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Mobile internet service restored in parts of Kashmir
Mobile internet service was restored Saturday in parts of Kashmir two days after it was suspended across the valley in the wake of killing of Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Zakir Musa, chief of an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district, officials said. However, they said only low speed (2G) services have been restored. Mobile internet was restored in Srinagar, Ganderbal, Budgam, Baramulla and Kulgam districts of the Kashmir Valley, the officials said. They said the internet facility on mobile devices was restored in view of the improving situation. The decision to restore the services fully and in other districts of the valley would be taken after assessing the situation, they said.
Some Tesla stations to limit supercharging to 80%
Electric vehicle-maker Tesla is updating some of its supercharger stations to limit the top state of charge (SoC) to 80 per cent at busy stations to reduce wait times.
Amazon plans to let devices record before wake word
A newly-revealed patent application from Amazon shows that the e-commerce giant is planning to let Echo and other Alexa-enabled devices to record what is said even before a wake word, like "Alexa".
Google Stadia to share game titles, pricing soon
Google's Cloud gaming service Stadia's upcoming unveil would include price reveal and other information such as game titles, the media has reported.
New AI system helps drones land more quickly
Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system that can help drones to land more safely and quickly, while gobbling up less power.
The world's biggest unmanned dump trucks connect to 5G network
BELAZ unmanned dump trucks, which are among the biggest in the world, has begun working at a test site in the town of Zhodino in Belarus using 5G.The test zone has been created by infrastructure operator beCloud, BELAZ and VIST Group (part of ZYFRA Group).A test autonomous network using fifth-generation technologies, working in conjunction with the LTE-Advanced Pro network, has been deployed at the BELAZ plant. This is a prototype of the future 5G network.Sets of equipment that meet the technical specifications of the 5G standard have being installed on two heavy trucks - a pit truck and a loader. The standard technologies used (New Radio and LTE-Advanced Pro) have enabled VIST Group technicians to test unmanned vehicle control, as well as the operation of dump trucks in robot mode (the Smart Quarry project).For autonomous vehicles, a system that scans and analyses the nuances of the geological situation should transmit information with a minimal delay time. The beCloud specialists ...
CrossFit quits Facebook, Instagram citing security concerns
Citing security concerns, famous fitness and lifestyle programme CrossFit has quit Facebook and Instagram.
Malware designed to steal money from banks grew 60% in Q1
Revealing a worrying global trend, security researchers have found that malware files designed to steal credentials and money from users' bank accounts rose to around 30,000 in the first quarter of 2019, up from 18,500 in the previous quarter, a growth of over 60 per cent.
Facebook fact-checks fake viral video of US Speaker
Instead of removing it from the platform, Facebook has decided to show fact-check results of a viral tampered video, slowed down intentionally to show US Speaker Nancy Pelosi talk in a slurred tongue.
Apple releases system updates for iPhones, MacBooks
Just weeks after releasing the iOS 12.3 update globally, Apple is rolling out a minor iOS 12.3.1 update with bug fixes along with a supplemental update for macOS 10.14.5.
Thinci Deploys Full Cadence Verification Suite for AI Designs, Accelerating Project Schedule by Months
/ -- Best-in-class engines provide performance and capabilities required to achieve comprehensive verification of advanced machine learning and AI systems Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that Thinci has deployed the full Cadence Verification Suite to accelerate the design and verification of its machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) system-on-chip (SoC) designs. The Cadence Verification Suite provides Thinci access to new technologies and methodologies to achieve faster verification and design closure, shortening the product development schedule by months while improving simulation speed. "Our comprehensive machine learning and AI solutions integrate SoCs, platforms and software, which are powering the next generation of emerging compute devices," said Ke Yin, Vice President of Engineering at Thinci. "We selected the Cadence Verification Suite because it enables us to confidently verify our innovative technology and bring our machine learning ..
Twitter showing more sponsored ads in users' timeline
If you are witnessing more sponsored ads in your Twitter timeline, you are not alone. Twitter is running a test that has increased the number of promoted tweets in users' timelines.
WhatsApp confirms Status Ads coming in 2020
Ads are coming to WhatsApp, finally, and the intrusion into the popular ad-free mobile messaging platform would begin from Status page.
