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in TechnologyPlayStation ‘State of Play’ virtual showcase event: How to watch, start time
Sony will showcase new games coming to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on Thursday in the company’s first State of Play virtual showcase event of the year. Similar to Nintendo Directs, Sony’s State of Play focuses on upcoming games coming out on its existing platforms. Expectations are high, of course, as the State of […] More
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in HealthImaging space debris in high resolution — ScienceDaily
Litter is not only a problem on Earth. According to NASA, there are currently millions of pieces of space junk in the range of altitudes from 200 to 2,000 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, which is known as low Earth orbit (LEO). Most of the junk is comprised of objects created by humans, like pieces […] More
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in TechnologyHow Google Pixel’s Car Crash Detection feature saved a man’s life
Google Pixel 4 XL turned out to be a friend in need for its user who was involved in an accident with no nearby help available. The Car Crash Detection on the Pixel device came to its user’s rescue who was trapped in heavy machinery unconscious. The accident took place three months ago and its […] More
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in TechnologyGovernment releases new social media, digital media, OTT platforms rules
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) has announced its draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, for social media platforms, OTT players & digital media Thursday, with significant recommendations including asking social media companies to give out the originator of a message or tweet as the case may […] More
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in HealthComputer scientists show benefits of bioinformatics with PlasmidHawk — ScienceDaily
Tracking the origin of synthetic genetic code has never been simple, but it can be done through bioinformatic or, increasingly, deep learning computational approaches. Though the latter gets the lion’s share of attention, new research by computer scientist Todd Treangen of Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering is focused on whether sequence alignment and pan-genome-based […] More
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in TechnologyPUBG: New State to bring futuristic map, guns and drones to iOS, Android phones
Like some popular game franchises, even PUBG or Player Unknown’s BattleGrounds is now set to have its own universe. After the PUBG PC game, PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, the franchise is now working on PUBG: New State, a futuristic version of the popular battle royale title set in the year 2051. Here’s all […] More
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in TechnologyYouTube announces ‘supervised’ mode for parent-controlled viewing
YouTube on Wednesday launched a set of features that will give parents more control over what content their kids watch on the streaming platform. The parents will be able to choose from three different content settings which are based on whether their kid is a pre-teen, above 13 years of age, or on the verge […] More
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in HealthLaser system generates random numbers at ultrafast speeds — ScienceDaily
An international team of scientists has developed a system that can generate random numbers over a hundred times faster than current technologies, paving the way towards faster, cheaper, and more secure data encryption in today’s digitally connected world. The random generator system was jointly developed by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Yale […] More
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in TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) hid an Easter egg in the parachute of NASA’s Perseverance rover
Cool: People love Easter eggs. That’s why game developers almost always leave little messages and surprises for players to find. But Easter eggs are not only for video games. They can also be found in movies, television shows, and NASA space missions. Last Friday, NASA successfully landed the Perseverance rover on Martian soil. The mission […] More
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in TechnologyRealme 8 set to launch in India with 108MP quad rear camera setup
Realme clearly is in no mood to slow down as the brand is planning to launch a new Realme 8 smartphone in India. The company’s CEO Madhav Seth has posted new teasers via his Twitter handle, which suggest that we will soon witness the launch of the Realme 8 series. Realme is teasing the device […] More
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in HealthGulf Stream System at its weakest in over a millennium — ScienceDaily
Never before in over 1000 years the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), also known as Gulf Stream System, has been as weak as in the last decades. This is the result of a new study by scientists from Ireland, Britain and Germany. The researchers compiled so-called proxy data, taken mainly from natural archives like ocean […] More
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in TechnologyNvidia says $100-$300 million of Q4 revenue came from crypto miners
In a nutshell: Nvidia has revealed that around $100-$300 million of its revenue in Q4 was from sales to cryptocurrency miners, and it expects the new crypto mining processor (CMP) line will generate around $50 million during the first quarter of FY 2022. In its Q4 and fiscal 2021 earnings report, Nvidia posted a record […] More
