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IPL most searched word online: Study
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has become one of the largest sporting extravaganza in the world with the search volume for keyword "IPL" being 1.8 million, according to a study conducted by SEMrush, a Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and search analytics software.
Researchers including 3 Indians build world's 1st wireless insect-sized drone in US
A team of researchers including three Indians at a prestigious US university has built the world's first wireless fly-sized drone that can easily slip into tight places inaccessible to big unmanned aerial vehicles. Developed by members of the Allen School's Networks and Mobile Systems Lab and the Department of Mechanical Engineering's Autonomous Insect Robotics Lab, RoboFly represents a milestone in autonomous flight that could launch a new wave of innovation in aerial robotics. The University of Washington team, which created the wireless flying insect RoboFly, are Allen School professor Shyam Gollakota, Mechanical Engineering professor Sawyer Fuller, Vikram Iyer, a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering who works with Gollakota, Ph.D. student Yogesh Chukewad and Ph.D. student and lead author Johannes James. The insect-sized flying robots could help with time-consuming tasks like surveying crop growth on large farms or sniffing out gas leaks, the university said in a ...
Facebook, Twitter introduce new guidelines for political ads
In a fresh attempt to prevent foreign interference in elections globally, Facebook and Twitter have announced new guidelines for political advertisements on their platforms, beginning with the US.
Cars can reach deadly temperatures in one hour under the sun
160 degrees Fahrenheit or 71.1 degree Celsius is an exceptionally high temperature. The human skin if exposed, can suffer third-degree burns at such a high temperature.That is the temperature of the dashboards of a car if parked under the scorching summer sun for just one hour. It could kill a child with hyperthermia if trapped inside a car under these conditions.According to a study conducted by Arizona State University and University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, found out that small cars, if parked under the blazing sun for about an hour, can heat up exponentially and become fatal.The research found out that cars heat up during hot summers even if they are parked in the shade, only it takes comparatively longer than being under the sun. Different cars take a different amount of time, small cars being the faster than the minivan and mid-sized sedan."Our study not only quantifies temperature differences inside vehicles parked in the shade and the sun, but it also ...
Most Indian millennials feel gaming makes them strategic thinkers: Survey
As the digital gaming industry grows at a fast pace in India, 50 per cent young people feel that gaming makes them a strategic thinker and leads to improved cognitive abilities and skill development, a new survey revealed on Friday.
'Ingestible sensor to help diagnose stomach disease'
MIT scientists have developed an ingestible sensor equipped with genetically engineered bacteria, that can diagnose bleeding in the stomach or other gastrointestinal problems. This "bacteria-on-a-chip" approach combines sensors made from living cells with ultra-low-power electronics that convert the bacterial response into a wireless signal that can be read by a smartphone. "By combining engineered biological sensors together with low-power wireless electronics, we can detect biological signals in the body in near real-time, enabling new diagnostic capabilities for human health applications," said Timothy Lu, an associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US. In the study, published in the journal Science, the researchers created sensors that respond to heme, a component of blood, and showed that they work in pigs. They also designed sensors that can respond to a molecule that is a marker of inflammation. In the past decade, synthetic biologists have ...
Ingestible sensor could help diagnose stomach disease: Study
An ingestible sensor equipped with genetically engineered bacteria developed by MIT researchers including one of Indian-origin, can aid in diagnosing bleeding in the stomach or other gastrointestinal problems.
Apple shipped iPhone 6, 6 Plus knowing they would bend: Report
Apple's own internal testing has shown its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices were far more susceptible to damage from bending than previous models and the company shipped the phones knowing they would bend, media reported.
Apple blocks Valve's game streaming service
US-based video game developer Valve's game streaming service "Steam Link" will not be part of Apple's iOS for now because of some "business conflicts with app guidelines", media reported.
Trump's new directive to reform commercial space regulation
After directing NASA to return humans to the Moon, US President Donald Trump has now signed a new policy directive aimed at reforming America's commercial space regulatory framework.
India urgently needs strict data protection law: experts
A stringent data protection law is urgently needed in India to address the mounting concerns over privacy of citizens as the country is moving in a big way towards digital governance, leading experts have said. The experts, at a discussion on data protection, pitched for setting up of a regulator or an adjudication mechanism to deal with cases relating to issues of privacy and data harvesting. Chinmayi Arun, executive director, Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi, said the storage, aggregation and processing of data have been on the rise and there needs to be a mechanism to deal with their misuse. The panel discussion was part of a series of talks on digital technologies and their impact on society, human psyche and economies, organised with active involvement of former foreign secretary Shyam Saran. Ananth Padmanabhan, fellow at Carnegie India, cautioned against data being "siloed" with particular companies. "Look at the number of acquisitions ...
