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Kyocera's auto technology innovations to feature in Yokohama exhibition
The Tokyo-based Kyocera Group will be exhibiting a range of automatic technology innovations at the upcoming Automotive Engineering Exposition Yokohama 2018.The exhibition will be displayed at Pacifico Yokohama in Japan from May 23 to 25.Kyocera has chosen a theme called 'cutting edge automotive devices for safe, secure and comfortable driving', including demos of a rearview camera with an artificial intelligence (AI)-based image recognition system, sensors for advanced driver-assist systems, and an LCD screen for heads-up display (HUD) units.Further, Kyocera's concept car equipped with its devices and systems, developed in collaboration with GLM. Co., Ltd. will be launched in the exhibition.
Facebook boss faces European Parliament over data scandal
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg faces tough questions later today at the European Parliament over the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal. The social network boss's appearance will be livestreamed to the public after angry EU lawmakers objected to initial plans to host the hearing in Brussels behind closed doors. His grilling by the heads of the parliament's political groups this evening comes three days before the EU introduces sweeping new personal data protection rules, which the Facebook chief has now welcomed. "Great news for EU citizens," European Parliament President Antonio Tajani tweeted yesterday about the decision to stream the hearing after days of bitter wrangling. MEPs had demanded that Zuckerberg show the transparency the scandal calls for. Facebook admitted that up to 87 million users may have had their data hijacked by British consultancy Cambridge Analytica, which worked for US President Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign. The Silicon Valley ...
Twitter to customise Twemojis for Android
On the issue of missing emoji characters on Twitter, the micro-blogging platform has rolled out updated versions of its Twemoji designs for its Android users.
Intel reveals another security flaw in its chips
Intel has disclosed a new variant of the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws in the chips that hackers may use to extract sensitive data from hundreds of millions of computers and mobile devices.
NewsDog raises USD 50M in a Tencent-led series C financing round
NewsDog, an India-focused entertainment platform, on Tuesday announced that it has successfully completed its series C funding round, raising USD 50 million to further solidify its position in the burgeoning Indian digital content market.Led by global internet company Tencent, followed by DHVC, Legend Capital and Dotc United Group, NewsDog's latest fundraise counts as one of the largest in the Indian digital content industry.The platform plans to use the round proceeds to pursue its vision of empowering individuals and professional content creators to showcase their work and reach the digital mass public.The company is also adopting blockchain technology to grow faster and make the content ecosystem transparent."Indian digital content industry is just getting started. Poly culture and multiple languages make content matching an incredibly hard problem. We believe that strong machine learning capabilities will be pivotal in scaling content platforms in India," said NewsDog's founder ...
Google Maps will let you replace the dull arrow with a 3D car
Google Maps has been redesigned for a better user experience.If you are on the latest iOS version of the Google Maps app, you will be able to now replace the dull blue arrow with a 3D car, Engadget reported.Not only a car, you would also be able to choose the vehicle which reflects your actual car, from sedan to truck or SUV.
Microsoft launches SharePoint spaces for building immersive experiences
Microsoft has announced SharePoint spaces, an all-new platform that allows you to create and view Mixed Reality experiences.Sharepoint spaces comes with templates for creating 3D models or 360-degree videos which can be viewed in Mixed Reality headsets or browsers which support WebVR, Engadget reported.The platform is as easy to use as PowerPoint and allows you to create immersive experiences with just a point-and-click.Sharepoint spaces is just another step by Microsoft towards AR.
Intel, Microsoft discover new variant of Spectre bug
Spectre and Meltdown, the security vulnerabilities affecting millions of computers around the world, are resurfacing again.Intel and Microsoft have disclosed a newly found variant of the security flaws revealing another vulnerability in chips used in hundreds of millions of computers and mobile devices, Cnet reported.The new strain is called Variant 4 and uses a different method to extract sensitive information from computers.It uses Speculative Store Bypass method which could allow your processor to load sensitive data to potentially insecure spaces. It taps into many of the same vulnerabilities that were first revealed in January.The new strain is being classified as medium risk because many of the exploits it uses in web browsers were fixed in the original set of patches. However, the flaw has not been used by hackers.Intel is releasing a complete fix for the flaws over the coming weeks.
NewsDog raises $ 50 mn in funding led by Tencent
News and entertainment content aggregator NewsDog has raised USD 50 million (approx Rs 340 crore) in funding led by Chinese internet giant Tencent. The Series C funding round also saw participation from DHVC, Legend Capital and Dotc United Group. NewsDog said it will use the funding to solidify its position in the Indian digital content market. "NewsDog plans to use the round proceeds to pursue its vision of empowering individuals and professional content creators to showcase their work and reach the digital mass public. The company is adopting blockchain technology to grow faster and make the content ecosystem transparent," the company said in a statement. Till now, there are more than 30,000 writers contributing contents regularly on NewsDog. NewsDog was launched in early 2016 by Forrest Chen and and Yi Ma.
iOS app makers told to remove CallKit software in China
Developers of iOS apps distributed in China were reported to have received notifications from Apple asking them to remove CallKit, a framework that lets users integrate calling services with other call-related apps on the system.
iVOOMi's 'Full View' display smartphone in India for Rs 7,499
Chinese electronics company iVOOMi on Tuesday launched "i2" with 3D mirror finish for Rs 7,499 in India.
