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Amazon Prime Video adds Hindi language support
Aiming to bring next 100 million users to its Prime Membership from India, Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday announced it has added a Hindi language user interface (UI) to its search, navigation and customer support.
Break silos, 'fruits of innovation' must reach people: PM to scientists
Research and academic institutions should "break silos" and work towards establishing strong linkages with laboratories and the industry for the benefit of the people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday urged members of his scientific advisory council. Modi interacted with members of the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) here, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said. The council renders advice on all matters related to science, technology and innovation, and monitors the implementation of the prime minister's vision on these issues. Members of the council briefed the prime minister on various steps being taken to nurture innovation and research in key sectors of science and technology. During his interaction, Modi said the "fruits of science, technology and innovation must reach the common man, solve common day-to-day problems, and facilitate ease of living for the people of India." He urged the council to work towards ...
Kyocera introduces 3D displaying system for safe driving
In what gives a boost to safe driving, Kyocera Corporation has developed a 3D displaying system, which alerts drivers through various visual warnings such as pedestrians and other cars in blind spots by detecting them early with its original auto-sensing system.A blind spot in a vehicle is an area around the vehicle that cannot be directly observed by the driver while at the controls, under existing circumstances.Kyocera exhibited its newly developed technology at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies, "CEATEC Japan 2018," recently held in Makuhari Messe, Tokyo. A car equipped with this newly developed 3D displaying system also provides up-to-date traffic signal information by linking with different roadside processing units.Kyocera Corporation official Kaoru Kusafuka said, "Drivers can get lots of information thanks to the 3D displaying system without having to use excessive eyesight checks while driving and that will lead to reducing stress. By developing various ...
NASA to invite designs for AI lunar robot
NASA is planning to launch a challenge for the public and scientific community to design a self-assembling robot with artificial intelligence that can explore the surface of the Moon, William Harris, CEO of Space Centre Houston said Tuesday. Space Centre Houston in the US, the official visitor centre for NASA Johnson Space Centre, conducts regular public outreach programmes to engage people of various ages and diverse backgrounds in scientific research. These programmes encourage students and scientists to ideate innovative solutions for problems that the US space agency is trying to overcome in order to carry out successful space exploration missions. "The next challenge is for the Moon -- it will be announced next year -- to develop a self assembling robot or rover on the Moon's surface that has an artificial intelligence platform so it can make decisions based on what it is learning about the lunar surface," Harris told PTI in an interview here. "The reality is, when we sent humans
HARMAN launches new JBL speakers in India
Samsung Electronics Co. and HARMAN International on Tuesday launched JBL PartyBox 200 and the JBL PartyBox 300 speakers for music enthusiasts in India.
Online shoppers ignore security during festive season: McAfee
In their urge to grab the best available deal during the festive season, online shoppers tend to turn a blind eye to cybersecurity concerns, a McAfee study of Indian consumer behaviour revealed on Tuesday.
Surface Go with LTE Advanced preorders open in select markets
Microsoft has announced the availability of the LTE version (Long Term Evolution) of its 10-inch "Surface Go" tablet for preporders in select markets.
Machine Learning Developers Summit 2019 Announces 40Under40 Data Scientists Award - Honouring Young Data Scientists in India
/ -- Machine Learning Developers Summit 2019 - India's largest gathering of Machine Learning experts and Data Scientists, today announced the 40Under40 Awards which recognizes leading Data Scientists in India who have demonstrated considerable expertise in solving complex challenges in their organizations and have made contributions to the broader data science and analytics community. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/690836/Analytics_India_Magazine_Logo.jpg ) 40Under40 2019 Data Science Excellence Awards 40Under40 Analytics Excellence awards has been designed to recognize and honour the achievements of 40 Data Scientists in India - the dynamic game changers who are transforming customer experiences with analytics strategies, are fostering a data-native culture and developing new revenue streams from data assets. "This award category has been created to recognize the immense contributions of 40 data scientists who are the driving force behind the Data Science field in India and .
Snapchat's Vice President of content steps down
Photo-messaging app Snapchat's Vice President of content Nick Bell has stepped down from his position without any specific reasoning, after five years of serving the company.
iPhone XR shipment estimates cut by 30%: Report
Estimates of Apple's "most affordable" 2018 model, the iPhone XR, has been cut by nearly 30 million shipments, a famed Apple analyst has written in his research note.
Now, unlock your Volkswagen with Siri
If you own a Volkswagen and have an iOS device running the latest software, you will be able to instruct Siri to unlock the vehicle for you.Volkswagen announced that its VW Car-Net app has been integrated with new Apple features allowing users to interact with their vehicle using Siri.With iOS 12 on Apple devices, owners can now instruct Siri to unlock their vehicle, check estimated mileage, and enable the Flash or Honk & Flash commands. All one needs to say is, " Hey Siri, lock my car".In addition to locking or unlocking, there are a bunch of other Siri shortcuts such as start/stop for charging, defroster, climate temperature, and a "where is my car" command.
