Microsoft Testing Underwater Data Centers
San Francisco, Feb 1 (AFP) Microsoft today revealed that as the world turns to computing power in the cloud it is working to put data centers under water. Researchers working on “Project Natick” tested a…
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Google/Alphabet Hits Historic High on Earnings
San Francisco, Feb 2 (AFP) Alphabet, the new parent firm for Google, pushed into record territory as a strong quarterly report put it on track to be the world’s most valuable company. Alphabet yesterday reported…
Robotic Fingers to Pick Fragile Objects with a Gentle Touch
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Scientists have developed a new soft gripper that uses a process called electro-adhesion and picks up fragile objects of arbitrary shape and stiffness — like an egg, a water balloon or…
Computer Scientist Develops Software to Detect Nuclear Tests
New York, Feb 1 (IANS) A computer scientist in the US has developed a software to detect and verify potential nuclear tests, especially by smaller devices, possibly by terrorist organisations or other non-state actors. Erik…
Self-Driving Car Technology Poses High Hacking Risk
New York, Feb 1 (IANS) While major auto companies are working on introducing the futuristic self-driving technology in cars soon, this threatens to open new security problems for them as hackers have sensed an opportunity…
Runtastic, Moves and Accupedo Best Pedometer Smartphone Apps Inaccurate: Study
Toronto, Feb 1 (IANS) At least three most-downloaded pedometer smartphone apps have lower accuracy than standard pedometers, a study says. According to a study of pedometer apps Runtastic, Moves and Accupedo by researchers from the…
Innovation Driving Singapore’s Space Programme
Singapore, Feb 1 (IANS) A ‘green’ satellite that will not become space debris at the end of its useful life and a propulsion engine that has the potential to send a nano satellite to the…
In a First, Watch ‘Invisible’ Magnetic Sun in Action
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) NASA space scientists, trying hard to understand the Sun’s electromagnetic field that is crucial for future deep space travel, have released a first-ever video model of the Sun showing how its…
Ferguson Shooting: US Citizens’ Twitter Use Shaped National Debate
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Common citizens and not politicians or celebrities were the ones who, using the micro-blogging site Twitter, shaped the national dialogue in the US following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown…
Wide ‘Digital Divide’ Between States: Assocham
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) There exists a stark “digital divide” among states, with Delhi having the highest score of 238 percent while Bihar and Assam lag behind at around 55 percent, business chamber Assocham…
Google Wipes out Glass Data, Works on New Device
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) After erasing all data regarding Google Glass – eye-wearable head-mounted device that displayed information in a smartphone-like hands-free format – from various social media platforms, tech giant Google is reportedly…
France, India Charting New Orbit to Jointly Explore Mars,Venus
By Pallava Bagla New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) With Mangalyaan already an orbiter, putting a lander on Mars would be an interesting prospect and France is ready to work with India on it, says the…
World’s First Integrated-Photonics Modem a Revolutionary Technology
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) A NASA team is working to build a new communications modem that will employ a revolutionary technology to transform everything from telecommunications, medical imaging, advanced manufacturing to national defence. The space…
New Tool May Decode What You Are Seeing in Real Time
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed new computational tools that can instantly decode brain signals involved in viewing images. “We were trying to understand, first, how the human brain…
Is Facebook Adding Computer Art to Make Your Photos Incredible?
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Social networking giant Facebook and its photo and video-sharing app Instagram are reportedly set to quietly make your photos incredible by adding computer art to them. According to The Verge,…
Facebook Bans Selling Guns on Website, Instagram
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Taking a cue from President Barack Obama’s stand on curbing gun violence in the US, social networking giant Facebook has banned private gun sales on its site and mobile photo…
Now, Share Rides Through Facebook
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Social networking website Facebook will soon introduce a feature on its Events page that will allow users attending the same event to connect and share rides. A recent patent application…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends Super Cool Selfie from Mars
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) In its latest selfie sent back home, NASA’s Curiosity rover shows the car-size mobile laboratory beside a dark dune where it has been scooping and sieving samples of sand. The new…
Google Doodles Amrita Sher-Gil on Birth Anniversary
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Google on Saturday paid tribute to India’s eminent painter Amrita Sher-Gil by dedicating a doodle of her famous painting of three girls on her 103rd birth anniversary. Born to a…
Develop App for Automatic Translation into English: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday exhorted the Indian IT industry to develop a software application that would automatically translate into English words spoken in their mother tongue by those who…