Novel material may lead to self-healing robots
Scientists have created a material that spontaneously repairs itself under extreme mechanical damage, and could be used to build self-healing robots. The soft-matter composite material developed by researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the US is composed of liquid metal droplets suspended in a soft elastomer. When damaged, the droplets rupture to form new connections with neighbouring droplets and reroute electrical signals without interruption. Circuits produced with conductive traces of this material remain fully and continuously operational when severed, punctured, or had material removed. Applications for its use include bio-inspired robotics, human-machine interaction, and wearable computing. Since the material also exhibits high electrical conductivity that does not change when stretched, it is ideal for use in power and data transmission. "Other research in soft electronics has resulted in materials that are elastic and deformable, but still vulnerable to ...
New 3D printer can create complex tissues
Scientists have developed a 3D printer that can build therapeutic biomaterials, paving the way for on-demand printing of complex artificial tissues needed in transplants and surgeries. The technique, developed by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US, uses a light-based process called stereolithography, and it takes advantage of a customised 3D printer that has two key components. The first is a custom-built microfluidic chip - a small, flat platform similar in size to a computer chip - with multiple inlets that each "prints" a different material. The other component is a digital micromirror, an array of more than a million tiny mirrors that each moves independently. "Tissues are wonderfully complex structures, so to engineer artificial versions of them that function properly, we have to recreate their complexity," said Ali Khademhosseini, a professor at UCLA. "Our new approach offers a way to build complex biocompatible structures made from ...
UK lawmakers appeals to EU to help in Facebook probe
The head of Parliament's media committee has appealed to European lawmakers to put questions to Mark Zuckerberg on his behalf when the Facebook chief gives evidence today. Committee chair Damian Collins wrote to Facebook again yesterday, expressing disappointment at its "lack of transparency" in dealing with his investigation into fake news. He shared his letter with European lawmakers so they could question him about what Facebook knew about political consultancy Cambridge Analytica's harvesting of Facebook users' data. Collins says: "if Mark Zuckerberg chooses not to address our questions directly, we are asking colleagues at the European Parliament to help us get answers particularly on who knew what at the company, and when, about the data breach and the non-transparent use of political adverts which continue to undermine our democracy.
Microsoft pledges to extend EU data rights worldwide
Microsoft says it's committing to giving users worldwide the same data and privacy rights being offered to Europeans under new regulations there. That means no matter where you live, you'll be able to see what Microsoft collects about you and correct or delete that information if necessary. You'll also be able to object to the use of data for marketing and other purposes. Some companies have been limiting those options to only people in the European Union, where the new rules take effect on Friday. Facebook, for instance, has said it's offering the same settings and controls worldwide, but has stopped short of promising European-style rights around the globe. Microsoft made its promise explicit in a blog post and new privacy policy today.
Justice Srikrishna to chair panel discussion on governance, data privacy
Justice B N Srikrishna, who heads the committee on framing new data protection norms for India, will chair a panel discussion on governance to be held here on May 24. The discussion on 'Future of Governance' will focus on various aspects related to data privacy, an issue that has become increasingly relevant in the digital era. J Satyanarayana, Chairman of Aadhaar-issuing body, Unique Identification Authority of India, is also scheduled to speak at the upcoming session. According to a statement, the event is being organised as part of a series of talks on Digital Technologies and their impact on society, human psyche and economies. It is hosted by India International Centre (IIC) in collaboration with NITI Aayog and Centre for Policy Research (CPR). Srikrishna, a former Supreme Court judge, is heading the high-level committee that was constituted last year. It will recommend a framework for securing personal data in the increasingly digitised economy, addressing privacy concerns and ..
Samsung Galaxy A, J series devices with 'Infinity Display' now in India
Aiming to disrupt India's mid-segment smartphone market, Samsung India on Monday launched four new smartphones in its Galaxy "A" and "J" series with "Infinity Display" -- a bezel-less screen for an immersive viewing experience.
To prevent rape, youths should be barred from using mobile phone, Internet: SP leader
Samajwadi Party leader Ramashankar Vidyarthi said today that young boys and girls should be barred from using mobile phones and Internet, arguing that these were leading to a rise in incidents of rape in the country. The SP national general secretary also blamed revealing clothes worn by women for incidents of sexual assault, and said men and women should cover their full body. "Minor boys and girls should be barred from using mobile phones and Internet keeping in view the rising number of incidents of rape in the country," he told reporters here. "For preventing rapes, vulgarity should stop. We should also try to develop a brother-sister bond among youths," he said.
Facebook enlists Qualcomm for its gigabit Wi-Fi project
Facebook on Monday was reported to have enlisted US-based chipmaker Qualcomm to provide the technology for its gigabit Wi-Fi project that the social media giant announced during its annual developer conference in 2016.
Internet Saathi reaches 15mn women, to expand to 4 new states
After bridging the digital gender divide and empowering 15 million women in rural India, Google's "Internet Saathi" programme is set to expand to four new states.