Octopus-inspired wearable sensors developed
Inspired by octopus 'suckers', scientists have developed flexible wearable sensors that stick to the skin, paving the way for novel health trackers that could monitor a variety of human activities. For a wearable sensor to be truly effective, it must be flexible and adhere fully to both wet and dry skin but still remain comfortable for the user, according to the researchers from Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in South Korea. The material that the sensing compounds rest upon is crucial. Woven yarn is a popular substrate, but it sometimes does not fully contact the skin, especially if that skin is hairy. Typical yarns and threads are also vulnerable to wet environments. Adhesives can lose their grip underwater, and in dry environments they can be so sticky that they can be painful when peeled off. To overcome these challenges, researchers worked to develop a low-cost, graphene-based sensor with a yarn-like substrate that uses octopus-like suckers to adhere to skin. They coated an ...
Sound used to develop gen-next smart materials
Scientists have used sound waves to precisely manipulate atoms and molecules, accelerating the sustainable production of smart materials that can be used to store, separate, release or protect almost anything. Predicted to be the defining material of the 21st century, metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, are incredibly versatile and super porous nanomaterials. MOFs are ideal for sensing and trapping substances at minute concentrations, to purify water or air, and can also hold large amounts of energy, for making better batteries and energy storage devices. Scientists have designed over 88,000 precisely-customised MOFs -- with applications ranging from agriculture to pharmaceuticals. However, the traditional process for creating them is environmentally unsustainable and can take several hours or even days. Now, researchers from RMIT University in Australia, have demonstrated a clean, green technique that can produce a customised MOF in minutes. Heba Ahmed, lead author of the study ...
Fake Facebook accounts: the never-ending battle against bots
The staggering figure of more than three billion fake accounts blocked by Facebook over a six-month period highlights the challenges faced by social networks in curbing automated accounts, or bots, and other nefarious efforts to manipulate the platforms. Facebook said this week it "disabled" 1.2 billion fake accounts in the last three months of 2018 and 2.19 billion in the first quarter of 2019. Most fake social media accounts are "bots," created by automated programs to post certain kinds of information -- a violation of Facebook's terms of service and part of an effort to manipulate social conversations. Sophisticated actors can create millions of accounts using the same program. Facebook said its artificial intelligence detects most of these efforts and disables the accounts before they can post on the platform. Still, it acknowledges that around five percent of the more than two billion active Facebook accounts are probably fake. Fake accounts may be used to amplify the popularity
Facebook's patent gives a peek into its AR glasses project
Facebook is long known to be working on its own augmented reality (AR) glasses and now a new patent has revealed some details about the purported device.The patent, filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office, describes an audio system for eyewear. It describes that the audio system including a sensor and a controller will be located behind the ear of the wearer.This audio system will keep the ears open, thereby keeping the wearer aware of the ambient sound. The patent suggests that this audio system can be integrated into an eyewear device such as a glasses-type headset, near-eye display, or prescription glasses.
Instagram finally allows landscape videos on IGTV
Instagram has announced that creators will now be able to upload landscape videos for IGTV.On its official blog, Instagram explained that in addition to vertical videos, landscape videos will now be supported so that no matter how the content is shot, it will be shown in a natural way.Vertical videos work for those shooting their own selves in vlogs, however, landscape videos are suited for formats such as dance and sports which are high motion and have more people in the frame.
This Microsoft app teaches English language words using smartphone camera
Another useful product to emerge out of Microsoft Garage project is a smartphone app that helps users improve their English literacy skills.Called Read My World, the Android app is aimed at low literacy and English Language Learning adults who want to improve their skills by building a stronger vocabulary.The app uses Computer Vision APIs and leverages the smartphone camera to teach new words from the world around. A user can begin by taking photos of items around them to identify the object. The app shows the spelling as well as the pronunciation of the object, which can then be added to one's personal dictionary for practice.
Google Duo now lets you add up to 8 people in group video chat
Google has introduced a slew of changes to its video calling service, Duo, including the ability to add more members to a video chat.As explained on the official blog, Google Duo now supports adding up to eight people in one group video call. The new feature is available globally on both iOS and Android.Other new features include data saving mode to help you save data on video calls, and the ability to personalise video messages by adding text, emoji, or doodle.