Fears of peak iPhone rattle Asian Apple suppliers
TAIPEI/SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Asian suppliers and assemblers for Apple Inc fell on Tuesday after several component makers warned of weaker than expected results, leading some market watchers to call the peak for iPhones in several key markets.
Goodbye nasty tests, new AI toilets can scan your poop for diagnosis
Perhaps one of the most dreaded medical examinations is that of the stools. To make it slightly less nasty, a chipmaker is readying technology that will make toilets smarter.Micron Technology is working on a smart chip that will enable toilets of the future to be artificially intelligent and scan human waste to diagnose ailments, Cnet reported.At the Techonomy 2018 conference, CEO of Micron Technology Sanjay Mehrotra explained that the said technology will be capable of analyzing human waste in real time every day, saving one the trip to the doctor every six months.
YouTube VR finally launches on Oculus Go
You will be able to finally experience immersive content right on rival Facebook's Oculus Go.Oculus Go, which is Facebook's take at an entry-level VR device, is priced at USD 199. With the launch of YouTube VR app for the dedicated device, users will have access to the library of VR content on the web, TechCrunch reported.Given Oculus Go's user base for gaming is in minority, the introduction of YouTube VR will help it gain more users consuming diverse content including those in native formats such as VR180.
Facebook agrees to work with French regulators on hate speech
In a first, Facebook has agreed to allow French regulators to monitor what steps the social networking giant is taking to combat hate speech, the media reported.
NASA probe beams back image of Jupiter's swirling clouds
NASA's Juno spacecraft has beamed back a stunning image of Jupiter, showing the gas giant's multitude of colourful, swirling clouds. The image captures a several bright-white 'pop-up' clouds as well as an anticyclonic storm, known as a white oval, in Jupiter's dynamic North Temperate Belt. The image was taken on October 29 as the spacecraft performed its 16th close flyby of Jupiter. At the time, Juno was about 7,000 kilometers from the planet's cloud tops, at a latitude of approximately 40 degrees north. Citizen scientists Gerald Eichstadt and Sean Doran used data from the spacecraft's JunoCam imager to create a colour-enhanced image of the planet's cloud, NASA said in a statement. JunoCam's raw images are available online for the public to peruse and process into image products. Juno's principal goal is to understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter. Underneath its dense cloud cover, Jupiter safeguards secrets to the fundamental processes and conditions that governed our solar ...
UST Global Announces Strategic Investment in Israel-based XM Cyber
/ -- Funding to fuel XM Cyber's Continued Growth and Innovation UST Global, a leading digital transformation solutions company, today announced an investment in Israel-based XM Cyber. XM Cyber is a multi-award-winning provider of the first fully automated APT simulation and remediation platform. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/540539/UST_Global_Logo.jpg ) UST Global participated in the latest funding round of XM Cyber, amongst other investors. XM Cyber provides a fully automated APT Simulation Platform to continuously expose attack vectors, above and below the surface, from breach point to any organizational critical asset. This continuous loop of automated red teaming is completed by ongoing and prioritized actionable remediation of security gaps. XM Cyber was founded by the highest caliber of security executives from the elite Israeli intelligence sector. Together they bring a proven track record in both the offensive and defensive cyber security domain. XM Cyber's customers
Internet traffic hijack disrupts Google services
An internet diversion that rerouted data traffic through Russia and China disrupted several Google services on Monday, including search and cloud-hosting services. Service interruptions lasted for nearly two hours and ended about 5:30 p.m. EST., network service companies said. In addition to Russian and Chinese telecommunications companies, a Nigerian internet provider was also involved. Google confirmed Monday's disruption on a network status page but said only that it believed the cause was "external to Google ." The company had little additional comment. The specific method employed, formally known as border gateway protocol hijacking, can knock essential services offline and facilitate espionage and financial theft. Most network traffic to Google services 94 percent as of October 27 is encrypted, which shields it from prying eyes even if diverted. Alex Henthorn-Iwane, an executive at the network-intelligence company ThousandEyes, called Monday's incident the worst affecting ...
Apple's Asia suppliers fall amid fears of weak iPhone sales
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Shares in Asian suppliers and assemblers for Apple Inc fell on Tuesday due to profit warnings that point to weakness in iPhone sales.
WhatsApp to delete all chats not saved, updated via Google Drive
The world's most popular freeware instant messaging app confirmed its prior announcement that, as of Monday, any users who have not backed up their stored data and chats on Google Drive will lose their chat histories.
