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Tata Power, Mahanagar Gas ink pact to offer various services

Tata Power Monday said it has inked an initial pact with Mahanagar Gas Ltd to provide various services including e-mobility. The MoU facilitates both companies to explore cooperation in Common Utility Revenue Cycle Management and Customer Management Solutions, IT Solutions, Data Analytics, Geographical Information System (GIS) based solutions SCADA systems, a Tata Power statement said. Besides, the two companies will explore common safeguard activities for underground assets, solar rooftop initiatives and setting up of commercial-scale charging and/or battery swapping stations for electric vehicles, with the allied power management solutions. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by MGL Managing Director Sanjib Datta and Tata Power CEO and Managing Director Praveer Sinha, in Mumbai. "This strategic alliance with Tata Power will provide us an opportunity to explore joint synergies and foray into emerging e-mobility business in the Indian mobility space, where we are already

'Brain' of world's largest radio telescope designed

Scientists at Cambridge have finished designing the 'brain' of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the world's largest radio telescope. When complete, the SKA will enable astronomers to monitor the sky in unprecedented detail and survey the entire sky much faster than any system currently in existence, researchers said. The SKA's Science Data Processor (SDP) consortium has concluded its engineering design work, marking the end of five years' work to design one of two supercomputers that will process the enormous amounts of data produced by the SKA's telescopes. "We estimate SDP's total compute power to be around 250 PFlops -- that's 25 per cent faster than IBM's Summit, the current fastest supercomputer in the world," said Maurizio Miccolis, SDP's Project Manager for the SKA Organisation. "In total, up to 600 petabytes of data will be distributed around the world every year from SDP -- enough to fill more than a million average laptops," he said. The SDP consortium, led by the ...

Samsung Galaxy M40 to cost nearly Rs 25,000 in India

Samsung is likely to launch the much-awaited Galaxy M40 smartphone early next month for nearly Rs 25,000 in India.

Pixel 3aXL: Great Pixel camera at half the cost

Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL were incredible camera phones but that did not translate into great sales. Now, with cheaper Pixel 3a and 3aXL, the company aims to give a tough competition to OnePlus which has been dominating the Rs 40,000-Rs 50,000 price segment.

69% Indian firms face serious cyber attack risk: Study

While 69 per cent Indian and 63 per cent Australian companies are most at risk of cyber attack, 35 per cent of organisations in the region suffered at least one cyber security incident in the last 12 months, says a sector study.

IIIT-Hyderabad's Prof. Pradeep K. Ramancharla Elected Vice President (South) of Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IAStructE)

/ -- IIIT-Hyderabad's Prof. Pradeep K. Ramancharla has been elected Vice President (South) of Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IAStructE). (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/600789/IIIT_Hyderabad_Logo.jpg) (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/885801/Prof_Pradeep_K_Ramancharla.jpg) IAStructE is a national body of structural engineers that caters to the overall professional needs of structural engineers in India. As Vice President of IAStructE, Prof. Pradeep K. Ramancharla will be involved in expanding the Association's reach across Southern India, covering Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu. A Professor of Civil Engineering, Prof. Ramancharla is well known for his contributions in improving the quality of technical education and earthquake safety in India as he heads the Earthquake Engineering Research Center at IIIT -Hyderabad. He has held various positions at the institute since 2002, is responsible for launching .

Musk shares look of SpaceX's first Internet satellites

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared the first look of the firm's Starlink Internet satellites packed and ready to be launched into orbit in a few days.

itel's next budget smartphone set to take on Redmi 6A

China-based Transsion Holdings' itel Mobile is set to launch a new feature-packed smartphone in India on May 16 that would take Redmi 6A head on.

San Francisco may ban police, city use of facial recognition

San Francisco is on track to become the first US city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies, reflecting a growing backlash against a technology that's creeping into airports, motor vehicle departments, stores, stadiums and home security cameras. Government agencies around the U.S. have used the technology for more than a decade to scan databases for suspects and prevent identity fraud. But recent advances in artificial intelligence have created more sophisticated computer vision tools, making it easier for police to pinpoint a missing child or protester in a moving crowd or for retailers to analyze a shopper's facial expressions as they peruse store shelves. Efforts to restrict its use are getting pushback from law enforcement groups and the tech industry, though it's far from a united front. Microsoft, while opposed to an outright ban, has urged lawmakers to set limits on the technology, warning that leaving it unchecked could enable an oppressive ...

