Blue. Users will have up to March 20 to disable text-based login authentication codes on their accounts, according to the microblogging service. This means that several users who rely on receiving SMS codes to protect their account will have to subscribe to Twitter Blue. For those who do not want to subscribe, Twitter will continue to support alternative…

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday placed an interim stay on the state government order, capping service charges at 5 percent for app-based aggregators offering auto-rickshaw service.A bench, headed by Justice C.M. Poonacha, gave an interim order on the petitions filed by Ola and Uber questioning the legality of the notification issued on November 25.Through its order, the state government had restricted mobile app-based transport aggregators to collecting service fees of not more than 5 percent, plus applicable taxes,…

Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) is developing an app-based networking platform called "Patentkart" for commercialisation of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). An initiative under 'Make in India', Patentkart is expected to benefit patent holders and their clients in commercialising their IP, said Science and Technology Minister C N Ashwath Nararayan. The app will be functional by early 2023, he said in a statement. More than 700 patents have been filed by KSCST-assisted IP cells in the past…