OnePlus 6: Holistic flagship experience at half the price (Tech Review)
Since the release of OnePlus 3, Smartphone maker OnePlus has embraced the strategy of launching two smartphones each year sans fancy gimmicks, focusing on building strong hardware backed by top-notch chipsets.
Facebook accused of spying on users' data
Already under fire for misuse of users' data after the Cambridge Analytica scandal came to light, a new filing in a California lawsuit now alleges that Facebook collected information on users and their friends through its apps.
Redefining the rules of the game, OnMobile launches ONMO Games
OnMobile, the global leader in mobile entertainment, announces the launch of ONMO Games, changing the rules for how games are played on mobile phones and tablets. No longer will users pay for premium games or spend money on in-app purchases. With ONMO Games users will have access to one of the largest collections of premium and freemium games in one service, at a low monthly subscription fee. Ideal for mobile operators, users and game developers alike, the new ONMO Games service is breaking the traditional app store distribution model.A perfect solution for parents, ONMO games allows parents to monitor their children's activity, establish play time limits by the number of hours or time of day, restrict game types, and they no longer have to worry about excessive in-app purchases. Plus, as an added benefit, children will no longer be exposed to advertising when subscribed to this service, so parents can rest assured.As most operators have a Triple play and Quadruple play service and ...
ASUS' '4K HDR' monitor to be available soon: Report
Taiwan-based technology giant ASUS is reportedly rolling out its "4K high dynamic range (HDR)" monitor "PG27UQ" priced at $1,999.99 very soon.
Amazon Alexa sends recorded private conversation to another user
Amazon's digital assistant Alexa has yet again goofed up in the age of digital.An Amazon Echo device recorded a private conversation between a wife and her husband and sent the recording to an employee of the husband, The Verge reported.Amazon confirmed the odd incidence took place but said Alexa mistook the conversation as commands and dismissed it as an instance of Alexa spying on users.Voice-controlled speakers can get tricky and this incidence is an example of this. Amazon said that the Echo device woke up due to a word in the background conversation and picked up words from that to send a message to the husband's employee.In March, Alexa was caught in a laughing controversy when it happened to pick words from background conversation and seemed to start laughing without being prompted to wake.
Facebook collecting user information from texts and photos
A new filing in California lawsuit has alleged that Facebook gathered information on users through their texts and photos.It is not the first time Facebook has found itself under the scanner for allegedly accessing user information. The lawsuit against the company is part of a suit by now-defunct startup Six4Three, Cnet reported.The allegations suggest that Facebook used several methods to collect information it could use for commercial reasons.The information includes tracking users' locations, accessing texts, recording from the microphone, monitoring use of competitive apps and tracking the calls.Facebook said the claims are baseless and that it does not log their call and text history without their consent.The company further said the logging of the information is part of an opt-in feature for Messenger and Facebook Lite on Android and users are required to explicitly agree to use the feature and can turn it off anytime.Six4Three is suing Facebook over its defunct app Pikinis. ...
I don't have a laptop: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
When people run some of the biggest tech companies in the world, it is assumed they have accessed to some of the finest gadgets available and obviously, use them too. However, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is an exception.In a recent interview, Dorsey revealed that he does not use a laptop and does everything from his phone, Mashable reported.Dorsey revealed this when he was asked about his own online security practices. He said that he turns off the notifications and uses one application at a time. By doing so, he is able to focus on that is in front of him instead of everything coming at once on a laptop.But is it possible to type out everything on the small mobile screen? For Dorsey, it is the dictation and voice-typing tools which help him use the phone as a laptop.Despite running the microblogging major, Dorsey likes to keep a balance between the digital and real life by restricting his device time and choosing not to constantly react to everything that is coming his way by turning off
GDPR: Tough EU data protection law comes into effect
The General Data Protection Regulation -- better known as GDPR -- that gives citizens of the European Union (EU) more rights to control their personal information comes into effect from Friday.
Facebook to now label political ads
In a fresh bid to prevent foreign interference into elections, Facebook has begun labelling all political and issue ads in the US -- including a "Paid for by" disclosure from the advertiser at the top of the advertisement.