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in TechnologyNASA’s Perseverance rover captures panoramic view of Mars crater
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared the first high-definition panoramic view image captured by the Perseverance Mars rover’s Mastcam-Z dual cameras. The image shared on Thursday shows in detail the rover’s landing site at the Jezero crater. The HD image was captured by rotating the mast of the rover, where the camera system […] More
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in HealthNew research throws wide open the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a single light source — ScienceDaily
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a new way to harness properties of light waves that can radically increase the amount of data they carry. They demonstrated the emission of discrete twisting laser beams from antennas made up of concentric rings roughly equal to the diameter of a human hair, small enough […] More
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in TechnologyHenry Cavill is Commander Shepard? Instagram post hints at secret Mass Effect project
What just happened? Henry Cavill, possibly the world’s most famous PC gamer and Geralt of Rivia himself, could be involved in an unannounced Mass Effect project. The Superman actor posted an Instagram photo that includes the message: “Secret project? Or just a handful of paper with random words on it…. Guess you’ll have to wait […] More
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in TechnologyThunderbolt turns 10: Here are lesser-known facts about Intel’s hardware interface
Ten years ago, Intel launched its Thunderbolt tech, which was commercially available with the 2011 Apple MacBook for the first time. The connection standard allowed the transfer of data quickly among PCs, docks, monitors, solid-state drives, external hard drives and cameras, all using one single port. The Intel Thunderbolt technology has evolved a lot since, […] More
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in HealthStudy finds short window for donating convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients — ScienceDaily
The optimal timeframe for donating convalescent plasma for use in COVID-19 immunotherapy, which was given emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration in August 2020, is within 60 days of the onset of symptoms, according to a new Penn State-led study. The research also reveals that the ideal convalescent plasma donor is a […] More
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in TechnologyAMD will unveil the next Radeon RX 6000 card at March 3 event
Something to look forward to: AMD is unveiling a new addition to the Radeon RX 6000 series next week. The company tweeted that the graphics card, which will presumably be the Radeon RX 6700 XT, is being revealed in its third “Where Gaming Begins” event on March 3 at 8am PT / 11am EST. AMD’s […] More
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in TechnologyPrice, full specifications, and more
The Redmi K40 series has been launched in China. The latest flagship phones from the brand pack a Snapdragon 800 series processor. Redmi is also asserting that the device features the world’s smallest selfie camera cutout. It offers an AMOLED 120Hz screen, quad rear camera setup, dual stereo speakers and more. The price of the […] More
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in HealthModel suggests higher risk based on race and age, offers insights to reduce disease impact — ScienceDaily
A modeling study suggests a majority of adult COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide are attributable to at least one of four pre-existing conditions: obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure, in that order. The study, published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) and led by researchers at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman […] More
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in TechnologyVerizon outspent every other carrier combined in latest FCC 5G spectrum auction
What just happened? The Federal Communications Commission this week announced the winning bidders as well as the final bid totals in its latest wireless spectrum auction. The results of the auction are more or less in line with that analysts were expecting. Verizon needed a big haul to help bolster its mmWave installations. T-Mobile wasn’t […] More
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in TechnologyDraft rules on social media intermediaries: Facebook says will need to study in detail
Reacting to the new draft Intermediary Rules 2021, Facebook has said it will need to study them in detail. The new draft rules which were announced by the government earlier today will impact social media companies, messaging apps, online intermediaries, OTT (Over the top) content platforms and digital media publishers. “We have always been clear […] More
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in HealthBenefits of team building exercises jeopardized if not truly voluntary — ScienceDaily
Zoom dress up parties, tug-of-war, ‘trust falls’ and escape rooms — team building exercises have become the go-to tool for managers trying to increase organisational and team rapport and productivity, but unfortunately many employees resent compulsory bonding and often regard these exercises as the bane of their workplace existence. A paper published this week by […] More