Now, Facebook Tells You Where to Party
New York, Dec 20 (IANS) What if Facebook already knows what you like, where you live, who you hang out with and recommends to you what to do? The social media giant’s new feature does…
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Earth’s Recent History May Predict Global Temperatures
New York, Dec 20 (IANS) Climate change over the last 150 years may estimate future global temperatures, a NASA study has found. According to a new NASA study published in the journal Nature Climate Change,…
Nasa Astronauts Set for Last Spacewalk Of 2015
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) Expedition 46 commander Scott Kelly and flight engineer Tim Kopra of NASA are set for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on either Monday or Tuesday. The pair will…
97 Hacking Cases in Japan Since September
Tokyo, Dec 20 (IANS) Japanese police on Sunday announced that the international network of activist and hacktivist entities, Anonymous, has attacked at least 97 websites in Japan since September. The National Police Agency said cyber…
NASA Orders Second Boeing Crew Mission to Iss
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) In a crucial step, NASA has ordered its second crew mission from Boeing Space Exploration for the International Space Station (ISS) to establish regular crew sorties that will be launched…
3D Printed Rocket Engine to Propel NASA Missions Soon
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) A team of NASA engineers has inched closer to building a completely 3D printed, high-performance rocket engine by manufacturing complex engine parts and test firing them together with cryogenic liquid…
Facebook Blocks Messages Promoting Terrorist Propaganda
United Nations, Dec 18 (IANS) Facebook blocks a million messages every week that promote terrorism or radical ideologies, said executive director of UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Jean-Paul Laborde. “We must learn to move through social networks…
Android Tour Guide Deployed at Tokyo Mall
Tokyo, Dec 18 (IANS) A shopping mall in Japan’s capital Tokyo has deployed an android that can give tourists sightseeing information in three different languages, a media report said on Friday. The android resembles a…
China Unveils Software for N-Power Technology
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) unveiled the country’s first software package for its own nuclear power technology, a crucial step for exporting nuclear construction, the media reported on Friday. “This package…
Curiosity Spots Loads Of Silica on Mars, Bolsters Water Presence
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has found mysterious rocks rich in silica – a rock-forming chemical combining the elements silicon and oxygen and commonly seen on Earth as quartz. Curiosity spotted much…
Google to Train Two Million Android Developers: Pichai
New Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a programme at Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in New Delhi, on Dec 17, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Global internet search engine…
China Mobile Builds World’s Largest 4G Network
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) China Mobile has built the world’s largest 4G network, a media report said on Thursday. By the end of November 2015, China Mobile’s 4G network had 1.07 million base stations, covering…
Indian-Origin Baljeet Singh Senior Executive at Twitter to Quit
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) Baljeet Singh, Twitter’s product lead in charge of video, will quit the company early next month, a media report said quoting a Twitter spokesperson. Singh, who works as a senior…
Google Doodle is Beethoven’s Masterpiece
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Hailed as one of the best composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven was paid a tribute with a doodle that lets Google users arrange his sheet music in the…
Cyberterrorism Driven Mostly by Money
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) While some cyber terrorists are driven by ego, politics or entertainment, most of them carry out the attacks for monetary gain, says a study that looked into the human component…
Microscopic Mona Lisa 10,000 Times Smaller Than Real One Printed
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Using new nanotechnology, researchers have reproduced a colour image of Mona Lisa which is less than one pixel on an iPhone Retina display — 50 micrometres long or about 10,000 times…
Lock N’ Lol: App to Detox You from Smartphone Addiction
Seoul, Dec 17 (IANS) Tired of WhatsApp messages and e-mail pings during a key client meet? Well, here comes an app that will lock the smartphone altogether and keep you from using it while engaged…
Hubble Spots First-ever Supernova Explosion
This image composite shows the search for the supernova, nicknamed Refsdal, using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The image to the left shows a part of the deep field observation of the galaxy cluster MACS…
ISRO Launches Six Singaporean Satellites
Sriharikota: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s PSLV C 29 carrying six satellites of Singapore, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 16…
New Google Campus at Hyderabad, More Net Access Planned: Pichai
Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a press conference in Delhi on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Google will build a new campus at Hyderabad, even as it is…