World's smallest pixels may help create building-sized flexible displays

Scientists have created the world's smallest pixels, by trapping particles of light under tiny rocks of gold, that could be used for new types of large-scale flexible displays, big enough to cover entire buildings. The colour pixels, developed by scientists from the University of Cambridge in the UK, are compatible with roll-to-roll fabrication on flexible plastic films, dramatically reducing their production cost. It has been a long-held dream to mimic the colour-changing skin of octopus or squid, allowing people or objects to disappear into the natural background. However, making large-area flexible display screens is still prohibitively expensive because they are constructed from highly precise multiple layers. According to the research developed in the journal Science Advances, at the centre of the pixels is a tiny particle of gold a few billionths of a metre across. The grain sits on top of a reflective surface, trapping light in the gap in between. Surrounding each grain is a ...

Spotify Lite Beta app now live in India

Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has brought a lighter version of its app to India that is built for low-end Android smartphones.

Seriously look at breaking up Facebook: Kamala Harris

We should take a serious look at breaking up Facebook as the social network platform is a "utility that has gone unregulated", Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris has stressed.

Space exploration exhibit for Apollo 11 opens at Ohio museum

A new permanent exhibit focusing on space exploration and the Ohio native who was the first person to walk on the moon has opened at a Cincinnati museum. The Neil Armstrong Space Exploration Gallery opened May 6 in the Cincinnati Museum Center. It celebrates the legacy of Apollo 11 and its crew members. The exhibit focuses especially on Neil Armstrong, the mission's commander and the first person to step foot on the moon. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the exhibit includes interactive elements, original artifacts and equipment, and an immersive theater. A jacket Armstrong wore during the Apollo 11 mission and a moon rock are among the many artifacts. Officials say the gallery will expand in 2020 to include more interactive and virtual reality elements and live NASA briefings and information.

Sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections sees 63.3% turnout

The sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, covering 59 seats across seven states, saw a voter turnout of 63.3 per cent which was less than 65.67 per cent recorded in 2014 for the same seats, the Election Commission said on Sunday.

Zuckerberg rejects call to break up Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the call for breaking up his company, saying the size of Facebook was actually a benefit to its users and for the security of the democratic process.

Lok Sabha polls: Uttar Pradesh records over 43 pc voter turnout till 3.25 pm

Over 43 per cent voting was recorded till 3.25 pm on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh where 14 parliamentary seats are at stake in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, with Ambedkarnagar topping the polling chart.According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Ambedkarnagar Lok Sabha seat witnessed the highest 47.87 per cent voter turnout, while Machhlishahr stood at the second position at 47.46 per cent. Phulpur recorded the lowest voter turnout.Voting percentage in Basti stands at an estimated 46.24 per cent, followed by Sultanpur (45.89 per cent), Azamgarh (45.25 per cent), Lalganj (44.16 per cent), Sant Kabir Nagar (44.08 per cent), Jaunpur (43.84 per cent), Pratapgarh (43.34 per cent), Shrawasti (41.93 per cent), Bhadohi (41.53 per cent), Domariyaganj (39.45 per cent), Allahabad (38.87 per cent), and Phulpur (36.51 per cent).Former chief minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav (Azamgarh) and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi (Sultanpur) are among the prominent leaders

Tim Cook inaugurates Apple Carnegie Library in US

Apple CEO Tim Cook has inaugurated the Apple Carnegie Library, which is the "most extensive historic restoration project to date", in Washington.

Tinder planning to introduce Lite version

In a bid to rope-in more users without having to worry about the on-device space management and extravagant Internet usage, dating app Tinder is planning to launch its light-weight Tinder Lite app.

Hackers stand right behind as you shop online in India

With more and more Indians going online and generating never-heard-before kind of data, hackers have turned their focus on a country with over 450 million smartphone users and more than 550 million Internet users.

RBI proposes mobile app to help visually impaired to identify currency notes

The Reserve Bank of India proposes to come out with a mobile application to aid visually impaired persons in identifying Indian currency notes. At present, banknotes in the denominations of Rs 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 2,000 are in circulation, besides Re 1 notes issued by the Government of India. Intaglio printing based identification marks for helping the visually challenged in identification of denomination of banknotes are present in notes of Rs 100 and above. The RBI has solicited bids from technology firms for developing the mobile application. "The application should be able to identify denomination of legal tender banknotes of Mahatma Gandhi Series and Mahatma Gandhi (New) series by capturing the image of the notes placed in front of mobile camera or scrolled across it," said the request for proposal issued by the central bank. Also, the mobile application should be searchable via voice option in all app stores, it said. "The mobile application should be able to identify ..