Widow Sues Twitter for Spreading Isis Message
San Francisco, Jan 14 (AFP) The widow of a man killed in a terrorist attack is suing Twitter for serving as a propaganda platform that has fueled the Islamic State group’s “explosive growth.” A suit…
Technology
Free Internet Key to Digital Economy Innovation: World Bank
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) An open and free internet is a key contributing factor to innovation in the digital economy, making it critical to protect this openness, says a World Bank report. Regarding the…
Map Entire Buildings in 3D with Mobile Devices Soon
London, Jan 14 (IANS) Swiss scientists have developed a unique software that can map the entire building in 3D with a tablet and other mobile devices – that too in sunlight. The software, developed by…
NASA’s Solar-Powered Spacecraft to Jupiter Breaks Distance Record
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) NASA’s first solar-powered spacecraft Juno to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity’s most distant solar-powered emissary. The probe, launched from the Earth in 2011 to study the giant planet…
Is Facebook Trying to Hijack or Change Friendship Day?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. (File Photo: IANS) New York, Jan 13 (IANS) Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has urged nearly 1.5 billion users on the platform to celebrate the social networking giant’s 12th anniversary as…
NASA Probe Reveals in Finer Detail Crater on Dwarf Planet Ceres
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) NASA’s Dawn spacecraft that recently reached its lowest-ever altitude at the dwarf planet Ceres has sent fresh images that show Kupalo Crater, one of the youngest craters on Ceres, in a…
Google Expects Partners for Self-Driving Car Project
Detroit, Jan 13 (AFP) Google plans to partner with automakers on its self-driving car project, but is not yet ready to announce anything concrete, the head of the project has said. “We are going to…
Twitter May Help Brands Through Users’ Tweets
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) Social media platform Twitter is said to be developing a way to give brands an access to mentions about their products in everyday users’ tweets that they could use into…
Want to Try World’s First Smokeable Smartphone?
New York, Jan 11 (IANS) Bored of calls, emails, chats and endless Facebook posts with your smartphone? Now offer your friend an electronic puff with this unique magical device that also works like an e-cigarette….
‘Tablet Computers Facing Pressure from Big-Screen Phones’
Las Vegas (US), Jan 10 (IANS) Seven-inch tablet computers, the stars of the tablet world in the last few years, are witnessing a shrinking percentage in global shipments due to severe competition from emerging big-screen…
This App Uses ‘Magic Words’ to Create Content
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) Peach, a new messaging app, lets you find your friends and upload GIFs, photos and status updates in your news feed using “magic words”. Available on Apple store, the app…
NASA Mission Finds 100 New Alien Planets
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) NASA’s planet-hunting revamped Kepler mission has found more than 100 confirmed planets orbiting other stars. The information about the planets, some of which are very different from what the spacecraft…
Soon, Enjoy Facebook Messenger on Mac Computer at Home
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) Facebook is building an as-yet-unreleased Facebook Messenger app for Mac desktop that would help Apple users to instantly access it straight from the dock, a media report said. Instead of…
Einstein’s Mass-Energy Equation Inadequate: Indian Researcher Ajay Sharma
Shimla, Jan 10 (IANS) Einstein’s mass-energy equation (E=mc2) is inadequate as it has not been completely studied and is only valid under special conditions, an Indian researcher has claimed in an international paper. Einstein considered…
China Domain ‘.cn’ Becomes World’s Largest
Beijing, Jan 9 (IANS) China’s country code domain “.cn” is now the world’s most commonly used, the state media reported. It had 16.36 million users by the end of 2015, topping Germany’s “.de”, Xinhua cited…
Police to Approach Interpol for Tripura CM’s Fake FB Account
Agartala, Jan 6 (IANS) The Tripura Police is likely to approach Interpol to probe the fake Facebook account opened in the name of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, an official said here on Saturday. This is…
Astronomers Spot Most Massive Galaxy Cluster Ever
New York, Jan 8 (IANS) A team of astronomers have detected a massive, sprawling and churning galaxy cluster that formed only 3.8 billion years after the Big Bang and is 1,000 times more massive than…
China Starts 5G Research, Test
Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) China’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) began to research and test 5G technology with the aim of commercialising it by 2020, the media reported. “The purpose of the research…
Japan to Use Virtual Reality to Dismantle Fukushima N-Plant
Earthquake and Tsunami damage, Japan-March 14, 2011: This is a satellite image of Japan showing damage after an Earthquake and Tsunami at the Dai Ichi Power Plant, Japan. (credit: DigitalGlobe) www.digitalglobe.com Tokyo, Jan 8 (IANS)…
In a First, Nissan Tests Self-Driving Car at Nasa Facility
San Francisco, Jan 8 (IANS) With the help from NASA space technology, automaker Nissan has successfully test-driven its all-electric, driverless car at NASAs Ames Research Centre in California this week that will help scientists send…